The McDonnell Planetarium reopens this Saturday with a first‑in‑the‑U.S. GOTO Chiron III projector and full‑dome visualization. Upgrades include new surround sound, hearing‑assistance tech and new live shows.

A county-owned LaSalle building will become Urban Spark — a West Charlotte hub for college applications, credentials and jobs led by the Urban League.

Transform 1012 is turning Fort Worth’s former KKK auditorium into the Fred Rouse Center, an arts-and-healing hub moving into design and pre-construction with more public talks planned.

A toddler was found unharmed after Valdosta police forced entry into a Mack Drive home; two adults were found dead in an apparent murder‑suicide.

A crew member aboard the Regal Princess was declared dead after going overboard near Cancún, Princess Cruises says. The ship is scheduled to return to Fort Lauderdale this week.

A vacant K–8 campus on Greenspring Avenue burned late Monday night. The former Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. school closed in 2020 and the city now oversees the property.

Wilcox Communities has proposed 271 single‑family homes at The Estates at Miller Farms on about 112 acres near Rickenbacker and Anduril’s Arsenal‑1. Planners want traffic and utility studies.

A grand jury has indicted former Clarksville mayor John Neeley Jr. on theft, money‑laundering and related charges tied to missing water‑bill funds. Audits show long‑running water‑fund shortfalls.

A Brooksville man was arrested after a hoax 988 chat prompted a SWAT response at Twin Dolphin Marina. Authorities say digital evidence tied the messages to the suspect's devices.

Bexar County deputies detained seven people at a suspected Von Ormy chop shop after a stolen truck's GPS led them to the 17100 block of Benton City Road.

Demis Hassabis is pitching a U.S.-led, industry-funded watchdog to test frontier AI models before release; the plan follows recent export-control clashes and model gating.

Amazon has applied to convert part of a Carmel office park into a small Amazon Now hub that could deliver groceries and essentials in about 30 minutes. The company has filed for a special‑use permit and is eyeing a July renovation.

UCF forward Jamichael Stillwell is among athletes suing the NCAA to regain a fifth season under the new age‑based 5‑for‑5 rule. The Cobb County filing seeks an injunction that could clear the way for him to play in 2026‑27.