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Woman, 24, arrested for allegedly stabbing mother to death in Seabrook, N.H.

State Attorney General John M. Formella’s office said Brynn Comtois is facing the murder count for allegedly “recklessly causing” the death of her mother, 45-year-old Cheryl Stoddard.

Man arrested for allegedly holding women against their will at knifepoint in Manchester, N.H.

Manchester police said officers responded around 11 p.m. to 545 Pine St. for a report of someone holding “several people” inside the residence.

Sheriff’s sergeant charged with pandemic-era unemployment fraud in N.H., faces potential prison time

Chris M. Lamb, a sergeant with the Carroll County Sheriff's Office, faces up to 15 years in prison, according to the New Hampshire attorney general's office.

Teen fatally shot in Keene, N.H., was from Mass., police say

Christian Walker, 17, of Orange, was identified as the victim Wednesday evening by New Hampshire authorities.

Understaffing costs N.H. Department of Corrections almost $11 million in overtime

The department’s vacancy rate is more than 40 percent, and most corrections officers are working about three overtime shifts per week.

Suspect arrested after shelter-in-place order in Deerfield, N.H.

State police said on X that they “do not believe there is any active threat to public safety at this time.”

Romanian national accused of stealing thousands from ATMs in Mass. and N.H.

Stefano Mazzocchi was arrested on Long Island, N.Y., on May 31 as a fugitive from justice following an investigation that found he allegedly committed ATM thefts along the East Coast.

Three people arrested for refusing to leave NH Legislative Office Building

Sarah Chapman, 44, of Nottingham, Juliana Good, 25, of Newmarket, and Lisa Beaudoin, 54, of Concord, were each charged with disorderly conduct and released on personal recognizance, official said Tuesday.