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Mattress Firm Inc., the largest U.S. mattress retailer, is considering a potential bankruptcy filing as it seeks ways to get out of costly store leases and shut some of its 3,000 locations that are losing money, people familiar with the matter said.

A German company that bought a Portsmouth software company is expected to grow in the region.

The ex-husband of a New Hampshire woman found murdered on Mother's Day in 2009 in her Wolfeboro home was arrested in Massachusetts last month after police say he stabbed a man in the back.

PRESIDENT TRUMP'S demonization of the media as the 'enemy of the people' is mostly kayfabe.

IT IS A beautiful summer, says I, and I cannot offhand recall any that were beautifuler, not that I am unaware of human suffering, I am aware. I have elderly friends my age who are facing dismal prognoses and friends who are sunk in the miseries of divorce and I feel for all of them but does this mean I can't feel fresh and eager and be crazy...

THE SURPRISE ARREST of state Sen. Jeff Woodburn on domestic violence charges left Concord's political class reeling with shock.

August is a quiet time at the New Hampshire State House, Sen. Jeff Woodburn's legal troubles aside.

Firefighters from across the country are converging on California to battle some of the largest wildfires that state has ever seen.

The New Hampshire Union Leader is partnering with WMUR and the New Hampshire Institute of Politics to host primary debates in the contests for governor and U.S. Congress from Sept. 4-7.

In addition to making traditional Italian dessert drinks like limoncello, Fabrizia's Spirits of Salem previously mentioned in this column Aug. 1 also makes margaritas ' margaritas that you don't have to mix yourself.

Blueberry season is in full swing in New England, so it's the perfect time to pick your own blueberries or stop by a local farmstead and grab a few pints to bring home.

To the Editor: Chris Pappas should be the Democratic nominee for New Hampshire's First Congressional District seat. He is the best chance we have at keeping Carol Shea-Porter's seat blue.

To the Editor: Liberty Utilities is pushing hard for their Granite Bridge gas infrastructure project, but this is a risky proposition for New Hampshire.

To the Editor: Chris Pappas is dominating my mailbox and social media because the money and the political machine is behind him. The message is that he is the 'equality' candidate.

It's been said before, and it cannot be said enough: we need a congressperson who can hit the ground running in 2018. We need Naomi Andrews.

To the Editor: I support Mindi Messmer for Congress because she is the most qualified candidate to fill the job. She's spent several years doing important work on the pediatric cancer cluster and other New Hampshire environmental issues.

To the Editor: This September, the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire will have its first primary election in over 20 years, which will include the first-ever contested gubernatorial primary.

Nine northern New Hampshire towns and Fryeburg, Maine have combined forces to become an age-friendly community together, joining the AARP's Network of Age-Friendly Communities as the Mount Washington Valley, pledging to plan and coordinate changes in housing, transportation, health services and employment to enhance positive living for seniors as...

The New Hampshire Democratic Party is dumping Kennedy and Clinton in favor of Eleanor Roosevelt, at least when it comes to naming one of the party's major fundraising events.

A Massachusetts man and a woman formerly from Londonderry pleaded guilty on Tuesday in connection with the sales of cocaine and heroin, respectively, to a confidential informant working with the Attorney General's Drug Task Force in Lebanon.