Isobel Murray, who died last week, was a volunteer with the hospice for more than 30 years and was part of the Golspie Area Fundraising Group.
Police have urged Highland residents to be on the alert after the force received reports from locals who had received scam callers.
Lairg's mothballed police station, which has been empty for several years, is to be permanently axed and sold off, the force has announced.
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 Sutherland and Caithness are among the 10 least used in the whole of Great Britain, new figures have revealed.
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.
The brand was named after new details over plans for the existing Sports Direct and Everlast gym site in Inverness Shopping Park were revealed.
Rail passengers in the far north have been reassured that Altnabreac’s temporarily closed station will reopen to passengers.
The new extension could also be used for private class space.
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.
A new national park should be created stretching up into Mid and Easter Ross, a Highland group has argued.
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.
Green MSP Ariane Burgess wants Highland Council to follow Edinburgh's example in the interests of pedestrian safety people with mobility issues.
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.