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NH Motorcycle Rider Killed in Dover Crash
A fatal crash involving a motorcycle and another car killed a man in Dover, New Hampshire, Sunday morning. Police say they responded to the scene at the intersection of Washington and Chestnut Streets around 11:11 a.m., where they found both vehicles had sustained significant damage. A preliminary investigation indicates the driver of a Toyota Prius, a 44-year-old Dover woman, had…
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1 Dead From Accident in Sutton: NH State Police
A Nashua driver who lost control of his vehicle and went off the highway in Sutton, New Hampshire, was seriously injured, and a passenger killed late Friday afternoon, state police said. The two men were riding in a 2015 GMC pickup truck along Interstate 89 Southbound before 5 p.m. Friday when the vehicle left the road. It crossed the highway…
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17-Year-Old NH Driver Killed in Merrimack Crash
A 17-year-old New Hampshire driver was killed in a single-car crash along the Everett Turnpike Saturday morning, police say. The teen, from Nashua, appeared to have lost control of their car just south of Exit 10 in Merrimack. The 2006 Toyota Corolla went down the embankment and into the tree line, crashing into multiple trees before coming to a stop,…
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At NH Motor Speedway, More Residents, Plus the Governor, Get Vaccines
A different kind of race is taking its third lap at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend, as the state holds another mass vaccination event at the Loudon facility. Gov. Chris Sununu this past week set a goal of giving out 12,000 total doses during New Hampshire’s third vaccination drive at the racetrack, all of which were provided by…
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NH Man Accused of Possessing Child Sex Abuse Photos
A New Hampshire man is facing charges for possessing photos of child sex abuse, authorities said. The months-long investigation, carried out by Londonderry police with help from the NH Internet Crimes Against Children (NH ICAC) Task Force, began back in 2020. Police were granted an arrest warrant this week, according to a statement released by the Londonderry department Saturday morning….
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Vt. Victim Stabbed in Post Office Parking Lot, Police Say
An alleged attacker accused of stabbing a man he had followed off the highway and confronted was arrested in Newport, Vermont, on Saturday, authorities said. The 24-year-old man, Dakota Deslandes of Orleans, soon after turned himself in and was charged with alleged aggravated assault with a weapon, according to a statement from the Newport Police Department. Police received a 911…
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Snowmobile Fire Destroys 111-Year-Old Covered Bridge in Vermont
A fire from a broken snowmobile burned and led to the collapse of a century-old covered bridge in Vermont Saturday morning. A group of snowmobilers had been heading across the bridge on Veilleux Road in Troy, Vermont, when one broke down midway across, according to authorities. The driver noticed flames popping out of one side of the machine, and tried…
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Gunshot Fired on Streets of Manchester, NH
A gunshot was fired shortly after midnight Saturday in Manchester, New Hampshire, as bars closed in the area, but no one appeared to be struck, authorities said. Around 1:30 a.m., police officers near Wilson and Hayward Streets heard a single shot nearby, as several cars and pedestrians were heading home from a night out. Officers recovered a shell casing in…
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2 Killed in Vermont Apartment Fire
Two people were killed as the result of a fire in an apartment building in Burlington, Vermont, early Saturday. Firefighters responded to reports of a fire around 5:14 a.m. at 199 King St., a six-unit, three-story complex. Two men in separate apartments — 31-year-old Michael Loyer and 55-year-old Henry Burawa — were found unconscious, Burlington police said. One of them…
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Vermont Given Out 30% of Allotted Vaccines, With More on the Way
Vermont reported 92 new cases of COVID-19 and three more deaths in a briefing Thursday, some of the lowest rates nationwide as vaccine distribution ramps up. The state reported a seven-day positivity rate of 2.1%, while 22 people remain hospitalized and six are in intensive care units, according to Vermont Commissioner of Health Dr. Mark Levine. More than 6,382 doses…
