Missing Woman Dies; Inmate Caught; Power Outages; More: Nearby News

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

1. NH Fish and Game Search Woman Missing Since Thursday In Richmond: A K-9 search team located her Sunday morning in the woods. She was flown from the scene but died a short time later at the hospital.
2. ‘Dangerous’ Prison Inmate Who Escaped From Concord Hospital Captured: Cops, a K-9 unit, troopers, and others searched for Benjamin Ayala, who was loose in the West End for hours. He was found Saturday morning.
3. Samantha Willard Identified As 31-Year-Old Missing Richmond Woman: A NH Fish and Game K-9 search team located her in the woods near her home. Despite medical treatment, she passed away from injuries.
4. Hanging Reported At Homeless Camp On Black Hill Road In Concord: Watch: Police are investigating a hanging death at the former Concord Drive-In site; fire and rescue teams say the person was dead for a while.
5. A Wonderful Craftsman-Style Home On Lake Winnipesaukee: 48 Sewall Road in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, was built in 1915, feet from the water, at one of the most prestigious addresses in the area.
6. Murder-Suicide; Pedestrian Killed; NH’s Best Companies: Nearby News: Also: Seacoast man rescued in the White Mountains; house fires; bullet in bathroom leads to school lockdown; cool homes; wrestlers compete.
7. Fatal Gunshot Wound Being Investigated In Canterbury: Police, firefighters, and the Penacook Rescue team were sent to a fire access road by Kimball Pond Road on Tuesday for a shooting incident.
8. Queen City Man Arrested On Statutory Rape, Exposure Charges In Concord: Francois Niyibigira was accused of sexually assaulting a girl inside cars and a home in Penacook and Concord in October and November 2023.
9. Three Women Indicted For Roles At Merrimack Elbit System Protest: The Hillsborough County Grand Jury indicted two women from Mass and one from Connecticut. They face 3.5 to 7 years in the state prison.
10. Fatal Gunshot Wound Investigation; Homeless Camp Fire: PM Patch NH: Teen indicted on riot charges; Seacoast woman indicted on sexual assault charges; one eatery closes while another stays open; cool homes.

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