When Combating the Opioid Crisis in Rural N.H., It's No Easy Fight

When you think about New Hampshire’s opioid crisis, Manchester and Nashua tend to come to mind. That’s because they’ve been getting most of the attention…and resources. But smaller towns in the Northern part of the state are battling this crisis too…and struggling to do so.

With No Oversight, How Sober is 'Sober Living' in New Hampshire?

When recovering from an opioid addiction, one important step is finding safe, drug-free housing. There are a lot of places in New Hampshire that call themselves 'sober living.' But with no state oversight there’s no real way to check how sober these houses actually are.

NATIONAL POLITICS

Trump Steals Spotlight As Candidates Begin Filing For N.H. Primary

Wednesday was the first day for presidential candidates to file for the New Hampshire presidential primary. Seven candidates are now officially on the ballot -- including GOP businessman Donald Trump. 

Win or Lose, Christie and Kasich Poured Their Hearts into N.H.

Victory in the New Hampshire Primary is usually counted in one way:  the candidate with the most vote wins. But there’s another measure of primary success, something less tangible than vote totals: How long, and intensely, does a candidate woo New Hampshire voters?

STATE POLITICS

N.H. House Fails to Pass State Budget For First Time in Decades - What Happens Now?

Republican leaders failed to rally a majority to support their preferred budget this week. That leaves many wondering what the House’s role will be later  in the budget process. 

CRIME

As Students Return To St. Paul's, Specter Of Trial And School Culture Questions Linger

At St. Paul's School, dorms are full again and around campus it looks like a typical start to a new school year, but the first weeks of classes come not quite a month after high profile trial put St Paul's School front and center in the national media.

MISCELLANEOUS

What It's Like for a New Hampshire Reporter to Cover Her First Primary

The candidates have flown out, the national cameras have shifted focus, and soon the yard signs will begin to disappear. But for the local media, who'll stay put as the campaigns continue onward – it all feels so sudden.

Manchester to Adopt a New Way Of Taking Out the Trash

Beginning next spring, Manchester residents in the northwestern and eastern parts of the city will switch to automated trash pickup. But this idea is nothing new - in fact Nashua has been using it for 13 years.

N.H. Businesses Step Up to Help Tackle State's Drug Crisis

Addressing the state’s drug crisis has been an all hands on deck approach but advocates are saying one missing player in all this – has been employers. And how they can be a part of the solution. Whether that’s offering jobs to those in recovery or simply changing how addiction is addressed and talked about at work.

N.H. Continues To Make Millions Off Alcohol, But Spends Little To Curb Impact

Everyone in New Hampshire knows the state is grappling with an opioid crisis. But some advocates are worried we are forgetting about a problem that’s been with us for much longer.

N.H. Democrats Rally Around Clinton, Each Other in Manchester

New Hampshire Democrats presented a united front at a Hillary Clinton rally in Manchester just weeks before election day.

He's Defended the N.H. Primary for Decades. Why? 'It Gives the Little Guy a Chance'

Bill Gardner is the longest serving Secretary of State in the country. He's also the man most responsible for maintaining New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation presidential primary.

Measuring Impact of Business Tax Cuts in N.H. May Be a Tricky Business

After a long battle in Concord, the state’s business tax rates are now set to drop starting next year, the first such cut in more than a decade. But the question of whether these cuts will succeed in luring new businesses to New Hampshire doesn't yet have a clear answer.

Kibby Pleads Guilty in Conway Kidnapping Case, Sentenced to 45 to 90 years

After nearly two years of preparing for trial, Nathaniel Kibby, the Gorham man charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a Conway teen in 2013, plead guilty.

Nashua Runner Races Boston Marathon For Beloved Guide Dog

When 30,000 runners line up this morning in Boston, many will be running for some cause or some loved one, and that’s the case for Nashua runner Randy Pierce, but he's doing it with an extra challenge -- he's blind.

Reporter's Notebook: NHPR Journalist Reporting from Berlin...Germany

As part of a fellowship with the RIAS Berlin Kommission, NHPR's Paige Sutherland will be traveling around Germany for two weeks - meeting with the country's politicians and policy makers as well as local journalists.