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The new president of the Boy Scouts of America plans to reverse the trend of declining membership and improve safety programs as the organization emerges from bankruptcy following a sexual abuse scandal.Roger Krone, a retired businessman and Eagle Scout, was named Friday as the new chief executive of the 113-year-old youth organization, replacing the retiring Roger Mosby as

CATAWISSA — A house fire killed one woman and sent person to the hospital early Saturday morning here. The fire started at 319 N. Third St., Catawissa, around 3:20 this morning. The callers to 9-1-1 reported that someone was trapped in the house, and as fires crews arrived, they found a man fighting the fire with a garden hose, according to Catawissa Fire Chief Dale

LERWICK Port Authority chief executive Calum Grains says sustainability is at the “top of the agenda” of the cruise sector - amid proposals to introduce an emissions levy on liners in Scotland. He said detailed discussion is needed about the proposal, which was unveiled by...

MOVING jury trials away from the Scottish islands has been branded as yet another step in the long list of taking vital services from islanders and is in sharp contrast to lip service paid by ministers. That is the view of isles MP Alistair Carmichael, who responded to concerns...

A WOMAN has been warned that she might have to pay out compensation after admitting spitting on people at a Lerwick pub and struggling violently with a member of staff as she was being ejected. Ashleigh Charlton, of the town’s Leslie Road, had her sentenced deferred for six...

A SOVEREIGNTY campaigner who continues to question the authority of the legal system was admonished and dismissed when he appeared at Lerwick Sheriff Court this morning (Thursday). Stuart Hill, of Cunningsburgh, was previously been found to be in contempt of court and was told...

A MAN formerly from Sandwick who admitted assaulting two police officers has been placed under supervision for 12 months. John Gair, of Lochgelly, Fife, was also placed under a curfew for six months - amid concern from the accused over the discomfort electronic tags might give...

TWO MEN from the Scottish mainland who reacted badly when they were refused travel on board one of the NorthLink ferries earlier this year were fined almost £1,600 when their case called at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Thursday. Andrew Crawford and Paul McKenna pleaded guilty to...

AN AIRPORT worker who drove dangerously by attempting to overtake another vehicle in dense fog on Shetland’s main A970 road has been disqualified from driving for a year and fined £800. Daniel Edwards, formerly of Lerwick, pleaded guilty to the charge when he appeared at the...

LERWICK’s sheriff has expressed fears over the future of jury trials in Shetland amid continued restrictions on island courts in Scotland. It comes as an order, first imposed in July, continues to prohibit new jury trial business in the Scottish islands due to staffing...