ANASTASIA ISLAND

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary report on the November crash of a small plane into the surf at Anastasia Island.

The Bridge of Lions in downtown St. Augustine was partially shut down Thursday afternoon as the coastal city began to see the effects of Tropical Storm Ian.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla - Among the neighborhoods that saw the most significant effects of Hurricane Dorian was Davis Shores on Anastasia Island in St. Johns County. Davis Shores was devastated by flooding during Hurricane Matthew and Hurricane Irma. As Dorian swept the coast Wednesday, many streets in Davis Shores were underwater. Jill Nicolino and her son, Caz, were cleaning up and gutting their two story home. Most people describe their brush with Dorian as fortunate, but for those who were affected, the headache is just beginning.

The 57-acre property is on the Intracoastal Waterway immediately adjacent to the State Road 312 bridge onto Anastasia Island. The Land Trust said Fish Island is a healthy maritime hammock forest and preserving it will help avoid water quality impacts to the Matanzas River. North Florida Land Trust is urging the community to show support for the protection of Fish Island, an environmentally sensitive and historically significant land, prior to the cabinet's July 23 meeting in Tallahassee. Recently the St. Augustine commissioners voted unanimously to approve management of Fish Island if the state agrees to buy the property. The NFLTs posted information on its campaign to preserve Fish Island on its website.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - The St. Augustine Police Department is investigating after acts of graffiti were reported at the city marina and at several locations on Anastasia Island. On Monday night, officers were sent to the St. Augustine Municipal Marina in reference to criminal mischief in the men's restorrm. Marina staff said a stall sink was pulled out of the wall and broken into pieces. On Tuesday morning, officers responded to several locations on Anastasia Island after someone reported graffiti. Officers found approximately 29 locations.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - The St. Augustine Police Department is conducting an investigation after graffiti was discovered on Anastasia Island in the Davis Shore area Tuesday. Authorities said 30 locations were discovered with graffiti and that nobody has been taken into custody. The department is also investigating mischief to a public restroom at a city marina. On Monday, a sink was pulled out of the wall and broken into pieces, authorities said. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.