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Guitar auction set for St. Augustine Amphitheatre

Submitted by FirstCoastNews Web Staff
Tuesday, August 20th, 2013, 10:17am

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- The Friends of the St. Augustine Amphitheatre are putting on a guitar auction and raffle this weekend. 

Signed guitars from Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Boston, Stevie Nicks and many more are up for grabs.

The money raised will help children go to art and music camp next summer at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre.

The big event where the auction will end and the raffle will take place is this coming Saturday from 4 to 10 p.m. at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre. 

Local bands will play throughout the evening, and it's all free.

Jessica Clark and Phil Amato will emcee the event.

Find out more HERE. 

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School bus crashes into car in St. Augustine

Submitted by FirstCoastNews Web Staff
Monday, August 19th, 2013, 4:06pm

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- A St. Johns County school bus was involved in a three car crash Monday afternoon.

The bus was not carrying any students at the time. 

Around 2:30 p.m. the school bus struck a Toyota Camry from the rear. The crash sent the Camry into another Toyota vehicle at the intersection of Kenton Morrison Road and 4 Mile Road in St. Augustine, according to St. Johns Sheriff's Officer Charles E. Mulligan. 

There were a total of five people involved in the incident.

Three people were on the bus, including the driver and two aides. Each of the Toyota's involved carried one driver.  

The bus driver was transported for precautionary reasons, but no injuries were reported.  

According to Mulligan, charges are pending on the bus driver and the investigation is continuing into the cause of the crash.

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St. Johns County triplets become Eagle Scouts

Submitted by FirstCoastNews Web Staff
Monday, August 19th, 2013, 4:44am

St. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) - A set of St. Johns County triplets have become Eagle Scouts. The St. Augustine Record is reporting that the 14-year-old Brandvold triplets have received the top award in Boy Scouts, three years after they joined. 

Adam, Bryce and Zachary Brandvold have 89 merit badges between them and are members of the Academy of Business and Leadership Education's Troop 450. Adam's Eagle Scout project was to plan and build a fire pit. Bryce set up a basketball court. Zachary set up a teatherball pole.

About 50 people attended their ceremony Friday at the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office. The boys' mom works for the office.

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Teen accused of stealing credit cards, scooter and car

Submitted by FirstCoastNews Web Staff
Thursday, August 15th, 2013, 4:59pm

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.-- A St. Johns County teen was arrested after a night of alleged car-hopping and theft.

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Local senior athlete wins bronze at national senior games

Submitted by FirstCoastNews Web Staff
Tuesday, August 13th, 2013, 11:59am

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Shirley Chase, 88, of St. Augustine won a bronze medal in swimming at the National Senior Games in Cleveland Ohio, according to a City of Jacksonville press release.

Chase competed in the 500 Freestyle, clocking in at 18:19.61. She was one of 16 senior athletes from Jacksonville competing at the 2013 National Senior Games held from July 20 - August 1.

More than 10,000 athletes, ages 50 and over competed in 19 sports. 568 senior athletes were from Florida.

"Shirley's bronze medal serves as inspiration for us all to remain dedicated to an active lifestyle," said Mayor Alvin Brown. "Her accomplishment is the product of hard work and determination. She has made her city proud."

Chase, who qualified at the City of Jacksonville Senior Services Division's Jacksonville Senior Games, won four swimming gold medals in the 85 - 89 age group in the 2012 State Championships.

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Coast Guard helps sinking ship near St. Augustine

Submitted by FirstCoastNews Web Staff
Saturday, August 10th, 2013, 7:51pm

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. -- The Coast Guard helped 3 boaters whose ship was sinking 20 miles off the coast of St. Augustine Saturday. 

The boaters, all wearing life jackets, were using buckets to bail water out of their recreational vessel, Attitude, while they waited for responders, according to the Coast Guard.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville were notified the mariners were in trouble when they used their VHF-FM marine radio to call for help at 9:53 a.m.

A boat crew aboard a 45-foot Response Boat - Medium from Station Mayport in Atlantic Beach, Fla., arrived on scene and used a dewatering pump to get the flooding under control. 

The Coast Guardsmen towed the boat to Villano Boat Ramp in St. Augustine. All aboard are safe. 

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Baker's Sports High School Football Media Day: Menendez Preview

Submitted by Chad Cushnir, First Coast News sports photojournalist
Thursday, August 8th, 2013, 8:49pm

It's a new day in southern St. Augustine as Pedro Menendez High School has a new head football coach.

Patrick Turner takes over the Falcons program.  He comes to Menendez from the state of North Carolina.

The video clip above contains interviews with RB Trevon Bryant and OG Daniel Chambers.

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