Father strangles coyote that grabbed his son in New Hampshire

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Published
January 20, 2020

Father strangles coyote that grabbed his son in New Hampshire

Police believe the same coyote attacked a pair of dogs, bit a woman and even tried to skirmish with a vehicle.
Published
January 19, 2020

Lyme disease vaccine for mice could help prevent human infections

Scientists completed a three-year study that gave vaccine-coated pellets to mice in the backyards of 32 homes, and results show a 26% drop in infection.
Published
January 16, 2020

Vermont continues among top Peace Corps producing states

The state, with a per capita rate of 8.1 volunteers per 100,000 residents, is only behind the District of Columbia.
Published
January 16, 2020

Vermont warns about hepatitis A outbreak

The Department of Health is warning residents about a a statewide outbreak, joining New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
Published
January 16, 2020

Report: Fewer guns found at New England airports

Decrease in airport numbers bucks national trend as TSA officer caught more firearms in agency's 19-year history than ever before at checkpoints.
Published
January 13, 2020

Massachusetts woman who pressured boyfriend to kill himself will remain in prison

The U.S. Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from a woman who’s serving a 15-month sentence for her role in the 2014 death of her boyfriend.
Published
January 13, 2020

Supreme court lets stand convictions of women who went topless at New Hampshire beach

A state court had earlier decided that Laconia's public nudity ordinance does not discriminate on the basis of gender or violate the women's right to free speech.
Published
January 12, 2020

Ex-drug company executives face reckoning in opioid bribery case

The case against Insys Therapeutics is considered the first seeking to hold an opioid maker criminally liable for the ongoing drug crisis.
Published
January 9, 2020

Pamela Smart, who recruited teen lover to kill her husband, to seek parole again

New Hampshire authorities rejected her request last year for parole consideration or sentence reduction.
Published
January 9, 2020

Les Otten steps up so Dixville Notch can retain claim to electoral fame

The tiny New Hampshire community, which traditionally is among the first to cast ballots for president in primaries and the general election, needed a fifth resident.