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For the past several days people across the country have been firing up the video games they got over the holidays.
But while they shoot bad guys or pretend to be a rock and roll star, their electric bills are taking a hit...
Mark Brush has the story.

The State of Maine have come up with a way for consumers to get rid of medicines they no longer need.
The state's drug enforcement agency is working with Maine's Department of Environmental Protection to keep unused drugs out of circulation and out of environment.
The program allows consumers to put the drugs in a pre-addressed envelope and drop it in the mail.
Maine Public Radio's Josie Huang reports.

The Environmental Protection Agency, along with some northeastern states and municipalities, are enacting new, tougher rules to reduce stormwater runoff, a leading cause of water pollution.
Whenever it rains on pavements, stormwater washes all kinds of pollutants into lakes rivers and estuaries.
As part of a collaboration with Northeast stations, New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports that builders are starting to adopt new technologies designed to keep contaminates out of the water.
TAG OUT: Northeast environmental coverage is part of NPR’s Local News Initiative.

The US takes in about 60 thousand refugees a year. When they arrive, they get assistance for several months. In the past, that’s generally been enough to tide them over until they find work. But with the economy in recession, some refugees are weeks away from having no job and no way to pay rent. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Jon Greenberg reports.

The International Council of Shopping Centers or ICSC today (Tuesday) came out with its latest sales data from the nation’s biggest retailers.

It shows sales up slightly from mid November to the period just after Thanksgiving.

But sales have been dipping for much of the holiday season.

NHPR’s David Darman has more.