ST. JOHNS COUNTY

A bill in the Florida legislature would open the door for cameras to be placed in public school classrooms and microphones to be placed on teachers.

The U.S. Department of Justice will argue next month at a federal appeals court on behalf of a transgender male student who was prevented from using boys’ bathrooms at a St. Johns County high school.

There is a lot of residential growth just off I-95 at Race Track Road and St. Johns Parkway in St. Johns County. Well, with all those residents moving in, they’ll need places to shop and eat. And those businesses are coming.

During Tuesday’s meeting of the St Johns County Commission, Commissioner Paul Waldron said the November nor’easter that created an inlet in the Summer Haven community washed away $5 million worth of sand and work that had gone into renourishment.

The St. Johns County Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller’s Office is warning residents about fraudulent phone calls from scammers claiming to be representatives of the Clerk’s office or law enforcement.

The St. Johns County commission voted 5-0 to ban balloon and lantern releases, usually done in memory of people or events.

Dozens of volunteers picked up trash and recycling off the streets, as littering is a major problem in the neighborhood, organizers said.

A St. Augustine man died following a Sunday night crash on Interstate 95 in St. Johns County.

The Friday edition of the St. Johns County School District’s COVID-19 report showed 515 students were confirmed positive cases of the coronavirus and 161 were quarantined.

The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee of St. Johns County Inc. hosted its 37th annual commemorative breakfast at Flagler College on Monday.

In 1964, the city of St. Augustine was preparing to celebrate its 400th anniversary. That same year, in a bid to rally support for the Civil Rights Act, which had stalled in Congress, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. joined the push to end racial discrimination in the nation’s oldest city.

Due to sudden unforeseen circumstances with NOMI Health, a COVID-19 testing site in St. Johns County was shut down on Sunday. No other details were provided.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Law Enforcement will not push for criminal charges against the crew of a fishing vessel that hit a pair of endangered, North Atlantic right whales in February 2021.

The St. Johns County Programs of Choice High School Showcase scheduled for Thursday was canceled due to concerns over the rise in coronavirus cases, the school district announced.

With parents and school systems all across the country struggling to manage an increase in coronavirus cases, the White House announced it will be distributing 10 million more COVID-19 tests per month to schools nationwide to keep up with the intense demand.

The father of a 5-year-old girl made an impassioned plea to the St. Johns County School Board during its Tuesday night meeting.

A tank explosion at a St. Johns County salvage yard Tuesday left nearby residents scrambling for cover and sent at least one worker to the hospital.

There was a dramatic increase in the number of reported positive cases of COVID-19 in schools after students around Northeast Florida returned to class last week after winter break.

Actor and comedian Bob Saget’s last performance before his death over the weekend was in Northeast Florida.

A 58-year-old man pleaded no contest to DUI manslaughter in a 2019 crash in St. Johns County that left a motorcyclist dead, according to court records.

The man who police said was driving a trolley that overturned last year in St. Augustine, injuring 12 people, is now facing charges.

More than 300 people in St Johns County are struggling with homelessness.

Family of 14-year-old Xavier Santana shared stories and photos of the St. Johns County teen who died after his bike was hit by a passing driver Sunday night.

As snow blankets 18 states in one of the biggest winter storms in years, residents living in one St. Johns County community say another kind of white powder is falling from the sky: ash.

A 13-year-old boy from Hastings, Florida, died on Sunday after he was hit from behind by a pickup truck while riding his bicycle.

St. Johns County is one of Florida’s fastest-growing counties, with many residential and commercial development projects underway.

Curbside recycling collection service will resume in St. Augustine Beach starting Jan. 3, the city announced on Friday.

Some St. Johns county restaurants made the shutdown list last week after health inspectors found a dozen of different violations.

Every year in December, News4JAX takes a look back at some of the most memorable stories of the past 12 months.

COVID-19 cases continue to hit all-time highs across the country ahead of New Year’s Eve.

Many New Year’s Eve celebrations are still a go despite COVID-19 cases surging across the country.

A St. Johns County high school senior was recently named the winner of the 2021 Congressional App Challenge for Florida’s 4th Congressional District.

2021 is coming to a close, and soon it’ll be time to ring in the new year.

St. Johns County is accepting trees Tuesday as part of its Christmas Tree-cycling Program.

Low mortgage rates and strong demand to buy a house are feeding the housing market’s steady boom.

A death investigation is underway at the northbound Interstate 95 rest area in St. Johns County, north of County Road 210, the Florida Highway Patrol said Friday.

With the goal of combating retail theft during the holiday season, the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office conducted “Operation Bad Santa” in collaboration with loss prevention staff members at area retail stores.

A once-in-a-lifetime encounter with rare whales just off the coast of St. Johns County comes with a stern warning.

“We need your help”: That was the message from Summer Haven residents to the St. Johns County Commission on Tuesday regarding the breach that was created from last month’s nor’easter.

The St. Johns County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday morning approved a controversial expansion of SilverLeaf, a new development located in northwest St. Johns County.

According to Feeding Northeast Florida, 257,000 people in its eight-county coverage area are considered ‘food insecure,’ meaning they live in constant uncertainty as to their source of nourishment.

Help reduce the amount of waste that ends up in landfills and recycle your Christmas tree with St. Johns County’s Christmas Tree-cycling Program!

Two local retired K9s could be featured on specialty license plates. It is part of an effort to help others throughout the state.

A man in his 60s was struck while riding a bicycle on County Road 210 just before 8 a.m. Wednesday, according to St. Johns County Fire Rescue.

The St. Johns County School Board approved a 5-year plan Tuesday morning.

A home in a neighborhood off Race Track Road in St. Johns County was engulfed in flames Tuesday morning.

The St. Johns County School district will be trying out some new tech on some of its buses next year.

The fast-growing school district is now on track to have 97% of its positions filled when the new year begins.

A crash Friday blocked northbound Interstate 95 just north of State Road 16 in St. Johns County, authorities said.

A vital piece of St. Johns County’s Black history is going through a major renovation, but your help is needed to make it fully happen.

Aiden Fucci, 14, will face a first-degree murder charge as an adult in the killing of Tristyn Bailey, a 13-year-old Florida girl.

You’ve heard of so-called influencers editing their photos with filters, Photoshop and other social media tools. But one Florida high school took images to a new level.

Dozens of female students at the school were surprised to see that their yearbook photos had been digitally edited without their consent to add more clothing.