The New Hampshire House has voted to grant immunity in civil cases to gun owners whose weapons are stolen and used in the commission of a crime. The House voted 211-151 to send the bill to the Senate after rejecting …
A former ice hockey referee is suing a New Hampshire rink owner over a carbon monoxide leak two years ago that he says made him sick. The Portsmouth Herald reports that Thomas Madden’s lawsuit in the Rockingham Superior Court says …
A company has been fined $7,000 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration following a construction accident that killed a steel worker in Claremont, N.H. Scott Bates of Claremont was killed June 8 when he was pinned under a trailer …
New Hampshire Fish and Game officials are offering free snowmobile safety classes at locations around the state. The daylong class is required for all snowmobile riders who don’t have a valid driver’s license. Officials say those under the age of …
A federal agency has agreed to lower fines against a New Hampshire brewery where an employee was killed in a keg explosion. Ben Harris of Redhook Ale Brewery in Portsmouth was emptying a plastic keg with pressurized air when it …
A report from New Hampshire’s Health and Human Services Department says traumatic brain injuries have nearly doubled in the state over the past decade. The report says from 2001 to 2009, the number of people taken to emergency rooms for …
The New Hampshire Supreme Court will decide for the first time whether talking on a cellphone while driving, although legal here, can justify a conviction for criminally negligent homicide. Lynn Dion of Franklin is appealing her conviction on that charge …
New Hampshire’s homeland security chief is urging residents to plan for emergencies this month during National Preparedness Month. Chris Pope, Homeland security and emergency management director, says the state has weathered 13 presidentially-declared natural disasters over the past six years. …
Traffic fatalities have spiked in New Hampshire, prompting authorities to urge drivers to slow down and avoid dangerous activities such as texting and talking on cell phones. Safety Commissioner John Barthelmes says there have been 71 fatal crashes so far …
Federal officials are proposing over $173,000 in fines for alleged safety violations against contractors who worked on a new retail outlet complex in New Hampshire. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed the fines after conducting an inspection of the …