Students gave audio-only testimony about their experiences after the 2024 Apalachee High School shooting as the criminal trial of Colin Gray, the accused shooter's father, began; a related status hearing is scheduled for mid‑March.
Carolina Car Wash and Detail in Carrboro has been owned by Tom Tucker since 1997 and operated by the Tucker family for nearly 30 years; the Black-owned business is active in local fundraisers, donations and community engagement.
Walter Schepp donated 160 acres to the Cañon City Area Recreation and Park District in 2016, creating the Schepp Open Space that helped form the South Cañon Trails; the Recreation District and community have publicly remembered him after his recent passing.
A family fundraiser reports that Robert Dorgan killed his son Aidan and his ex-wife Rhonda at a Rhode Island high-school hockey event and that Rhonda’s parents were critically injured; the page says Dorgan then died by suicide.
The Prospect Heights Park District was awarded a $600,000 OSLAD grant to support redevelopment and expansion of Country Gardens Park; the total project cost is about $1.2 million and will be matched with local funds.
A trainer in the article says people in their 50s can still build and preserve muscle through consistent, intelligent strength training, and that recovery and movement quality become more important with age.
Three UCLA faculty—David Clewett, Pradip Gatkine and Juliana Londoño-Vélez—are among 126 researchers from 44 institutions awarded 2026 Sloan Research Fellowships, each receiving a two-year, $75,000 grant. The fellowships recognize early-career scholars across several scientific fields.
Planned PEThood of Georgia and the Jackson County Animal Shelter provided free veterinary care to 253 pets on Feb. 7, offering vaccines, microchips, flea-and-tick prevention and spay/neuter vouchers.
The Lunar New Year Festival organized by We Love Buford Highway will take place Feb. 21–22 on Buford Highway, marking nearly four decades of community celebration and featuring cultural performances, traditional arts, food vendors and lion and dragon dances.
A Change.org petition asking OpenAI to bring back GPT-4o has accumulated about 21,900 signatures after the company announced the model's deprecation; OpenAI cited low usage and earlier feedback said to have influenced newer models.
