NHS Highland has advised people to beware after learning that fraudsters have been targetting patients who use the region's Telecare service.
Unmarked police patrol vehicles caught the offenders in the first week of an ongoing crackdown on mobile use while driving.
Safety concerns have been raised in a Black Isle community amid fears that the narrow road and increasing traffic are an accident waiting to happen.
Almost 100 new homes look set to be built on the edge of Alness after planners recommended them for approval ahead of a crunch council vote.
A major battery energy storage facility capable of handling up to 50MW of power is being proposed for a site near Lochluichart in Wester Ross.
A pair of support acts will be special guests when Rag'n'Bone Man performs in Inverness this summer.
A HOST of new names have been added to the line-up for this year's Belladrum Festival.
Hundreds of people in and around the Plockton area could be without electricity for several hours after a power cut.
One of the region's busiest roundabouts and notorious accident blackspots looks set for a much reduced speed limit under plans by Transport Scotland.
Staff at the University of the Highlands and Islands hit the picket line this morning amid ongoing strike action over pay and job losses.
Police in Alness have appealed for witnesses and information after an attempted break-in at an industrial estate.
High wind warnings have sparked the cancellation of some CalMac ferry services between Ullapool and Stornoway.
The Norwegian Dawn, which will visit Invergordon twice this summer, was allowed entry to a Mauritius port after tests confirmed no cholera aboard.
A major cruise ship at the centre of a cholera scare in the Indian Ocean is scheduled to visit Invergordon twice this summer.
The death of a man on the Far North Line in Inverness last week is not being treated as suspicious, the British Transport Police have confirmed.
British Transport Police has revealed the person's sex and age but he has not yet been named by the force. Investigations are continuing.
The B9176 Struie Road, which provides a vital link between Ross-shire and southern and central Sutherland, will temporarily close at High Bridge.
Police have appealed for help finding a teenage sister and brother who disappeared from Inverness two days ago.
Police have stood down an appeal for a missing person after he was traced "safe and well".
The Shandwick Inn near Kildary was targeted sometime between 10pm on Sunday and 10am on Monday.
