The backlash is growing against Flock automatic license plate readers. Pasco and Manatee are the latest counties to ban or pledge to remove the cameras.

Law enforcement leaders say ALPRs can be used to fight crime and find missing people, but opponents point the potential for abuse of privacy and mass surveillance.

Also, we’ve got an up on local relief efforts after the recent earthquakes in Colombia and Venezuela.

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