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Federal prosecutors say Kevin Patel, 40, collected about $2 million from friends and acquaintances through a company he called Royal Investments and spent the money instead of investing it.
Christopher Marin, a special assistant U.S. attorney in New Hampshire, was among 183 Justice Department employees recognized at an awards ceremony in Washington.
Supporters said the federal 287(g) stipends could pay for deputy body cameras; the lone opponent said the county shouldn't take money tied to immigration enforcement.
A federal grand jury in New Hampshire charged a 30-year-old Methuen, Massachusetts, resident and a 27-year-old Manchester resident with conspiring to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine, prosecutors said.
The former Patriots tight end said he crossed the street from Goffstown High School to greet fans and took photos with people "across the political spectrum."
New mapping puts the blaze near the Maine line at 856 acres with about 11% contained, and federal officials believe people started it.
The season runs through Dec. 6 in most of the state. Fish and Game officials say hunters must register deer at a station during the opening three days and should avoid urine-based lures because of chronic wasting disease.
Prosecutors said Nasaiah Johnson and Xiao Yu were part of a six-person group that traveled from New York, threatened an employee with what appeared to be a gun and loaded stolen goods into a rented box truck.
Unofficial returns also show Democrats winning or ahead in all five Executive Council races, setting up divided government in Concord when new officials are seated.
Daniel Irving, who was serving an eight-year federal drug sentence, cut off his GPS monitor and ran after testing positive for cocaine, prosecutors said. He was caught four months later.
Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie unseated U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick in the closely watched race for Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District. The Associated Press…
Voters in New York, New Hampshire and Maine decided races that helped Democrats win control of the U.S. House of Representatives in Tuesday's midterm elections. In New York,…
The Republican incumbent edged out a former executive councilor in a tight count that stretched past midnight.
The Democratic congressman keeps retiring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen's seat in his party's hands and becomes the first openly gay man elected to the Senate.
Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark is among the signers of a bipartisan letter backing the Senate version of the bill, which would set minimum safety standards for social media and gaming platforms.
The former Patriots tight end posed with the conservative group's volunteers at a Goffstown polling place and greeted voters in Bedford as the group worked to turn out Republicans in a state with a marquee Senate race.
The chief told selectmen that 287(g) funds could cut about $22,000 from roughly $68,000 in proposed police budget increases.
Forty federal personnel are working the blaze in the White Mountain National Forest, where steep ground and drought-dried woods have complicated the response. Officials say no people or property are threatened.
Voters in New York, Maine and New Hampshire go to the polls on Tuesday to decide key congressional races that will help determine the balance of power in Washington for the…
Friends lowered Zev Beigel, 29, of West Hartford to the ground after he fell while climbing nearly 150 feet up the cliff, and rescuers carried him out to an ambulance, New Hampshire Fish and Game said.
David Febres, 55, of Dracut, Massachusetts, was flown to a Manchester hospital and died there, New Hampshire Fish and Game officials said.
State officials say three pieces targeting John Sununu or boosting Edmond Laplante never disclosed who paid for them. Every campaign contacted denied any role.
Early findings point to high speed on a curve in the single-car crash before dawn on Oct. 31, according to one news report. The driver has not been identified.
Investigators have not identified the person found in dense brush off South Bow Road. They are asking people who used nearby trails to come forward.