Of at least five large brushfires across the Granite State. Some have been burning close to 48 hours. I am cherise leclerc. Adam i am adam sexton. Cherise we looking at images from the largest fire burning in albany. Officials say the fire is near the kancamagus highway and passaconaway road, more than 100 acres have been destroyed by the flames. Adam several towns dispatched afternoon around 4 00. No word on how the fire started or if there were any injuries. Cherise the weather is not offering any help extinguishing the flames. Lets check in with Hayley Lapoint. Hayley the weather was beautiful. When it is totally dry, we dig deeper into the drought and it continues to cause problems especially now that green up is gone. Everything is really dry. Lots of fuel for the fires. Nothing going on. You are right. Perfect viewing for the supermoon rising now. Not so good for the dry conditions. Temperatures are in the 40s. We have dropped from 60 earlier this afternoon in concord and manches
Brush fire in albany under control. Good evening. Im adam sexton. Cherise and im cherise leclerc. Firefighters responded to other fires today. Wmurs mike cronin is in new london with a warning from fire officials. Mike Fire Departments in the state are on alert for brushfires. Today, half a dozen started in towns across New Hampshire. The biggest is in albany whe national forest. Officials say the fire danger is moderate book could change to high with warm temperatures this week. The state fire marshal says two of todays fires were started by lawnmowers. Fallen leaves and high winds have created issues. While the fires are not unusual this time of year, they are burning deeper into the woods. It burns fairly deep. The top service surface might have some dampness but down deep it is still dry. Mike if you plan to burn outside, you need a permit. Officials are urging people to be careful using wood stoves and getting rid of the ashes. Cherise thank you. Dry conditions are fueling the wil
The disposal of the body. Wmur s Suzanne Roantree has more on today s developments. Suzanne not only were the charges against the squires upgraded but investigators say they think they know what the motive is behind the 29 yearolds death. Police also issued an arrest warrant for a longtime friend of Julien Squires who they believe is the killer. State Police Investigators followed the evidence that lead them from bridgewater where ms. Bortner s body was found, to dorchester, and onto New Hampshire. Suzanne the body of 29yearold Ashley Bortner of new jersey was found three weeks ago along Railroad Tracks in bridgewater, massachusetts. The victim was found in a burning car, wrapped in a blanket, with her hands tied behind her back and to her feet. Investigators now think that 43yearold Fernando Owens of dorchester killed her, believing she was involved in the shooting death of his son the night before. Authorities say that owens and Julian Squires of manchester are longtime friends. Inti
Now, wmur news 9 at 6 00. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] stephanie we begin with breaking news out of exeter. Route 101 east and west closed due to a crash. Good evening, and thank you for joining us. I am stephanie woods. Mike, what do we know so far . Mike route 101 between exits 11 and 12 has been closed and you can see the headaches what is causing in this area of exeter. Cars are being diverted off of route 101 westbound and traffic is backed up in other directions. Officials are not saying what the issue is and we are not allowed on the highway. Take a look at this video sent to us from a viewer. Cell phone video shows a car flipped upside down on the highway. It is unclear what led to the crash. Each was have been set up at of route 101 remain closed for now. Officials are not saying when it will reopen. Leave yourself some extra time because traffic is moving slow. We are
Shelley it is a bitterly cold night here in the Granite State. Right now in colebrook it is minus seven degrees. Good evening, i m shelley walcott. Tom and i m tom griffith. This is the coldest air we ve seen this season. But how long will it stick around . Let s head over to chief meteorologist mike haddad to find out. Mike subzero in terms of temperature of north and windchill statewide. Six below a top Mount Washington and only between zero and five above lakes region north and west and all through the monadnock region. Factor in the winds come anywhere from 1015 Miles Per Hour sustained in many spots so it feels like subzero in all of New Hampshire. Teens and blow up north and right around zero or one or two below in concord north and west coast. Moving quickly by midweek. End of the week as well, in a few minutes. Shelley as the cold air moves in, there is a greater need for a warm place for the homeless. Tomorrow a new shelter will open its doors inside a concord church. But the