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St. Augustine man jailed for DUI-manslaughter in New Years Day death A 26-year-old man was put behind bars on Christmas Eve after a crash left a pedestrian dead on a St. Augustine Beach road on New Years Day almost a year ago, the St. Johns County Sheriffs Office said. Edward Keegan Downey of Sea Place Avenue in St. Augustine was booked into jail early Thursday on a warrant for DUI negligent manslaughter in lieu of $150,000 bail, jail records show. The victim, identified by The St. Augustine...

St. Johns County man accused of manslaughter in January 2020 pedestrian’s death Updated:  Tags:  A 26-year-old man wanted in connection with a crash that killed a man who was walking home near Cresent Beach last News Year’s Day was arrested early Thursday morning and charged with vehicular manslaughter. Keegan Downey was picked up by St. Augustine Beach police and booked into jail at 6:15 a.m. Deputies said Downey was driving on Costanero Road north of Crescent Beach when he hit a pedestr...

Country Living named St. Augustine as a top destination for Christmas.  Since 2015, places in St. Johns County, mostly in St. Augustine, have been featured in major publications and smaller outlets, and one of the biggest accolades for the town thus far was the National Geographic recognition for Nights of Lights in 2011 ― the publication named it one of the top 10 places to see holiday lights in the world.  Anthony Sexton, co-owner of the Victorian House Bed and Breakfast in downtown St...

Nights of Lights Daily through Jan. 31, 2021: The City of St. Augustine glows with more than 3 million white lights during the 27th annual Nights of Lights — an event that was recognized by National Geographic as one of the Top 10 light displays in the world. The lights come on at sunset every evening. There are many options for viewing the lights, including driving through in your own vehicle (we recommend weeknights, and in January, for less traffic congestion). From trolley rides, by helic...

St. Johns Countys Legislative Delegation for the Florida Legislature is scheduled to hear from dozens of speakers Friday on a wide range of topics, including mental health, infrastructure and schools.  The delegation ― made up of State Sen. Travis Hutson, delegation chair and State Rep. Cyndi Stevenson and State Rep. Paul Renner, all Republicans ― holds meetings to hear from locals about their priorities and to discuss upcoming legislative issues. The next regular session of the Florid...

Good News: WJCTs sweater drive helps those in need stay warm Mister Rogers Neighborhood Sweater Drive.  Suddath, VyStar Credit Union and Tom Bush Family of Dealerships also participated in the drive, which ran through Nov. 30. Since its local launch in 2002, the drive has collected more than a quarter-million articles of clothing and necessities for First Coast residents. WJCT also distributed backpacks with school supplies, books, personal hygiene products, a blanket, Daniel Tiger socks and a...

Personal responsibility that the citizens get themselves to safety. the amount of time its taken for this storm to get here is unlike any of the storms weve seen before and i believe that is becoming one of the biggest hazards people are getting fatigued and tired of the message but they need to heed the warnings. we have the best and brightest working for us here and its really not a question of when the hurricane is coming. its coming. just because its taken a while doesnt mean its safe to go ...

over towards salisbury, not quite but ocean city, yes. wallop, as teague, under hurricane warnings. the delaware bay, much of southern, central eastern new jersey under hurricane warnings as well and then tropical storm and hurricane watches extending north of that across long island. even philadelphia under a tropical storm warning. irene has wind of 110 miles an hour category 2 storm: it will fluctuate 2 to 3 here over the next 24 hours or so. by tomorrow morning getting close to the...

just been issues. i have not had a chance to read the 5:00 advisory but you can see whats happening here as the storm is moving off toward the north. due north now no longer a northwesterly track. still has that eye at times more evident than others and if you follow the line there, its going right up that line. at the moment. hurricane center as of 5:00 a.m. winds 110, gusting to 135. pressure holding steady at 9.42. thats lower than yesterday morning though and well watch this streng...

The east. we have a couple of watch boxes that are pushing east or beginning to expire here. what once looked to be bad now looks to be not so bad across parts of new york. thats good. you are going to get some rain, probably getting it now. most of the thunder and lightning is well down to the south where it is fairly severe. this is going to have some wind with it. you see that. this is a complex that came through the southeast last night. we do have a severe thunderstorm warning and a tornado...