News Director Don Briand covers breaking news from across New England and around the globe. Don has more that 40 years of experience in news, working in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Florida. He is the winner of numerous broadcast awards, and has been named NH Broadcaster of the Year. His volunteer work has garnered him both the Volunteer of the Year in 2009 and the 2015 Citizen of the Year award in Dover.
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Portsmouth’s Memorial Bridge To Become A “Living Bridge”
(Portsmouth, NH) - The Memorial Bridge connecting Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Kittery, Maine may soon become a benchmark for assessing the long-term condition of transportation infrastructure.
Hampton Store Clerk Charged With Lewdness
(Hampton, NH) - A Hampton man is facing charges of indecent exposure/lewdness after an incident last month.
School Official Faces D.W.I Charge
Rochester, NH) - The Vice-Chairman of the Rochester School Board has been charged with D.W.I. after an accident last week.
Manchester Drug Bust “Biggest In Recent Memory”
(Manchester,N.H.) - Police in Manchester, New Hampshire, say the shooting of a woman last week has led to three drug arrests and the seizure of heroin, fentanyl, guns and over $200,000.
Gas Prices Drop Ahead Of Holiday Weekend
(Concord, NH) - Gas prices have have gone down slightly as we prepare for the 4th of July Holiday weekend.
Thousands celebrate Gay Pride
(Portsmouth) - Up to four thousand people jammed Market Square in downtown Portsmouth Saturday.
Relay for Life – Honors Cancer Survivors and Victims
(Hampton) - Seacoast region Relay for Life volunteers are participating in a 24-hour yearly event.
Search Continues For Maine Murder Suspect
(Guilford, Maine) - Maine State Police continue their search for murder suspect Robert Burton.
Somersworth Man Arrested In Domestic Incident
(Somersworth, NH) - A Somersworth man is facing multiple charges after an early morning domestic incident.
Somersworth Man Arrested For Robbery
(Somersworth, NH) - A Somersworth man is facing arraignment this morning on an Armed Robbery charge.
Police Investigate Hit & Run Fatal In Newmarket
(Newmarket, NH) - State and local police are investigating a hit & run accident that claimed the life of a Newmarket man.
Boy’s Body Found In Boscawen
( Boscawen, N.H. ) - Rescue workers have recovered the body of a 10-year-old boy who drowned yesterday afternoon in the Merrimack River in Boscawen.
Rochester Man Charged With Another Burglary
(Rochester, NH) - A Rochester man has been charged with Burglary as Police continue to investigate a rash of home break-ins.
Father & Son Presumed Drowned In Boscawen
(Boscawen, NH) - Authorities are searching the Merrimack River for two people swept under by the fast-moving current Wednesday evening.
Woman Wanted For Selling Heroin Captured
( Portsmouth, N.H. ) - Police, acting on information generated by social media, have arrested a woman who was wanted for selling heroin.
Tsarnaev Sentencing Today
(Boston, Mass.) - Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will today be formally sentenced for the Boston Marathon bombings and subsequent actions that killed 5 people and injured 260 others.