| Assistant U.S. Attorney Julie Hackenberry Savell filed two motions Monday asking that former County Commission Chairman Tom Manuel's bribery indictment not be dismissed. |
| A Flagler County man sought on possession of child pornography charges was arrested early Monday morning after attempting to escape by scaling down six balconies of a condominium unit. |
| St. Johns County school officials and board members are lobbying hard to minimize the damage to area schools as the state budget crisis continues, but at the same time they're preparing for the worst. |
| The St. Johns County Commission on Tuesday will consider a proposed ordinance to allow golf carts on county roads. |
| A motorcyclist died Sunday afternoon after performing stunts on his motorcycle and crashing into a concrete utility pole, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. |
| The Florida Legislature meets in Special Session Monday to begin cutting $2.3 billion from the state's $66.3 billion budget, a development that most lawmakers say will make 2009 "dismal" because the deep cuts will touch almost everyone in the state. |
| Most of us did our share of holiday shopping -and shipping--over the past few weeks. Centuries ago shopping in St. Augustine offered much less to buy, but the practices were more sophisticated than many today might think. |
| PALATKA -- He waits for his brother and mom to sit down, then slides into the wooden pew beside them. Anthony Moran always has to be on the aisle. When your 12-year-old twin brother peels off his shirt during the offering, you want to be on the aisle so you can get him out of there. Fast. "Did you bring his candy?" |
| State Rep. Bill Proctor, R-St. Augustine, said Florida's revenue collections have been "clobbered" by many factors. |
| A fire broke out in a Ponte Vedra home Friday night, sending one resident to a hospital as investigators tried to determine how the blaze started. |
| It was a happy -- probably the happiest -- new year for Lisa Black. |
| A self-described semi-professional photographer from Palm Coast remained at large Thursday, as police tried to uncover who the young victims were. |
| ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH -- Like exploding kids' cereal, blue, red, green and purple fireworks popped over the beach in the final hours of 2008 on Wednesday, ringing in the new year with a bang, while the show's bangs left one woman's ears ringing. |
| Someone who bought a ticket for the Florida Lottery's $1 million raffle game at a St. Augustine gas station will indeed have a happy new year today. |
| A Palm Coast man who runs a risque photography studio out of his home is facing 37 child pornography charges after police allegedly discovered 37 images of children engaged in various sexual acts -- alone or with him and his wife -- that they believe he photographed himself. |
| A man working on a shrimp boat five miles off the St. Johns County coast had to be rescued Tuesday morning after his leg got caught in the pulley used to raise and lower the boat's nets. |
| St. Johns County employees wishing to retire, take a vacation, change careers or pay for their children's college education may be able to do so while saving taxpayers millions at the same time. |
| Many local families have struggled against long odds during this past year. |
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| The identify of a 44-year-old man killed in a parking lot while doing stunts on his motorcycle has been released by the Florida Highway Patrol. |
| St. Augustine gas station owner Raju Patel sells lottery tickets, but when she heard this week she could possibly win $105 million in the Powerball Lottery, she bought in. |
| St. Johns County residents donated 60 percent more food than they did in 2007 because they understood that many local families are hard-hit by the recession, according to Larry Dillahay of the Salvation Army Food Bank. |
A phantom vintage car appeared on the beach just north of Ocean Trace Road on Sunday morning. Beach walkers were startled by the abandoned Volkswagen Beetle that looked to be covered in sand. A closer look revealed that what they were looking at was actually a sand sculpture that was apparently created during the night by unidentified sand sculpture artists. Beach residents Susan and Ed McDonnell, above, were among those who discovered the car. 'It looks just like the '57 Beetle I had,' said Ed. Photo and caption by LORRAINE THOMPSON, Special to The RecordRead entire article: Beach Bug |
| St. Augustine's city staff has just announced that they will check city roadways this week to ensure that tree canopies aren't hanging too low over traffic lanes, making it dangerous for large vehicles, such as fire trucks, trash trucks or school buses, to pass under. |
| Fire officials said the fire that damaged a Ponte Vedra house Friday night, injuring one resident, was accidental, but few other details were available Saturday. |
| One of the big stories of 2008 was about Flagler College student Laura Croft, 25, becoming Playmate of the Month for July. |
| Compared to potatoes, most other crops harvested in St. Johns County are just, well, small potatoes, and in the past week local farmers have kicked off the growing season for their chief cash crop. |
| The following lane closures are scheduled on road construction projects in St. Johns County Jan. 3-9. |
| Although this has been a tough holiday season for many families patting down their empty pockets, one man hopes to inspire the giving spirit in the community by restoring a historic downtown fountain. |
| A 20-year-old St. Augustine man who wasn't wearing a seat belt was killed Wednesday after his vehicle veered into oncoming traffic on Kings Road, police said. |
| Two young men were arrested early Wednesday a short time after allegedly committing two armed robberies in West Augustine, one that netted $31 and one that netted nothing. |
| Thumbing through stacks of arrest reports isn't the highlight of working the crime beat. Ink stains and paper cuts are an occupational hazard for Times-Union reporters tasked with monitoring criminal happenings in Jacksonville and thereabouts. |
| As her great-great-niece 70 years her junior climbed into the chair she was sleeping in, Annie Simmons woke up. |
| As the University of Nebraska football team was gearing up for the Gator Bowl, more than $14,000 in the school's computer equipment was stolen from its Ponte Vedra Beach hotel, police said. |
| Living legend Willie Nelson will perform March 14 at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre, with family members and Jamey Johnson as guest musicians. |
| Robbie Borbely practices tae kwon do for hours almost every day, and this week he completed a rigorous test that included breaking five boards in a row with his hand to earn his black belt. |
| Celebrate New Year's Eve in seaside style with Beach Blast Off 2009. |
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