Latest in St. Augustine (24)

• Officials Warn Local Elections Remain Vulnerable To Anyone With Canva Pro, 20,000 Stamps, And A Grill

  Experts say democracy should be stored in a secure location away from office supplies, postage, and backyard cooking equipment.

• Fake Voter Guide Says It Was Just Trying To Help Voters Make An Informed Mistake

  Two sitting St. Johns County commissioners and a former St. Augustine Beach mayor are now facing charges tied to an allegedly fake Republican voter guide that tried to tell voters who the *real* GOP-endorsed candidates were. Spoiler alert: they weren't.

• Local Dogs Form Coalition, Threaten To Launch Their Own Fireworks At 4:17 AM

  After another night of neighborhood explosions, St. Johns County dogs say residents have exactly one chance to “act right” before the retaliation begins.

• HARB Asks Verizon Tower To Wait Outside While Reviewing Verizon Tower

  St. Augustine continues reviewing permanent Verizon equipment for the parking garage while a giant temporary tower sits in Francis Field doing all the subtlety work.

• Local Parent Insists 38 MPH E-Bike Is “Basically A Bicycle”

  Experts say the vehicle includes pedals, a battery, and the raw confidence of a middle schooler entering traffic.

• Giant Fart Cloud Headed Toward St. Augustine, Officials Refuse To Say Who Did It

  Meteorologists claim it came from the Sahara, but locals say that sounds exactly like something the Sahara would say.

• St. Johns County Approves New Roundabout Designed By Pelican With Inner Ear Problem

  Officials praised the design for combining modern traffic planning with the navigational instincts of a concussed seabird.

• Fisherman Says He Knows A Spot, Takes Friend To Same Bridge Everyone Knows

  Local man spent 30 minutes whispering about tides, bait, and “not telling everybody” before pulling straight onto Matanzas Inlet Bridge.

• Guy At Circle K Pump 3 Has Been There Since The Obama Administration

  Witnesses say the man entered for gas, a Gatorade, and one of those hot dogs that technically qualifies as a tenant.

• FDOT Hires The Riddler To Help Propose New A1A Traffic Ideas

  Ponte Vedra’s A1A corridor gets a new traffic consultant with a green suit, a question mark cane, and absolutely no interest in making left turns easier.

• Five Below Truck Schedule Now Critical Information For Local Parents

  A St. Augustine Facebook thread has become a public guide to finding tiny squishy dumplings, fake dumplings, and whatever stage of parenting this is.

• Treaty Park Pickleball Player Accused Of Finding Third Use For Paddle

  Treaty Park witnessed alleged multiple paddle strikes and a suspect with a creative alias, leaving the St. Augustine pickleball community in a dink-induced daze.

• St. Augustine Assures Seawall Project Will Only Last One Toddler’s Entire Childhood

  The bayfront will return just in time for today’s toddlers to develop opinions about parking.

• Candidate Wins Mayor’s Race After Opponent Listed As “N/A”

  City officials praised the clean campaign, noting that N/A avoided scandals, debates, and having a pulse.

• Tourists Shocked To Learn Beach Has Beach Stuff On It

  Visitors reportedly expected the ocean to behave more like a hotel amenity.

• St. Johns Republicans Discover Their Worst Enemy: Other St. Johns Republicans

  Local conservatives entered the week prepared to fight radical leftists, only to discover the alleged infiltrators were mostly other conservatives asking questions about traffic, development, contracts, and accountability.

• St. Johns County Enters Its Poop Sludge Era

  The June 2 commission meeting had wet tons, AI toilet imagery, a $34M vs. $54M price gap, and one commissioner accidentally saying “pooh-poohing.”

• St. Johns County Introduces New Principal Frederick Wapington III

  After the yearbook lyric controversy, the district turns to a polished new administrator with strong 2015 leadership experience.

• FHP Confirms I-95 Isn’t Dangerous, It’s Just Full Of Altimas Doing Altima Stuff

  After nearly 1,000 crashes on the I-95 stretch between County Road 210 and State Road 207, officials say the road itself appears to be fine. The drivers, however, remain a developing situation.

• St. Augustine Ghost Tour Says Spirits Aren’t Scary Enough, Adds Landlords With Lease Renewals

  Tour operators say guests were no longer reacting strongly to tales of restless spirits, shadow figures, and 300-year-old curses, forcing them to introduce what many are calling the first truly modern horror.

• St. Augustine Tourism Explained: The $3.8B Industry Everyone Hates Until A New Restaurant Opens

  Locals may roll their eyes at trolley traffic, paid parking, and matching vacation shirts, but tourism is also the giant sunburned engine powering half the stuff we actually enjoy.

• Summer Reading Program Invites Local Kids To Experience Ancient Technology Known As A Book

  The St. Johns County Public Library System is launching its 2026 “Stars, Stripes, and Stories” Summer Reading Program, offering reading logs, prizes, and more than 100 events for families hoping to keep their children mentally active before summer fully melts their brains.

• Anastasia State Park Adds Glamping For Moms Who Agreed To “Go Camping” Under Very Specific Conditions

  Anastasia State Park has introduced new glamping bungalows, giving families a way to enjoy the outdoors without fully committing to the emotional paperwork of tent camping.

• King Street Bridge Project Enters The “We Had To Build A Thing To Fix The Thing” Phase

  FDOT says crews needed special scaffolding built from the top down, because apparently even fixing the bridge requires a side quest.