Category: Public Safety

Nine St Johns County school zones will receive safety improvements beginning this week, according to information obtained by Historic City News from the District Office of the Florida Department of Transportation.

In a 32-page opinion released Wednesday, the Florida Supreme Court unanimously rejected an appeal by former St Johns County resident James Terry Colley, Jr., who raised a series of issues concerning his conviction including that he had been impaired in 2015, because of taking the sedative Ambien, when he fatally shot his estranged wife and…

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A parent’s worst nightmare, the tragic death of their child, has wreaked havoc on the lives of Bryant Acosta and Tracie Cline, their friends, and family members, since their son, 28-year-old Dustin Acosta, was shot and killed by two law enforcement officers inside his Masters Drive condominium. For the past week, since November 18, 2020,…

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Shortly after 9:00 p.m. last night, officers with the St. Augustine Police Department were called to a disturbance from the Park Place Condominiums located at 1590 Masters Drive, in St. Augustine.  A St Johns County deputy was in the area of the call and responded as backup for the primary responding police officer.

Pursuant to Section 403.077, F.S., the Florida Department of Environmental Protection informed local Historic City News reporters that they have received the following Public Notice of Pollution for a reportable release that occurred within St Johns County.

Kelly Wilson, spokesperson for the St Johns County Emergency Management department, issued the final update of Tropical Storm Eta to Historic City News this evening.  Tropical storm Eta has moved offshore of Northeast Florida and the Tropical Storm Warning for St Johns County has been discontinued.

Florida Department of Transportation Community Outreach Specialist Allen Nelson has updated Historic City News with the weekly lane closure report containing information regarding ongoing construction projects and traffic impacts for the coming week.

Kelly Wilson, spokesperson for the St Johns County Emergency Management department, reported to Historic City News the initial update of Tropical Storm Eta, the effects of which will be visible by tomorrow (Sunday) morning.  The St Johns County Emergency Operations Center remains at Partial Activation Level: 2, Wilson reported.