Crime

Groups in Caithness are being reminded that the deadline to apply for a share of a new £32,000 fund is approaching.

Grief runs to its own timetable in each of us, impacts us all differently, and going through it is a far-from linear process.

A sheriff has ordered the arrest of an Archiestown man who is seeking the return of cash seized by the police along with drugs.

The campiagn will see a collaborative approach to tackle the drugs problem.

THE murderer of Renee and Andrew MacRae will die behind bars after being found guilty of the pair's deaths 46 years after the crime.

A JURY are considering their verdict in the 46-year-old mystery around Renee MacRae and her son, Andrew which has been treated by police as murder.

The defence counsel is making a closing speech to jurors.

THE last utterance of Renee MacRae when she was alive was a "blood-curdling scream" in the dark, a court has heard.

The man accused of the murders of Renee MacRae and their son decided against giving evidence in his own defence at his High Court trial in Inverness.

THE trial over the murders of Renee and Andrew Macrae today heard that there is 'no evidence' that either are still alive.

The man accused of murdering Renee MacRae and their son Andrew confessed to killing her to his handyman – and then retracted it immediately.

Police Scotland and the Caithness Voluntary Group are inviting local groups to apply for a share of a new £32,000 fund for Caithness.

Wick community councillors are looking forward to having closer links with the police after complaining last month about a lack of communication.

Police are appealing for information about a World War I helmet and a model ship stolen from a house in Forss last month.

A Victorian building at the entrance to Wick's old cemetery that had been repeatedly vandalised has been modernised and is now for sale.

Scotland's national police force says it will be "reaching out" to all community councils in Caithness following concerns about a lack of engagement.

Police said they are aware of inaccurate information circulating on social media related to an incident in Wick in the small hours on Sunday morning.

Highland has the second-lowest burglary rate on the UK mainland, according to new research by a home insurance company.

Consumers in Caithness have been urged to be aware of new cost-of-living scams as national ScamWatch Fortnight gets underway.

Finlay MacDonald (39) appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court.