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NH man arrested following shooting outside Maine pizza shop
Police are investigating a shooting that occurred outside a Maine pizza shop on Tuesday afternoon. Maine State Police said they responded to the Fairgrounds Pizza and Pub on Maple Street in Cornish around 2:30 p.m. for a report of a man who had been shot in the parking lot. The...
Belmont driver killed in Alton after motorcycle accident is 10th death in four days
ALTON — A Belmont driver was killed in a motorcycle accident on Sunday, police say, contributing to a total of 10 deaths on New Hampshire roadways over a four-day period. Alton Police Department officers responded to reports of a motor vehicle collision between a motorcycle and a pickup truck on Mount Major Highway near the western entrance of Route 11D at 6:15 p.m. Sunday evening, according to a news release.
1 dead after crash involving scooter, pickup truck in Concord; at least 11 dead in recent crashes
CONCORD, N.H. — A person involved in a crash in Concord on Tuesday morning has died. The crash on Clinton Street on Tuesday morning involved a pickup truck and a motorized scooter. Two people were taken to a hospital, and one of them later died. The crash occurred at...
Police identify person hit and killed by vehicle in Gilford
GILFORD, N.H. — Police have publicly identified theperson hit and killed Sunday afternoon in Gilford. Police said Alfred Worthen, 50, of Gilford, was struck by a vehicle around 5 p.m. on Gilford Avenue. Gilford Police Capt. Dustin Parent said the driver was having health problems. "We did come in...
Motorcyclist dead after collision with pickup truck in Alton
ALTON, N.H. — A motorcyclist is dead after crashing into the back of a pickup truck in Alton on Sunday evening. Collin Zaremba, 25, of Belmont, struck a truck driven by a 75-year-old woman from Alton around 6:15 p.m. Sunday, police said. Zaremba was transported from the scene but...
8-year-old dies, another child sustains life-threatening injuries in head-on N.H. crash
The crash happened in Loudon on Friday evening. A head-on crash in Loudon, New Hampshire, Friday evening killed an 8-year-old. Another child in the same car suffered life-threatening injuries, and three more people were injured, according to State Police. The crash occurred at about 6:30 p.m. on Route 106. A...
Elm Street student dies in car accident on Route 106
An Elm Street School student was one of five victims of car accidents this weekend. The fatal wrecks in Loudon, Gilford and Belmont also sent multiple people to the hospital. Aria Enciso, 8, a student at Elm Street, died following a two-vehicle accident in Loudon on Friday. The Loudon police...
Driver seriously hurt, another facing DWI charge in Hooksett, NH, crash
A man was seriously hurt in a car crash Monday night in Hooksett, New Hampshire, that left the other driver behind bars on a drunken driving charge, police said. Brady Gut, a 31-year-old from Chichester, faces a charge of aggravated driving while intoxicated for the crash, which occurred on Hooksett Road about 7:38 p.m. The other driver, a 70-year-old Hooksett man, is expected to survive, Hooksett police said Tuesday.
New Hampshire judge orders man allegedly linked to international gift card theft ring be held on $500,000 bail
CONCORD, N.H. — A New Hampshire judge has ordered a man allegedly connected to an international theft ring to be held on $500,000 bail. Prosecutors said he was caught stealing gift cards from a Concord store in an effort to scam New Hampshire shoppers. The judge in this case...
Concord Fire Crews Extinguish Blaze Amid High Heat
Concord firefighters extinguished a house fire on Elm Street Saturday amid the nearly 90-degree mid-day heat. Crews responded to 286 Elm Street on the West side of Concord around 1:30 p.m. after they received a report of smoke coming from a building. They arrived to find ‘heavy fire’ ripping through...
Northfield teen dies after motorcycle accident
BELMONT — A Northfield teen died following a motorcycle accident on Friday. The crash was one of several serious accidents over the weekend in the Lakes Region, and at least four others died. Officers with the Belmont Police Department responded to a crash involving a car and a motorcycle,...
Police warn New Hampshire consumers of scam involving gift cards
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Police in New Hampshire are warning consumers about a scam using gift cards that's targeting people across the country. Investigators said the crime is so quick and unexpected that it's catching thousands of victims. "It's very sophisticated for that level of efficiency to be taking place,"...
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