The Manchester School district has cancelled ALL afterschool athletic practices and games today do to heat.
New Hampshire officials say it's too early to determine the path of Hurricane Earl or its potential impact on the state, but they're urging residents to monitor the storm and take precautions as necessary. Christopher Pope, director of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, says it's possible the storm could bring high wind and heavy rain to the state this week and with the Labor Day weekend approaching, people should plan ahead. At Hampton Beach, lifeguards say dozens of swimmers have been rescued since Saturday from Hurricane Danielle.
The owner of a popular Bedford restaurant that was vandalized in July has been charged with giving police a false report. Daniel St.Jean turned himself in to police after learning there was a warrant out for his arrest. St.Jean, is the owner of Karen's Restaurant. He admitted causing the damage himself after a meltdown about financial troubles, and then told his family and police he found it that way. St.Jean plans to return all of the donations he received. He'll be arraigned next month.
Two teenagers allegedly ran away after driving a car into a tree in Francestown and leaving two injured passengers behind. The Union Leader reporting firefighters arrived about 11:45 p.m. Tuesday to find two girls injured on the side of Scoby Road. One suffered neck and back injuries and was flown to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon. The other girl did not suffer serious injuries, but was taken to Elliot Hospital, Manchester, as a precaution. State police are searching for two teenage boys, including the driver of the vehicle, who ran away on foot after the crash.
A Manchester man was arrested last night after he allegedly drove his car into a West Side house and then tried to flee on foot. The UnionLeader reporting neighbors of the Bartlett Street home saw the accident and stopped 26 year old Corey Dupuis from leaving until police arrived.Dupuis was charged with drunken driving and conduct after an accident. Dupuis is accused of hitting a car and then the house. No one was hurt.
A New Hampshire woman is safe after she was part of the standoff drama yesterday at the Discovery Channel building in Maryland. Melissa Shepard, of Peterborough works in the building. She said she was among a dozen workers who went into an office, shut the door and turned off the lights. Officials say a man who had railed against the Discovery Channel's environmental programming for years burst into the company's headquarters with at least one explosive device strapped to his body and took three people hostage at gunpoint before police shot him to death.
Democratic Gov. John Lynch has asked the New Hampshire attorney general's office to rule whether Republican rival John Stephen accepted campaign contributions above legal limits and must return the money. Lynch's campaign manager, said Stephen's campaign accepted $33,000 that appears to exceed limits allowed under state finance laws. She said $23,000 of the money is from Dunkin' Donut franchises in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Stephen spokesman said Stephen has worked with the secretary of state to ensure his political action committee complied with the finance rules, but will abide by the law even if it means returning the money.
A report looking at the next 20 years in New Hampshire transportation estimates an 80 percent increase in freight traffic, more growth and congestion in the southeast part of the state and more cars without passengers. The report released Wednesday by the state Transportation Department also notes a growth in "red list" bridges and other structures that are approaching the end of their design life; and that roadway expansion has become cost-prohibitive and more environmentally difficult.
Officials are hailing the merger of the Franklin Pierce Law Center with the University of New Hampshire as an opportunity to create new programs and degrees for both schools. Everyone celebrating the newly minted University of New Hampshire School of Law on Wednesday was wearing a blue tee-shirt emblazoned with the school's new name. Third-year law student Quinn Kelley said the merger and new, more recognizable, name will give the students and the school's publications more of a competitive edge.Watch for kids at bus stops today in Manchester.
The state's largest city heads back to school today. Meanwhile, The Hudson School District has canceled classes today of expected high heat. Today was supposed to be the third day of school this year.
