Crime

A Ross-shire man who smashed his sister's car while under the influence of valium tablets learned his fate.

A Spanish lorry driver who crashed head-on into a bus injuring its driver has been fined £840 and banned from driving in the UK for a year.

Police have urged Highland residents to be on the alert after the force received reports from locals who had received scam callers.

Police are set to axe their Muir of Ord station under plans to close dozens of properties across Scotland.

A festive drink and drug driving clampdown by Highland police has led to 30 arrests in the first fortnight of December.

Police are hunting four "darkly-clothed" males who attacked a man in Tain.

Police are hunting two males aged around 17 to 20 after they robbed a 60-year-old woman in Alness on Wednesday afternoon.

A father of two mistakenly thought his partner was having an affair when he discovered a message to her from another man, a court heard.

Enquiries are ongoing after a blue van was damaged on Saturday, December 2.

He faced a charge of attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon.

There's a timeframe for the break-in which happened at the weekend.

The family of murdered Nairn banker Alistair Wilson are believed to have raised a complaint in the way his case has been investigated.

The Highlands is one of Scotland's worst hot-spots for drink-driving, new data has revealed as police gear up for their annual festive crackdown.

A car collided with a lamppost in Maryburgh at around 5pm on Friday but then left the scene and failed to report the damage.

Vandals who smashed a patio door window with a bottle in Tain are being hunted by police.

Owen Grant made no plea to the murder charge before being led out under a blanket by three guards.

A health industry executive from Muir of Ord who hit 115mph on a major Highland route landed a hefty fine and ban.

Police are urging members of the public to be vigilant as a group of scammers have been reported to be operating in Ross-shire and Sutherland.

Police officers were threatened with violence when they asked a Dingwall man to turn down his music. A sheriff took a dim view of his behaviour.

Vandals are being hunted by police after "substantial damage" was caused to a vehicle in Easter Ross last week.