Imprisoned New Hampshire tax evader ashamed about standoff, wants divorce

The woman and her husband were holed up for 9 months in their fortress-like home in 2007 after they stopped showing up in court in the middle of their trial on tax evasion charges.

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.

Vermont warns about hepatitis A outbreak

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

Report: Fewer guns found at New England airports

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.  

Rhode Island AG: Hometown cops should be alerted to gun buys

In the wake of a shooting at an affordable housing complex, Rhode Island's Attorney General wants lawmakers to require firearm purchase applications be submitted to police departments where the buyer lives, not just where the gun is purchased.