Somersworth, NH

DOVER – The driver of a vehicle that burst into flames on the Spaulding Turnpike Friday afternoon is uninjured, according to the Dover Fire Department. The driver of a Hyundai Azera was driving northbound on the Spaulding between the tollbooth and Exit 7 when a check engine light came on, according to Dover Fire Chief Paul Haas.

WELLS (WGME) -- A developer in York County is looking for solutions to the housing crunch. Howard Hall will soon be building homes exclusively for working Maine families. The developer got his final permits Thursday for 120 houses in the Town of Wells. By Friday, his crew was already working to clear the land off Route 109, near High Pine Loop Road.

The chief medical officer at Portsmouth Regional Hospital says they are increasing the precautions they take at the facility because they are starting to see a mix of patients coming in who present COVID symptoms. Thomas Wold said on Friday afternoon that they currently have three patients hospitalized. None are...

YORK, Maine — The day after state officials announced Maine will follow the federal government's lead and recommend universal masking in K-12 schools, they held a call with superintendents from across the state. Officials from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and...

PORTSMOUTH — An anonymous duo visiting Prescott Park Wednesday evening are being hailed as heroes for saving a man who fell into the Piscataqua River as he suffered from a medical emergency. The Portsmouth Police Department received a report at 7:52 p.m. that a man had fallen into the water...

Hampton Beach has a Long History of Being a Cool Place. I fell down a rabbit hole on the internet found a cool video of the history of Hampton Beach. It showcases the history and some of the pictures from back in the day are wild. The place really started to party when a trolley line and railroad made Hampton Beach a popular resort town. Back in the 1850’s most of Hampton Beach was still a farming community and native Americans still camped out on the beach. The mixture of tourists and people that made Hampton their hometown year-round must have been fascinating.

A man who pulled over because his check engine light turned on discovered his vehicle was on fire just before noon on Friday. Emergency rescue crews were called to Route 16 northbound between the toll booth and Exit 7 in Dover at 11:51 a.m. When they arrived, the vehicle was...

Pat Bagley and Mark Brighton just did the public a great service by finally “outing” the town’s rogue off-duty engineer, James A. Hewitt, something he hadn’t quite managed to do himself. Jim Hewitt works for New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NH DOT) as a utilities and access engineer, which has...

According to WMTW, a waterspout was spotted touching down off the coast of Kennebunkport Thursday afternoon during a passing storm. The spout was spotted off the shores of Cape Porpoise. Waterspouts, though not uncommon, are certainly not something that we see here in Maine very frequently. Central Mainers may remember...

As the nationwide freeze on evictions comes to an end this Saturday, July 31, New Hampshire’s five Community Action Partnership agencies, which oversee federal rental financial aid designated to the state, are still seeing requests for help. The CEO of Community Action Partnership of Strafford County, Betsey Andrews Parker, said...

In response to Dr. James Fieseher’s missive of July 29th, I offer the following to consider:. By his own admission Dr. Fieseher praises the mask mandates made early on by our governor. Then, Dr. Fieseher criticizes the Governor for now waiving penalties for those who violated the mask mandate. Politicians live and learn. I would suggest that it is refreshing to have the opportunity to correct something in real time and stand by it. The governor should be praised for his fortitude and resolve to own up to changing a previous decision.

Police in Wells are looking for a missing woman who was last seen in June. Police are asking for help finding 32-year-old Leila Clark, who was last seen at her father’s home in Oakland on June 19th. She was heard from on Facebook Messenger on July 22nd. Clark is 5’8″,...

The Wells Police Department is looking for a missing woman. Leila Clark, 32, was last seen on June 19 at her father’s house in Oakland and last heard from via Facebook Messenger on July 22. She is described as 5-foot-8, weighs 175 pounds and has blonde hair and blue eyes.

ELIOT, Maine – The Seacoast Wing Festival will take place on Saturday, Sept. 25 from noon to 6 p.m. at the Raitt Homestead Farm Museum highlighting the area’s best wings. Guests will sample a variety of wing flavors from local food trucks and restaurants then vote for their favorite in the People’s Choice Award. The festival will also offer craft beer, cocktails, live music, craft vendors, a wing eating contest and a variety of entertainment for the whole family to enjoy.

YORK (WGME) -- A scuba instructor is on a mission to clean up Maine beaches. Will Risteen and his crew picked through the rocks at the top of Long Sands Beach Friday, their third clean up there this summer. They found 177 cigarette butts in about two hours of cleaning,...