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A MAN from Mossbank was spared a return to prison when he appeared at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Monday to admit breaching a curfew. Adam Nelson, of Leaside, appeared from custody to plead guilty to breaching the bail condition on Saturday (14 May) at Burgh Road in Lerwick. The...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump on Saturday endorsed Doug Mastriano in Pennsylvania’s Republican primary for governor, siding with a far-right candidate who was outside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan.

A THIRTY six year old man, originally from the Newcastle area, has been found guilty of controlling and abusive behaviour towards a former partner following a three hour trial at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Thursday morning. Sentence on Mark Gilhespy, who had an address in...

BLOOMSBURG—A three-month-old girl is clinging to life after being shaken, police said.A Bloomsburg man, who lives with the girl, has been arrested and charged with felony charges of aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of children, along with misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment He is scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing on May 25.Christopher Lee

A WOMAN from Lerwick who drove while under the influence of alcohol before getting involved in a crash has been disqualified for three years. Catherine Coghill, of Nederdale, was also fined a total of £950 when her case called at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Wednesday. The...

A YOUNG man has been fined £1,600 and disqualified for 16 months after driving dangerously at grossly excessive speeds while just over three times the alcohol limit. Twenty year old Tyler Johnson, of Mid Yell, previously pleaded guilty at Lerwick Sheriff Court to driving...

A MAN’s attempt to smuggle heroin worth more than £30,000 into Shetland through the post by concealing it in chocolate boxes and a spice jar was foiled by drugs detection dogs, Lerwick Sheriff Court heard on Wednesday. Procurator fiscal Duncan Mackenzie described Andrew...

BEING caught driving at 70mph on the Tingwall Straight has landed a young man from Fraserburgh in trouble. Danny Masson pleaded guilty to the offence - which took place on 13 November last year - at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Wednesday. Procurator fiscal Duncan Mackenzie said the...

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America’s faithful are bracing — some with cautionary joy and others with looming dread — for the Supreme Court to potentially overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and end the nationwide right to legal abortion.A reversal of the 49-year-old ruling has never felt more possible since a draft opinion suggesting justices may do so was leaked this week.