DOVER - Updated, 2:41 p.m. Authorities have launched an intense manhunt for convicted hostage-taker Leeland Eisenberg after he cut off his monitoring anklet and ran off this morning, less than a day after getting out of the county jail.

KEENE - Updated, 3:53 p.m. A Keene police officer used a momentary distraction in a small, crowded bedroom to shoot and kill Charles E. Turcotte as he held an eight-inch knife to the throat of his ex-girlfriend.

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GOFFSTOWN - Michael Murphy, the New Boston man at the center of a battle over guns between a Manchester firing range and the New Boston Police escaped contempt charges in Goffstown District Court on Monday, but was ordered to relinquish his hunting and concealed weapons permits.

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MARLBOROUGH - Updated, 9:43 a.m. A Keene man is charged with drunken driving Monday night after his car struck two elderly ladies as they crossed Main Street following a Federated Church Ladies Group meeting, police said.

CONCORD - Reports of traffic jams, detours and accidents on Interstate 93 will appear on Twitter this week, under a move by the Department of Transportation.

> Click here to view the I-93 Twitter page.

CONCORD - Gov. John Lynch nominated George Bald today for a new four-year term as state Commissioner of Resource and Economic Development.

NORTH HAMPTON - A Stratham motorist got more than he bargained for when he stopped to help a woman and a man with a bloodied hand who flagged him down Friday.

CONCORD - FairPoint Communications' reorganization plan will eliminate $1.8 billion in debt and reduce labor costs while maintaining its broadband build-out commitments for northern New England.

> fprestructuring.com

The House Finance Committee has recommended that the state restore $314,394 in funding to the Claremont, Colebrook, Keene and Milford District Courts. Oh, the hypocrisy!

BOSTON - Updated, 10:45 p.m. What looked like a blowout at the beginning of the third frame quickly became a nail-biter, as Boston University registered two third-period goals, but Boston College managed to hold on for its second Beanpot title in three years, defeating the defending national champions 4-3.