The hearing officer has the authority to decide whether Zhukovskyy can resume driving in New Hampshire, but cannot address restrictions he faces from drivers licensing agencies in other states, including Massachusetts. Zhukovskyy, of West Springfield, Mass., was granted a driver’s license in Massachusetts in 2013, and obtained a commercial license in 2018, records show. Volodymyr Zhukovskyy , 28, has been ordered to appear by video conference at the administrative proceeding in Concord, N.H., during which a hearing officer will consider his request.

Several California police unions have come out against a recent WalletHub study that concluded the state was the best place to be a police officer, with critics citing low morale among the rank and file because of law enforcement staffing issues and soft-on-crime polices. The report released by the personal finance website based its findings largely on compensation, training and job hazards and protection. However, it didn't survey officers or sheriff's deputies, said Tom Saggau, who represents several California police unions. "Some of the things that they weighed in our...

Central Connecticut police are investigating a “possible explosive device” found and later detonated on a busy Meriden sidewalk Friday morning. Authorities warned locals to stay clear of the area around Hanover Street and Randolph Avenue around 9:30 a.m. “This is an ongoing investigation and the Connecticut Bomb Squad has been activated,” the Meriden Police Department posted on Facebook. Locals at a nearby gas station told NBC Connecticut they heard two explosions Friday morning after detonation experts intentionally set off the device. A man sitting in a diner, who heard a...

The 2024 NBA Draft Class is beginning to take shape. UConn center Donovan Clingan, a key piece of the team’s historic back-to-back National Championship runs, is among several players who announced that they are entering the NBA draft this week. “I’ll be pursuing the lifelong dream of mine to play in the NBA and will be entering my name in the 2024 NBA Draft!!” he wrote in a statement he shared to X with the caption “#32 Out.” “It will be very hard for me to leave my brothers after...

The company that produces baked goods for brands including Arnold bread, Entenmann’s and others has closed 28 outlet stores in the Northeast. Bimbo Bakeries USA said in a press release that its products still will be found on grocery store shelves. The company’s brands also include Boboli, Lender’s Bagels, Sara Lee and Thomas. The closed stores included outlets in New York, Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire. U.S. Steel shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the company’s sale to Nippon Steel of Japan for $14.1 billion in cash, voicing unequivocal support...