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A woman who police say was forced to cut off the head of a man killed by her abusive husband was sentenced to three and a half to seven years in prison Wednesday on charges of falsifying evidence, but she may be released on parole as early as next...

Britany Barron of Jaffrey was sentenced to three and a half to seven years in prison Wednesday on charges of falsifying evidence in the murder of Jonathan Amerault of Keene, but could be released on parole as early as next spring.Britany Barron pled...

Credit Allegra Boverman Former Whitefield State Senator Jeff Woodburn was sentenced to 60 days in jail Tuesday on domestic violence charges from 2018 that include biting his then-domestic partner. In May, a Coos County jury convicted Woodburn, 56, on four charges, dismissing five others. Woodburn has maintained he acted in self-defense and hoped to avoid jail time. Meanwhile, prosecutors asked Judge Peter Bornstein to require Woodburn to begin serving his sentence immediately. After his trial, ...

A judge’s ruling last week delivered a blow to a landlord and his two tenants, a pot shop and a wine cellar, both of which face eviction because of new rules governing a downtown Aspen building. For landlord Douglas Tomkins, District Court Judge John Neiley’s order means Aspenhof Condominium Association can continue to fine him $500 daily for not evicting his tenants Best Day Ever marijuana dispensary and Betula restaurant, which leases a unit to store wine. The Best Day Ever store on Coope...

RANDOLPH — After striking out three times in Coos County Superior Court, Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, driver in the so-called "Fallen 7" collision, is asking the N.H. Supreme Court to order a

A judge said he’ll decide within the next month whether to grant injunctive relief to an Aspen landlord whose condo association has been fining him $500 daily for allowing a pot shop to remain a tenant.

LANCASTER — A Coos County jury found former state Sen. Jeffrey Woodburn guilty of four counts including a domestic violence charge but returned not guilty verdicts on five other misdemeanor

Ex-Sen. Woodburn trial underway three years after arrest By Nancy West - InDepthNH | May 11, 2021 LANCASTER – Former state senator Jeffrey Woodburn’s trial on domestic violence charges against his former fiancée Emily Jacobs got underway Monday in a courtroom that was closed to the public and press who were ordered to watch it live-streamed from an adjacent room. Four reporters; Woodburn’s girlfriend, Patty Dwyer; another supporter of Woodburn’s and a supporter of Jacobs were seated in...

Reply Former Sen. Jeffrey Woodburn is pictured in Coos Superior Court in this file photo. Behind him is Senior Assistant Attorney General Geoffrey Ward. (Nancy West/InDepthNH) LANCASTER, NH — The jury that will hear domestic violence-related charges against Jeffrey Woodburn of Whitefield was selected Wednesday in Coos Superior Court almost three years after he was arrested while still a sitting state Senator. Woodburn, 55, a popular Democrat who lost the election following his arrest amid cal...

LANCASTER — The long delayed trial of former State Sen. Jeff Woodburn is set to get underway Monday, May 10, in Coos County Superior Court. Attorneys spent much of Wednesday picking a jury for the upcoming trial. The 55-year old Woodburn has pleaded not guilty to two counts of domestic violence, four counts of simple assault, two counts of criminal trespass and one count of criminal mischief. All of the charges are misdemeanors. Defense Attorney Donna Brown of Manchester and Senior Assista...