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8 Vernon students injured in school bus crash on I-84 in Manchester
Several students were taken to the hospital after being injured in a school bus crash on Interstate 84 West in Manchester on Wednesday morning. State police said a school bus and another vehicle collided on I 84 West near exit 63 around 9:14 a.m. Vernon Public Schools Superintendent Joseph Macary said 4th graders from Maple Street School were heading to...
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Trial starts for NH youth center worker accused of holding down boy being raped
The trial began Tuesday for a man accused of holding down a teenage boy so colleagues could rape him at a New Hampshire youth center in the 1990s, with prosecutors saying a brutal crime took place and the defense saying that it never happened and that the accuser was motivated by money.
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Teen rescued after falling 30 feet down face of cliff at Manchester, NH park
The Manchester Fire Department says they responded around 5:07 p.m. to Rock Rimmon Park on Mason Street, where a 15-year-old had fallen from the landing onto the rocks below.
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18-year-old spotted with gun near Manchester, NH, high school, police say
An 18-year-old has been charged after allegedly bringing a gun to a high school parking lot in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Monday morning. Multiple students at Memorial High School in Manchester reported to staff and school resource officers that they spotted someone with a gun in the parking lot near the stadium, according to city police. Reports stated that he...
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Daughter of pitcher Dennis Eckersley gets suspended sentence in baby abandonment case
A mother charged with abandoning her newborn in subfreezing temperatures after giving birth in the woods of New Hampshire was given a suspended sentence Thursday, with the condition that she attend regular mental health counseling.
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Neighbors annoyed as New Hampshire 7-Eleven blasts opera music all day and night
Residents of Manchester, New Hampshire, say the opera music coming from the speakers outside a 7-Eleven is meant to deter loitering, but it’s keeping them awake at night.
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Teen killed in crash near mall in Manchester, Conn.
A 19-year-old woman was killed in a crash on Buckland Hills Drive in Manchester Sunday night. Makayla Theriaque, of Vernon, went off the road and crashed into a tree around 8:30 p.m., according to police. Theriaque was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead, police said. The area was closed between the Target entrance and 345 Buckland Hills…
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Man shot and critically hurt in Manchester market; alleged shooter arrested
A man was critically wounded in a shooting inside a market in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Wednesday morning, police said. The shooting came about 9:50 a.m. after a confrontation in the store, El Parcero Market on Maple Street, according to Manchester police. The 27-year-old who was wounded walked into Elliott Hospital, police said, and was in critical but stable condition….
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Youth injured in Manchester, NH, shooting
A youth was struck by gunfire in Manchester, New Hampshire early Saturday morning, police confirmed Tuesday. Police said the victim, whose exact age was not given, was inside a home on Spruce Street when they were struck. They were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The case remains under investigation and more details were not immediately available. Anyone with…
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Split verdict for daughter of pitcher Dennis Eckersley NH in baby abandonment case
Jurors found 27-year-old Alexandra Eckersley, daughter of baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Dennis Eckersley, guilty of reckless conduct and endangering the welfare of a child, but not guilty of assault charges.
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Arrest made in fatal hit-and-run in Manchester, NH
A man has been arrested in connection to a hit-and-run that left a 71-year-old dead in Manchester, New Hampshire, earlier this month. Manchester police announced Friday night that Stanley Richardson, 59, of Candia, NH, had turned himself in after police located his vehicle last week and identified him as the driver. Richardson is being charged with felony conduct after an…
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Baby seriously hurt in Manchester, NH; man facing assault charges
A man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a baby boy who was hospitalized with significant head injuries Sunday and needed to be flown from Manchester, New Hampshire, to a Boston hospital, authorities said.
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Man dies in Manchester, NH, hit-and-run; police searching for SUV
A man has died after a hit-and-run in Manchester, New Hampshire, police said Monday, asking for help finding the driver who fled the scene.
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71-year-old injured in hit-and-run incident in Manchester
According to authorities, officers arrived and found a 71-year-old man lying on the pavement suffering from a head injury.
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2 hurt by fallen tree limb at Manchester, NH, church, officials say
Part of a tree fell on two people and a car in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Thursday, fire officials said, sending of the people to the hospital. The large tree limb was on the property of First Congregational Church on Hanover Street, according to Manchester firefighters. It fell about 12:36 p.m., and the people who were injured said it fell…
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Driver arrested after rollover crash closes I-293 in Manchester, NH
A driver was allegedly speeding while swerving in and out of traffic just before a rollover crash that shutdown several lanes of Interstate 293 in Manchester, New Hampshire, and sent three people to area hospitals Sunday night. New Hampshire State Police say the single-vehicle crashed occurred on I-293 northbound near the Exit 5 Granite Street overpass just before 8 p.m….
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Serious deer strikes on Connecticut highways prompt warnings from officials
Multiple deer strikes statewide over the last few weeks have left officials offering some warnings and advice for drivers during a busy deer season. “I had a deer legitimately hop the guardrail and meet my car in the slow lane,” said Alex Noonan, one of the victims of a deer involved accident along I-84 East. His accident happened just before…
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5-month-old, 1-year-old left alone for over an hour in NH apartment, police say
A 5-month-old baby and a 1-year-old were left alone for over an hour in an apartment in Manchester, New Hampshire, earlier this week, according to authorities. Officers responded to Lake Avenue at about 10:45 a.m. Wednesday for a report of two children left unattended in an apartment, Manchester police said. The callers, Manchester Planning and Community Development workers, were doing…
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Woman killed in head-on crash in NH, police say
A woman was killed in a car crash in Manchester, New Hampshire, authorities said Thursday. Officers responded to Massabesic Street near Valley Street just after 11 a.m., Manchester police said, where they found a 2009 light blue Mercury Mariner and a 2020 black GMC Sierra involved in a head-on crash. The driver of the GMC, identified as a 37-year-old man…
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New Hampshire man charged with flipping port-a-potty with mother and child inside
A man knocked over a portable toilet that had a young mother and her 4-year-old daughter inside Wednesday, covering them in filth, according to police in Manchester, New Hampshire.