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Alleged Ashland arsonist indicted on 5 felony charges
Courts & Cops

Alleged Ashland arsonist indicted on 5 felony charges

  • By BOB MARTIN, The Laconia Daily Sun
  • Updated Aug 4, 2026

ASHLAND — An Ashland resident accused of burning down his own house, in April, has been indicted on five felony charges.

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US violent crime is at its lowest in more than a century – but the funding that helped reduce it is disappearing
Politics

US violent crime is at its lowest in more than a century – but the funding that helped reduce it is disappearing

  • Andrea Hagan, Loyola University New Orleans
  • Updated Jun 28, 2026

A historic drop in violent crime, including the murder rate, is at risk after the cancellation of federal funding for programs that helped make the decline possible.

Local News

1 person charged after threats with loaded gun

  • By DELANEY NICKERSON, The Laconia Daily Sun
  • Updated Jun 26, 2026

LACONIA — One person is being charged with assault and reckless conduct with a gun, following a domestic altercation last week, where no one w…

For Black women in abusive relationships, gun-control loopholes can engender deadly disparities
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For Black women in abusive relationships, gun-control loopholes can engender deadly disparities

  • Sativa Banks, University of California, Davis
  • Updated Jun 4, 2026

Guns are what make violent partners so dangerous. And in the US, Black women get less protection from laws meant to keep firearms out of abusers’ hands.

Financial strain, lockdowns and fear of infection during disease outbreaks magnify violence against women and girls − new research
Health

Financial strain, lockdowns and fear of infection during disease outbreaks magnify violence against women and girls − new research

  • Lindsay Stark, Washington University in St. Louis and Ilana Seff, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Updated May 5, 2026

Disease outbreaks can make women and girls especially vulnerable to violence, but health surveillance systems do a poor job tracking these trends.

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Bill would give towns right to require proof of residency before providing welfare

  • By Ethan DeWitt, NH Bulletin
  • Updated Apr 21, 2026

New Hampshire’s centuries-old welfare law is pointed and clear: If a resident is poor or unable to support themselves, a municipality must pro…

Intimate partner homicide has clear warning signs – and is often preventable, research shows
Health

Intimate partner homicide has clear warning signs – and is often preventable, research shows

  • Kathryn Spearman, Penn State
  • Updated Apr 20, 2026

Women are at highest risk of being hurt or killed after separating from a potentially violent partner, but interventions such as taking away the former partner’s firearms can protect them.

Northfield resident facing felony charges after alleged attempted police station break-in
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Northfield resident facing felony charges after alleged attempted police station break-in

  • By BOB MARTIN, The Laconia Daily Sun
  • Updated Jan 22, 2026

NORTHFIELD — One resident is facing felony charges after allegedly trying to break into the town police station, as well allegedly assaulting …

Courts & Cops

Former Barnstead cop to claim corporal punishment defense in child abuse case

  • By GABRIEL PERRY, The Laconia Daily Sun
  • Updated Jan 7, 2026

The trial for a former cop accused of child abuse, domestic violence and witness tampering is set to begin in Belknap Superior Court on Tuesda…

State will prosecute Belmont domestic assault case, investigating elder abuse
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State will prosecute Belmont domestic assault case, investigating elder abuse

  • By GABRIEL PERRY, The Laconia Daily Sun
  • Updated Jan 2, 2026

CONCORD — A Tilton resident accused in the brutal assault of two elderly victims on Cotton Hill Road in Belmont in October is being prosecuted…

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