St. Johns County commissioners voted unanimously to approve a request for $3 million to address safety concerns at the St. Johns County Ocean Pier on Tuesday.

A section of the new Jacksonville Beach Pier appears to have washed away during Nicole, but the mayor says the pier will be open Saturday after a temporary repair.

Georgia authorities say three officers were wounded when the passenger of a car shot them during a police chase that ended with one suspect killed and the other arrested.

Pier 1 said it plans to sell its remaining inventory, website and intellectual property. Its lenders have agreed to let Pier 1 overdraw its lending facility by $40 million to help it fund the liquidation process. Once a mall staple, Pier 1 sales have slumped in recent years because of growing online competition and shifting consumer habits. It announced in February that it was closing around 450 stores, including all its locations in Canada. The company currently has more than 500 stores down from 1,000 last year.