- Jonathan Meléndez, keyboardist for Mexican indie band Camilo Séptimo, and several family members — including his pregnant wife and their young daughter — were found dead; a 6-year-old boy survived.
- Authorities arrested two men in connection with the killings; one suspect is reported to have been an associate of Meléndez and is under investigation.
- Camilo Séptimo and others have paid tribute to Meléndez, remembering him fondly as the investigation continues.
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- Hundreds of tents were still visible across the Reading site despite organisers' pleas — about 100,000 people attended the festival.
- Organisers say fewer tents are being abandoned than in past years, with around two-thirds reportedly taken home, and offered a Co‑Op voucher to those who showed they were removing tents.
- Festival Republic has pledged to return the site to its natural state within a fortnight and says it has seen “meaningful change” on tent waste at Reading and sister festival Leeds.
- Reading Festival returns to Richfield Avenue, Berkshire (27–30 Aug) with about 100,000 people—headliners include Charli XCX, Raye, Florence + The Machine, Fontaines D.C., Dave and Chase & Status.
- Campsites open from 18:00 Wed for early/weekend ticket holders (08:00 Thu for weekend); weekend tickets allow re-entry to arena/campsites but day tickets cannot re-enter once they leave.
- The event is fully cashless (cards/Apple/Google Pay) and has strict safety rules because of hot, dry conditions—no disposable BBQs or campfires, drug-detection dogs onsite and a long banned-items list.
- Hayden Panettiere's on-and-off boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, was reportedly with her when she died in South Carolina.
- A Los Angeles neighbor has now come forward with disturbing claims about things she says she witnessed in the years before Hayden's death.
- Hickerson's attorney says the death is still under investigation and declined further comment after the neighbor's allegations.
- Country music icon Dolly Parton died Tuesday at age 80.
- She headlined the 2023 Thanksgiving Cowboys-Commanders halftime show, singing hits like "Jolene" and "9-5" while wearing a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader uniform.
- In 2019 she sponsored Tyler Reddick’s pink No. 2 NASCAR at Bristol—complete with her face on the hood and the driver posing in a curly blonde wig.
- Boston Symphony musicians authorized the ensemble’s first-ever strike as their contract expires — a historic move for the 145-year-old orchestra.
- The dispute follows BSO leadership’s March decision to force out longtime music director Andris Nelsons after 13 seasons.
- Negotiations continue (the union asked for a mediator that management hasn’t agreed to); the orchestra’s season is scheduled to open Sept. 17 and could be affected.
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