One injured in morning drive-time collision
One driver was injured in a two-vehicle collision that occurred about 8:00 a.m. this morning in the northbound lanes of I-95 at Old Kings Road near the St Johns County and Flagler County lines.
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Vehicle strikes patrol car – sends two to hospital
About 7:00 pm this evening, Historic City News reporters arrived at the scene of a collision between a passenger vehicle and a St Johns County patrol car on US-1 near Moultrie Bluff.
Avoid the Bridge of Lions today
Historic City News readers in St Augustine will find that traffic, on both sides of the Bridge of Lions, is backed up to a standstill as installation begins on a new road marking, known as a “sharrow”, along the traffic lanes of SR-A1A.
Bomb scare empties courthouse
Just a few minutes before 9:00 a.m. this morning, St Johns County sheriff’s deputies received word and notified Historic City News alleging that a bomb had been planted in the Richard O Watson Judicial Center on Lewis Speedway; leading to an immediate evacuation of all courthouse personnel and civilians.
FDOT and Masci Contractors hold open house
Historic City News in St Augustine received notice that Masci General Contractors Inc, of Port Orange, was hired by Florida Department of Transportation to complete the next phase of a King Street drainage improvement project scheduled to begin in March.
Sheriff: More heroin arrests expected
Flagler County Sheriff Donald W Fleming informed Historic City News that he believes that heroin use may be “on the rise” in Flagler County following a statewide crack down on pills mills in Florida and three local arrests last week.
FDOT road repairs and maintenance report
Laurie Sanderson reported the following St. Augustine and St. Johns County locations to Historic City News where the Florida Department of Transportation will be conducting roadwork that is expected to have an impact on driving, beginning this morning and continuing through the coming week.
Busy night for thieves in Ponte Vedra Beach
Numerous car burglaries and the theft of two vehicles in the Ponte Vedra Beach Municipal Service District are under investigation this morning, according to an alert received in the Historic City News room overnight.
Neighboring homes spared in early morning fire
The Office of the State Fire Marshal has been called in to investigate the cause of a residential structure fire that consumed one mobile home in the 8400 block of CR-13 North earlier this morning.
Man identified in northwest area car burglaries
St Johns County Sheriff’s Office Media Relations Officer Kevin Kelshaw informed local Historic City News reporters that an arrest has been made in the investigation of numerous car burglaries reported over the past two nights.
Attempted murder charges filed in Flagler attack
Telling Historic City News reporters that they have determined that the 20 year-old assailant continued to beat his 60 year-old victim, even after the man had been knocked to the floor, detectives with the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office filed attempted murder charges against Kenneth Peters yesterday evening.
Search yields clues to identity of dead body
Day four into the investigation of decomposed human remains discovered near McCullough Creek and an update on additional physical evidence recovered from the scene by officers and K-9 units brought in from around the state.
