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PHOENIX (AP) — For years, Nicole Olson had longed for a baby and gone through a rigorous and emotional adoption process. Then Olson and her husband got a call asking if they'd like to adopt a newborn. That day. As soon as possible.The baby had been relinquished through what’s known as a safe haven law. Such laws, which exist in every state, allow parents to leave a baby at a

A THIRTY five year old man from Sandwick who admitted possessing indecent photos and videos of children will be sentenced early next year. Erik Stove, of Setter, pleaded guilty to a charge of “taking or permitting to be taken” indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of...

A TWENTY one year old man who “inexplicably” drove on the wrong side of the road and crashed into another vehicle was more concerned about damage to his new car than the wellbeing of his seriously injured victim, Lerwick Sheriff Court heard on Wednesday. Ronan Wark, of...

A MAN who admitted assaulting another man by striking him on the head with a knife to his injury and then brandishing another knife at police officers will learn his fate early in the new year. John Wright, 25, of Observatory, Lerwick, admitted the offences at or near separate...

A MAN who admitted drink driving and behaving in a threatening or abusive manner by shouting and throwing glasses in a Brae pub has been banned from driving for three years and fined £1,100. Thirty year old Gary Quinn, of Neilston, Glasgow, pleaded guilty to behaving...

ROTTERDAM JUNCTION, N.Y. (AP) — At the breakfast table, Betty Bednarowski softly sings “Winter Wonderland” without the words, the same as she did in March and July and September.Dessert today is pudding with seven pills crushed into the butterscotch.

NEW YORK (AP) — Omicron has raced ahead of other variants and is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S., accounting for 73% of new infections last week, federal health officials said Monday.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention numbers showed nearly a six-fold increase in omicron's share of infections in only one week.In much of the country, it's even

WASHINGTON (AP) — As coronavirus cases surge in the days before Christmas, President Joe Biden plans to increase support for hospitals, improve access to COVID-19 testing through hundreds of millions of rapid at-home tests and expand the availability of vaccines that can reduce the risks from the omicron variant.The world is confronting the prospect of a second straight

LIVING Lerwick’s best Christmas window competition has been won by Jamieson’s of Shetland. Their White Witch of Narnia themed display, complete with hand knitted lace crown and collar, picked up the most public votes. In second place was Peerie Isles, with Ninian third....

Areas of dense fog around to start the day, and some of that could take a while to shift. it will eventually clear, but only to be replaced in parts of ireland, into wales, central southern england by outbreaks of rain. further north and east, there will be some light rain and drizzle, most places will be dry. but cold air fighting back in lerwick, cold air tries to fight its way back into christmas day. it is going to be a tough one, though, as we go into christmas day, because this dividing li...