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ALLENSTOWN, N.H. — The Terry Rasmussen mystery has captured headlines worldwide, but he likely would never have been tied to most of his crimes without a New Hampshire trooper’s significant discovery 22 years ago. In 2000, New Hampshire State Trooper John Cody came upon a barrel in Bear...

A charcoal grill is the likely cause of a fire that destroyed a Milton home and killed several cats early Wednesday morning. Assistant Fire Chief Tyler Taatjes said Milton firefighters arrived around 3:15 a.m. to a fire engulfing the large two story home and garage on Northeast Pond Road. Additonal alarms were sounded to bring additional water tankers to the scene to help with water supply issues.

MANCHESTER, N.H. — A murder mystery that started in Allenstown 37 years ago has taken investigators from New Hampshire to California, and the final piece of the puzzle may be in Mississippi. This investigation started in 1985 when the bodies of a woman and a girl were discovered in...

MILTON —  A four-alarm fire early Wednesday morning destroyed a home at 50 Northeast Pond Road, bringing fire departments from across the region. The fire originated in a charcoal grill on a rear deck that was used Tuesday night, according to Milton Fire-Rescue. ...

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Investigators have made significant strides in the Allenstown murders case, which baffled law enforcement officers for decades, but there are still some major unanswered questions. >> See the full documentary. In 2019, officials finally identified three of the victims found in barrels in the woods of...

Firefighters from Strafford County and beyond responded to two building fires within approximately 15 hours of each other. Fire broke out at a building on North East Pond Road in Milton around 3 a.m. that went to four alarms, according to Wakefield Fire and Rescue. Firefighting efforts lasted into the early morning hours to bring the blaze under control and put out hot spots.

ALLENSTOWN, N.H. — Since the first Bear Brook victims were discovered in a barrel in 1985, law enforcement agencies across the country have collaborated on this case, but amateur investigators — ordinary citizens — also felt compelled to look for answers, and that work led to critical breakthroughs.

CONCORD, N.H. (WCAX) - It’s estimated that about 75,000 people die every year in the United States due to opioid overdoses. A new strike force based in Concord, New Hampshire, is targeting the people who supply the drugs. “Vermont has been a poster child for the opioid epidemic,” said...

CONCORD, N.H. — The U. S Department of Justice is sending more resources to Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont to help the three states help combat drug abuse. The New England Prescription Opioid Strike Force will target medical staff, physicians, and pharmacists illegally prescribing or overprescribing controlled substances. Assistant...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The names of three of the four bodies found in barrels in Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown in 1985 and 2000 are known, a mother and her two young children. The third child, the middle child, remains unidentified. Investigators have her remains, her DNA and...

CONCORD, N.H. — The New England Prescription Opioid Strike Force, otherwise known as NEPO, was established on Wednesday. The mission of the strike force is clear, to identify and investigate health care fraud schemes in the New England region, and to prosecute individuals involved in the illegal distribution of prescription opioids and other prescribed controlled substances.

There are many businesses within the community that are quietly engaging with, and generously supporting, local nonprofit organizations. Laars Heating Systems in Rochester is one of those businesses that really stands out as a partner, supporter, and friend to Cornerstone VNA, a local nonprofit home health and hospice care provider.

It was quite the party, with HARDY, in New Hampshire last week. Morgan Wallen stoped down for two nights in Gilford, New Hampshire, at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion, last week. The sold-out shows featured performances from ERNEST and HARDY. The "Sold-out" singer shared some wild pictures from the festivities.

Lawyers for a man found guilty of participating in the 1988 murder of a pregnant Bow woman are working to clear his name and free him from prison after three decades, saying he is innocent and his conviction rested on a false confession. If successful, the effort to challenge Jason...

Prompted by Councilor Henry Lipman, the city of Laconia decided on Monday to set aside $20,000 from end-of-fiscal year contingency money as a financial incentive for the city police to develop a plan for policing the homeless who use the city parks as living quarters. In a separate yet uncoordinated...

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Terry Rasmussen's crimes in New Hampshire began years before the bodies of a woman and three children were discovered stashed in barrels in Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown. But those earlier crimes wouldn't be discovered until a woman in California, abandoned as a child, tried to learn who her parents were.