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By HADLEY BARNDOLLAR

The last two weeks in New Hampshire’s North Country have been marked by at least a dozen snowmobile accidents, two of which have been fatal. Officials say while overall the accident numbers aren’t anything out of the norm this year, the deaths are....

By HADLEY BARNDOLLAR

Chris Schadler considers coyotes to be “the most persecuted carnivore in North America.” When talking about the wild canids, it’s as though she’s standing up for a long-vilified, misunderstood creature — one that’s persevered with resilience and...

By HADLEY BARNDOLLAR

The New Hampshire Cold Case Unit has issued a new age progression photograph of Maura Murray, a Massachusetts woman who disappeared in the North Country town of Haverhill on Feb. 9, 2004, at age 21.Authorities hope the photo, produced by the FBI, will...

By HADLEY BARNDOLLAR

The state’s Department of Health and Human Services has issued a standing order to all pharmacies in the state to dispense nalmefene, a new overdose reversal medication.Nalmefene can be used like naloxone, or Narcan, to reverse overdoses as they are...

By HADLEY BARNDOLLAR

As Gov. Chris Sununu and New Hampshire State Police threw their support behind two bills that would add mandatory minimum sentences for certain drug-related crimes, opponents testified that such policies don’t deter drug use or sales, or reduce...

By HADLEY BARNDOLLAR

A carnivorous, forest-dwelling animal commonly found throughout New Hampshire is the focus of a more than $2 million project funded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.The state’s Fish and Game Department is slated to partner with the University of...

By HADLEY BARNDOLLAR

The Granite State may have been pummeled by a good ol’ snowstorm on Sunday, but the 50-degree temperatures, rain, and flooding emergencies that followed a few days later were quick reminders that winters here are changing. This year specifically has a...

By HADLEY BARNDOLLAR

It was July 29, 2022, when prosecutors allege Cody Frye drove 15 minutes from Maine into New Hampshire to deliver drugs to a man in Conway. About 36 hours later, the man, a restaurant worker, was found dead of fentanyl intoxication. Frye, 30, the...

By HADLEY BARNDOLLAR

The state’s three Black Lives Matter chapters are merging to form a single statewide nonprofit: Black Lives Matter New Hampshire.The consolidation, leaders say, will allow the organization to build its collective power, as well as boost organizing and...

By HADLEY BARNDOLLAR

Members of the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative will see a rate cut later this summer, as approved by the board of directors this week.The new co-op power rate will be 11.42 cents per kilowatt hour, starting Aug. 1.Typical members who use 500...

By HADLEY BARNDOLLAR

Editor’s Note: This story was first published on New Hampshire Bulletin.The new default electric service rate proposed by Unitil could be a positive indicator for all New Hampshire ratepayers this summer.Filed with the Public Utilities Commission on...

By HADLEY BARNDOLLAR

Editor’s Note: This story was first published on New Hampshire Bulletin.The state Department of Environmental Services is issuing an elevated particle air pollution advisory for Tuesday afternoon through Friday, citing wildfires in Canada.Central and...

By HADLEY BARNDOLLAR

Editor’s Note: This story was first published on New Hampshire Bulletin.On its way to opening in New Hampshire’s North Country is “the world’s first power plant completely fueled by clean, affordable, clear hydrogen.” That’s what Utah-based Q...