New Hampshire state law allows convicts three years to request a new trial. After that, they lose the right. That’s true even if new evidence contradicting their guilt emerges. However, New Hampshire lawmakers are considering eliminating that three-year deadline, a measure proponents believe will help wrongfully convicted prisoners regain their freedom. During that debate, lawmakers […]
LACONIA — A man accused of strangling his mother to death in the South End is being held in jail, and expected to appear in court for a compet…
Activists, neighbors, local leaders, and state legislators gathered on the shore of Forest Lake in Dalton Friday morning to look over the placid lake and reiterate their commitment to fighting landfill proposals for their region. Nature was in cooperation: The sun began to break through clouds during the ceremony, and a resident loon yodeled a […]
LACONIA — Councilors will hold a public hearing regarding a new contract between the city and Spectacle Live, the company tasked with operatin…
LACONIA — A man accused of strangling his mother to death in the South End is being held in jail, and expected to appear in court for a compet…
(The Center Square) — New Hampshire is known for its resistance to taxes, but the state's Republican leaders want to enshrine that dictum with a constitutional amendment to outlaw income taxes.
GILFORD — City councilors approved spending funds from a mutual trust with the Town of Gilford to begin planning for the development of a trai…
FRANKLIN — Michael Brownell, of Franklin, was sentenced to up to 30 years in prison on charges of selling drugs and felony firearm possession,…
LACONIA — The state Attorney General’s Office identified one homicide victim on Wednesday, and continue to investigate another, unrelated homi…