HAMPTON and#8212; Who knew using a slingshot to throw an egg at a neighbor's home and allegedly dumping weed killer on her lawn could cost $20,000?

YORK, Maine and#8212; Police are warning York area businesspeople to be alert after a flim-flam team made off with $400 from a cash register at Eldredge Lumber and Hardware on...

PORTSMOUTH and#8212; Some in the audience leaned forward in their chairs as author Simon Van Booy read from his recently released story collection, "Love Begins in Winter." Others leaned back...

By Jeb Bradley

We're not a meteorologist (although we are sensing a certain weather pattern), and we're certainly not ready to cast aspersions on Saturday's weather forecast, so we'll be positive here:

The preamble, summation and conclusion of the Declaration of Independence.

WIMBLEDON, England and#8212; Rising, rising, rising, high above the most famous patch of grass in tennis, Roger Federer channeled Pete Sampras on match point in the Wimbledon semifinals Friday, tucking...

July 1 and#8212; To the Editor:

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EPPING and#8212; Florence Evelyn "Bonnie" Kelley, 63, died Friday, July 3, 2009, at her home after a 13-year courageous battle with cancer. She was born July 9, 1945, in Exeter,...

PORTSMOUTH and#8212; Here it is, folks: a chance to be in the movies without leaving the comforts of home.

CAPE NEDDICK, Maine and#8212; Sue S. Lindbom, 75, of Clay Hill Road, died Thursday, July 2, 2009, at Durgin Pines in Kittery.

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EXETER and#8212; Thomas Michael Howard, 55, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at Exeter Hospital. He was born June 6, 1954, in Everett, Mass., son of Marjorie (Rogers) Howard...

CONCORD (AP) and#8212; New Hampshire soldiers will be among 3,000 troops heading to Afghanistan next year to help train Afghan forces.

John Edmond Guy, 86 of 133 State Road, Kittery Maine, died on Thursday, July 2, 2009, comfortably at his home after a period of failing health.

HAMPTON and#8212; A federal judge ruled a Hampton Falls campground was not negligent during a 2004 windstorm that downed trees and injured a couple who were trapped in their trailer...

Portsmouth Police Log

Leslie Alan Coates wasn't so sure he wanted to meet Christopher Anthony Cote, the theater composer. Aware both were in theater, coworkers at the bookstore where they worked kept saying...

RYE and#8212; Rich Riley is not the typical size of most 12-year old kids standing at over 6-feet tall.