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By JEREMY MARGOLIS

A Department of Corrections officer who helped restrain an uncooperative psychiatric patient said she never saw Matthew Millar place his knee on the man, offering little support for prosecutors’ claim that her fellow officer had caused the man’s death by kneeling on his back.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

A push to create mandatory minimum prison sentences for fentanyl-related crimes will move forward after it hit the skids earlier this week.

By YAA BAME

A jury should never have convicted Richard Ellison of second-degree murder because he was unable to mount a full defense due to court errors during his trial, his lawyer told the New Hampshire Supreme Court. 

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

While his older brother, Jesse, was in prison, Zackary Sullivan used to send him his allowance. Even as a kid, he wanted to share everything he had with the people he loved. 

By DAVID BROOKS

Something weird is going to happen Saturday: It won’t rain.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

A malware scam across New Hampshire and Massachusetts in February stole thousands of dollars from ATMs at multiple establishments, including Bell Brothers, a convenience store in Pittsfield.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Lisa Beaudoin walked into the Legislative Office Building in Concord on Tuesday in a last-ditch effort to plead with state lawmakers not to cut Medicaid in the state budget.

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

During a scuffle at the Secure Psychiatric Unit inside the New Hampshire State Prison for men, prosecutors say Jason Rothe was handcuffed and forcibly restrained, which led to his death.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

When Michael Durgin got the call on Tuesday morning, he thought it was bad news.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Aside from his baseball hat displaying the words “It took me 101 years to look this good,” Floyd Severance hides his age well.

By YAA BAME

New Hampshire could receive up to $30 million over the next ten years from a settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, according to state Attorney General John Formella.

By DAN ATTORRI

Kearsarge senior Liam Miller was the top area tennis player at the state boys’ singles tournament which was held last week, reaching the semifinals.

By ALEXANDER RAPP

To get better at tennis, or any sport for that matter, you need to play around the clock, year-round. No one knows this better than Concord High girls’ tennis coach Greg Malette.

By DAVID BROOKS

I hate over-reacting to bad news but I don’t think this statement is an over-reaction: All emails, texts and phone calls that you get from companies, non-profits and government organizations are scams. Yes, all of them.

By DAVID BROOKS

Concord’s two Rite Aid stores will be completely shut within a month, with the pharmacies in each location closing in late June. 

By DAN ATTORRI

Already a division champion, state champion and team champion, Hopkinton sophomore Maddy Lane added some more hardware to her collection by winning the 3,200 meters crown at New Englands on Saturday. 

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

With less than two weeks left to act on dozens of bills, state lawmakers are hunkering down to deliberate on the state budget and other policies. In the meantime, Gov. Kelly Ayotte has nominated a new commissioner to head up the Department of Education and is planning a trade mission to Canada.

By ALEXANDER RAPP

LACONIA – Coe-Brown senior defenseman Joey Alie was injured for the Division III state championship. Like many of the Bears’ seniors, for those who helped build a winning culture and led the team to its first state title game in program history, the loss to Plymouth hurt.

By DAN ATTORRI

MANCHESTER – In order to knock off top-ranked Souhegan, John Stark knew it was going to take a perfect performance. The Generals took an early lead and Player of the Year Chase Philibotte struck out nine Saber batters, but John Stark (17-3) committed a couple of errors early that allowed Souhegan to claw its way back into the game and weren’t quite as crisp in the field as usual as No. 1 Souhegan (20-1) defeated the No. 2 Generals, 4-3, to win the Division II baseball championship on Saturday at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium. 

By DAN ATTORRI

MANCHESTER – The Giants were in the finals for the first time in 36 years. The Huskies were the defending champions making their fifth straight finals appearance.