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NY Times data: Fresno County jail has had most COVID cases of any jail or prison in U.S. KFSN FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Fresno County jail has had more COVID infections than any other correctional facility in the entire country, according to data collected by the New York Times. The Harris County jail in Houston, TX, ranks second but has more than three times as many inmates. The next five on the list of correctional facilities with the largest number of inmates who have been infected with C...

Dartmouth, UNH to hold in-person graduation ceremonies Update: Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2:57 p.m. Dartmouth College and the University of New Hampshire are planning in-person graduation ceremonies this spring, with restrictions in place because of the coronavirus pandemic. Dartmouth will limit its on-campus ceremony in June to graduating seniors and graduate and professional school graduates, with family and friends viewing online. The college had hoped to also hold a delayed celebration for l...

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  Jameail Beckett, 37, was convicted on four counts of armed and masked robbery and sentenced by Judge John Agostini to six to eight years.    In an unagreed plea, the District attorneys office requested the court to sentence Beckett to serve eight to 10 years in state prison while defense counsel requested five to seven years.   Beckett robbed four stores in Pittsfield at gunpoint between Dec. 18 and Dec. 29, 2018. On Dec. 18, he robbed Family Dollar, on Dec. 19, Angelinas on Wahcona...

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Health Department will be investigating health concerns related to a 115- foot Verizon cell tower at 877 South St. at the request of the City Council A petition...

- Todd Bookman Update: Monday, Feb. 1, 12:10 p.m.   The University of New Hampshire is starting its spring semester today. Students began arriving on campus last week, and will return to in-person learning. Students were required to show a negative COVID-19 test upon arrival and were tested a second time on campus. The semester is starting a week later than originally scheduled, and there will be no spring break in order to limit the chances of exposure.  The university has added beds to its...

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LIVE BLOG - CORONAVIRUS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE: Additional second dose appointments open up for Phase 1B Updated: Friday, Jan. 29, 5:00 p.m. On Tuesday, February 2, 2021, at 8:00 a.m., additional second dose appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine will be made available for scheduling in CDC’s VAMs scheduling system. Phase 1B participants who have received their first dose were emailed instructions earlier today. These second dose appointments will only available to people that have already re...

Two escaped Florence prison inmates captured in Coolidge Two escaped inmates from the Arizona State Prison Complex-Florence have been captured, officials have confirmed. and last updated 2021-01-29 00:24:28-05 On Thursday, the Coolidge Police Department received several calls from residents in reference to the escaped prisoners. Authorities had been searching for David Harmon and John Charpiot since the two escaped from the State Prison in Florence on Saturday. Watch body camera footage of the ...

LIVE BLOG - CORONAVIRUS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE: 16 additional COVID-19 deaths announced Update: Thursday, Jan. 28, 4:29 p.m. Sixteen additional residents have died from the coronavirus, state health officials announced Thursday. The state also reported 721 new COVID-19 cases. There are 5,374 active infections statewide and 222 residents are in the hospital for treatment. Since the pandemic began, New Hampshire has recorded 1,022 deaths and confirmed 64,258 positive cases of coronavirus. - NHPR...