Saint Augustine Community News

Man locked out of his house by mortgage company

Mike Lyons

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - John Delaney of St. Augustine is bewildered, wondering why a mortgage company not his own changed the locks on his home without his knowledge. John Delaney drove in from Chicago Wednesday night and went to open the door of his second home condo in St. Augustine. The key didn't work. He got in through the back screen door, which fortunately in this case he had forgotten...

Dryer air on the way

Tim Deegan

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- For the next few hours a few isolated t-storms may form and head to the east. Overall dryer,less humid air is on the way. Over the weekend plan on milder mornings and hot, but less humid afternoons with very little in the way of t-storms. T-storms will return again by Wedneday.

What to do in Jacksonville this weekend

FirstCoastNews Web Staff

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Events on the First Coast were washed out last weekend because of Tropical Storm Beryl, so this weekend it's time to get out and enjoy the sunshine! First Coast News' Amanda Zitzman takes you on the town in the video above. A complete list of events is below. SATURDAY June 2, 2012 HALE & HEARTY 7K: Saturday, June 2 8:00 a.m. at Riverside Arts Market, the Health...

St. Augustine girl eliminated from National Spelling Bee

FirstCoastNews Web Staff

OXON HILL, Md. -- A St. Johns County girl will not be competing for the title of the country's best speller tonight. Grace Remmer, a home-schooled student from St. Augustine, made it to the semi-finals of Scripps National Spelling Bee. But she misspelled the word "athanor" in round five. That's a type of furnace. Remmer was one of 50 spellers who made it to the semi-finals. Six-...

Your opinion sought on FPL rate hike request

FirstCoastNews Web Staff

Tallahassee, Florida - The Florida Public Service Commission is going on the road to hear your opinion on a proposed rate hike for Florida Power and Light. Members of the commission will hold a series of nine public hearings around Florida on FPL's rate case. The meetings kick off in Sarasota and Ft. Myers on Thursday. Florida Power and Light wants to raise its base rates 16 percent and...

Police officers lose access to crime computer systems

Jessica Clark

ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, Fla. -- There is another twist in the investigation of the St. Augustine Beach Police Chief and his department. The nine officers who filed the complaint against Chief Richard Hedges and the Assistant Chief are now under investigation as well. When they filed the complaint -- claiming the chief had committed criminal and administrative wrongs -- the officers may have...

Colbie Caillat and Gavin DeGraw performance officially cancelled

Rachel Leitao

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Tropical Storm Beryl blew into town Sunday and after a brief kerfuffle the Colbie Caillat and Gavin DeGraw performance scheduled at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre for that evening was canceled.Today, the St. Augustine Amphitheatre announced the Colbie Caillat and Gavin DeGraw performance has been officially cancelled with no re-scheduled date at this time...

Deputies search for police impersonator

Rachel Leitao

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Most of us have been pulled over at least once in our years behind the wheel. However, not many of us have been pulled over by an individual posing as an officer.On May 26, a St. Augustine mother driving with her two small children on SR 207 told investigators she was being followed by a black sedan. The vehicle followed the mother from Interstate 95 and activated what...

Vilano Beach Sunset Celebration

Package Prize in St Augustine for 72 Mile A1A Sale

VILANO BEACH, Fla. -- Haven't been to Vilano Beach lately? You will be WOW'd by the transformation!Enjoy the sunset cast across the bay from the City of St. Augustine from the most unique perspective in all Florida.If you enjoy Friday night art walks in St. Augustine, now you can extend your stay and dance to the setting sun Saturday on the Pier. On the Vilano Beach peninsula you can...

License-free saltwater, freshwater fishing fun coming next week

My Community

The first week of June is National Fishing and Boating Week. This year, start and end the week’s festivities by taking advantage of one of Florida’s license-free fishing days. Saltwater recreational anglers can fish without a license on June 2 and freshwater recreational fishers on June 9. There couldn’t be a better time to get out on the water and try your hand at some of Florida’s fine...