HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – A woman who swore at police officers, refused to give them her license and registration, then ran away, shouldn’t have been convicted of interfering with police, a divided appeals court ruled Wednesday.The case stems from a 2003 car accident in which a driver was injured. The driver’s sister, Madalena Silva, rushed […]

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – A woman who swore at police officers, refused to give them her license and registration, then ran away, shouldn’t have been convicted of interfering with police, a divided appeals court ruled Wednesday.The case stems from a 2003 car accident in which a driver was injured. The driver’s sister, Madalena Silva, rushed […]

BOSTON (AP) – The fatal shooting of a mother and her 9-month-old daughter in their Hopkinton home last week remains a puzzle, the lead prosecutor in the case said on Wednesday.“It is a puzzle and we have a bunch of missing pieces,” said Middlesex County District Attorney Martha Coakley.The bodies of Rachel Entwistle, 27, and […]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – A man accused of killing his girlfriend’s 5-week infant 23 years ago was convicted of manslaughter Wednesday but cleared of second-degree murder.George Knickerbocker, 46, will spend between 15 to 30 years in prison rather than a possible life term had he been convicted of murder.He was charged with killing Adam Robbins […]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – Police are looking for a young woman who robbed two convenience stores.Police say they believe the same woman robbed one store Tuesday, then minutes later robbed another. The woman showed a handgun in both robberies, but got away with cash from only one.No injuries were reported.The woman is described as petite […]

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) – Hoping to alleviate overcrowding in its dorms and to encourage more students to live on campus, the University of New Hampshire plans to build three more undergraduate residence halls.The dorms, two of which will be completed by August 2007 and the third a year later, will accommodate 78 students.The new buildings […]

NEW YORK (AP) – A Roman Catholic church in Manhattan has sued the Travelers Casualty and Surety Co. charging breach of contract, claiming the insurance carrier has improperly refused to pay $1.22 million stolen by a priest.The Church of St. John the Martyr, on East 71st Street, says in court papers the losses were due […]

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) – Hoping to alleviate overcrowding in its dorms and to encourage more students to live on campus, the University of New Hampshire plans to build three more undergraduate residence halls.The dorms, two of which will be completed by August 2007 and the third a year later, will accommodate 78 students.The new buildings […]

NEW YORK (AP) – A Roman Catholic church in Manhattan has sued the Travelers Casualty and Surety Co. charging breach of contract, claiming the insurance carrier has improperly refused to pay $1.22 million stolen by a priest.The Church of St. John the Martyr, on East 71st Street, says in court papers the losses were due […]

NEW YORK (AP) – A Roman Catholic church in Manhattan has sued the Travelers Casualty and Surety Co. charging breach of contract, claiming the insurance carrier has improperly refused to pay $1.22 million stolen by a priest.The Church of St. John the Martyr, on East 71st Street, says in court papers the losses were due […]