St Johns County News

Photos by Maggie.FitzRoy@jacksonville.com Karen Aaro waters her plot at the Ponte Vedra Beach Community Garden as her mother Marie Peterson keeps her company.

Susan Roche for Shorelines The cast of A Streetcar Named Desire, Kenneth Dowling Jr.

Two weeks after passing its final spending plan, the House Friday released a county-by-county breakdown of projects funded in the state's $74.5 billion budget.

A northbound tractor trailer rig accidentally hooked the rear of a second truck Friday morning on Interstate 95 then crashed into the woods when the two separated, according to the Florida highway Patrol.

Mr. Korach is the expert on the Public School system in Florida. He gave an update on the ratings of the United States education verses the rest of the industrialized world.

A St. Johns County judge says a 98-year-old murder suspect should be placed in a state psychiatric facility.

Some students in St. Johns County planned to ride their bikes to Bartram Trail High School Friday morning.

Dog bites woman: A Jacksonville woman told a deputy that she was walking south on the beach in the area of 1600 Ponte Vedra Boulevard when a dog bit her on both legs, according to a St.

As top Senate Republicans continue to aim sharp-tongued jabs at the group, Florida Tax Watch released its annual list of budget "turkeys." The business-backed group deems a "turkey" any spending item inserted in the budget during last-minute negotiations - known as conference - or funding not requested by state agencies.

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is pushing the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help St. Johns County potato farms after recent severe weather "caused the loss of about two-thirds of the local potato crop." "These farmers in St.

The inaugural St. Johns County School District Elementary Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Fair will be held at Palencia Elementary School from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday.

Department of the Interior officials said Wednesday that they've approved the final version of the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Management Plan - developed to protect and preserve the culture of the Gullah people - and St.

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. -- Since the death of much-loved St. Augustine waitress Barbara Parchem , her daughter has been in the local spotlight.

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. -- The St. Johns County Fire and Rescue Department has a new way to save lives.

Candace Kiara Jackson is charged with second degree murder and second degree attempted murder.

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. - In a field of five brothers, Mary Kate Truss has grown up knowing how to stand out.

Teachers sound alarm over pay Teachers union President Angela Callahan led a group of colleagues in a public plea for pay hikes to offset fears of an increase in health care costs, The Baker County Press reports.

IT CAN START EARLY, WITH EVEN SOME 6TH GRADERS ADMITTING TO IT. FLORIDA YOUNG PEOPLE FINDING WAYS TO GET AHOLD OF ALCOHOL AND DRUGS.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Bomb technicians are investigating a suspicious package that was left inside Flagler Hospital tonight.

The most common way to get to work in Jacksonville and St. Augustine is by car. But for bigger cities like Chicago and New York, a train is a common option.