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.
Following the steering committee members’ reports to the St Augustine City Commission last night, together with mixed public comment, Historic City News learned that the proposed “facilitator” for the project, Herb Marlowe, has submitted a revised proposed plan and fee schedule for the completion of the visioning initiative.
MSGT Thomas E Kielbasa has invited all Historic City News readers to attend a free, public celebration honoring the 239th birthday of the US Army; during an event at the historic St Francis Barracks in St Augustine on Thursday, June 12th.
Randy Covington
Pennsylvania resident who owns a condo in St. Augustine
Dear Editor:
Citizen taxpayers in St Johns County are fed up with the convenient forgetfulness and selective memory of sitting members of the Board of County Commissioners; and, as those taxpayers come forward to challenge incumbents, there seems to be a lot of backpedaling.
Historic City News reporters watched as four-of-five appointed members of the “Visioning 2014 & Beyond” Steering Committee made their report to the St Augustine City Commission during the regular business meeting at City Hall tonight. It was first announced that Philip McDaniel had resigned his appointment to the committee and would not speak at the meeting.
