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Bridge Jumper Dies In River; Fatal Head-On Crash; More: Nearby News

Also: NH half-brother charged with murder; wacky weather forecasts; cool homes for sale; DUI saturation patrols; wrestlers win; indictments.

Photos from some of the most read stories on Patch in New Hampshire last week.
Photos from some of the most read stories on Patch in New Hampshire last week. (Tony Schinella/Patch; Jeffrey Hastings; Nws 603; Merrimack County Jail; New Hampshire State Police)

CONCORD, NH — Here are the Top 10 most popular stories and posts from around New Hampshire Patch sites last week.

  1. Concord Cops Investigating Fatal Head-On Collision On Hopkinton Road: Watch: 2 vehicles collided near Loop Road on Monday. Investigators expect the road to be closed, with traffic rerouted, for most of the day.
  2. Divers Recover Body Of A Man Who Jumped In The Merrimack River Tuesday: Witnesses saw a man jump from the Granite Street Bridge in Manchester and quickly lost sight of him as the fast current swept him away.
  3. Responders Search For Man Who Jumped In The Merrimack River: Manchester Fire, police, EMS, and Fish and Game are searching for a man in Manchester who jumped off the Granite Street Bridge Tuesday.
  4. Pre-Valentine's Day NH Snowstorm Forecast: 6 to 11 Inches Expected: The National Weather Service issues a winter storm watch and a coastal flood warning for central and southern New Hampshire for Tuesday.
  5. Man Missing After Jumping Off Bridge Into The Merrimack: PM Patch NH: Half-brother charged with murder after 4-week investigation; preparing for a total eclipse; hundreds stopped in DUI patrols; cool homes.
  6. Driver Destroys Sports Car In Utility Pole Rollover Crash: Nearby News: Also: Another inmate dies inside a NH jail; fatal crash on I-93; crashes; "diaper spa" raises eyebrows; future ghost towns of New Hampshire?
  7. Bridge Jumper's Body Recovered From River; Indictments: PM Patch NH: Also: Attempted knife slashing caught on cellphone video; another guilty plea in NHPR threat cases; could September primaries be ending?
  8. Teen Arrested On Felony Charges After I-89 Chase With Cops, Troopers: Henniker, Hopkinton police chased an SUV through towns after clocking the vehicle at 100+ mph Saturday; the driver was stopped near Exit 1.
  9. Concord Crimeline Alert: Tips Sought After Fatal Hopkinton Road Crash: Hopkinton Road has been reopened to traffic after about 9 hours of police investigating a fatal two-car crash on Monday near Loop Road.
  10. Fatal Crash; More Snow Coming; Wrong-Way DWI Arrest, More: PM Patch NH: Teen arrested after chase with state police; snowmobile crashes; child sexual abuse images, other arrests; $50K hometown grant available.

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