Scotland

A temporary emergency bridge was installed on Brook Road in Scotland Monday to reconnect six families whose homes have been cut off since storms destroyed the bridges that were there before.

A temporary emergency bridge was installed on Brook Road in Scotland Monday to reconnect six families whose homes have been cut off since storms destroyed the bridges that were there before, according to the first selectman. Torrential rain last week led to bridges being washed out and destroyed and six homes were cut off. The temporary ramp will only be…

The race is on to figure out how to reconnect six families whose homes are now cut off in Scotland.

The race is on to figure out how to reconnect six families whose homes are now cut off in Scotland. Torrential rain led to bridges being washed out and destroyed. “While we’re standing there, that bridge started to cave in,” said Gary Gagnon of Scotland. First one and then a second bridge were destroyed following downpours in Scotland on...

Multiple families are stuck and about $8 million in repairs is needed after storms caused two bridges to collapse in Scotland. First Selectman Gary Greenberg said one of the two bridges collapsed Thursday afternoon near Kasacek and Brook roads. The other bridge collapsed Wednesday night. Greenberg said two other bridges suffered extensive damage. There are six families stuck because of…

Mystery hunters have converged on a Scottish lake to look for signs of the mythical Loch Ness Monster.

The National Weather Service has confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down in Scotland during Friday morning’s severe storms. The tornado consisted of 100 mph wind gusts and was on the ground for approximately 2.7 miles. It touched down on Bass Road at about 7:53 a.m. and continued along Route 14, also known as Huntington Road, and crossed Pinch Street before…

The National Weather Service is investigating if morning damage in Scotland was the result of a tornado. Crews are assessing storm damage in the area, which they say includes well over 100 downed trees. The National Weather Service will receive photos, drone footage and radar data to make a determination, which is expected to come Monday. The Department of Emergency…

In 1933, the manager of the old Drumnadrochit Hotel reported spotting a “water beast” on the deep lake, sparking decades of rumors, ‘sightings’ and searches for Nessie.

Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was arrested and questioned by police investigating the finances of Scotland’s pro-independence governing party. Police Scotland said a 52-year-old woman was detained Sunday “as a suspect in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party.” The force said she was “released without charge pending further investigation” after...

A piece of fabric believed to date to around the time of the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots, and discovered in a bog in the Scottish Highlands might be the oldest traditional tartan ever found, new research suggests.

A South Florida woman who lost her husband in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, is speaking out after the arrest of a Libyan intelligence official in connection with the act of terrorism.

The announcement that a Libyan man suspected in the 1988 bombing of a passenger jet has been taken into U.S. custody put the spotlight back on the notorious terrorist attack. The suspect, Abu Agila Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi, is accused of building the bomb that destroyed a Pam Am flight over the Scottish town of Lockerbie. The attack killed all 259...

The Justice Department says a Libyan intelligence official accused of making the bomb that brought down Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 in an international act of terrorism has been taken into U.S. custody and will face federal charges in Washington.

The U.K. Supreme Court has ruled that Scotland does not have the power to hold a new referendum on independence without the consent of the British government.

Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin is on it’s way to Scotland’s capital, where it will rest in the throne room of the Holyroodhouse until Monday afternoon

Queen Elizabeth II’s flag-draped coffin has slowly processed through the Scottish countryside on a journey from her beloved Balmoral Castle to the Scottish capital of Edinburgh. Mourners in Scotland packed city streets and lined rural roads, and some tossing flowers to honor the monarch who died Thursday at Balmoral after 70 years on the throne. In Aberdeenshire, farmers lined the...

Under the new law, schools, colleges and universities as well as local government bodies must make a range of period products available for free in their bathrooms.