A group of New Hampshire fourth-graders who traveled to the state's capital in Concord to learn about the joys of civic engagement were given a surprisingly realistic picture of the American legislative process after one lawmaker used their bill—a proposal to name the red-tailed hawk the official state raptor—as an opportunity to rail against the evils of abortion.

During a speech to his conservative supporters in Barrington, New Hampshire this weekend, Senator Ted Cruz bashed the "Obama-Clinton foreign policy of leading from behind," saying the "world is on fire," to the horror of a three-year-old sitting in the front row.

Dozens of cars—some reports put the number as high as 100—slammed into each other during a heavy snow squall in New Hampshire this morning, forcing authorities to shutdown a stretch of I-93 just north of Ashland. Photos of the fiery wreckage were posted by witnesses to Twitter and Instagram:

A New Hampshire man faces charges of burglary, cruelty to animals and simple assault after police say he broke into his neighbor's apartment to strangle Oreo the Shih Tzu, seen above.

Being a good reporter often means pissing off the very person you're attempting to interview—you try to keep it civil, but sometimes, the situation spirals out of your control. When an establishment menace in a festive outfit attempted to silence a New Hampshire TV journalist last night, he handled it like a pro.

Riot cops tear-gassed and arrested dozen of bros near Keene State College in New Hampshire on Saturday night after the enormous drunken crowd at an annual pumpkin festival got out of control and turned violent.

Two toddlers were injured, one critically, after the bounce house they were playing in was picked up by a gust of wind and sent flying through the air before crashing back down to the ground. One father told reporters he was informed by a volunteer at Sullivan's Farm in Nashua, NH that the structure was open and free to play on; farm officials say the bounce was being dried from a cleaning and wasn't tied down.

The AP reports a woman accused of digging up and rummaging through her father's grave in search of his "real will" said in a written statement that she dug it up "with respect" and that he "would be OK with it." Sounds like a pretty chill dad!

Police say a motorcyclist in New Hampshire, clocked going 127 mph, bragged to officers about reaching 185 mph during the ensuing chase. Bad (ideas) to the bone!

Governor Margaret Wood Hassan of New Hampshire has declared a state of emergency after at least 41 reported overdoses of fake pot in the Manchester area. According to a statement issued by the governor, the "Bubblegum" flavor of "Smacked!", a synthetic cannabinoid has been linked to a spate of overdoses, and poses "a serious threat to public health, especially to young people."

Kyle Tasker has dedicated his four-year career in the New Hampshire statehouse to channeling Chris Farley, only with more guns, selfies and woman-beating jokes. So maybe it's no surprise he's got one-liners about the state's black caucus.

Fifteen-year-old Abigail Hernandez was reunited with her family Sunday evening, nine months after she disappeared from a small New Hampshire town in Mount Washington Valley. Hernandez was last seen leaving her high school in October of last year. Authorities are still investigating the circumstances of her disappearance.

Jessie White, a 99-year-old woman from Belfast, Maine, was finally granted her college degree from Bangor's Beal College after the college's president stepped up and paid the $5 transcript fee she'd not been able to afford in 1939.

A police officer was shot to death Monday afternoon as he responded to a domestic disturbance at a Brentwood, New Hampshire home. Shortly after the shooting, the home burst into flames and exploded during a live newscast.

A speeding New Hampshire woman's excuse that she was rushing to be by her father's deathbed nearly worked — until the state police trooper looked her up and found out her dad had died five years ago.

Late Monday night, a man in Concord, New Hampshire awoke in a panic, startled by a dream he'd had in which he'd heard a loud gunshot. He then realized he was standing in the middle of his kitchen, holding a gun, and bleeding from one of his knees.

This is Rep. Stella Tremblay. She is a Republican elected to New Hampshire's House of Representatives and she believes the government planned the bombing at the Boston Marathon last week that killed three people and injured more than 150 others.

A Republican state legislator from New Hampshire is in scaldingly hot water after he used the word "vaginas" as a substitute for the word "women" in an official email sent to a colleague via the New Hampshire House internal email system.

Twenty-seven New Hampshire bear cub orphans are having the slumber party of their lives this winter, because they have decided not to go to sleep.

New Hampshire added two women to its congressional delegation last night, electing Democrats Ann McLane Kuster and Carol Shea-Porter to represent the Granite State in the House.