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Live from the Word Barn: Deadgrass, a Jerry Garcia tribute band, blends traditional bluegrass acoustics with soulful, psychedelic jamming 🎸🎵
Live from the Word Barn: Deadgrass
Deadgrass, a Jerry Garcia tribute band, brings traditional bluegrass acoustics to Garcia's diverse discography.
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A study from the NH Insurance Department released Monday found that women face challenges accessing appropriate healthcare due to provider shortages, concerns about healthcare affordability, and a low understanding of insurance coverage.
Women in NH face provider shortages and barriers to healthcare access, study finds
The New Hampshire Insurance Department found need for greater need for transparency on how insurance coverage works
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A lawsuit contends NH's loitering statute is unconstitutionally vague, violating the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments and disproportionately targeting the homeless population.
Lawsuit seeks class action status over NH's policing of loitering law against homeless
The lawsuit contends NH's loitering statute is unconstitutionally vague and violates the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments by denying due process and allowing the government to conduct unreasonable searches and seizures.
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St. Andrew’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Rye Beach is a visual feast — both inside and out. This Saturday, the historic chapel will keep its doors wide open as they celebrate 150 years of service.
At St. Andrew's by-the-Sea, a celebration of 150 years of service, song and salt air
St. Andrew's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Rye Beach held its first service in the summer of 1876. The historic chapel was built for $4,000.
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The NH Division of Historical Resources named five properties, including a tavern and an abolitionist home, to the state Register of Historic Places on Tuesday.
Revolutionary War-era tavern and abolitionist home added to NH historic register
The NH Division of Historical Resources named five properties to the state Register of Historic Places, including a tavern.
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Writers on a New England Stage: Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout joined NHPR's Casey McDermott in Portsmouth to discuss her new novel, The Things We Never Say 📚 https://bit.ly/4hwPw9H
Writers on a New England Stage: Elizabeth Strout
Pulitzer Prize winning author Elizabeth Strout joins NHPR's Casey McDermott to talk about her novel The Things We Never Say.
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The state Department of Environmental Services is helping utilities to bolster cybersecurity for key water system functions, following last week’s attack in Minnesota.
NH water utilities increase security in response to cyberattacks in other states
The state Department of Environmental Services is helping utilities to bolster cybersecurity for key water system functions, following last week's attack in Minnesota.
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With state primary day a little more than a month away, the candidates in New Hampshire’s Democratic U.S. Senate race are stepping up their campaign activity across the state.
NH Democratic Senate candidates talk Social Security, money in elections
Rep. Chris Pappas and Karishma Manzur are facing off for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in 2026.
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There are now 69 confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis in New Hampshire so far this year, according to the latest data from the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services.
NH confirms 69 cases of cyclosporiasis, 3 hospitalizations
Multiple cases are connected to exposure at Cheshire Medical Center earlier this summer.
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Aug. 4, 2026 marks 45 years since NHPR's flagship station WEVO hit the airwaves 📻🎉 Take a walk down memory lane with us to reflect on our major milestones over the years:
NHPR at 45: Alive and thriving thanks to community support
Aug. 4, 2026 marks 45 years since NHPR's flagship station WEVO hit the airwaves. Take a walk with us down memory lane to reflect on major milestones that got us here today.
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This week on Live from the Word Barn, country artist Kristina Murray brings working-class characters to life through sharp detail, raw emotion, and soulful music 🎵
Country artist Kristina Murray brings working-class characters to life on the Word Barn stage
Kristina Murray is a country artist in the truest sense, bringing working-class characters to life through keen detail and soulful music.
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Jennifer Hunt, the first female dean of the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, began her tenure Saturday.
Dartmouth's first female medical school dean begins tenure, faces federal probe
Jennifer Hunt, the new dean of the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, is its first female dean. She starts her tenure Saturday.
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Outside/In: At the height of summer, when so many of us are embracing an al fresco lifestyle, a tale of two outdoor events gone spectacularly wrong 🎭
Outside/In: Fiasco al fresco
A field trip, a play, and a producer's case against outdoor dining.
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More than 5,000 English learners attend New Hampshire public schools. The state Department of Education is looking for parents and community partners to help shape their English language education.
NH is seeking parents and community leaders to help shape multilingual education
More than 5,000 multilingual students attend New Hampshire public schools and most were born in the United States, according to the Department of Education.
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Crowds gathered to watch hot air balloons take flight in Pittsfield last week for part of the Suncook Valley Rotary’s 44th annual hot air balloon rally 🎈
‘You become family': Pittsfield's annual balloon rally draws crowds and pilots from all over
Organizers say the Suncook Valley Rotary's annual hot air balloon rally draws over 10,000 people to the area.
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Nearly 80% of teachers say the statewide “bell-to-bell” cellphone ban is effective at reducing classroom distractions, according to a new report from the state department of education.
NH students more focused in classroom, educators say, following statewide cellphone ban
80% of teachers say students are less distracted, according to a new report from the department of education.
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Officials with the NH Office of the Child Advocate say a final report on its probe into alleged abuse and neglect at the Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester could take months to complete.
NH Child Advocate's report on alleged abuse at the Sununu Center could take months
Officials with the NH Office of the Child Advocate say a final report on its probe into alleged abuse and neglect at the Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester could take months to complete.
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The USNH Board of Trustees voted in favor of a proposal that would combine the positions of system chancellor and UNH president at its June meeting. If the proposal goes through, the presidents of Keene State College and Plymouth State College would report to that newly designed role.
USNH seeks to combine system chancellor and UNH president into one role
The newly designed position would oversee the entire state university system, including Plymouth State and Keene State.
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Some veggies are a breeze, some veggies are a burden 🍅🥦 Homegrown NH's Emma Erler weighs in on the easiest and hardest vegetables to grow to help you know where to put your energy in the garden.
Homegrown NH: Which veggies are easiest to grow in NH, and which are hardest?
Is any vegetable "universally easy to grow"? Probably not, but Homegrown NH's Emma Erler has tips on where to put your energy if you're new to gardening.
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Outside/In: The federal government wants to kill one owl to save another 🦉 For over 10 years, biologist Mark Higley has been stalking the forests of the Hoopa Valley Reservation with a shotgun. His mission? To save the northern spotted owl from the more aggressive barred owl.
Outside/In: The Night Owls
The federal government wants to kill one owl to save another.
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James Pindell, national political reporter at The Boston Globe, talked with NHPR’s Julia Barnett about what Democrats’ 2028 plans might mean for the New Hampshire presidential primary.
DNC's moves on presidential primary add confusion to NH's first-in-the-nation status
James Pindell, national political reporter at The Boston Globe, talked with NHPR's Julia Barnett about where things stand with Democrats' 2028 plans and what those plans might mean for the New Hampshire primary.
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This fall, students at UNH's College of Professional Studies will be able to get degrees in management and computer information technology in as few as three years rather than four.
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More than three years after members of a neo-Nazi group disrupted a drag story hour at a cafe in downtown Concord, the NH Attorney General’s office announced Thursday it has reached a settlement with the group’s leader that includes fines and community service.
Leader of neo-Nazi group to pay fine, perform community service after targeting Concord café
Members of NSC-131, a white supremacist group, disrupted a drag story hour at a business in 2023. Prosecutors say the group is “essentially defunct” in NH.
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Headed to Newport Jazz Fest this weekend? 🎷🎶 Jazz artist Kamasi Washington, a headliner at this year’s Newport Jazz Festival, recently sat down with NHPR’s Patrick McNameeKing to discuss a life centered on expression, creativity, and connection.
Ahead of Newport Jazz Fest, Kamasi Washington stops by NH to talk music & connection
Jazz composer and bandleader Kamasi Washington is known for pushing the boundaries of contemporary music, and he's one of the headliners at this year's Newport Jazz Festival.
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This week on the NH News Recap: A New Hampshire woman is caught up in the White House's crackdown on foreign-born nationals; nearly 80% of teachers say the state-wide school cellphone ban is reducing classroom distractions. Plus, new shark species have been observed off the coast of New England.
NH News Recap: Teachers give cellphone ban thumbs up; new sharks spotted off NE coast
Nearly 80% of educators surveyed said a "bell-to-bell" cellphone ban reduced distractions; warming ocean waters prompt at least three new species of shark to show up in New England.
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Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed a new law to tighten the state’s landfill regulations earlier this month. The law will create a committee to review all future landfill proposals in New Hampshire.
New state law will tighten NH's landfill regulations
The new law, signed this month, will create a committee to review all future landfill proposals in the state.
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NH Supreme Court Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald is taking a medical leave of absence effective immediately, court officials announced on Friday.
NH Chief Justice takes sudden medical leave of absence
Supreme Court Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald's leave begins immediately, the court announced on Friday. No reason was provided.
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This week on the Outside/Inbox: Can animals really sense earthquakes before they’re about to strike? 🌎🐄
Outside/Inbox: Can animals sense earthquakes before they strike?
“It must feel completely weird.”
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Expect seasonable temperatures and chances for precipitation to bookend this weekend, with sunnier and drier conditions likely on Saturday 🌧️
Plan for muddy trails and showers, with slightly sunnier conditions on Saturday
Expect seasonable temperatures and chances for precipitation to bookend this weekend, with sunnier and drier conditions likely on Saturday.
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New Hampshire has one of the highest vacancy rates in the country, with 70% of vacant units used for seasonal, recreational or occasional living. While that may mean there’s a thriving seasonal tourism industry, it doesn’t help locals trying to find housing year-round.
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