A former foster carer was warned this week he faces a jail sentence after sexually assaulting two young girls in a Sutherland village.
A SUTHERLAND man who is in poor physical health after a series of accidents took drugs to alleviate his pain.
Ryan Urquhart appeared for sentence at Inverness Sheriff Court today on three charges.
A young Sutherland driver is to contest a charge of using a hand-held mobile phone while driving.
Bill MacDowell judged fit to stand trial for the alleged murder of Inverness woman Renee MacRae and her three-year-old son Andrew 45 years ago.
A Sutherland man who admitted possessing indecent images of children claimed he didn't "knowingly" download them.
A supermarket worker who sexually assaulted two teenage girls after befriending them on Snapchat has avoided a jail sentence.
A 31-year-old Dornoch man appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court on Monday on six charges of rape and other alleged offences.
Police raided the home of a Sutherland teenager after discovering that a 12-year-old girl had been sending him naked images of herself.
Trial date for the case against Inverness man William MacDowell accused of murdering mother Renee MacRae and her young son in 1976 further delayed.
A worker suffered serious injuries after he fell through the grain store roof he was repairing at a Far North farm.
A former Brora Rangers player who played for six other Highland League clubs was shown the red card by a sheriff and banned from driving for a year.
A Sutherland man who was released early from a prison sentence for robbing a Wick filling station shop at knifepoint is back in custody.
A PENSIONER accused of murdering a woman and a boy in 1976 has not been able to have a trial set after falling from a wall.
Ronald Purdie, aged 70, who runs the Stonechats B and B in Scourie, appeared at Inverness Sheriff Court yesterday.
A sheriff has ordered a personal appearance by a driver whose speed he described as 'ludicrous'.
A Brora man who breached a court order banning him from contacting a woman has avoided a prison sentence because he is in full employment.
Denis Alexander (85) has admitted preying on the boys while teaching history at the fee paying school in the 1970s.
A RAPIST'S victims have been commended for their bravery in helping bring him to justice following his 15-year imprisonment
A lifeboat volunteer who clocked up a driving speed of 95 mph was said to have been rushing to catch the vessel for a training exercise.