Repairs were continuing after a burst main cut water supplies to homes in the Plockton area on Monday.
GP appointment misery for residents in Easter Ross may ease 'shortly' after NHS Highland gave an update on years-late phone upgrades.
A solar-powered future is on the cards for a Black Isle sawmill after it secured permission to install the panels to help meet its energy needs.
Cocaine and cannabis with a street value of almost £220,000 were seized when police raided a property in Dingwall.
Ardross was hit by an outage on Wednesday morning, but repairs uncovered a second issue that affected some customers into the night.
The road was closed for a time after the fire broke out at Cuthill just before 3pm. The route had reopened by 4.04pm, said Traffic Scotland.
Engineers are investigating after communities in Ardross and Golspie reported separate water outages.
"Everything possible that can be done [should be done] to increase the speed of trains on a route with a really long journey time."
A wildfire was detected an average of every day during the peak of last year's season – with the Highlands hit by almost a third of all blazes.
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.