On Thursday, December 4, 2025, the St Johns County Sheriffs Office confirmed to Historic City News that the “heavy law enforcement presence” on I-95 near Mile Marker 323 was the result of an attempted traffic stop gone bad that spiraled into a full-on manhunt spreading east across International Golf Parkway to US-1 near Abbotts Way.
The St Johns County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a suspect following a double shooting that left two women seriously injured inside a Lena Street residence in St Johns County on Thursday evening, according to a report received by Historic City News.
The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office is asking for Historic City News reader’s help in locating an elderly local man who was last seen at his home in St. Augustine South yesterday morning.
Historic City News readers received a history lesson, of sorts, presented by Assistant City Manager Tim Burchfield during last night’s regular meeting of the St Augustine City Commission.
Heather Neville
St Augustine, FL
Dear Editor:
I am hoping that Historic City News readers will consider sending an email of support to the City of St Augustine. We have accomplished a great deal but face new challenges as we prepare for Velo Fest Festival 2015.
Andrea Anthony
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Dear Editor:
I have been a resident of Ponte Vedra Beach since 1988, so I was looking forward to this morning’s county commission candidate forum for candidates in District 2, sponsored by the Ponte Vedra Beaches Coalition.
Letter: Lets save ECHO HouseEd Slavin
St Augustine, FL
Dear Editor:
I am providing a copy of an open letter to Reverend Ron Rawls, Pastor at St Paul AME Church in St Augustine, concerning recently announced plans to demolish ECHO House.
If there was ever a doubt about the potentially life-saving role of St Augustine’s fire department and local law enforcement, Historic City News editor, Michael Gold, reports that this morning’s four arson cases downtown, all within a narrow time frame, should put those concerns to rest.
The week of June 22 – June 28, 2014 has been declared the eighteenth annual “National Mosquito Control Awareness Week” according to an announcement received by Historic City News this weekend from the American Mosquito Control Association.
