Police and fire employees came out as the majority of the town of Exeter's top wage earners. A total of $8 million was paid to municipal employees in 2009.

PORTSMOUTH -- A South End teenager was expelled from a private school and faces a felony drug distribution charge after being found in a parked car with marijuana and a...

11:59 a.m. A Ceres Street caller said someone claiming to be from city police was asking for credit card information.

PORTSMOUTH — After Peter Somssich read that a judge refused to accept a plea deal that would have absolved Richard Young of a gun charge related to a visit by...

As reports circulate that the NCAA might soon expand its wildly popular basketball tournament to 96 teams, one question is sweeping the nation:

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Boston Red Sox infielder Jed Lowrie has mononucleosis.

BOSTON — Paul Pierce scored 29 points, Kevin Garnett had 22 and the Boston Celtics cruised to their third straight lopsided victory at home, 109-97 over the New York Knicks...

DURHAM — The chance of a Class L championship grew stronger throughout each game for the Winnacunnet High School boys basketball team during the season, and the Warriors clinched a...

Clearing the desk of some items while waiting to see if my Final Four picks will pick this week to tank, or next ...

DURHAM — A chip on your shoulder apparently weighs less than the weight of high expectations.

PORTSMOUTH — Bird watchers started making phone calls and sending e-mails when a northern saw-whet owl was spotted resting Wednesday on an oak tree branch at 62 Union St.

PORTSMOUTH — More can be done to enhance use of renewable energy in the state to try to meet the goal of 25 percent by 2025, according to Public Service...

PORTSMOUTH — The City Council on Monday narrowly approved funding for design work to potentially add a youth recreation facility to the Portsmouth Middle School project, though some councilors did...

CONCORD — Opponents of the new tax on owners and investors in limited liability companies hit a roadblock Wednesday in the House of Representatives.

PORTSMOUTH — Early birds wearing the green dug into a traditional Irish breakfast at Ri Ra in downtown Portsmouth Wednesday morning, kicking off what looked like a promising — or...

SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — Despite strong winds and cool temperatures, 750 people came out Saturday to Vaughan Woods to enjoy a day of outdoor recreation, including hiking, children's activities, a...

ELIOT, Maine — Selectmen wracked their brains Tuesday night to find cost-cutting measures in advance of their meeting tonight with the town's Budget Committee.

PORTSMOUTH — A former Police Explorer was arrested Wednesday on a pair of charges alleging he raped and sexually assaulted a woman while she slept in a city hotel room.

GREENLAND — Weeks Public Library will be part of The Big Read: NH Reads To Kill a Mockingbird throughout March. This is a statewide project of the Center for the...

HAMPTON — For the second time in two years, the state is raising the cost of parking at Hampton Beach.