Motorist warnings during severe weather
Florida Highway Patrol Captain Nancy Rasmussen advised Historic City News readers to be cautious before hitting the road and to follow safety tips that can save lives as Tropical Storm Isaac moves toward Florida.



Historic City News was notified by Homicide Investigator Corporal Brian Wood that charges are pending in a car-vs-motorcycle collision that occurred on SR-A1A at Butler Park East; near the Crescent Beach Fire Station in St Johns County last night.
County Communications Manager Michael Ryan reported to Historic City News that the Anastasia Mosquito Control District has reported a significant increase in the mosquito population this week due to the frequency and amount of recent rain.
Florida Highway Patrol Captain Jerry Crews informed local Historic City News reporters that charges were filed against a school bus driver this morning following a collision that occurred shortly after 7:00 a.m. in the area of Renoir Boulevard and Van Gogh Circle in St Johns.
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.
A major relief for Historic City News readers traveling southbound on Ponce de Leon Boulevard today, following the opening of the first two lanes of traffic across the replacement San Sebastian River Bridge by the Florida Department of Transportation.
Public Information Officer Jeremy Robshaw advised local Historic City News reporters that St Johns County Fire Rescue responded to a residential structure fire early this morning in the 400 block of Watson Road in St Augustine.
After the St Johns County Sheriff’s Office released surveillance images to Historic City News and other media representatives yesterday, a woman who was being sought as a witness to an attempted carjacking came forward and identified herself to detectives.