Starting Saturday, drivers will have to pay to drive on St. Johns County Beaches as toll booths open at all beach driving access ramps.

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office was called to Crescent Beach Wednesday to detonate a mysterious balloon package that landed on the shore.

Three dogs were rescued from a house fire on A1A South in Crescent Beach Friday afternoon, according to St. Johns County Fire Rescue.

Menendez junior Meghan Dawson was diagnosed with stage II ependymoma in December 2021 after originally thinking she had a sports-related injury. Now fully recovered, Dawson's story is one of determination and inspiration.

The 4th of July holiday turned into an intense scene on Crescent Beach in St. Johns County. Four people were rescued in the ocean.

St. John’s County Marine Rescue came to the aid of multiple swimmers in distress at beaches from the State Park to Crescent Beach.

Starting on March 1, you can pay to drive on certain local beaches in St. Johns County. In Atlantic Beach, you’ll have to pay for street parking near the beach, also starting on March 1.

St. Johns County officials met with property owners on Thursday evening, hoping to work on a solution to beach erosion following tropical storms and hurricanes that have swept Florida’s east coast.

Crews will begin cleaning up debris still left behind from Hurricane Nicole Monday morning. It comes more than a month after the storm hit Florida.

As crews continue assessing damage in St. Johns County after Hurricane Nicole blew through the Sunshine State, emergency officials are asking visitors and residents to avoid the hard-hit areas of the beach.

Nicole eroded dunes and damaged roads and homes in parts of coastal St. Johns County.

Teams of surveyors are working to find out how bad of a hit St. Johns County took during Nicole.

Officials said Friday that the county experienced significant impacts from Nicole throughout coastal St. Johns County.

As Ian crossed the Florida Peninsula and then went off the coast into the Atlantic on Thursday, there was flooding in the areas of Crescent Beach and Summer Haven in southern St. Johns County.

Two dilapidated makeshift boats appear to have made their way ashore Wednesday in the Summer Haven area of St. Johns County. Later in the day, News4JAX learned a third was also spotted along Crescent Beach.

Update:  10:30 a.m.  Showers with storms will get a head start near and along the beaches of Flagler and southern St. Johns counties.  These will continue to develop near Palm Coast, Hammock Dunes in Flagler county then move north toward Crescent Beach and Anastasia Island.  Scattered showers will continue to form along the sea breeze front then shift inland after 2 p.m.

The Crescent Beach Bridge on State Road 206 was closed Friday due to emergency repairs, according to the Florida Department of Transportation.

Video shared with News4Jax by a fish camp in Crescent Beach shows a pontoon boat as it barrels over a channel marker in a no wake zone.

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. According to the report at the time, Downey stopped and tried to help the person, later identified as Richard Noak. Results returned in April showed his blood-alcohol level was 0.129 -- well above the legal limit to operate a vehicle. Toxicology also showed Downey had amphetamines and methamphetamines in his system at the time of the crash. Nearby homeowners have since posted signs on their mailboxes reminding drivers of the speed limit and report speeders when they see them.

CRESCENT BEACH, Fla. – Florida has a visitor. Andromache, a 10-feet, 8-inch sub-adult female great white shark “pinged” at 8:43 p.m. on Tuesday right off Crescent Beach, Florida just south of St. Augustine Beach. Andromache’s movements are being tracked in real time by OCEARCH’s Global Shark Tracker app. According to OCEARCH, Andromache was named after a character in Greek mythology of the same name and who is a symbol of maternity, strength and courage. She was the first tagged during OCEARCH’s Expedition Massachusetts 2020.

Thrill-seeker and paramotorist Harley Milne is expected to break a world record Monday morning when he lands in Crescent Beach south of St. Augustine. Milne, who began his nine-day flight last Sunday in San Diego, is trying to set the record for fastest coast-to-coast flight on a paramotor. His nine-day journey would be the shortest flight from coast to coast, which is anticipated to take 14 to 21 days. His mother, Lynne, is among those rooting for his world record attempt. “If I could, I would be there with bells on!” Lynne Milne said in a Facebook post.

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – It’s the kind of discovery the St Augustine Lighthouse archeological team lives for. The team is investigating a shipwreck along Crescent Beach. According to Chuck Meide, an archaeologist with the Lighthouse Maritime Archaeological Program (LAMP), the wreckage is believed to be from a large ship that sailed in the 1800s. The timbers are measured in feet and inches, so it’s believed to be of American, British or Canadian origin. LAMP will be on the beach over the next few days taking measurements and samples.

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. A man wanted on charges in Maryland was arrested in Crescent Beach after he was found outside a gas station, according to the St. Johns County Sheriffs Office. Deputies said Ruben Fuentes, of Silver Springs, Maryland, was wanted on burglary charges and is currently awaiting trial on charges of attempted murder. News4Jax obtained a call made to 911, in which someone reports a man who was on the ground in front of the gas station door. I dont know whats wrong with him.News4Jax crime and safety expert Ken Jefferson says Maryland authorities likely had no idea the man had traveled 770 miles to Northeast Florida. Eventually, Fuentes will be extradited back to Rockville, Maryland.

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern St. Johns County in northeastern Florida... * Until 945 PM EDT. * At 904 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Crescent Beach, or 11 miles south of Saint Augustine, moving northwest at 35 mph. * Locations impacted include... Saint Augustine, World Golf Village, Saint Augustine Beach, Marineland, Vilano Beach, South Ponte Vedra, Crescent Beach, Saint Augustine Shores, Butler Beach and Saint Augustine South. Flood Warning is in effect for Southwestern Clay County and Northwestern Putnam County until 1215 AM EDT. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Palatka, Interlachen, Bardin, Florahome, Georges Lake, Hollister, Bostwick, Carraway, Mannville and Putnam Hall.

2 accused of threatening to kill Putnam County detectivePublished: May 19, 2020, 12:56 amA 26-year-old Florida man died after he was pulled from the ocean off at Crescent Beach on Saturday, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office and family.

Florida man dies after being pulled from ocean off Crescent BeachPublished: May 18, 2020, 10:40 pmA 26-year-old Florida man died after he was pulled from the ocean off at Crescent Beach on Saturday, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office and family.

CRESCENT BEACH, Fla. – A 26-year-old Florida man died after he was pulled from the ocean off at Crescent Beach on Saturday, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office and family. A search began and they found good Samaritans, Tracy Yuro and a fisherman, bringing Miller out of the water near the Crescent Beach ramp. “We were praying, praying, praying, praying because I saw his wife come up as we were doing it," she said. Saturday afternoon, a father and his teenage son had to be rescued from the water near the border of Atlantic Beach and Neptune Beach. Lifeguards say to keep yourself safe, check beach conditions before you go, and then when you arrive, look for the color of warning signs and flags.

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. - A man died a week after he was struck by a sport utility vehicle while riding a bicycle just north of Crescent Beach in St. Johns County, the Florida Highway Patrol said Thursday. According to the Highway Patrol, a Honda CRV was traveling south on S.R. A1A, approaching Seascape Circle, as a bicyclist was traveling ahead of the CRV on southbound S.R. The bicyclist then turned left into the roadway and was struck by the vehicle, the Highway Patrol said. The Highway Patrol report shows the driver of the CRV, a 34-year-old Palm Coast woman, was reportedly uninjured, but taken to Flagler Hospital as a precaution.

A newlywed from Iowa spending his honeymoon in St. Johns County drowned Tuesday in the ocean near Crescent Beach. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.