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Olivia Atkocaitis poses for a portrait in the office of Rath Young Pignatelli in February 2023.

Judge to determine course of child abuse case against DCYF, New Boston police

Olivia Atkocaitis’ lawsuit alleges she was imprisoned for most of her childhood and that state social workers and the police knew about it, but failed to intervene.

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Criminally charged N.H. sheriff gets court-appointed attorney even as his paychecks keep coming

Sheriff Mark A. Brave, who faces theft and perjury charges, earns more than $72,000 per year from Strafford County and recently sold a home. Still, the public will be paying for his defense attorney.

Logan Clegg found guilty of murder, all other charges in slaying of retired New Hampshire couple

Jurors found Clegg guilty of shooting Stephen Reid and Djeswende Reid multiple times after encountering them randomly on a quiet trail near their home. No motive was ever disclosed for the killing.

New task force to target crossings along N.H.’s northern border

The initiative will provide training and equipment to state and local police, in addition to authorizing them to patrol within 25 miles of New Hampshire’s northern border.

A battle over LGBTQ+ art in public spaces brews in Littleton, N.H.
After a state senator who is also a select board member spoke out against LGBTQ+ artwork in town, some residents are concerned the board will try to ban public art and performances.

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Could 2024 be the year N.H. legalizes marijuana?
Lawmakers gave a cannabis study commission until Dec. 1 to recommend a path forward, with an implied mission to satisfy the demands of Governor Chris Sununu, who dropped his opposition to legalization in May.

33 people got permits for N.H.’s moose hunt
Fish and Game estimates there are between 3,000 to 4,000 moose in the state.

Biden administration announces 31 Tech Hubs, including three in New England
The Ocean Tech Hub based in R.I. and Mass, the ReGen Valley Tech Hub in N.H., and the Forest Bioproducts Advanced Manufacturing Tech Hub in Maine were all among the selectees, the statement said.

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New Hampshire US Attorney Jane E. Young’s office said a federal grand jury in Concord indicted the defendants last month for their alleged roles in a drug trafficking ring based in Lawrence, Mass.

15 indicted in New Hampshire for alleged roles in Lawrence, Mass.-based fentanyl and cocaine drug ring

Federal prosecutors said Thursday that 15 people were indicted last month in New Hampshire for their alleged roles in a drug ring based in Lawrence, Mass., and that one of the defendants died soon after the indictment was handed up. 1:55 p.m.

Pair arrested in Dracut in connection with armed carjackings in N.H.

Authorities say Nathan Saben was driving a Subaru stolen from Wolfeboro, N.H., when he and Jessica Tirone were stopped by police in Dracut on Thursday morning. 11:28 a.m.

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Logan Clegg, left, walks along the Marsh Loop Trail, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, with defense attorney Maya Dominguez, right, during his trial in Concord, N.H. Clegg is accused in the shooting deaths of Steve and Wendy Reid in April of 2022.

Key moments from the first day of witness testimony in Logan Clegg murder trial

The 27-year-old is accused of shooting Stephen and Djeswende Reid of Concord, N.H., multiple times after encountering them randomly on a quiet trail in April 2022. 10:55 a.m.

Kassandra Sweeney, 25, and her two sons, four-year-old Benjamin and one-year-old Mason, were found shot to death in their Northfield, N.H., home in August 2022, according to New Hampshire Attorney General's office.

Teenager indicted on first-degree murder charges in August 2022 killing of sister-in-law, her two kids in Northfield, N.H.

Eric Sweeney will now be prosecuted as an adult for allegedly killing three relatives, including a toddler and a 4-year-old, in the victims’ Northfield, N.H., home last year. 2:50 p.m.

Haverhill man sought by police in two states after carjacking spree in Salem, N.H.

A Haverhill man is wanted by police in Massachusetts and New Hampshire for allegedly attempting several carjackings on Tuesday, officials said. 12:39 p.m.

N.H. pilot accused of stalking woman in New York via small airplane

A man has been accused of stalking a woman in New York via his small airplane, flying out of an airport in nearby Vermont, police said. 8:01 a.m.

Logan Clegg spoke with defense attorney Maya Dominguez at his trial at Merrimack County Superior Court on Tuesday.

Prosecutors say Logan Clegg ‘was the only person responsible’ for the slaying of a retired couple in Concord, N.H., defense says he is wrongly accused

Prosecutors told jurors that Clegg shot Stephen and Djeswende Reid multiple times after encountering them randomly on a quiet trail in April 2022. 5:19 p.m.

Logan Clegg appeared via video link during a courtroom hearing on Oct. 20, 2022, in Burlington, Vt.

Opening statements to begin in trial of Logan Clegg, man accused of killing retired couple in Concord, N.H.

A jury was selected in Merrimack Superior Court on Monday, and now the trial starts in earnest. 9:21 a.m.