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MANCHESTER - A man warned a woman it wasn't safe to be out at night in the Dunbarton Road/Front Street area of the city but then pulled out a gun, fired three shots into the air, and laughed, police said.

Northumberland - Updated, 8:15 p.m. The federal Department of Labor today approved additional help for the Groveton paper workers who will lose their jobs when the Wausau mill closes at the end of the year.

BEDFORD - Updated, 6:22 a.m. Police are searching for a man who robbed Game Stop at 7 Colby Court.

FRANKLIN - Updated, 12:42 p.m. An early morning blaze in a Canal Street apartment building caused $61,000 in damage and left one person homeless, according to fire officials.

LONDONDERRY - Updated, 7:31 a.m. One southbound lane of Interstate 93 was shut down for more than three hours last night as officials investigated and cleaned up after a crash caused a tractor-trailer to rupture its fuel tank.

MANCHESTER - Fifteen accidents took place in Manchester overnight, as a combination of rain and fog made driving difficult.

Dover - Prosecutors believe former 1st District congressional candidate Gary Dodds' disappearance last year was a publicity stunt meant to inject new life into his flagging run, according to court documents made public yesterday.

►Dodds, wife to take witness stand (2)
►Dodds' lawyers seeking a later trial date
►Dodds felony trial set for October
►Judge orders Dodds to pay PR firm

Driven by necessity and history, agencies in Coos County effectively work together.

►Part One: Feuding forces (79)
►Part Two: Court OT sparks state police dispute (58)
►Part Three: No NH legal aid in law enforcement feud (76)

Manchester - Rudy Giuliani said yesterday he "never had any doubt" that if he were President four years ago, he would have invaded Iraq. He said he is now "even more certain" that it was the correct national security move.

Belmont - Little Giovanni Guglielmo's plight stirred an outpouring of support and his parents hope now to help others.

MANCHESTER - The school district's human resources director said he signed off on Superintendent Michael Ludwell's 2 percent pay raise this summer without confirming all contractual requirements were met.

►Superintendent's surprise resignation came after meeting with Guinta (2)

Lyndenborough - While the town is awaiting a trial to determine the fate of Police Chief James Basinas, at least 70 of the town's residents have decided to take matters into their own hands.

►Chief's return prompts officers to leave (7)
►Judge: Reinstate Lyndeborough police chief (6)
►Lyndeborough chief put on paid leave again

Manchester - Jurors will begin deliberations this morning in Michael Addison's trial on charges stemming from shots fired at an Edward J. Roy Drive apartment Oct. 15, 2006, one day before Addision allegedly killed a Manchester policeman.

►Judge nixes motion in Addison jury selection (4)

Oprah Winfrey will visit the Queen City next month to stump for Barack Obama, and two of IRL racing's Unser brothers will campaign for Bill Richardson.

►Obama touts experience before Washington (1)
►Detroit News: Michigan's Democratic ballot may not include four key candidates

RAYMOND - Elmer Pease says he hopes Raymond officials decide to choose "a great alternative'' for treating town wastewater.

Dover - David Cobb, infamously known as the "Pumpkin Man," likely won't return to jail for his past crimes after a judge tossed out a motion from prosecutors to send him back for refusing to participate in a sex offender treatment program.

LONDONDERRY - Construction crews have begun clearing the way for a planned $6.9 million bus terminal that will provide service to Boston for residents of Manchester and North Londonderry.

LONDONDERRY - A burglar hit the popular Roadhouse Diner a few minutes before midnight on Sunday, but business at the Sanborn Road restaurant was back to normal as of yesterday morning.

NEWMARKET - The chief of the New Hampshire Municipal Association says he will be delving into Newmarket's financial morass in the wake of a forensic audit raising questions about former town Administrator Alphonse Dixon's handling of town finances.

BOW - Democrat John Edwards says his experience as a trial lawyer makes him the presidential contender best able to give voters hope - and to give the establishment grief.

Concord - Dr. Susan Lynch, pediatrician and wife of New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch, yesterday endorsed Sen. Hillary Clinton for president.

LITTLETON - The nation needs a president who is more a stranger than an insider when it comes to the capital's way of doing business, Barack Obama said yesterday, portraying his relatively modest experience in Washington as an asset.