CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire health officials are planning more public meetings to explain changes to the state’s expanded Medicaid program.

The state Department of Health and Human Services has been holding forums around the state, and recently scheduled several more.

The ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Police in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, have accused a man of attaching an item to the city’s Christmas tree that resembled an explosive device, just before the start of a holiday parade.

Police determined the item placed on the tree Saturday was a hoax. The parade was ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Staffers at the nation’s largest passport-processing agency accuse the office of bullying, retaliation and unfair hiring practices, saying supervisors, among other things, put a “hurt feelings report” on the desks of workers perceived as whining and displayed a Walmart ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Patrol officers for a New Hampshire city are declining to participate in a study group looking into implementing a body camera program.

Police Commission Chairman Joe Onosko says the study group is scheduled to meet Thursday and the commission had invited two ...

LONDON (AP) — Former England defender Sol Campbell has been appointed to his first managerial job at fourth-tier club Macclesfield.

The 44-year-old Campbell has signed an 18-month contract with the team, which is based about 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of Manchester.

Campbell won ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — A former New Hampshire police commissioner accused in a shooting of a teenager who mistakenly thought her home was a party venue has been charged.

Brenna Cavanaugh was indicted Tuesday on assault charges in the Aug. 18 shooting.

Police say the teenager went to ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Police in New Hampshire say they’ve charged a Vermont man with threatening another person with a knife in a car.

They say Sean Joyal, of Derby Line, Vermont, faces additional charges including second-degree assault and simple assault.

Police were notified late ...

NEW PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Maine Warden Service says the body of a missing hunter from New Hampshire has been located.

Authorities say wardens found 59-year-old Todd Babula, of Portsmouth, late Sunday afternoon, a day after he was reported missing.

There was no immediate word on ...

NEW PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Maine Warden Service is looking for a missing hunter from New Hampshire.

Authorities say 59-year-old Todd Babula, of Portsmouth, has a camp in New Portland, Maine, and has been deer hunting in the woods nearby for many years. On Friday afternoon, his uncle ...

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (AP) — A professor is suing officials at his small, public university in Ohio after receiving a written warning for violating its nondiscrimination policy by not addressing a transgender student using the gender terms preferred by that student.

Nicholas Meriwether filed a ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Participants at rallies throughout New Hampshire have called for the protection of the special counsel’s Russia probe following the departure of Jeff Sessions as Attorney General.

The rallies were organized quickly Thursday in such places as Concord, Manchester, ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) _ Bottomline Technologies Inc. (EPAY) on Thursday reported a loss of $918,000 in its fiscal first quarter.

The Portsmouth, New Hampshire-based company said it had a loss of 2 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 33 cents per ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — A founder of a group formed after high levels of industrial chemicals were found in drinking water at the former Pease Air Force base in Portsmouth.

Andrea Amico is getting the Environmental Protection Agency’s Citizen Excellence in Community Involvement Award, ...

HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) — A bill signed into law by President Donald Trump authorizes the dredging of Hampton and Portsmouth harbors.

The project was included in the America’s Water Infrastructure Act. Authorities hope funding for the projects will come in 2019.

New Hampshire’s Democratic ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Transportation officials say the daily scheduled openings of New Hampshire-Maine lift bridges for Piscataqua River boat traffic are about to end for the season.

The daily openings are ending Wednesday for the Memorial Bridge and the Sarah Long Bridge. The bridges ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire restaurant has closed its doors, saying it didn’t have enough workers to stay open.

Portsmouth’s 900 Degrees Neapolitan Pizzeria was the third restaurant for owner Priscilla Lane-Rondeau. WMUR-TV

NEW CASTLE, N.H. (AP) — A conference including speakers skeptical of climate science is gathering in New Hampshire.

The Portsmouth Conference is meeting Thursday and Friday at a hotel in New Castle.

New Hampshire Public Radio

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Police officers in New Hampshire and Maine are putting down their razors to raise money for children’s advocacy groups.

The Portsmouth Herald

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Interstate fishing managers are holding a pair of public hearings about the future of the New England shrimp fishery, which continues to look bleak.

The shrimp fishery has been shut down since 2013 and the shrimp have been largely unavailable to the public. A new ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — The widow of a New Hampshire Air National Guardsman believes her husband was exposed to carcinogens while working at Pease Air National Guard Base.

Bonnie Peterman

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — About 30 military aircraft, including F-16 fighter jets, have landed at Portsmouth International Airport in New Hampshire to seek refuge from Hurricane Michael.

The Portsmouth Herald

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire residents say a proposed high-voltage transmission line that would run between Madbury and Portsmouth would harm the area’s ecosystem.

The Portsmouth Herald

YORK, Maine (AP) — Maine environmental officials are considering using composting to manage seal corpses left behind from mass die-offs.

The Portsmouth Herald reports over 600 dead seals ...

EXETER, N.H. (AP) — Police say an inmate on a work-release program who walked off a job site was recaptured on the school grounds of Phillips Exeter Academy.

Officials say 35-year-old Julio Nieves walked off the site of an animal shelter around 1 p.m. Tuesday. The Portsmouth Herald

EXETER, N.H. (AP) — A retired U.S. attorney in New Hampshire has filed a federal class action lawsuit against a Virginia-based company over being “bombarded” with unwanted robocalls.

The Portsmouth Herald

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire lawyer led the American Bar Association’s committee that gave Brett Kavanaugh a rating of “qualified” for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals.

Stephen Tober, who practices in Portsmouth, was chairman of the Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary in ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Sen. Maggie Hassan raised concerns this week about a proposal to move a U.S. post office from downtown Portsmouth.

The Portsmouth Herald

EXETER, N.H. (AP) — Officials at two New Hampshire hospitals have announced plans to merge with a Massachusetts hospital system.

The Portsmouth Herald reports Exeter Hospital ...

HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire is requiring more tests for Legionnaires’ disease at a hotel in Hampton before warning signs can be removed from the hotel lobby.

Two days after Sands Resort owner Tom Saab called for the signs to be taken down, the state notified him in a letter that ...

DOVER, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Department of Transportation is considering solutions for a closed pedestrian bridge between Newington and Dover.

The Portsmouth Herald reports state ...

KITTERY, Maine (AP) — The number of parties intending to sue the town of Kittery over a bus crash that injured 11 summer campers is growing.

The Portsmouth Herald reports that ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is seasonally closing some areas to shellfish harvesting in Little Bay and the Bellamy River due to recent findings about the water quality impacts of Portsmouth wastewater treatment plant.

The waters of the Bellamy River ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — When Chelsea Rogers and Tanner Starmer rode the yellow school bus as children, it likely never crossed their minds that more than two decades later, they’d be living in one.

That’s right. Meet Eleanor, also known as “Ellie the Skoolie,” the 12-year-old ...

GREENLAND, N.H. (AP) — Residents of a New Hampshire town say the Pease International Tradeport is causing traffic headaches.

Greenland town officials say they blame the Pease Development Authority and Portsmouth for worsening Route 33 traffic during commuting hours. The Portsmouth Herald ...

KEENE, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire health officials are starting a series of discussions around the state to get input as they develop the state’s 10-year mental health plan.

Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeffrey Meyers says the landscape of mental health has changed significantly ...

NEWINGTON, N.H. (AP) — Police say a man was killed when he lost control of his motorcycle while doing a “wheelie” and crashed into a closed restaurant in Newington, New Hampshire.

Police Chief Michael Bilodeau said the motorcycle smashed into the front entrance of the shuttered building ...

HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) — Police say a Hampton pet groomer faces animal cruelty charges after a dog died in her care.

Hampton police say Beth Bessemer left a 5-year-old golden retriever named Teddy in a crate with a hot dryer blowing on him and a noose tied around the dog’s neck. The Portsmouth ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Portsmouth officials are one step closer to creating a task force to study the feasibility of building more residential housing.

The Portsmouth Herald reports ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Off the beaten track of Portsmouth’s cultural, historic and arts attractions is the “Museum of Dumb Guy Stuff,” intentionally named without a hyphen, so visitors can draw their own conclusions.

It’s in the eye of the beholder whether the museum displays dumb-guy ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Frontier Airlines says it will now offer flights out of the Portsmouth International Airport.

Frontier will be the second airline to offer flights there with non-stop services to Orlando, Florida. Pease Development Authority Executive Director David Mullen

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Frontier Airlines is adding flights from Portsmouth, New Hampshire to Orlando, Florida.

The Portsmouth Herald reports the airline announced Wednesday it will begin offering ...

DOVER, N.H. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily halted the deportation of an Indonesian woman living in New Hampshire at least until he can rule on the legality of her detention.

Etty Tham remains at the Strafford County House of Corrections where she has been held since May 27 when she ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — A company has released new plans for redeveloping a federal building near the Portsmouth waterfront.

The Portsmouth Herald reports Redgate/Kane has downsized its ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Police are investigating the death of a man found near railroad tracks in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Lt. Darrin Sargent tells the Portsmouth Herald that a ...