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Portsmouth drug sales suspect arrested after Gosling Meadows reports
PORTSMOUTH — A Dominican man has been arrested and faces federal charges for allegedly selling illegal drugs to a confidential police source in the city, according to the U.S. attorney’s office and an affidavit filed in connection with the case. Maikol Yordan Saldivar-Diaz, 28, was charged by complaint with one count of distribution of controlled substances — fentanyl and methamphetamine, according to the U.S. attorney. ...
Portsmouth fire: Home left 'uninhabitable,' garage and three vehicles destroyed
PORTSMOUTH — A garage and three vehicles were destroyed in a Thursday night fire that severely damaged a single-family home at 100 Greenleaf Ave., according to city Fire Chief William McQuillen. Firefighters responded about 8:16 p.m. to a garage fire reported by numerous callers, according to the chief. Portsmouth police assisted in evacuating the residents and nearby homes prior to the Fire Department's arrival, he added. ...
17-Year-Old Died in Motorcycle Crash in Maine
A 17-year-old died Tuesday night after a motorcycle crash on Cider Hill Road in York. The motorcyclist passed away at the Portsmouth Regional Hospital. The crash happened around 8:05 pm, said WGME News. No Other Vehicles Involved. The motorcycle was the only vehicle involved. Name and age were not released.
Rochester shooting: Jason Levesque indicted on attempted murder charge
DOVER — Jason Levesque of Rochester was indicted Thursday on charges alleging he shot a neighbor six times in April, according to Joachim Barth, assistant Strafford County attorney. Levesque, 44, has been incarcerated since his arrest April 8, four days after the shooting that resulted from a dispute between...
Hampton man meets Rye bystander and first responders who saved his life
MANCHESTER, N.H. — On Sept. 11, 2022, Chris Phillips sat outside Summer Sessions surf shop before waking up in the hospital, where he was told he had a heart attack. “I looked around, and I saw I had wires and tubes and things, and I said, 'What happened?'” Phillips said.
Brig. Gen. John Pogorek remembered by peer for leadership, as 'a farmer at heart'
PORTSMOUTH — Brig. Gen. Bill Davis is mourning the loss of his longtime friend, Brig. Gen. John Pogorek, who was killed this month in a tragic accident that is being called a hit and run. Police are still investigating the incident. "I will miss him," said Davis. "He was a great guy." ...
NH Air National Guard commander remembered after being killed in hit-and-run crash
NEWINGTON, N.H. (WHDH) - A New Hampshire Air National Guard commander was laid to rest Friday after he was killed in a hit-and-run crash earlier this month. Brig. Gen. John Pogorek, 57, died on July 8 after a car hit him while he was stopped on the side of a road in Rochester, New Hampshire. Rochester police said Pogorek was resecuring a load on a trailer attached to his truck when he was hit.
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