Police officers were threatened with violence when they attended at an Inverness property and told the occupant to turn his loud music down.
Book lovers were treated to two popular author visits at one Inverness library, including a visit from award-winning local author Shona Maclean.
Cromarty Firth Cllr Maxine Smith is accused of faking disabled parking blue badges so drivers of tour buses owned by her could use restricted spaces.
The man admitted involvement in three separate incidents when he appeared in court this week.
A teenager has appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court accused of attempting to murder a police officer in Easter Ross.
Three people sustained fractures when a teenage driver from Nairn took a bend too fast and collided with a camper van on the A96.
A life-long family friend of an Inverness woman and her 17 year old son who attacked them both in their home will be sentenced next month.
A jury had found the man guilty of carrying out the assault after a drinking session.
Prison officers were attacked by an inmate who began to trash his cell because he "wasn't coping" with life inside.
Two men have appeared in court charged with the murder of Ross MacGillivray (36) in Inverness just over a week ago.
"You are heading to jail if you carry on like this. It is very dangerous," Sheriff Eilidh Macdonald said.
CCTV, number plate recognition software and other surveillance 'tech' could be used, it has been reported.
"He was overcome with emotion. He didn't realise what speed he was doing," heard Inverness Sheriff Court.
He landed a driving ban and a hefty fine as it emerged it was his second drink-driving offence.
Home Bargains, Morrisons and a Co-op were targeted.
The 35-year-old admitted not informing the police of a new bank debit card he possessed.
A sheriff described an Inverness man who had continued to download child porn and be caught by police as 'either stupid or determined'.
CCTV footage from Dalneigh and other parts of Inverness is being inspected in a bid to track down two men.
Inverness Sheriff Court heard he had received VAT repayments from HMRC which he was not entitled to from 2014 onwards.
A wrap of cannabis was found in the attacker's underpants, heard Inverness Sheriff Court.
