ST. JOHNS RIVER

Jacksonville Fire Rescue is responding to a car that went over the side of the Trout River Bridge Thursday night into the St. Johns River.

Soaking rainfall across areas of NE FL thorough 10 p.m.

How to beat the bedtime battle this school year!

Sector Jacksonville is overseeing the escort of the motor vessel Zhen Hua 28 which will be transiting the St. Johns River bringing three cranes to Jacksonville, USCG Southeast said.

The State of Florida has designated $5 million in funding for Jacksonville University and its world-renowned ocean research partner OCEARCH for a marine science research facility in Mayport.

Jacksonville’s Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration will return this year at multiple locations around the city to celebrate our nation’s independence.

The SnapJAX Community Challenge will allow all of Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia to show off all of the different ways their hometowns are unique.

If you hear gunfire from military boats on the St. Johns River next week, don’t worry: It’s only a drill.

Families of lost loved ones gathered and honored victims of violent crime in Riverside Monday evening.

Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia are perfect places to celebrate Earth Day and all of the wonderful nature experiences we live in.

A body was found in the St. Johns River after a car drove off Browns Landing Boat Ramp in Palatka early Monday morning, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office.

Blessing of the Fleet

A 61-year-old man died early Tuesday morning after his pickup truck went off the Buckman Bridge and into the St. Johns River, authorities said.

Railway safety is a major concern following the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

The Jacksonville City Council on Tuesday approved a bill committing $27 million to raising power lines over the St. Johns River at JaxPort.

According to News4JAX records, a third of the city’s homicides in 2022 took place in just three of Jacksonville’s 34 ZIP codes. And all three of those – 32206, 32209 and 32210 – are west of the St. Johns River.

The city of Jacksonville’s $27 million commitment to raising power lines over the St. Johns River at JaxPort is moving quickly through the city council legislative process.

Jacksonville residents highly anticipating the New Year’s Eve downtown fireworks show are excited to ring in the new year with a River City tradition.

News4JAX has compiled a list of the places planning to light up the sky on Saturday night.

The man appeared to be between 35 and 45, according to JSO.

Sunday evening temperatures will drop to the upper 50s by midnight.

Despite concerns about possible rain, boaters lit up the St. Johns River on Saturday for the annual Light Boat Parade.

A Jacksonville holiday mainstay is getting ready to make its way down the St. Johns River: the annual Light Boat Parade.

Park development along the St. Johns River downtown is one of the major programs slated for Jacksonville. The city has been talking for years about new parks and changes to old ones like Metropolitan Park.

A man was found dead Friday afternoon on the bank of the St. Johns River in Arlington, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

As a cold front moves over Florida Saturday into Sunday the temperatures will dip.

The one-two punch of our nor’easter followed by Hurricane Nicole brought near-record flooding from the downtown areas of the St. Johns River east to the Coastal Beaches.

Holiday Honey Hot Toddy

So many people going to the Georgia-Florida game tailgate by boat. Coast Guard members say they want people to have fun, but they’re urging them to stay safe

There are reasons to be concerned about the health of the St. Johns River, according to the 15th annual State of the River Report.

A Jacksonville holiday tradition is making its return to Thanksgiving weekend.

Bill Basford, a longtime Jacksonville public servant who in the 1960s championed the very first bill passed by the Florida Legislature to clean up the St. Johns River, has died. He was 92 years old.

Tidal flooding from Ian was enough to close roads in the Riverside and San Marco neighborhoods on Friday afternoon.

Evacuations were ordered in Clay County due to Hurricane Ian, effective at noon Wednesday.

Hurricane Ian continues to move toward the Florida mainland now as a Category 4 hurricane. It is expected to cause Storm Surge, Catastrophic Winds and Flooding in the Florida Peninsula.

The ultimate track will determine precisely what impacts Ian will have on Jacksonville. Based upon what is known this early Monday morning, Ian’s impact will be primarily heavy rainfall, coastal winds to 45 mph, beach erosion, and possible small seiche along the St. Johns River in the downtown area.

A Tornado Warning was issued for parts of northern St. Johns County and southern Duval County on Sunday evening.

JaxPort on Monday morning agreed to pay 100% of the money needed to raise six high-voltage power lines that span the St. Johns River.

The Jacksonville Waterways Commission wants to put an end to coal ash shipments but for now, it has some more immediate changes in mind to prevent -- and respond -- to another spill.

Three crew members of the cargo vessel Simba jumped off the outbound ship into the St. Johns River in the Mayport area on Wednesday morning, according to Customs and Border Protection.

Over 1,000 boats paraded up the St. Johns River on Saturday in a DeSantis Flotilla.

As Jacksonville celebrates 200 years -- including lots of changes to the look of the riverfront -- we look ahead to more changes coming along the city’s iconic St. Johns River.

Many people hit the St. Johns River on Friday for “Boater Skip Day,” an unofficial annual holiday where people play hooky for a day on the water.

This week in the waters of the St. Johns River, a national championship in sailing was on the line in the Thistle class. Over 50 sailing teams from across the country have been in Jacksonville all week competing.

Have noticed foam floating in the St. Johns River?

Firefighters with the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department were sent to extinguish a fire Wednesday evening at The Reserve at St. Johns River apartments.

The Nassau County Fire Rescue Marine Unit pulled two people from the St. Johns River on Saturday after a 14-foot rowboat overturned.

The USS Orleck arrived in Jacksonville on Saturday to become the centerpiece of Jacksonville’s naval museum, expected to open in June.

Volunteers are needed to help pick up trash and debris.

Help keep Jacksonville beautiful by volunteering at the St. Johns River Celebration clean-up event.

A 20-year-old woman survived a scary crash off the Buckman Bridge early Tuesday morning with only minor injuries, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

As crews searched throughout Monday for a teenager who disappeared after his canoe overturned in the St. Johns River, watersports experts are reminding people take steps to stay safe.

The body of a missing 16-year-old boy was located Monday after the teen disappeared Sunday when a canoe overturned, authorities said.

An extensive search is underway for a 16-year-old who was reported missing Sunday night after a canoe flipped in the St. Johns River, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

For years, there have been promises of downtown riverfront development, yet nothing has happened. Now the promise of new parks along the St. Johns River is closer to coming true.

Pottsburg Creek is back within state environmental standards following a sewage overflow, a JEA manager said Tuesday.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it believes a body found in the St. Johns River on Tuesday afternoon is that of a man who went missing earlier this month.

Wednesday morning, fog will again be back, mostly inland Florida and west of the St. Johns River. Best part? The fog will burn off rapidly. Sunshine will become bright and temperatures will jump quickly through the 70s.

We are stuck in the 50s this afternoon despite all that sunshine. It is cold. So cold that frost will form tonight in areas west of the St. Johns River under the clear skies. And while temps will drop into the upper 30s around Jacksonville, we miss a freeze this time.

Cracking down on illegal charter boats has become an increasing issue for the U.S. Coast Guard in Jacksonville.

Powered by funding from JAXPORT, Connected brings together research, education and global commerce in a mission to educate and engage the community on a broad range of topics related to the river.

The St. Johns River Ferry was shut down Sunday morning due to unsafe water conditions, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority announced.

As a nor’easter arrives with high astronomical tides, the main hazard will be moderate to major coastal flooding along the Atlantic coast, St. Johns River and inland tributaries, according to Nassau County officials.

A boat being chartered during Florida-Georgia football weekend was shut down by the U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday and its operators are accused of not having the proper licenses.

Siding with the U.S. Forest Service, a federal appeals court Monday rejected a lawsuit to remove North Florida’s Rodman dam and restore the Ocklawaha River.

It includes simulated explosions and simulated gunfire.

Police activity on the Mathews Bridge has closed all lanes in both directions, causing major delays. Drivers are encouraged to find alternate routes across the St. Johns River.

Recent algae samples collected by the St. Johns Riverkeeper contained dangerously high levels toxin levels up to 300 times the recreational safe limit.

A back-to-back-to-back winner. River and Post has once again, again, landed as your choice for Jacksonville’s best rooftop bar -- and it’s easy to see why.

Police said the Main Street Bridge was closed to vehicles late Friday morning “for an undetermined amount of time” due to a mechanical issue.

Biologists and marine scientists say algae blooms seen around Jacksonville can be harmful to you and your pets.

Skies are partly cloudy and some showers will develop over the next few hours. Most of us will be on the drier side around Jax with only a 30% chance of rain. Showers will stay away from the beaches and be in the inland vicinity west of the St. Johns river out and out toward highway 301. Those that develop will tend to fade after 8 pm.

Test results of algae samples released Tuesday in a news briefing from the St. Johns Riverkeeper find toxin levels up to 300 times the recreational safe limit.

The Florida Department of Health in Duval County on Thursday issued another warning over the presence of harmful blue-green algae blooms in the St. Johns River.

The Florida Department of Health in Duval County issued a health alert Monday for the presence of harmful blue-green algal toxins at four new sites along the St. Johns River and its tributaries.

It’s been a long time coming, a minor chill down.

It’s been a long time coming, a minor chill down. That would be for temperatures to start in the upper 50s. Not at area beaches, but along and west of the St. Johns River and I-95. Take what we can get! Additionally, we will have an extended dry period or at least 7 days. This will help out area backyards which in many cases have become somewhat water logged.

The Jacksonville Jazz Festival returns September 29 and October 1 – 3 and will feature a beautiful fireworks display.

The Jacksonville Historic Naval Ship Association is moving forward with its plan to bring the Orleck Museum to Jacksonville -- creating what will become the Jacksonville Naval Museum.

Residents in the area may hear loud noises during the training.

Five months after a massive barge carrying waste from a coal plant got stuck off the coast of Mayport, three environmental groups are putting pressure on leaders to ban the import.

Taking the top honors for your favorite sport for Mayport Shrimp is Safe Harbor Seaford Market and Restaurant.

An “extreme loss of braking friction” on a rain-soaked runway caused a cargo plane chartered by the Pentagon to slide into the St. Johns River two years ago, investigators said.

When it rains... it rains hard.

An onshore flow returns to the area with near seasonal temperatures to start the week. Rain chances will increase midweek.

After sitting vacant and unfinished along the St. Johns River downtown for more than a decade, a Jacksonville eyesore is finally on the verge of coming down.

The National Weather Service on Wednesday confirmed that a possible waterspout was captured on video near Green Cove Springs over the St. Johns River.

The Downtown Investment Authority on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve $114 million in incentives to help bring Jacksonville Jaguars Shad Khan’s vision of a Four Seasons and other amenities along the St. Johns River to life.

Researchers say if a Category 4 hurricane came ashore nearby, it would cause catastrophic damage in Jacksonville, largely due to changes that people have made to the St. Johns River over the past 100 years.

The Bridgeport barge, which became stuck off the coast of Atlantic Beach in March after hitting the jetties, reached its final destination at North Florida Shipyards near TIAA Bank Field on Friday.

Beautiful onshore winds and upper-level winds are very light and this subtle shift will allow for I-95 thundershowers to start up rather early, say after 1 pm. These thundershowers will move very little. If you live along I-95 or just east of the St. Johns River, you will have the biggest chances of seeing rain. These rains will be heavy for a few backyards. On Tuesday, a few areas near Palatka saw more than an inch.

Storms are developing west of the St. Johns river but expect the majority to affect jst a few areas and remain brief. Clay and western Duval will see the rain track into Baker county this afternoon.

People hit the St. Johns River on Friday for “Boater Skip Day,” an unofficial annual holiday where people play hooky for a day on the water.

The St. Johns River has been a source of flooding during past hurricane seasons, but state and local agencies are working to make the river more resilient ahead of major weather events.

A Jacksonville family is grateful to be alive this Memorial Day weekend, and the dad says it’s all because of his 7-year-old son.

UPDATE: A father and two children have been located safe, the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department says, after an empty boat was found in the St. Johns River.

Showers are riding the breeze off the Atlantic with coverage mostly between St. Johns Duval and Nassau counties. Chance of precipitation is 20%.  Much of the rain will weaken west of the St. Johns River. Spotty showers dissipate this evening.

A barge somehow got loose Wednesday in the St. Johns River near Blount Island and drifted into several private docks along Ramoth Drive on Little Marsh Island, according to the Coast Guard.