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A local woman accused of hitting two pedestrians with her car saw her charges dropped on Tuesday, but a city prosecutor says police are re-evaluating the case and may file new charges.

Portsmouth Fire Chief Chris LeClaire admits that when he first began thinking of what he might like to see out of a piece of public art slated to be placed in front of his downtown fire station, he didn't picture what ended up being proposed by renowned sculptor Emile Birch.

A local teen charged with throwing a kitchen knife at another woman had her bail reduced on Thursday following a hearing in Portsmouth District Court.

Transportation officials say trucks that weigh more than 20 tons can no longer use the Sarah Long Bridge, which connects New Hampshire and Maine.

The cause of a Saturday morning fire which damaged a Kearsage Way home remained undetermined Sunday.

Firefighters responded to a fire at a home at 36 Rogers St. on Thursday after a halogen reading light ignited a chair in a second-story bedroom.

An elder care organization has agreed to buy the entire 91-acre campus of the community college in Stratham, N.H. Webster Continuing Care Corp.

A trend of high dollar amount embezzlement cases against bookkeepers continued on Monday when local police arrested a Berwick, Maine, woman on charges she stole upward of $30,000 from two local condominium associations.

A 22-year-old man drove about 35 miles intending to have sex with a 14-year-old girl, according to a prepared statement released by Portsmouth's police chief.

Mike Teixeira, of Calypso Communications, and Jamila Taylor, of Latona Associates, today announced they will host Portsmouth's second Pecha Kucha Night on Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at the Portsmouth Gas Light Co., 64 Market Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

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Budding crime scene investigators and fashion designers have a summer camp waiting for them in Portsmouth, N.H. A CSI camp will host two sessions: July 13-17 and July 20-24. Camp leader John Caldwell says participants ages 10-14 will be collecting evidence, learning how to fingerprint and learning about blood detection and spatter analysis.

A Barrington man who forced his way into a city residence and stabbed a man in the chest Thursday night is being charged with attempted murder, burglary and assault, according to police.

A Virginia family believes the black ring they saw in the sky during a trip to an amusement park was a sign from God.

A Newmarket man stabbed a man in the chest with a pair of scissors after following his ex-girlfriend into a residence late Thursday night "to see if any men were in the apartment with her," according to police.

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A Rockingham County Superior Court Judge revoked bail for a Portsmouth sex offender convicted of being a felon in possession of a dangerous weapon in April.