ST. JOHNS COUNTY

Defense attorneys for Aiden Fucci, the teenager charged with first-degree murder in the death of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey, have filed four pretrial motions they say will ensure their client receives a fair trial.

Some Florida teachers are raising concerns about the state’s new civics training.

A woman was killed Monday afternoon in a crash on State Road 13 north of Wedgewood Road, according to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol.

Showers with isolated thunderstorms continue across central St. Johns county.  These will slowly push north as they weaken.  Showers will be possible over Clay, Putnam and southern Duval through around 2 p.m.  Near seasonal afternoon highs with increasing rain and storm coverage this week.

Protests continued Saturday in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling that overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.

A 16-year-old was arrested Wednesday after stealing a vehicle and leading deputies on a high-speed chase in St. Johns County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

On Tuesday, a man requested their help to find a $16,000 heirloom Rolex he lost when the band broke and fell into the Sixmile creek.

Only two Florida counties made the list: one of them is St. Johns County, which landed at 185.

A 16-year-old St. Augustine boy who was riding a bicycle is in serious condition following a collision with a car Wednesday morning in Hastings.

Juneteenth celebrates the official end of slavery in the United States.

A memorial service Thursday at St Johns River State College honored the life and service of 99-year-old Dr. Robert Solomon.

Onlookers said there was a “fishy smell” in the area.

A cafeteria worker in St. Johns County is being called a hero after she saved the life of a student who was choking on a grape.

St. Johns County Marine Rescue along with SJC Fire Rescue conducted 2 dozen rescues over the weekend.

Despite bad weather, dozens of people showed up for a St. Augustine March for Our Lives event -- angry and hoping for change.

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing woman and asking for the public’s help.

More than a year after 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey was found brutally murdered in St. Johns County, the teen accused in the stabbing death of his schoolmate appeared in court Tuesday for a pretrial hearing in the case.

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office is now investigating a deadly shooting involving St. Augustine Police Officers that happened Sunday evening.

Special bike allows 11-year-old with rare brain malformation to enjoy being a kid.

One man is dead after being shot by police in St. Augustine Sunday evening, according to St. Augustine Police Department.

A Gainesville attorney who was arrested last July and accused of child sexual battery and possession of child porn has been disbarred, the Miami Herald reported.

A pilot was unscathed after the small airplane they were flying landed in the water near downtown St. Augustine on Sunday morning.

An officer with the Jacksonville Beach Police Department was not injured in a crash Friday afternoon on Interstate 95 in Jacksonville near the St. Johns County border, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A school district media advisory committee on Wednesday decided to recommend new restrictions on two library books including one that discusses LGBTQ issues.

Just after the one-year mark of Tristyn Bailey’s murder, the family is imagining what June 1 would have looked like if the teen was graduating 8th grade.

A man and woman were able to swim safely to shore Wednesday when their crab boat capsized three-quarters of a mile off Vilano Beach.

Tuesday marks one week since the Elementary school shooting in Uvalde. And as families and friends gather for the funerals and burials in Texas, the community came together Tuesday evening in St. Johns County to remember those who lost their lives.

A St. Johns County School District Media Advisory Committee on Tuesday recommended putting new restrictions on controversial books in its libraries.

Locally, mental health experts just completed a study called the Community Health Needs Assessment, which identifies the key health needs and issues in North Florida.

The St. Johns County School Board on Tuesday unanimously approved seven new attendance zones that will go into effect in the 2022-23 school year.

The St Johns County school board is meeting to discuss a number of books parents are trying to get removed from school libraries. I

The St. Augustine teacher's aide who won the Hyundai Hometown Heroes free car giveaway received her new ride Friday.

Evans Rowing has secured a waterfront site along Julington Creek in St. Johns County, and plans to build the first recreational rowing center in the county, according to a news release sent Thursday.

The St. Johns County School District this week announced plans for two more new schools to be built in the next two years.

The deadly mass shooting at a Texas elementary school that left 19 students dead has raised a lot of questions about how accessible campuses are.

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The school district said law enforcement presence will be increased until the last day of school on June 2.

Out of more than 200 local teachers, one St. Augustine educator was picked as the Hyundai Hometown Hero.

Seven controversial books will remain on St. Johns County library shelves.

The body of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Seth Plant arrived at JAX Monday afternoon from Alaska -- where he died two weeks ago.

The family of a local soldier killed by a bear in Alaska invites people across Northeast Florida to come out Monday and pay their respects.

South Ponte Vedra Park will be closed this Monday through Wednesday to begin sand placement operations for the South Ponte Vedra Dune Restoration Project.

Those who wanted to catch the sunrise on the beach near Mickler’s Landing got the perfect parking spot Saturday for the first time in months.

Special agents from FBI Jacksonville arrested a man and his adult son on a criminal complaint charging them with possession and transfer of firearm silences not registered to them in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida.

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Parents in St. Johns County are working to get more than 50 books removed from school libraries that they say are inappropriate for children.

Commissioners in St. Johns County on Tuesday once again approved expanding Silverleaf in a 4-1 vote, which gives the OK to increasing the development by 5,600 homes — and another 250,000 square feet of commercial space.

St. Johns County deputies are investigating a murder-suicide between two neighbors who live in a townhome community on Servia Drive off St. Johns Parkway south of Racetrack Road in the northwest portion of the county.

A man and a woman were arrested on federal charges of harboring people in the United States illegally who worked at their sushi restaurants in St. Johns County, according to criminal complaints filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

K9 For Warriors is one step closer to completing the world’s largest rescue to Service Dog training facility.

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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.