NH negotiating with Eagle Scout over $25,000 cost of 3-day mountain rescue with helicopter

CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire and a Massachusetts Eagle Scout who needed to be rescued from Mount Washington are negotiating the size of his fine, which the state initially set at $25,000.

Boyfriend of suspect in baby cut from womb case believed he was father, thought she gave birth

WORCESTER, Mass. — The boyfriend of the Massachusetts woman accused of kidnapping a baby girl who had been cut from her slain mother’s womb said he was convinced he was the infant’s father, and was stunned when police moved in on the couple.

DA say woman found with baby cut from womb had convinced family, friends she was pregnant

CONCORD, N.H. — Several people are seeking custody of a baby girl who was cut from her slain mother’s womb, a prosecutor said, as the woman suspected of kidnapping the infant remains jailed.

Uncle of murdered Mass. pregnant woman says he is grateful baby girl is alive

CONCORD, N.H. — The uncle of a murdered Massachusetts woman says he is grateful that the woman accused of cutting a fetus from his pregnant niece kept the baby girl alive.

Mass. woman accused of cutting baby from mother’s womb arraigned in NH; held on $2M bail

CONCORD, N.H. — A Massachusetts woman accused of cutting the fetus out of her pregnant friend and then telling others she’d just had a baby girl was ordered held on $2 million bail Thursday, a day after she was found with the live infant at a homeless shelter.

Baby girl is found after being cut from slain Mass. mother’s womb; woman is arrested

CONCORD, N.H. — A baby girl cut from her mother’s womb in Massachusetts was in good condition at a New Hampshire hospital on Thursday, officials said, and a woman arrested at a homeless shelter with the infant was to appear in court.

Longtime NH sports writer accused of running prostitution ring, advertising services online

MANCHESTER, N.H. — A veteran newspaper sports reporter has been accused of running a prostitution ring in Massachusetts and New Hampshire and possibly into Canada.

Too much government? Activists strike out for the woods and a route back to America’s roots

LANCASTER, N.H. — He fled the “People’s Republic of Massachusetts” to escape tyranny. Now he strides the campground in a plaid kilt and mirror shades, an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle across his torso, an immense Scottish sword sheathed between his shoulders.

Mass. teen fined $25,000 by New Hampshire for cost of 3-day mountain rescue vows to fight

CONCORD, N.H. — A Massachusetts teenager says he will fight the $25,000 fine by New Hampshire for the cost of his mountain rescue.

NH law keeps murder case liars on the hook; lifts statute of limitations to keep pressure on

CONCORD, N.H. — Renny Cushing is convinced a former New Hampshire state trooper got away with murder. So the state representative from Hampton sponsored a law that will have people looking over their shoulders for the rest of their lives if they’ve lied about a murder or helped cover one up.

Mass. teen fined $25,000 by New Hampshire for cost of 3-day mountain rescue with helicopter

CONCORD, N.H. — A Massachusetts teenager who spent three nights alone on Mount Washington in April after he sprained an ankle and veered off marked trails has been fined more than $25,000 for the cost of his rescue.

NH fines Mass. Eagle Scout for cost of rescue from Mt. Washington

CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire plans to fine a Massachusetts teenager for the cost of rescuing him from Mount Washington in April.

NH man swipes debit card for smokes, charged 23 quadrillion dollars (plus $15 overdraft fee)

MANCHESTER, N.H. — A New Hampshire man says he swiped his debit card at a gas station to buy a pack of cigarettes and was charged over 23 quadrillion dollars.

NH tax evaders convicted of plotting to kill feds in months-long standoff at fort-like home

CONCORD, N.H. — Tax evaders Ed and Elaine Brown were convicted Thursday on all counts of plotting to kill federal agents during a nine-month standoff at their fort-like home in rural New Hampshire.

NH tax evaders guilty on all counts of plotting to kill feds in months-long standoff

CONCORD, N.H. — Tax evaders Ed and Elaine Brown were convicted Thursday of amassing weapons, explosives and booby traps and plotting to kill federal agents during a nine-month standoff in 2007 at their fort-like home in rural New Hampshire.

Jury gets case against NH tax evaders accused of trying to harm agents during standoff

CONCORD, N.H. — Convicted tax evader Ed Brown just “wanted to live” when he stockpiled guns and explosives at his home during a 2007 standoff, his defense lawyer said Wednesday during closing arguments in Brown’s weapons and conspiracy trial.

Defense rests in weapons, conspiracy trial of NH tax evaders; closing arguments on tap

CONCORD, N.H. — Testimony has ended in New Hampshire in the trial of tax evaders accused of booby-trapping their property to harm federal agents during a 2007 standoff.

New Hampshire tax evader denies booby-trapping property to harm federal agents

CONCORD, N.H. — A convicted tax evader has denied at his trial that he booby-trapped his New Hampshire property to kill federal agents.

Plenty of states going to great depths to monitor groundwater supplies

KINGSTON, N.H. — About a quarter mile into dense woods, geologists watch as a drilling rig twists a shaft deep into the granite bedrock of southeastern New Hampshire. They are searching for water — not to drink — but to watch.

Beyond exterminating, New Hampshire city rallies around refugees to get rid of bedbugs

MANCHESTER, N.H. — After all the officials took turns explaining a plan to end a bedbug infestation in an apartment building where mostly refugees live, Michel Ndayavugwi simply pointed to the young boy dozing in a chair in the back of the room.

Video of weapons-filled home shown at NH trial of convicted tax evaders Ed and Elaine Brown

CONCORD, N.H. — Jurors in the trial of a tax-evading New Hampshire couple viewed video Wednesday of a vast arsenal that prosecutors say they stockpiled inside their turreted mountaintop home, including an improvised bomb on a kitchen shelf, next to the cookie jar.

Prosecutor says convicted NH tax evaders are radicals as weapons and conspiracy trial begins

CONCORD, N.H. — A retired exterminator and his dentist wife held hands and talked in court Tuesday as a prosecutor called them dangerous anti-government radicals and their lawyers said it was reasonable for them to fear for their lives.

Sprint Cup points leader Stewart crashes hard in practice at NHMS, moves to backup car

LOUDON, N.H. — Tony Stewart had to move to a backup car Friday after crashing in the first NASCAR Sprint Cup practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

NH tax evaders face new trial for weapons, bombs, booby traps allegedly aimed at marshals

CONCORD, N.H. — Retired exterminator Ed Brown and his dentist wife Elaine holed up on a mountaintop in their turreted concrete castle, protected by an arsenal of homemade bombs, booby traps, semiautomatic assault-type rifles and a cache of 60,000 rounds of ammunition — all aimed at federal agents, prosecutors say.

Iconic Einstein photo sold for more than $74,000; shows genius sticking tongue out at photogs

CONCORD, N.H. — One of the original signed prints of Albert Einstein sticking his tongue out at photographers has been sold by a New Hampshire auction house for $74,324.

Wayward cows decide to abandon Massachusetts farm and walk at least 5 miles to New Hampshire

NASHUA, N.H. — Two wayward cows decided to abandon their Massachusetts farm and walk at least five miles into New Hampshire, generating 911 calls from drivers. Nashua Deputy Fire Chief Michael O’Brien said he and his partner spent 45 minutes with ropes in hand trying to chase down the cows Tuesday, WMUR reported.

NH soldier killed disarming bomb in Iraq; chose Army over full college scholarship

SALEM, N.H. — Bright and hardworking like his immigrant parents, Edmond Lo’s future grew even more promising when he was offered a full scholarship to a prominent engineering school. But he turned it down, choosing instead to disarm bombs for the Army.

Pilot of small plane dies in crash on grounds of New Hampshire resort

GILFORD, N.H. — Authorities say the pilot of a single-engine plane has died after crashing on the grounds of a New Hampshire resort.

NH man charged after saying his infant son was behind the wheel in hit-and-run accident

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Police in Portsmouth, N.H., said a man has been charged with lying about his involved in a hit-and-run accident by telling them his son was driving the vehicle. Problem is, the man’s son is an infant. A police officer questioned the man about who “normally” drives the car and was told by the man that his 19-year-old son drives the vehicle, but wasn’t home, Foster’s Daily Democrat reported. The man told police he would have his son contact them.

Police say NH man drove his car at a friend after argument over a $10 bar tab

SALEM, N.H. — Police said a man drove his car at a friend in Salem, N.H., after the two argued over a $10 bar tab. The man, 23, was charged with two counts of first-degree assault, reckless conduct and criminal mischief. Police said the man and a co-worker were out drinking on Friday, and the two went to the co-worker’s house early Saturday.