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US Marshals search for man in NH, Mass. assaults
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - The U.S. Marshals are looking for a man wanted on arrest warrants concerning assaults in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
US Magistrate McCafferty nominated for NH judge
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - President Barack Obama has nominated U.S. Magistrate Judge Landya McCafferty to the federal district court bench in New Hampshire.
Nashua, NH police, say man in van approached girl
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) - Police in Nashua, N.H., are asking the public to be on the lookout for a man driving a white van who told a young girl to get inside his vehicle.
New veterans center opening in NH
HOOKSETT, N.H. (AP) - A new center for veterans is opening in Hooksett, N.H.
NH refueling wing gets visit from Shaheen, Hassan
NEWINGTON, N.H. (AP) - Members of the 157th Refueling Wing at the Pease Air National Guard Base are being congratulated for being picked to receive a new generation of air refueling tankers.
Active Outdoors: It's bike season (finally!)
Some people are much more hard-core pedal fanatics than we are, but my sweetheart Marilyn and I really enjoy riding together on our fat-tire tandem bicycle. Next to downhill skiing, it's probably our favorite…
Stubbs, Reynolds lead Indians to 12-3 win over Sox
BOSTON - Drew Stubbs and Mark Reynolds drove in three runs each and Cleveland had 16 hits in the Indians' 12-3 win over the Boston Red Sox in Manager Terry Francona's return to Fenway Park last night.…
Kreider keeps Rangers alive against Bruins with OT goal
NEW YORK - Chris Kreider proudly wore the Broadway Hat in the victorious New York Rangers dressing room as he tried to describe the feeling of saving his team's season. Kreider deftly steered in a pass…
Red Wings top Blackhawks, 2-0, take 3-1 series lead
DETROIT - Jakub Kindl scored on a power play in the second period, Daniel Cleary had an empty-net goal and Jimmy Howard made 27 saves to help the Detroit Red Wings hold on for a 2-0 victory over the Chicago…
High Schools: Concord baseball team beat Spaulding in resumption of suspended game
CONCORD - It was certainly an ordeal for the Concord High baseball team. Ten innings, much of it played in what ranged from a soft drizzle to an unrelenting downpour, stretched over two afternoons. And…
Previews of local schools' NHIAA playoff matchups
High school tournaments today Girls' tennis Division II semifinals No. 4 Bishop Brady (13-2) at No. 1 Portsmouth (15-0), 4 p.m. HEAD TO HEAD: The Green Giants lost at Portsmouth, 7-2, on April 17. …
A roundup of local sports briefs, news and announcements
JV results The Bow boys' JV lacrosse team ended the season with a win over Timberlane. Eight players scored, including Peter Forrest and Andrew Schwartz, who each had one goal and one assist. Matt Ehrenberg…
Rehabbing Red Sox help Portland beat New Hampshire, 8-4
The Portland Sea Dogs jumped on Matt Wright, making his first start of the season, for seven runs in the first three innings to beat the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, 8-4, yesterday. A couple of rehabbing…
Hamlin takes Coca-Cola 600 pole with record lap
xx Denny Hamlin broke the track record last night with a lap of 195.624 mph to capture the pole for the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Hamlin, who has never won a Sprint Cup race…
Headlines from around the world in sports
NBA James, Bryant voted to All-NBA first team NEW YORK -- LeBron James was a unanimous pick for the All-NBA team and Kobe Bryant earned his record-tying 11th first-team selection. James received all…
Nabors returns, Henderson out as Indy 500 singers
Gomer Pyle will be back for this year's Indianapolis 500. Carol Brady is staying home. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced yesterday that actor Jim Nabors will return to sing "Back Home Again in…
Long, winding road ends in semifinal victory for Bow boys' tennis team
Not two changes in start time, a rain delay or even a change in venue could shift the Bow High boys' tennis team's focus yesterday. Especially not Tim Bradley's. With the second-seeded Falcons (14-1)…
Former Manchester lawyer sentenced to 40 years for producing child pornography
Former Manchester lawyer Lisa Biron was sentenced yesterday to 40 years in prison for sexually exploiting a 14-year-old girl multiple times last year, including taking her to Canada for filmed sex with…
Steve Duprey envisions library, housing on Employment Security site
Steve Duprey wants to build market-rate housing and a library on South Main Street, at the state Employment Security headquarters. The Concord developer talked about his proposal to the city and state…
Kids, teachers from devastated school reunite
Students from a suburban Oklahoma City elementary school destroyed by this week's tornado reunited with their teachers yesterday and collected whatever could be salvaged from the ruins. Some children…
Collinge's lawyers ask jury to convict him of negligent homicide, not murder
Dale Collinge's lawyers asked the jury yesterday to find him guilty - but not of the crime he has been charged with. In closing arguments, attorney Donna Brown conceded that the Pembroke man committed…
Obama nominates Judge Landya McCafferty to fill vacancy at Concord's U.S. District Court
President Obama has nominated Judge Landya McCafferty to fill the judicial vacancy at Concord's U.S. District Court. If confirmed, she would become the first woman to serve in the position. McCafferty…
U.S. House votes to avert jump in student loan interest rate
By a vote of 221-198, the House passed legislation that would reset interest rates on federal student loans and avert a scheduled doubling of rates this summer. The bill, HR 1911, would peg new student…
Shaheen sponsors grant program for robotics teams
Schools that want to send students to robotics competitions and other contests that promote science, technology, engineering and math would get some help under legislation introduced by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen.…
Boston suspect under scrutiny in unsolved killings
A year and a half before the Boston Marathon bombing, the man Tamerlan Tsarnaev called his best friend died in a grisly crime: He was one of three men found nearly decapitated in an apartment, their throats…
