Dean LeMire: Prison drug treatment is an innovative way of reducing overdose deaths

Just when it seemed there was light at the end of the dark tunnel that is New Hampshire's overdose crisis, we are given another unwelcome jolt of reality. Despite data initially showing that drug overdose deaths had declined, state officials released new statistics in April showing that deaths continued unabated in 2017.

Ex-student files sexual-abuse lawsuit against NH prep school

A former New Hampshire boarding school student says in a lawsuit the school violated her civil rights by failing to protect her from sexual assault in a "hypersexualized environment" where older students scored points for having sex with younger ones. The lawsuit , filed Friday in federal court in Concord, New Hampshire, claims officials at St. Paul's School failed to report the sexual assault of a freshman during the 2012-13 school year.

Olympian skier Tom Corcoran dies, founded popular ski resort

In this Dec. 31, 1966 file photo, Waterville Valley ski area developer Tom Corcoran, far left, and his wife Roberta, pose with Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and Paul Pfosi, far right, a Swiss skier who headed the ski school at Waterville Valley, N.H. Corcoran, an Olympic skier who founded New Hampshire's Waterville Valley ski area and built it into a destination for racers and celebrities alike, died Tuesday, June 27, 2017.

Sununu’s first 100 days marked by enthusiasm, but key losses

In this Jan. 5, 2017 file photo, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu waves as he stands with his wife Valerie, left, and Speaker of the House Shawn Jasper after taking the oath of office at the State House in Concord, N.H. Sununu set an ambitious agenda for a first-term governor, and as he marks his first 100 days in office, he's made headway on some while seeing little to no progress -- or outright losses -- on others.

Gun-friendly statehouses see occasional reckless conduct

In this Jan. 4, 2017 file photo, New Hampshire House Speaker Shawn Jasper presides over the year's first session in the House Chamber at the Statehouse, in Concord, N.H. Gun-friendly New Hampshire is back in the spotlight after a lawmaker dropped a loaded firearm this week in a House hearing on a kindergarten bill. But lawmakers packing guns on Statehouse grounds, and occasionally handling them recklessly, isn't unique to New Hampshire.

In minority party, Hassan says she’ll stand up to Trump

New Hampshire's new U.S. Senator, Gov. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., talks during an interview with the Associated Press in her office Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, in Concord, N.H. New Hampshire's new U.S. Senator, Gov. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., talks during an interview with the Associated Press in her office Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, in Concord, N.H. CONCORD, N.H. - Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan chose to run for U.S. Senate to help protect and advance New Hampshire's work on Medicaid expansion, women's health care and a slew of other issues. "I am sure I can find common ground with members of the other party in the Senate as well as President Trump," she told The Associated Press on Friday.

New Hampshire candidates to square off in Tuesday primary

CONCORD, N.H. >> New Hampshire candidates for governor and Congress are squaring off Tuesday in primary contests for a chance to represent their parties in the November election. The September primary is among the latest in the country, with voters in Delaware, New York and Rhode Island also heading to the polls that day.

Court denies request to list Johnson as Libertarian in Ohio

Former New Mexico governor, Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson, left, stands with his vice presidential running mate, former Massachusetts governor William Weld during a campaign rally Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, in Concord, N.H. less Former New Mexico governor, Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson, left, stands with his vice presidential running mate, former Massachusetts governor William Weld during a campaign rally Thursday, ... more Several hundred people stand in the rain to hear Former New Mexico governor, Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson speak during a campaign rally Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, in Concord, N.H. Several hundred people stand in the rain to hear Former New Mexico governor, Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson speak during a campaign rally Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, in Concord, N.H. Rain falls as former New Mexico Gov. and ... (more)