Local & County Government

Pembroke board votes to conduct independent audit of almost $1m school budget shortfall

The town's school board officially approved an audit of the district to look for answers to a budget shortfall during a special meeting on Tuesday.

Local & County Government

New pedestrian and bike plan underway along Route 3 in Merrimack

Local and regional planners are working on a project that will create stronger pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure along the Daniel Webster Highway.

State Government

Both sides have their say on proposed toll hike at Concord hearing

At a Tuesday night public hearing in Concord on the proposed toll hikes, representatives of the state's truckers, grocery distributors and fuel transportation industry voiced opposition to the toll...

Politics

Private texts show FBI officials exchanged insults about Trump last year

Two FBI agents involved in the Russia investigation exchanged a series of insults about Donald Trump in private texts during the campaign last year, calling him an “idiot” and...

Politics

Democrat Jones wins U.S. Senate seat in Alabama; Moore still hopes for 'highly unlikely' change in outcome

Democrat Doug Jones won a bitter fight for a U.S. Senate seat in deeply conservative Alabama on Tuesday, dealing a political blow to President Donald Trump in a race marked by sexual misconduct...

Politics

Republicans in talks to lower top earners' tax rate to 37 %

Congressional Republicans are in advanced talks to lower the top tax rate for individuals from 39.6 percent to 37 percent as they finalize a massive $1.5 trillion tax package, said three people...

Politics

Tillerson says U.S. ready to talk to North Korea; Kim promises more weapons

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson offered to begin direct talks with North Korea without pre-conditions, backing away from a key U.S. demand that Pyongyang must first accept that giving up its...

Politics

Sununu on video opposing GOP election reform law

Gov. Chris Sununu became a YouTube celebrity over the weekend for brief comments he made in opposition to the latest Republican-backed election reform law working its way through the state...