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A TEENAGER from Shetland’s North Mainland has been put under curfew pending sentencing after admitting a string of motor offences including dangerous driving. Rather than stopping when police in an unmarked vehicle wanted to speak to him because of a faulty headlight at...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee have launched a manhunt for a suspect believed to have fatally shot three women and a teenage girl and critically wounded another teen girl at three separate locations during a deadly outbreak of domestic violence Saturday night.Memphis Police Department officers responded to a report of a shooting at 9:22 p.m. on the 100 Block of

A BUILDING featuring something of a Lerwick landmark on its exterior has gone up for sale. The Garret building, which has the well-known ‘K’ boot sign on its sea-facing end, has an asking price of offers in the region of £225,000. The building, a stone’s throw away from...

BERWICK — A lighted makeup mirror caught fire Tuesday afternoon, chasing an 85-year-old woman out of her home, firefighters said.Nancy DeFebo won’t be able to return to her house at 173 Park Blvd. until it’s cleaned and repaired, said firefighter David Deitrich. Meanwhile, her cat is missing.The fire started around 12:15 p.m. in DeFebo’s bedroom, said Reliance Capt. Keith

A LERWICK councillor who expressed concern about Commercial Street earlier this year has acknowledged positive progress in recent months - but his main worry now is the condition of empty properties. Neil Pearson said he has been impressed by the work of town centre organisation...

Berwick, Pa. — State police are investigating the death of a Briar Creek Township man Wednesday afternoon.

A SERIES of public consultation exercises are due to take place in the coming months on the Lerwick Lanes masterplan project. It comes as Edinburgh-based 7N Architects has been awarded the contract for the masterplan. The company has recent history in Shetland, having undertaken...

It's a big night tonight for small elections.Voters are choosing the next county commissioners, school board members, borough and town council members and township supervisors throughout the region. We'll keep tallies here on Tuesday night, updating as election-night results are available after the polls close at 8 p.m.Here are the races we'll be following. Candidates are

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AN IDEA to have two community councils in Lerwick was not given a particularly warm welcome by members of the town’s community council at a meeting on Monday evening. The proposal is one of five options which form part of a Shetland-wide consultation on the boundaries of...