Seven suspected in Vermont-based ring linked to 99 burglaries

PUTNEY, Vt. (AP) - Seven people are suspected in a burglary ring that police say is linked to about 100 burglaries in five states, Vermont State Police said Monday.

Most of the burglaries - 60 of them - happened in Vermont. Another 30 were in New Hampshire, plus four in Maine, four in Massachusetts and one in Virginia, police said following a multistate investigation.

States settle cases over recruiting of bone marrow donors

BOSTON - A bone marrow registry and medical laboratory company that used fashion models wearing high heels and short skirts to recruit potential donors will pay the states of Massachusetts and New Hampshire $770,000 for engaging in an improper marketing practice, officials in both states said Thursday.

New Hampshire officials to discuss bone marrow registry case

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire prosecutors will announce developments in their investigation into a Massachusetts health agency's use of models to recruit bone marrow donors and possible billing irregularities in the testing of potential donors.

NH pilot in fatal Orange crash was denied permission to fly solo

CONCORD, N.H. - Transportation records show the flight instructor for a New Hampshire pilot charged with killing his daughter in a Massachusetts plane crash repeatedly denied his requests to fly solo.

NH pilot indicted in fatal Orange plane crash

BOSTON - A New Hampshire pilot who prosecutors said wasn't qualified to fly without an instructor on board has been indicted on an involuntary manslaughter charge in connection with a western Massachusetts plane crash that killed his 35-year-old daughter.

New Hampshire man convicted of child rape in Massachusetts

PITTSFIELD (AP) - A New Hampshire man has been sentenced to up to 10 years in prison after his conviction in western Massachusetts on a child rape charge.

Wayne King Jr. of Sandown, N. H., formerly of North Adams, was convicted by a jury in Berkshire Superior Court last week of a single count of forcible child rape. He was acquitted of a second charge.

Extent of bat deaths questioned by national organization of cavers

MONTPELIER, Vt. - A national organization of recreational cavers is questioning a new estimate of the number of bats killed by a mysterious ailment that is spreading across the country.