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An accident involving a moose has slowed traffic on busy Hackett Hill Road this morning.

Updated, 10:53 a.m. Accused of stabbing her sister with a letter opener in July, Priscilla Chamberlin will be arraigned on charges of attempted murder and first degree assault at Hillsborough Country Superior Court on September 17.


Updated, 12:03 a.m. A man was arrested Wednesday night after allegedly driving his car into a West Side house and then fleeing on foot, police said.


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A prosecutor yesterday described Donna Rockholt, the former state Department of Motor Vehicles worker charged with selling driver licenses to illegal immigrants, as possibly among the most corrupt public officials ever investigated by the Attorney General's Office.


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The probable cause hearing for Brandon Nye, who is charged in the murder of Brandon Gaudette, was postponed in Nashua District Court.


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Updated, 9:46 p.m. Police are searching for a man who tried to use counterfeit money at a local pharmacy and who is wanted for allegedly using the fake money elsewhere.

The Fisher Cats need more than 6,600 fans tonight to break last year's mark.

Senators edge Fisher Cats, 2-1



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A gun shop expected to open in town soon is causing concern among some townspeople who say the business should not be in a residential neighborhood where children live.


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Updated, 10:16 p.m. A lot is riding on the projected path of Hurricane Earl. Based on the National Hurricane Center's official track, southeastern New Hampshire remains in a so-called "cone of uncertainty," meaning it's possible - though not likely - that the center of Earl could pass through the area.

State air pollution a concern today


An attorney for the Executive Council has rejected Liquor Commission chairman Mark Bodi's request that Gov. John Lynch be barred from being part of his removal proceedings.

Proceedings to remove Bodi to begin on Sept. 20 (21)


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Updated, 9:21 p.m. William J. Smart, the dignified patriarch of a family thrust into an international media frenzy over the murder of his son, Greggory, died Wednesday morning at the age of 68. William Smart died at his Nashua home with his wife, Renee, by his side, said his step-daughter, Stacie Street. He died of pancreatic cancer, she said.


The mysterious white bus in the superior court's parking lot this week looks like a command center, with a satellite dish and antenna array on its roof, but for some Indonesian immigrants facing deportation, it is a beacon of hope. For more on this story, pick up a copy of today's print edition of the New Hampshire Union Leader, on newsstands today. Or check out our e-Edition.

In living rooms across New Hampshire last night, soldiers who sweated and bled in Iraq heard their commander in chief declare an end to 7 1/2 years of combat operations with a succinct "Operation Iraqi Freedom is over."

Politico: Obama says, 'It's time to turn the page' on Iraq (17)
AP FACT CHECK: Is Iraq combat really over for U.S.?
NH's Iraq role persists as combat mission 'ends' (11)


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Home alone, but not helpless, a brother and sister made a phone call that set off a chain reaction of events that involved a well-known local travel plaza and ended with police making an arrest in their driveway.


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The owner of Karen's Kitchen, a man who accepted thousands of dollars in donations after his popular Route 101 restaurant was supposedly vandalized in July, turned himself in to police Tuesday evening.

Updated, 7:43 p.m. Local education officials presented a glowing image of Bakersville Elementary School and the Manchester School District during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Tuesday morning. Click below for a video of Duncan's visit from the U.S. Department of Education website:


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The Republican 1st District U.S. House primary campaign has picked up in intensity and rancor. It's not quite at the level of the GOP U.S. Senate primary, but it's getting there.


Gov. John Lynch's campaign wants to know if the GOP candidate's acceptance of donations from doughnut shop owners is legal.


Just before the Sept. 14 primary, the New Hampshire Union Leader and WMUR-TV will present five debates featuring major candidates for the Republican and Democratic nominations for the state's top offices.

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Despite all the words spilled in evaluating Glenn Beck’s tent-less revival last weekend, the real meaning may have been hiding in plain sight.

There was something surreal in hearing President Obama on Tuesday night recite a string of military successes he had tried so very hard to prevent.


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The Federal Trade Commission's revised rules for endorsements and testimonials in advertising, when applied to bloggers, requires the disclosure of important connections between advertisers and endorsers.

Maria Recalde: 'FTC's Revised Endorsement Guides: Blogger's Material Connections Must Be Disclosed'

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