MANCHESTER — Hundreds took part in a candlelight vigil at Stark Park in Manchester Tuesday night to mourn lives lost to racial injustice, as state and local police and National Guard troops were staged and ready to deploy around the city if demonstrations turned violent.
The president of the Seacoast chapter of the NAACP says New Hampshire’s lack of diversity will mean state residents will never experience what it’s like to live in a place with large black neighborhoods.
WILMINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden promised black community leaders in Delaware on Monday he would earn their support amid nationwide police brutality protests, saying he would create a police oversight board within his first 100 days in the White House.
Facebook employees accusing Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg of inadequately policing U.S. President Donald Trump’s posts took to Twitter to praise the rival social media platform for acting and rebuke their own employer.
CONWAY — About 200 people gathered peacefully Sunday afternoon to protest the deaths of African Americans in police custody, as well as the recent arrest of an Albany man during a traffic stop.
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis city leaders sought to reassure the public after the death of 46-year-old George Floyd in police custody Monday prompted a second night of protests that began peacefully, but morphed into destructive fires and looting late Wednesday — a shift the police chief largel…
Manchester will soon begin eliminating bathrooms, meal deliveries and other support services that have caused several homeless camps to swell during the COVID-19 pandemic, city officials said Wednesday.
Since New Hampshire’s stay-at-home order was implemented, there has been a drastic decrease in the number of referrals to Child Advocacy Centers seeking forensic interviews for child sexual abuse cases.
CONCORD - Officials with the American Red Cross announced Tuesday that Stephanie Couturier, chief development officer of the organization’s Northern New England area, will serve as the region’s interim CEO effective May 29.
MANCHESTER — The Queen City Rotary Club is sponsoring a “No Contact Curbside Food Drive” Saturday to support local youth organizations.
When President Donald Trump urged Americans last month to "LIBERATE VIRGINIA" on Twitter, a private Facebook group named "Boogaloo Enthusiasts: CORONAPOCALYPSE" welcomed the tweet.
Jews in the United States suffered the largest number of anti-Semitic incidents last year since the Anti-Defamation League began collecting records 40 years ago, the racism watchdog said on Tuesday.
The coronavirus pandemic presents a public health threat to the nation — but it may also offer an opportunity to mend its social fabric.
The Salvation Army thrift store in Nashua is closing its doors permanently after more than 20 years of service to the community.
As the state continues to explore ways to house the homeless, shelters in Nashua remain full and free of COVID-19 outbreaks.
Recovery-friendly workplaces in New Hampshire are trying to help stressed employees stay sober during the COVID-19 pandemic as the temptation to drink or use drugs is great and many people are spending a large part of their day at home.
GORHAM — The New Hampshire Food Bank, assisted by the National Guard, held another mobile food pantry Saturday in the North Country.
MANCHESTER — The number of homeless encampments around the city has multiplied in recent weeks, as people fearful of contracting COVID-19 avoid frequenting shelters.
Selectmen adopted an ordinance this week to bring fairness and equity to policing, though backers of the effort are disappointed in the changes to the ordinance’s language made by the town.
Blacks in New Hampshire were four times as likely to be arrested for marijuana-related crimes in 2018, according to a nationwide ACLU survey that detailed racial disparities in police enforcement of marijuana laws.
CONCORD — The New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority has recommended more than $3 million in grant funds for selected projects in communities throughout the Granite State.
CONCORD — The American Civil Liberties Union’s local and national chapters have partnered with four law firms to file a class action lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Concord against Immigration and Customs Enforcement seeking the immediate release of all ICE civil detainees from the Straffo…
Sullivan County closed on the former Eagle Times building in Claremont and is moving ahead with plans to turn it into a sober house.
Scams associated with coronavirus appear nowhere close to abating.
Statistics show the number of suspected opioid overdoses in New Hampshire’s two largest cities are at their lowest levels since officials began tracking in 2015.
MANCHESTER — City health and safety officials say a second shelter they believe will help reduce the number of homeless individuals staying at the New Horizons shelter is expected to be ready to open next week.
Kip Diggs glanced at his reflection in the rearview mirror before heading into the grocery store: a baby-blue bandanna — matching his University of North Carolina baseball cap — masked his nose, mouth and salt-and-pepper beard.
A pregnant Nashua mother with two young children was desperate to purchase two gallons of milk for her family, but with a stay-at-home order in place and public transit limited, the typical errand seemed like a monumental task.
