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NH Lawmaker Ejected for Making Nazi Salute

Rob Quinn — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:24:05 CDT

State police were ordered to remove a Republican lawmaker from New Hampshire's House of Representatives after he shouted "Sieg Heil" and appeared to give a Nazi salute. Rep. Steve Vaillancourt said he was responding to actions of "tyrannical" House Speaker Bill O'Brien, whom he felt had restricted a Democratic lawmaker's...

NH Police Chief, Suspects Killed in Dramatic Standoff

Kevin Spak — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:11:49 CDT

Michael Maloney was only a week from retirement when he was shot and killed last night in a drug raid gone horribly wrong. The police chief of Greenland, New Hampshire, and a drug task force attempted to execute a search warrant on the home of Cullen Mutrie at around 6pm,...

Rescuers Abandon Hope for Man Trapped in Crevasse

Mary Papenfuss — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:31:16 CDT

Rescuers have called off a dangerous mission to save a 67-year-old Boston entrepreneur who slipped from an icy trail into a White Mountain crevasse while hiking with his son in New Hampshire. A snow ranger was lowered 50 feet into the chasm, but couldn't get any further into the narrowing...

NH Lawmakers Vote to Uphold Gay Marriage

Kevin Spak — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:08:05 CDT

Gay marriage is still the law of the land in New Hampshire, after a move to repeal it failed last night. The bill failed 211-116, the New Hampshire Union Leader reports, with 119 Republicans and 92 Democrats voting against it. Only 115 Republicans and one Democrat voted aye. “These folks...

NH Town Votes on Whether to Rename 'Jew Pond'

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:37:18 CDT

Residents of Mont Vernon, New Hampshire, vote today for a fairly unconventional reason: to decide whether to rename Jew Pond. The town health officer who pushed for the vote finds the name "inappropriate" and "disrespectful," but others in the small rural town aren't sure such a big deal should be...

New Hampshire GOP Moves to Alter Birth Control Law

Kevin Spak — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:09:05 CST

New Hampshire has had a law on the books for 12 years requiring insurers' prescription drug plans to cover birth control, and it hasn't drawn the slightest bit of controversy—until now. With contraception suddenly a national issue, Republicans are trying to add a religious exemption to the mandate, NPR...

NH Woman Faces Trial for Aiding Rwanda Genocide

Rob Quinn — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:02:00 CST

A jury in New Hampshire will soon be hearing weeks of graphic testimony about the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Beatrice Munyenyezi, who came to the US in 1995, is accused of lying about her role in the slaughter on her refugee and citizenship applications. Prosecutors say the 42-year-old woman was...

GOP Lawmakers Want to Repeal Gay Marriage in NH

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:16:00 CST

As gay marriage makes strides in states such as New Jersey and Washington , it's getting walked backward in New Hampshire. The "Live Free or Die" state became the sixth to legalize gay marriage less than three years ago , but now some of the top leaders in the Republican-controlled Legislature are...

NH Bill Would Require Bible Class in Schools

Matt Cantor — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:37:05 CST

A bill being pushed in New Hampshire would force schools to offer an elective Bible studies class—because the Bible is an inescapable part of American history, according to the bill's sponsor. "The Holy Bible is the bedrock of Western civilization," and it was essential to the Founding Fathers' philosophy,...