RealSense, JTA and the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office are all 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.
Today's Weather
In Jacksonville skies will be mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 64 degrees. Tonight should be mostly clear, with a low around 40 degrees.
At the Beaches it should be mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 60 degrees. Tonight skies will be clear, with a low around 44 degrees. (National Weather Service)
Rock-throwing forces JTA to reroute bus schedule. JTA is changing the Route 18 line to redirect it around the area where rocks have been thrown at the busses. No one has been injured, but several bus windows were broken. (News4Jax)
Free tax-filing service provided in downtown Jacksonville Saturday. United Way's RealSense initiative will be providing over 20 tax experts to help Jacksonville residents prepare and file their 2014 IRS tax returns. (WJCT)
Sheriff asks military for help, reservists needed on Jacksonville streets. Due to budget cuts, Sheriff John Rutherford is requesting that Jacksonville police officers who are military reservists to be relieved of their military duty so that they can continue serving the police force. (News4Jax)
A group of young professionals want more young people to vote in Jacksonville elections. The Jax Young Voters Coalition is working to increase voter turnout 5 percent among residents age 18- to 40-years-old. (WJCT)
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office warns about ATM robberies. A string of robberies at ATMs around Jacksonville have occurred in the last 30 days. (News4Jax)
Today on First Coast Connect, Melissa Ross moderates the Media Roundtable Week In Review as they discuss all the big stories of the week affecting Northeast Florida.
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