Efforts to untangle the traffic snarl in Polk County advanced this week, at least for the Thompson Nursery Road extension project. During the April 16 County Commission meeting, the board unanimously approved a contract for a $3.276 million grant from the Florida Department of Transportation, contributing to the cost of constructing this road. These funds...
The Lakeland Downtown Development Authority (LDDA) has decided to disable the facial recognition technology incorporated in its downtown security cameras. This move comes after two weeks of public scrutiny and a looming threat of legal action. Public Notice IssuedBreaking News: Facial Recognition Tech Disabled in Downtown Lakeland Julie Townsend, the Executive Director of LDDA, issued...
Tensions in Jerusalem have reached a boiling point as the Israeli government refuses to back down from its decision to install controversial metal detectors at entrances to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, one of the holiest sites in Islam. The security measures, implemented after two Israeli police officers were killed in an attack there on July...