NORTH HAMPTON — Police have identified the driver killed in a car accident on Route 1 on Tuesday.

PORTSMOUTH — A local demographic expert says the city's drop in population during the last several years is small by itself, but points to larger issues in Portsmouth.

HAMPTON — A Newton man was arrested on Monday and charged with first degree and simple assault, then was arrested again 2½ hours after he posted bail for violating terms of his release.

CONCORD — New data released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows New Hampshire has the lowest percentage of residents and children living in poverty in the nation.

HAMPTON FALLS — A Hampton Falls man is charged with aggravated felonious sexual assault and police are asking anyone who may have had contact with the subject over the Internet to contact them.

RYE — Police arrested an Arizona man after warning area residents about a false salesman allegedly going door to door for donations and getting them.

RYE — Selectmen chair Craig Musselman said it was necessary to call a non-public session for today, but said there is nothing negative going on.

PORTSMOUTH — After his boyfriend called police to report he'd been pushed to the ground and his shoulder dislocated, a Freedom Circle man was arrested on four charges, police said.

PORTSMOUTH — The removal of asbestos tiles at the Meadowbrook Inn is expected to be completed in the next two weeks. Tractors will then raze the city traffic circle structure to make way for a mixed-use development.

PORTSMOUTH — A collision between a bicycle and a car sent one person to the hospital with minor injuries.

PORTSMOUTH — Police from several agencies will conduct a sobriety checkpoint in the Portsmouth area at an unspecified time and place this Labor Day weekend and also will send out "DWI hunter patrols."

PORTSMOUTH — A Lafayette Road resident who told police he drank vodka at 6 a.m. on March 22, before crashing into a parked car with marijuana in his pocket, was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to three related charges.

PORTSMOUTH — The city's School Board took the first step in the process of hiring a new superintendent, meeting with a pair of firms Wednesday night who might be options for the search.

ELIOT, Maine — Residents and town officials concerned about the Great Hill Gravel Pit will have their questions answered by a Maine Department of Environmental Protection representative at tonight's selectmen's meeting.

KITTERY, Maine — Its good claims experience has earned the town a dividend of approximately $13,400 from the Maine Municipal Association's Property & Casualty Pool, Town Manager Jon Carter reported recently.

DENVER — Barack Obama stepped triumphantly into history Wednesday night, the first black American to win a major party presidential nomination, as thousands of Democrats transformed their convention hall into a joyful, shouting celebration.

PORTSMOUTH — Will Barack Obama dazzle or fizzle under the weight of rhetorical expectations?

CONCORD (AP) — Gov. John Lynch said Wednesday the Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied his request to include assistance to individuals in the major disaster declaration relating to the July 24 tornado.

PORTSMOUTH — A Safe Place, an agency that has been helping victims of domestic violence for 30 years, has outgrown its space, and the staff is looking to the community for help.

Associated Press

DURHAM — John Clements lined up at cornerback during a University of New Hampshire intrasquad scrimmage at Cowell Stadium Wednesday. After the offense went three-and-out, with two passes going to the opposite side of the field, he trotted back...

PORTSMOUTH — Mike Fransoso said he wanted the recruiting process to be over, so he ended it.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Don't bother looking for an emotional Super Bowl rematch when the New York Giants and New England Patriots meet in their preseason finale at Giants Stadium tonight.

The championship round of the Portsmouth Police Department's summer basketball league for girls was held at the New Heights gym recently.

PORTSMOUTH — The need for honest food at reasonable prices in a city where expensive restaurants are the trend was the impetus for opening Gracie's Diner on Deer Street, according to its owner. The restaurant is located next door to Gary's...

SAN FRANCISCO — Anyone planning to use a credit card to make a big purchase may want to check their card's line of credit before pulling out the plastic.

HAMPTON (AP) — New England public utility Unitil Corp. said Wednesday it resolved state regulatory concerns arising from its proposed purchase of two companies from Indiana-based NiSource Inc. In February, Unitil said it would buy Northern...

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street posted a big advance after the government reported a larger-than-expected increase in orders for big-ticket manufactured goods that indicated the economy is stronger than many investors thought. The Commerce...

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CHICAGO (AP) — Today's retirees live in what may be the waning days of retirement's golden age, enjoying the full benefits of Social Security and company pensions in many cases.

What determines a successful political speech, one that will resonate with historical vibrations? When Abraham Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address in November 1863, four months after the great Civil War battle in Pennsylvania, he believed his...