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Danville - Updated, 6:07 p.m. Police in Vermont have arrested a man in connection with the murder of Richard Wilcox, whom a state investigator said died of “chop wounds to the head.” Paul G. McDonald, 49, was charged with second-degree murder this afternoon.

►Authorities mum on details of Danville man's murder
►Danville death ruled homicide

Hyannis, Mass. - A twin-engine cargo plane owned by Wiggins Airways of Manchester, N.H., crashed on takeoff Wednesday morning, killing the pilot, who was the only person on board.

►Local coverage from the Cape Cod Times
►Wiggins Airways

Brockton, Mass. - Updated, 9:16 a.m. A Massachusetts judge yesterday called a Newmarket, N.H., man a dangerous sexual predator and ordered him held without bail for 90 days.

Brian Knippers, 35, is accused of brutally raping five prostitutes in communities south of Boston, according to a local newspaper.

HOOKSETT - Updated, 1:19 p.m. A fire last night in a dishwasher at Pizza Hut Express, inside the Target department store, caused up to $40,000 in damage, a fire official said.

MANCHESTER - Updated, 9:27 a.m. Two men were caught in the act of spraypainting a building this morning after a security camera recorded one on them on the roof of Greg's Place and the other in front of the restaurant, police said.

►Writing is on the wall for Londonderry taggers (7)
►Mayor steps up graffiti eradication effort in city (4)

MANCHESTER - A Pembroke man suffered a fractured skull and severe facial injuries when a group of five men -- one armed with a bat -- attacked him and his brother in the parking lot behind City Hall Saturday night, police said.

►Judge declares mistrial in bat attack death (3)

MANCHESTER - Updated, 12:10 p.m. A fire in a bathroom light fixture caused about $10,000 in damage to a West Side home this morning.

►Map: The fire is across from St. Joseph Cemetery

BRENTWOOD - When a witness suggested accused murderer Sheila LaBarre had been harming her own animals, LaBarre began screaming in protest in court yesterday.

►More on the LaBarre trial
►Click here or on image to the right to see video of Labarre's outburst from WMUR.com

DURHAM - Dover High School's graduation seemed unlikely to be sweet for Leslie MacEwan after she found out her dad couldn't attend. Army Sgt. 1st Class David MacEwan was deployed to Iraq last month.

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PELHAM - A crash just before 6 p.m. on Route 38 injured six people, including a woman who is five months pregnant.

PLAINFIELD - A man who says God, not the United States Treasury, owns the former home of Ed and Elaine Brown was arrested at the concrete-fortified residence Sunday morning.

►Trial begins for three men accused of aiding Browns
►Brown supporters face explosives charges

WASHINGTON - A defiant Barack Obama said yesterday he would take no lectures from Republicans on which candidate would keep the U.S. safer, a sharp rebuke to John McCain's aides who said the Democrat had a naive, Sept. 10th mind-set toward terrorism.