New Hampshire

Midway into October, the vibrant fall colors have drawn thousands of visitors to New England’s trails eager to capture the beauty of autumn. But the influx of hikers has led to concerns about overcrowding and safety, especially in popular spots in New Hampshire. State park officials are excited to see so many people enjoying the outdoors, but they urge hikers...

Police and fire responded to an unusual call at a Bedford, New Hampshire, residence on Thursday morning — a moose had wandered into a swimming pool and gotten trapped under the cover.

Rescuers came to the aid of a child who became wedged between two boulders and was trapped for more than nine hours.

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu came to the aid of a contestant choking on a lobster roll at a seafood festival eating contest, using the Heimlich maneuver after the man signaled for help.

A man who was shot and killed by police on the Interstate 95 bridge at the New Hampshire-Maine state line is believed to have killed his wife in western New Hampshire overnight, and authorities said his 8-year-old son was also found shot to death inside his vehicle.

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.

A federal judge temporarily cleared the way Monday for a transgender girl in to play soccer for her high school team while she and another student challenge a New Hampshire ban.

Getting thrown into the ocean by a massive humpback whale that comes crashing down onto your boat is no walk in the park, according to the fishermen who’ve become world famous for their extremely close encounter off New Hampshire on Tuesday. “You’re basically trying to survive,” said Ryland Kenney, one of the fishermen who was dumped into the Atlantic...

In a daring rescue over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, a Massachusetts teen leapt from the jet ski he was riding onto a runaway boat on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire after the driver fell overboard.

Pamela Smart, who is serving life in prison for plotting with her teenage student to have her husband killed in 1990, accepted full responsibility for his death for the first time in a videotaped statement released Tuesday as part of her latest sentence reduction request.

A Connecticut man had to be rescued by Black Hawk helicopter after breaking his leg while hiking in New Hampshire’s White Mountains over Memorial Day Weekend. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said it received an SOS signal around 11:30 a.m. Sunday from the Edmands Col Cutoff Trail in Thompson & Meserves Purchase. The company monitoring the device...

Steve Kramer, the Democratic consultant whom NBC News first linked to the robocall impersonating the president, is facing five counts in New Hampshire

A man who has served more than half of his life in prison for his role in the 2001 stabbing deaths of two married Dartmouth College professors as part of a plan to rob and kill people before fleeing overseas was granted parole Thursday. James Parker was 16 when he was part of a conspiracy with his best friend that…

David Meehan’s disclosure to his wife seven years ago set into motion an unprecedented criminal investigation into New Hampshire’s state-run youth detention center, which was built in the 1850s as a “house of reformation.”

The daughter of MLB Hall of Fame pitcher Dennis Eckersley has been reunited with her son as she awaits trial on reckless conduct and other charges after giving birth more than a year ago in a tent in subfreezing temperatures, her attorney said Monday. Alexandra Eckersley, 27, showed up last week for a court hearing on her case in Manchester…

The man accused of killing the mother of his two children and then abducting their two young girls was held without bail after a virtual appearance in court on Monday afternoon. Dustin Duren, 37, was arraigned on a second-degree murder charge in Berlin District Court, according to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office. The prosecution requested he be held without…

A man was arrested Friday after killing the mother of his children and abducting the young girls in Berlin, New Hampshire, prompting an Amber Alert and manhunt that ended miles away, authorities said. Dustin Duren, 37, faces a charge of second-degree murder for the killing of Caitlyn Naffziger, authorities said. She was found shot in the head in a Main…

That’s the simple message that Londonderry, New Hampshire, police shared on their Facebook page on Wednesday after an SUV tipped over on its side in a Dunkin’ drive-thru lane.

An injured woman was rescued from inside a garbage truck in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Monday, the city’s fire chief said, calling it a unique situation.

A small plane crashed behind a home in a residential neighborhood in Londonderry, New Hampshire, on Friday morning, and the pilot was pulled alive from the wreckage, authorities said.