New Hampshire

The cost of filling up the tank keeps going up and up nationwide, as gas prices keep reaching record levels. On Monday, Massachusetts hit a record high of $4.39 per gallon, and that price had already risen by more than a nickel by Wednesday, staying above the national average — and gas prices are as high as they’ve ever been…

Massachusetts officials did not consider the well-being of Harmony Montgomery “on an equal footing” with her parents’ rights before releasing her into the custody of her father, who has since been arrested in relation to her disappearance, a new report concluded. In the results of its investigation published Wednesday, the state Office of the Child Advocate said a lack of…

The suspect in a homicide in Chaplin over the weekend has been found in New Hampshire and was arrested.

A massive fire Saturday left several people injured and destroyed large portions of the Red Jacket Mountain View Resort, a popular vacation spot near New Hampshire’s White Mountains. Smoke and flames could be seen coming out of rooms on the second and third floors of the hotel, according to videos shared online. People were also seen jumping from third-story...

Firefighters from nearly 20 communities battled a massive fire at a popular vacation spot in North Conway, New Hampshire, on Saturday. Conway police confirmed the blaze at the Red Jacket Mountain View Resort, located on White Mountain Highway. Investigators with the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office responded to the scene and are investigating. According to the fire marshal’s...

A retired Massachusetts Department of Corrections employee has been arrested in connection with the murder of 11-year-old Melissa Tremblay nearly 35 years ago in Lawrence. Marvin “Skip” McClendon Jr., 74, of Breman, Alabama, was arrested Tuesday night in Alabama, Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett announced at a press conference Wednesday morning. He was charged as a fugitive from justice and…

President Joe Biden spoke about the benefits of his administration’s infrastructure plans and how his proposed budget will cut the federal deficit during a visit to Portsmouth, N.H., on Tuesday.

GOP Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire said Donald Trump is “crazy” and joked that if the former Republican president was admitted to a mental hospital, “he ain’t getting out!”

A black bear that made its way into a New Hampshire home got stuck inside the porch area and eventually left after 45 minutes — after making quite a mess. “Naughty, NAUGHTY bear!!” Melissa Anne Kelley-Champney of Grafton posted on Facebook following the encounter Saturday. “We do NOT eat the walls and the doorknobs! Worst houseguest EVER!” She said her husband...

A fisherman who reeled in a woolly mammoth tooth off the coast of Newburyport, Massachusetts, sold it at auction for more than $10,000 to help the people of Ukraine.

The New England Fishmongers crew was dredging for scallops in December off the coast of Massachusetts when it made the unusual find.

A Connecticut woman was allegedly driving 127 mph Monday morning — nearly twice the posted speed limit — on Interstate 95 in New Hampshire. New Hampshire State Police pulled LaToya Huff, 36, of Hartford, over shortly after 8:30 a.m. and charged her with reckless operation. The state police special enforcement unit was monitoring President’s Day traffic on I-95 northbound in…

Middle school students in Rye, New Hampshire, connected with kids halfway around the world after a miniature boat they launched more than a year ago washed ashore on a Norwegian island.

The FBI Boston is seeking the public’s help in identifying an unknown man wanted for robbing 11 banks in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Vermont. Authorities released three surveillance images Thursday of the so-called Route 91 Bandit, who they say is considered armed and dangerous. He has threatened the use of a gun and during at least six of the…

Tuesday’s temperatures are cold. I mean, really cold. We’re talking single digits in greater Boston. But if you want to experience REAL cold, head to the top of New Hampshire’s Mount Washington. The Mount Washington Observatory, known for chronicling some of the nation’s worst weather conditions, posted a photo on social media Tuesday morning showing off a fork suspended...

The mother of Harmony Montgomery, the New Hampshire girl who’s been missing for two years, made her first public appearance Saturday since the search got underway. Crystal Sorey was at a park in Manchester with family and friends for a candlelight vigil.

A man has been arrested in the case of his missing 7-year-old daughter, authorities in New Hampshire said Wednesday, the latest twist in the case of Harmony Montgomery’s disappearance, which remains unsolved. And new details in the investigation were made public Wednesday as Adam Montgomery, a 31 year-old from Manchester, was in court after his arrest Tuesday Montgomery was arrested…

Police in Manchester, New Hampshire, are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 7-year-old girl who was last seen two years ago. Manchester police said they received a report this week that Harmony Montgomery has not been seen since late 2019. “The circumstances surrounding this prolonged absence are very concerning and are being thoroughly investigated,” the department said…

The omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread in New England, but it still is not dominant, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — which also revised down the agency estimate of omicron’s prevalence the week before.

“The Da Vinci Code” author Dan Brown and his ex-wife have agreed to settle a lawsuit in which she alleged he led a secret life during their marriage that included several affairs.