Most Ullapool-Stornoway ferry sailings were cancelled on Saturday and Sepa flood alerts have been issued as Storm Kathleen approaches.
The shock death of Highland councillor Alasdair Rhind has left friends and colleagues stunned, with MP Jamie Stone among those paying tribute.
The homes and businesses affected were in the Great Glen and Caithness.
The most popular baby names in the Highlands in the past year have been released by the National Records of Scotland (NRS).
Police are hunting vandals after a campervan was targeted in Thurso last weekend.
More than 100 talented dancers showed off their skills when The Mina Mackay Festival of Highland Dancing took place earlier this month.
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.
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.
Staff at the University of the Highlands and Islands hit the picket line this morning amid ongoing strike action over pay and job losses.
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.
Police have appealed for help finding a missing teenage sister and brother from Inverness who are known to frequent Caithness.
Roadworks will affect a mile-long section of road from the eastern end of Bettyhill to the turn off for Farr.
British Transport Police have confirmed that one person was pronounced dead at the scene following an incident on the Far North Line.
Cuts to Network Rail increase the likelihood of railway line failures and cancellations, Highland RMT members have warned after more disruption.
Providing council-owned & managed allotments across the Highlands must be included in the local authority's latest review, the region's Greens argue.
Strikes by Unison members are set to hit a number of Highland colleges later this month, after further industrial action was announced.
A section of the Far North Line that was battered by spring tides and stormy seas is expected to reopen to trains tomorrow morning (Friday).