Concord - Updated, 8:16 p.m. Attorney General Kelly Ayotte has made a "preliminary determination" that a state trooper and the Springfield police chief were justified in using deadly force in a July 26 incident in Charlestown that resulted in the death of Anthony Jarvis. But her report raises questions about police tactics, communications, and the decision to enter Jarvis's trailer.

> The attorney general's press release (full text)

Look for extensive coverage of the Jarvis report tomorrow on UnionLeader.com and in the New Hampshire Union Leader.

Bristol - Updated, 6:03 p.m. A small plane crashed and caught fire near the Freudenberg-NOK plant this afternoon. Two people on board were injured. One, a woman, was airlifted to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.

> Satellite photo of the crash area

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AUBURN - Not long ago at Strikers East Bowling Center where he worked, Jason Lavigne sat down with a teen-age girl who was struggling with her weight. He quietly advised her to eat a more healthful diet and, having successfully battled the scale himself, offered to help in any way. Lavigne, 32, died Monday night when his car careened off Route 101 and struck two vehicles heading eastbound.

Washington, D.C. - Six more senators, including New Hampshire's John Sununu, are backing a bill they say will break the stalemate over offshore drilling in Congress.

MANCHESTER - The dominant airline at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport will cut three flights a day in January. The airport's deputy director expects more bad news.

MANCHESTER - Like many other residents, Teddy DeJesus thinks Victory Park is one of the city's prettiest. He often brings his laptop there and surfs the Internet off the city library's wireless connection. He uses it as a shortcut on his way home and enjoys strolling through it with his girlfriend after an evening downtown.

What he didn't know was he could get a ticket for it.

Manchester - Updated, 5:10 p.m. No election season is complete without high-profile, high-pressure confrontations. The New Hampshire Union Leader is co-sponsoring eight forums and debates in September and October, matching up the major candidates in all key races.

MERRIMACK - Noise and rock-crushing issues were among those on the planning board's radar last night during the site plan review of a proposed outlet mall.

Manchester Mayor Frank Guinta and his staff deserve credit for keeping downtown commuter bus service from Manchester to Boston from being decimated.

MANCHESTER - The New Hampshire Fisher Cats nearly gift-wrapped a win for playoff-hungry Binghamton before earning a 4-3 triumph in their last at-bat at Merchantsauto.com Stadium last night.

> Sox beat Yanks
> Yaz out of hospital after triple bypass