Manchester News

Tom Brady went 19-for-26, 172 yards and two touchdowns in a stellar first half in the Pats' 37-20 win in NFL preseason play Thursday night at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.

MANCHESTER - A Manchester man was arrested and charged with arson Thursday, accused of setting two small fires behind businesses on Hanover Street.A police officer was called to 121 Hanover St., the building that houses GlowBar just east of Chestnut Street, about 12:20 a.m. to assist evacuating the...

LACONIA - A local man involved in a 2017 crash that left an Alton father and his daughter in comas has informed the court that he intends to plead guilty.James Willingham, 32, was indicted in February on three counts of aggravated DWI and three counts of second-degree assault in connection with the...

MANCHESTER - Police investigating two separate reports of fights at Victory Park Wednesday arrested two city men on various charges.Officers were first called to the Chestnut Street park about 5 p.m., where they determined a fight had broken up but 20 to 30 people still were milling around, police...

CONCORD - A Lawrence, Mass., man was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison and faces deportation to the Dominican Republic when his sentence is complete for his role in a drug trafficking operation that operated in the Bay State and New Hampshire in 2017.Miguel Arias Velasquez, 22, pleaded guilty...

All 11 Democratic candidates for the First Congressional District showed up for the New Hampshire Democratic Party forum at Dover Middle School Thursday night.

A long-awaited party-sponsored debate between the two major Republican candidates for 1st District congressman fell apart Thursday night after Eddie Edwards of Dover refused to sign a pledge to back state Sen. Andy Sanborn of Bedford if Sanborn wins the Sept. 11 primary. Edwards came up to the stage and sat beside Sanborn in the hope that...

Responding to former administrative assistant Stephanie Fogg's lawsuit, the town of Gilmanton denies that Fogg was driven to quit for being a whistleblower.

Ted Smith, the town's longtime police chief, was placed on paid administrative leave Monday, pending a review of the police department.

The fourth anniversary of freelance war correspondent James Foley's death is Sunday, and his mother says it is more important than ever for journalists working domestically and abroad to continue to seek for the truth.

Aretha Franklin, the preacherrsquos daughter whose powerful voice made her the long-reigning Queen of Soul with such hit songs as Respect and Chain of Fools, died on Thursday at the age of 76, officials said.Franklin, who won 18 Grammys and had some 25 gold records, died at her...

Sharon McCusker Moore says a French soldier renovating a home in Chatellerault, France, recently came upon her father's long-lost wallet containing Korean War documents and a photo of her mother and saved it from being disposed of forever.

Anne Huot, who received a 327,225 payout last year after resigning as president of Keene State College, accepted a 44,158 buyout this summer rather than return to the classroom this fall.

LOS ANGELES mdash Hundreds of U.S. newspapers on Thursday launched a coordinated defense of press freedom and a rebuke of President Donald Trump for denouncing some media organizations as enemies of the American people.

Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley announced Wednesday he is backing out of an upcoming speaking engagement at the World Meeting of Families in Ireland, to give his full attention to the unfolding scandal at St. John's Seminary in Brighton.

A swimmer was reportedly bitten by a shark on a beach on Cape Cod Wednesday afternoon, according to media reports.

Wilson Ramos had three extra-base hits in his Phillies debut, leading Philadelphia past the visiting Boston Red Sox 7-4 Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park.

The Bedford Garden Club is accepting orders for its annual mums sale, which is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 4, at the Bedford Farmers Market in the parking of St. Elizabeth Seton Church, 190 Meetinghouse Road.

To the Editor: Apathy kills things faster than the politicians in Concord.

New Hampshire's commercial fishermen are getting some help from the federal government.