News Director Don Briand covers breaking news from across New England and around the globe. Don has more that 40 years of experience in news, working in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Florida. He is the winner of numerous broadcast awards, and has been named NH Broadcaster of the Year. His volunteer work has garnered him both the Volunteer of the Year in 2009 and the 2015 Citizen of the Year award in Dover.
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Wakefield Woman Dies In Route 16 Crash [NEWS]
( Milton,N.H.) - A Wakefield woman was killed in a two car crash on Route 16 in Milton yesterday afternoon.
Mazzaglia Found Guilty On All Counts in Marriott Murder [NEWS]
( Dover, N.H. ) - A Strafford County Superior Court jury has found Seth Mazzaglia guilty of two counts of first degree murder and two counts of conspiracy in the death of UNH student Elizabeth Marriott.
Hassan To Review Supreme Court Decision [NEWS]
( Concord,N.H.) After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a Massachusetts law that allowed buffer zones around the entrances to reproductive health facilities today, Governor Maggie Hassan said she will closely review the ruling.
BREAKING NEWS: Arrests Made In Madbury Murder [NEWS]
(Madbury, NH) - Three men are facing charges of first-degree murder for the weekend stabbing death of a Madbury teenager.
Shooting In Laconia [NEWS]
(Laconia, NH) - Police are investigating a shooting in Laconia. Few details are available, but there is a large police presence reported on Harvard Street in Laconia this morning.
UPDATE! New Hampshire And Maine Officials Identify Murder Victim [NEWS]
(Madbury, NH) - Authorities in NH and Maine are investigating the stabbing death of a young man found Saturday afternoon in Lebanon, Maine.
Roland Dow Found Guilty in Child Abuse Case [NEWS]
(Brentwood,N.H.) - Roland Dow of Plaistow has been found guilty of beating his girlfriend's 3 -year old son.
Trial of Roland Dow Continues [NEWS]
( Brentwood, N.H.) - The jury in the trial of a Plaistow man, who's accused of beating and burning his girlfriend's son, watched a video of the couple preparing the toddler for a meeting with a state social worker today.
McDonough Testimony Continues [NEWS]
(Dover,NH) - Kat McDonough faces more tough questioning from defense attorneys today as the Seth Mazzaglia murder trial continues in Strafford County Superior Court in Dover.
Opening Statements Heard in the Roland Dow Assault Case [NEWS]
( Brentwood, N.H. ) - Opening statements in the assault trial of Roland Dow were heard today. Dow is charged with severely beating and burning his girlfriend's 3-year-old son in 2012. Prosecutors showed the jury photographs of the 3 year old boy as a happy toddler and then with head to toe bruises, a burned hand, and a brain injury that left him nearly blind...
Dover’s Top Educator Honored [NEWS]
(Dover,N.H.) - The 2014 Educator of the Year Award was presented to Dover Middle School's Fran Meffen today at a ceremony held at the school. Meffen is the 6th grade guidance counselor at the school. She won the award and a $ 1,000 dollar prize from The Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce...
McDonough Returns To The Witness Stand In The Seth Mazzaglia Trial [NEWS]
(Dover, NH) - 20 year old Katheryn "Kat" McDonough will spend another day on the witness stand in the Seth Mazzaglia murder trial in Strafford County Superior Court in Dover.
McDonough Returns To Witness Stand In Mazzaglia Trial [NEWS]
(Dover, NH) - 20 year old Katheryn “Kat” McDonough will face more questioning by defense attorneys today as the Seth Mazzaglia murder trial continues in Strafford County Superior Court in Dover.
Defense Lawyers Question Mazzaglia’a Girlfriend [NEWS]
(Dover,N.H. ) - Defense lawyers for Seth Mazzaglia, who's accused of raping and killing UHN student Elizabeth Marriott, say his girlfriend, Kat McDonough, changed her story and testified against him just to get a reduced sentence.
Day 3 Of Testimony For Kat McDonough In Mazzaglia Murder Trial [NEWS]
(Dover, NH) - Katherine "Kat" McDonough will be back on the witness stand this morning when the Seth Mazzaglia murder trial resumes in Strafford County Superior Court.
McDonough Returns To Witness Stand In Mazzaglia Trial [NEWS]
(Dover, NH) - Kathering "Kat" McDonough will be back on the witness stand for a second day as the Seth Mazzaglia murder trial continues in Strafford County Superior Court.