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Bill Kilgour (center) and Paul Bluestein (right) help to transfer Lynda Bluestein into the hospital bed in Bill’s home hospice in Concord, Vt., after she and Paul arrived from her home in Connecticut, where medical aid in dying is still illegal. Bluestein successfully sued the state of Vermont for out-of-state residents to be able to access Vermont’s medical aid in dying without having to establish residency arguing that the residency requirement violated the U.S. Constitution.

N.H. House approves proposal to legalize medical aid in dying

Under the controversial proposal, only people who are terminally ill with six months to live would be able to get a prescription for medication to die.

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POLITICS

Bill barring trans girls from girls’ sports passes N.H. House

LGBTQ+ advocates said the vote “cruelly” removes the opportunity for transgender girls to learn teamwork, improve mental health, and belong with other girls.

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Once it’s spring, bird feeders are bear feeders

Please don’t feed the bears, says New Hampshire Fish and Game .

HOUSING & HOMELESSNESS

Fewer homeless encampments in Manchester, but permanent housing remains elusive

New data from Manchester’s director of housing stability found that while homeless encampments were down 70 percent in the last year, the number of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness hasn’t decreased.

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Agent Orange exposure damages the brain in ways similar to Alzheimer’s disease, new study says
The long-term impact of exposure on the brain has been a mystery. A new study at Brown University reveals a link between the herbicide and certain aging-associated diseases.

Rescue effort launched to assist 3 people at New Hampshire’s Tuckerman Ravine ski area
Two people were rescued and emergency crews were attempting to rescue a third at a ski area on the Northeast’s highest mountain, a news report said.

Abortion doulas help patients navigate the fraught landscape of a post-Dobbs world
A growing network of advocates helps patients navigate the emotional, physical, and logistical journey of terminating a pregnancy.

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Mardi Fuller (in lilac) with a group of skiers at Whaleback Mountain in Enfield, N.H.

Backcountry hiker forges a path to make outdoor adventures more inclusive

Mardi Fuller, the first Black person confirmed to have climbed all 48 of New Hampshire’s 4,000-foot mountains, is working to help other people of color experience great heights. 6:00 a.m.

HEALTH

An evidence bag containing seized heroin at the Volusia County Sheriff's Office Evidence Facility in Daytona Beach, Florida, US, on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. The rise of fentanyl has brought on the most dangerous phase yet in the USs decades-long opioid epidemic, causing a surge in overdose deaths and crippling efforts to end a devastating addiction crisis. Photographer: Thomas Simonetti/Bloomberg

A closer look at the recent decline in overdose deaths in N.H.

Nashua saw a 46 percent decrease in suspected overdoses from opioids in January compared to the last 12-month average, while Manchester saw an even greater decrease of 56 percent, according to AMR, which provides ambulance services in the two cities. 4:43 p.m.

Conn. woman injured in snowmobile crash in Bartlett, N.H.

Camilla Silva Sousa, 22, of Windsor, Conn., was riding a rented snowmobile on Bear Notch Road when she turned and drove off the left side of the trail and crashed about 2 miles from the nearest trailhead, officials said. 9:55 p.m.

A pickup truck driver and a snowmobile rider gas up their vehicles side by side at the New Deal General Store in East Wakefield, N.H.

2024 has been deadly for snowmobile riders in New England

“Almost every crash is speed-related somehow or another,” said one officer with N.H. Fish and Game. 4:37 p.m.

N.H. woman reported missing, dies after being found in woods near home, officials say

The woman was last seen leaving her home in Richmond, N.H., on Thursday afternoon and was reported missing on Saturday, officials said. 8:09 p.m.

Proposal to ban some consumer products containing toxic PFAS chemicals clears N.H. House

The bill’s prime sponsor called the vote “a major step forward to reducing the impacts of PFAS in our state and protecting our environment, natural resources, and public health.” 4:51 p.m.

New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu waves while being introduced prior to his State of the State address at the State House, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Governor Chris Sununu: Alabama judge ‘overstepped his bounds’ in IVF opinion

Sununu said that invoking “the wrath of a holy God” in a legal opinion wasn’t appropriate. “If you based everything on religion, your own personal religion behind the bench, it would be chaos everywhere,” he said. 2:35 p.m.

New Hampshire Fish and Game said that as conditions worsened, Matthes ignored advice from other hikers to turn back.

Hiker describes 11-hour ordeal after falling on Mount Washington, admits he was ‘underprepared’

In ferocious winds and freezing temperatures, hiker Cole Matthes slid hundreds of feet down a ravine on Mount Washington, sparking a rescue mission that would last 11 hours, utilize the mountain’s famed Cog Railway, and prompt harsh criticism from rescuers. 10:39 a.m.