Police have urged Highland residents to be on the alert after the force received reports from locals who had received scam callers.
As much as 175mm of rain could fall in places this weekend, the Met Office has warned after it issued a yellow alert for large areas of the Highlands.
A pair of railway stations in Caithness and Sutherland are among the 10 least used in the whole of Great Britain, new figures have revealed.
Two vehicles collided on the B876 Wick to Castletown road at its junction with the B870 at around 9.50am on Sunday.
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.
Temperatures in the Highlands fell well below freezing overnight , with the mercury bottoming out at -18C near the A9 in the Cairngorms National Park.
Warnings for snow have been issued for large swathes of the Highlands – especially in the east – with up to 10cm possible in hilly spots
Highland residents were waking up to what is likely to have been the coldest night of the winter so far after the mercury plummeted as low as -15C.
Key railway improvements which could dramatically boost train reliability on Highland lines may not take place as soon as hoped, campaigners fear.
Hundreds of residents in the far north were without power electricity on Friday morning after a power cut.
The Met Office yellow warning for snow and ice comes into force on Friday evening and covers parts of the far north.
Rail passengers in the far north have been reassured that Altnabreac’s temporarily closed station will reopen to passengers.
Rail passengers on the Far North Line may wait years for a solution to overcrowded trains during the height of the cruise ship season, it is feared.
Views over new 20mph speed limits will be sought when a consultation opens next month – with the axing of some and creation of more all possible.
Lifesavers who battled a horrific mountain blizzard to save dozens of people are urging the public to nominate their own Highland heroes for an award.
Four days of strike action by Scottish Water staff will begin as planned on Friday over a pay dispute, with "serious implications" for services.
New 20mph limits on some Highland roads could be reversed in the new year, Highland Council has confirmed.
Iona MacDonald (17) is one of five figures from the Highlands and Islands to make the prestigious list of young female movers and shakers.
200 million single-use paper cups are used in Scotland each year, of which only 4 per cent are recycled - but a Highland scheme aims to change that.
Numerous homes in communities on the far north coast were without electricity on Friday morning after unexpected power cuts in the area.