Local News - Portsmouth Herald (BETA)

With the focus this week on the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said it is an opportune time for her to announce she is co-sponsoring a Senate carbon reduction bill that she sees as innovative and...

PORTSMOUTH — On the eve of Hanukkah, one Stratham girl brought icons of the holiday to those who otherwise would have gone without.

As the N.H. Gaming Study Commission continues its deliberations, a new statewide poll shows support for expanded gambling, but also reveals the depth of the opposition.

On paper, hockey's east best team, UNH, should easily beat the last place team, Providence. On paper, UNH's 16 Hockey East points and No. 19 national ranking should make them better than Providence's five Hockey East points. On paper, UNH's six-game...

PORTSMOUTH — A potentially deadly situation was averted Thursday morning after a trash compactor truck struck a telephone pole on Commerce Way, causing electrical wires to fall on top of the vehicle, which was leaking fuel as the driver remained...

PORTSMOUTH — A man was sentenced to a year in jail for driving without a license, following four convictions for driving while intoxicated.

PORTSMOUTH — After a Ranger Way company laid off its accountant, an audit showed the accountant had stolen more than $11,000 by charging goods to the company that she kept for herself, police allege.

PORTSMOUTH — The chance to help at-risk state students stay "in school and on track" with the City Year New Hampshire online holiday auction ends at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 15.

PORTSMOUTH — Although initially canceled, the Portsmouth Holiday Express is scheduled to depart on Saturday.

PORTLAND, Maine — The number of doses of H1N1 (swine) flu vaccine has doubled recently in Maine — with 150,000 doses arriving over the past week alone — allowing more people in high-risk categories to get their inoculations, officials...

PORTSMOUTH — The loudest team at Portsmouth High School on Thursday was not on the basketball court, hockey rink or wrestling mat. All that boisterous chanting could be heard from the indoor swimming pool as the Portsmouth swim team practiced its...

BRENTWOOD (AP) — The 90 state representatives from Rockingham County hope to elect a new sheriff by February.

PORTSMOUTH — A program designed to help Seacoast teenagers successfully transition to adulthood, by building confidence, character and resiliency, is looking to undergo its own period of independent growth.

PORTSMOUTH — Five youth bands from the Portsmouth Music and Arts Center are ready to rock The Press Room on Saturday.

PORTSMOUTH — Barbara Massar is feeling a bit like George Bailey at the end of "It's a Wonderful Life" nowadays. The new strategy by Pro Portsmouth to raise funds for First Night has proven successful, and she said there's many reasons to be...

ELIOT, Maine — Of the 35 Eliot residents attending Thursday evening's public hearing at Town Hall, some raised concerns but none questioned the value of spending $220,000 in tax increment financing (TIF) funds on engineering studies for the...

PORTSMOUTH — A South End teenager accused of burglarizing a New Castle home while on bail for a charge alleging he burglarized a Portsmouth home, waived his right to a speedy trial.

DURHAM (AP) — University of New Hampshire police are working to strike a balance when it sends messages to students warning of possible safety threats on the Durham campus.

BRENTWOOD (AP) — A Rochester woman is facing charges she stole about $80,000 from the Portsmouth lawyer she was working for.