Jacksonville Beach, Lyft, and Pensacola are in the headlines today.Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday morning round-up of stories from the First Coast, around Florida, and across the country. We'll also preview some of WJCT's upcoming news programming.
One dead, one wounded in latest shooting: About 30 gunshots were heard along West Sixth Street on Tuesday during the 11th shooting of the last seven days in Jacksonville. (Florida Times-Union)
Jax Beach lawmakers discuss family-friendliness: Community and business leaders gathered Monday for a hearing with Jacksonville Beach lawmakers on how to make the city more attractive to tourists and families. (News4Jax)
Local taxi companies against ride share startups: The managers of Jacksonville taxi services say that the introduction of ride sharing services like Uber and Lyft in the city is unfair competition. (Jacksonville Business Journal)
Hampton under criminal investigation: The embattled Bradford County city of Hampton is being investigated by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. (WUFT)
Life-threatening floods threaten Pensacola: More than 24 inches of rain fell in a 26-hour period in Pensacola, washing away bridges and highways, with water levels reaching record highs. (NBC News)
Immigrant tuition bill advanced to Senate floor: A bill that would allow some undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities was quietly advanced to the floor of the Florida Senate on Tuesday. (Miami Herald)
Controversial beer bill passes through Senate: A bill that would limit the type of containers allowed and the amount of beer a brewery can sell on premises has passed the Florida Senate. (South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Christie campaigning with Scott: Gov. Chris Christie will be in Largo and Lakeland today at campaign events in support of Governor Rick Scott's re-election bid. (Trenton Star-Ledger)
Rep. Grayson claims bigamy in divorce papers: Florida Congressman Alan Grayson is claiming in divorce filings that his marriage to his wife of 24 years was invalid because she was married to another man for most of that time. (New York Daily News)
Today on First Coast Connect, Tony Kolenc of Florida Coastal School of Law on the warrantless cell phone search cases currently before the U.S. Supreme Court .
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