A man fell off a 15-foot ladder Friday and was critically injured while working at St. Augustine City Hall in the Lightner Museum, according to a spokesperson for St. Johns County Fire Rescue.

A 71-year-old man from Putnam County died Monday afternoon after his pickup truck veered off the road and crashed into a tree, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

AdventHealth leaders broke ground on a new off-site emergency department on State Road 207 in St. Johns County Tuesday morning.

A year after an unresponsive four-month-old baby was pronounced dead at Flagler Hospital, a woman presumed to be the child’s mother has been arrested and charged with aggravated manslaughter.

Two young adults in St. Johns County are in jail following a Tuesday morning fight that sent a 3-year-old to the hospital.

Woman dies in overnight car crash on A1A

Congratulations to first-time parents Brianna and Michael and the rest of Ezra’s family.

Flagler Hospital had a special visitor last week!

A 65-year-old man from Maine was hit and killed Saturday morning on State Road A1A in St. Augustine, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

One person was found dead after a house fire Friday afternoon in the West Augustine neighborhood, according to St. Johns County Fire Rescue.

A 20-year-old St. Augustine man was arrested Thursday evening and charged with murder in the death of a 30-year-old woman as she left a West Augustine convenience store on June 16.

A 20-year-old St. Augustine man was arrested Thursday evening and charged with murder in the death of a 30-year-old woman as she left a West Augustine convenience store on June 16.

A new Veterans Affairs clinic opened Tuesday in the St. Augustine area.

Floridians ages 16 and up can now sign up for a one-time opportunity to get the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Flagler County, the county announced Thursday.

On Wednesday, Flagler Hospital remembered the arrival of that first case by honoring its staff that took care of that man and nearly 600 COVID-19 patients over the last 12 months. Flagler Health+ said it has also tested thousands of people and, more recently, provided thousands of vaccines. Inside the hospital, dedicated units were established to safely care for COVID-19 patients, with many unknowns about transmission at that time. For months this team rotated call every day and night, providing guidance and support for achieving the best outcomes for our patients with COVID-19 diagnosis. Flagler Health+ said their collaboration helped chart the course for recovery for patients, with some of the best outcomes in the state.

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – The COVID-19 testing site offered at Flagler Hospital will now be available from 7 to 11 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Located in Parking Lot B at 400 Health Park Blvd., the testing site will remain open through 11 a.m., or until the maximum number of daily tests are collected. Testing is available for all ages, and patients do not need to exhibit symptoms, possess a doctor’s note, or make an appointment. The testing site is being funded through the CARES Act. For more information, call the St. Johns County Citizens Information Hotline at 904-824-5550.

The Florida Department of Health reported 12,624 additional cases Monday, bringing the total to 282,435 cases statewide since the agency began tracking infections in March. In Duval County, the state reported 506 additional cases and three more deaths, which means Jacksonville has seen 84 virus-related deaths. Baptist Health reported 158 coronavirus patients between its five locations, 32 of them in the intensive care unit. UF Health Jacksonville said it has 111 patients, 27 of them in the ICU. News4Jax spoke with Dr. Elizabeth Ransom of Baptist Health, who said Baptists facilities are not swamped by COVID-19 cases even if theyre seeing a noticeable increase.

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. St. Johns County and Flagler Health+ are offering free drive-thru COVID-19 testing Monday through Friday at Flagler Hospital. Due to the funds recently received by the CARES Act, we are now able to offer this testing at no charge to our community, said Hunter Conrad, St. Johns County Administrator. We are pleased to partner with St. Johns County to broaden testing availability for our areas residents, said Flagler Health+ President and CEO Jason Barrett. The ongoing collaboration we continue to enjoy with our county government and other agencies truly sets our community apart. Although these are troubling and challenging times, we are well prepared, sufficiently resourced, and here to support you as we navigate through this pandemic together.For more information, call the St. Johns County Citizens Information Hotline at 904-824-5550.

SEE THE RAW DATA: Hospital ICU Beds Census and Staffed Availability as Reported in ESSCounty by county break downs show in Duval more beds are filled than are available. Of all the countys hospitals, 104 ICU beds are available while 408 are already serving a patient. Notably, at UF Health in Jacksonville, there arent any ICU beds available. St. Johns County also has a lower number of ICU beds with 44 total beds, but 24 are available right now. In Columbia and Alachua Counties, hospital ICU beds are 90% full.

CRESCENT BEACH, Fla. – A 26-year-old Florida man died after he was pulled from the ocean off at Crescent Beach on Saturday, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office and family. A search began and they found good Samaritans, Tracy Yuro and a fisherman, bringing Miller out of the water near the Crescent Beach ramp. “We were praying, praying, praying, praying because I saw his wife come up as we were doing it," she said. Saturday afternoon, a father and his teenage son had to be rescued from the water near the border of Atlantic Beach and Neptune Beach. Lifeguards say to keep yourself safe, check beach conditions before you go, and then when you arrive, look for the color of warning signs and flags.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Hours after a pileup involving two tractor-trailers and a pickup truck pulling a trailer, Interstate 95 at State Road 16 has fully reopened. The northbound lanes were blocked from County Road 207 to State Road 16 from before dawn until almost noon after the crash and a resulting 100-gallon diesel fuel spill, causing a massive traffic backup in St. Johns County through rush hour and beyond. Then materials cleaned up from the wreck caught on fire, causing the highway to close again for another 45 minutes. According to the FHP report, a big rig rear-ended a slow-moving big rig in front of it just about 5:30 a.m. Then a pickup truck struck the rear of the second trailerWith six miles of I-95 closed for more than six hours, St. Johns County deputies diverted I-95 northbound traffic onto C.R. Once the wreck cleared, truckloads of sand were trucked onto and spread on the area affected by the fuel spill.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - A motorcyclist was killed Monday in an overnight crash on the Bridge of Lions. Officers with the St. Augustine Police Department said someone called around 2:23 a.m. after hearing a loud crash near the bridge. When officers arrived, they found two people had been thrown from a motorcycle on the east end of the bridge. The driver, according to police, was taken to Flagler Hospital where he later died. The passenger on the motorcycle was listed in stable condition at Flagler Hospital.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - Family members gathered Tuesday evening to remember a St. Augustine father who was shot and killed last year. Tuesday would have been Darrell Jenkins' 31st birthday, so family members held a memorial at Willie Galimore Community Center on Riberia Street. Twanesha Lyons, Jenkins' sister, told News4Jax that she misses everything about her brother, especially his smile. According to family, Jenkins had nine children and was a local rapper. We get together," said Connika Dames, Jenkins' sister.

Earlier this year, Flagler Hospital announced it would soon have health villages in several St. Johns County neighborhoods as part of an expansion into its new Flagler Health+ brand. Phase one will introduce a Flagler Health+ Village that incorporates family practice, womens care, pediatrics, urgent care, imaging and laboratory services. Additional offerings will be further refined in partnership with area residents through a dedicated Durbin Park Health Advisory Council. We are excited that Flagler Health+ has chosen to create its Flagler Health+ Village in Durbin Park, said Drew Frick, president of GATE Lands. Construction on the Flagler Health+ Village is anticipated to begin in 2020.