CONCORD - The state's insurance commissioner on Monday proposed new rules in hopes of preserving the fund's tax exempt status and preventing doctors from getting their hands on the surplus.

As the bar is raised, the glass ceiling falls and many male counterparts take a pay cut.

CARY, N.C. - Kutztown University of Pennsylvania beat New Hampshire's Franklin Pierce 2-1 in the opening round of the NCAA Division II tournament Sunday night in Cary, N.C., in a game that took nine hours - yup, NINE hours - to complete.

Famous sculptor is responsible for city masterwork.

Grandkids can make one very popular, or infamous.

President's charms have clearly worn off, as candidates he's endorsed are suffering defeat after defeat.

A Concord father whose 14-year-old son was tattooed with derogatory words and an image on his buttocks by bullies said the teen didn't tell him or his mother about the tattoo because he did not want to disappoint them.

David T. Kenney's son, Liko, was killed by bystander Gregory Floyd immediately after Kenney killed Franconia police officer Bruce McKay folliwing a 2007 traffic stop.

MANCHESTER - Police are looking for Miguel Ramirez, 29, for one count of first-degree assault and two counts of second-degree assault.

While many appeared on the surface to be minor -- and some even humorous -- it is impossible to determine from the information provided by State Police who was at fault, whether anyone was injured, and how much the crashes cost New Hampshire.

For further coverage of this story, see today's print edition of the New Hampshire Sunday News.

MANCHESTER - A 27-year-old motorcyclist was badly hurt when he crashed into a car at Pine and Webster streets yesterday.

NEWBURY - The crash occurred as a group of racers were descending a hill and heading into the traffic circle at the entrance to Mount Sunapee State Park.

The House and Senate agree that spending should be cut by $37 million as they try to close a $300 million budget deficit by June 2.

The Board of School Committee has told teachers to spruce up their look when they come back to school next fall. Next up are the students.

HERSHEY, Pa. - Hershey, the defending league champion, advances to the Calder Cup finals for the fourth time in the last five years.

MANCHESTER - The Manchester Memorial senior won three events then swapped his running spikes for baseball cleats and batted cleanup in an 8-4 win against Pinkerton of Derry.

BOSTON - The Boston Celtics need one win to reach the NBA finals for the second time in three years. And the defending Eastern Conference champions barely put up a fight.

PHILADELPHIA - Daisuke Matsuzaka took a no-hitter into the eighth inning, losing his bid on Juan Castro's bloop single with two outs, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-0 last night.

It is no longer acceptable to take the law into one's own hands, even for a defensible cause.