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Country star Ella Langley adds 21 dates to The Dandelion Tour, including a two-night stop at Neville Arena in Auburn on Aug. 28-29. Presale begins June 25 with general on-sale June 26; Auburn ShowPass holders have priority. Ernest and Gabriella Rose open both nights. The announcement follows Langley’s ACM Awards sweep and the success of her Dandelion album and hit singles.
A 20-year-old Auburn University junior from Alabama who disappeared during a family vacation in Japan has been found dead in Kyoto; his family confirmed the death and authorities are investigating the cause.
An American student, 20-year-old James Higginbotham of Alabama and Auburn University’s engineering program, who disappeared during a family trip in Japan, was found dead in a mountainous area near Kyoto by a volunteer search-and-rescue group. His mother, Nancy Higginbotham, announced the death on Facebook, with authorities not yet releasing a cause. He was last seen near Yamashina Station on May 29; Life360 had helped track movements prior to the disappearance, and an initial Japanese police search had turned up nothing.
Weston Higginbotham, 20, an Auburn University engineering student, was found dead in a mountainous area outside Kyoto after disappearing on May 29; his mother confirmed the death on Facebook, and Auburn University mourns the loss as authorities have not released a cause of death.
The body of Weston Higginbotham, a 20-year-old Auburn University biosystems engineering student who disappeared in Kyoto during a family trip after an argument over AI, was found in a mountainous area outside Kyoto by a volunteer search-and-rescue group; his mother confirmed the discovery on Facebook and the family asked for privacy as they grieve.
A 20-year-old Auburn University student, James “Weston” Higginbotham, who disappeared May 29 while exploring Kyoto, Japan, was found deceased in the mountains outside Kyoto after a dayslong search that involved more than 100 police officers, K-9 teams, and helicopters; his family announced the death in a social-media post, following the volunteer rescue effort.
James 'Weston' Higginbotham, a 20-year-old Auburn University biosystems engineering student, disappeared on May 29 during a family trip to Japan after reportedly arguing with his mother about her use of ChatGPT; his mother says he was emotionally distressed but unlikely to hurt anyone, and police believe he may have wandered into the rugged Yamashina mountains near Kyoto, where a search by authorities and volunteers continues as his family appeals for help locating him.
The mother of Weston Higginbotham, a 20-year-old Auburn University engineering student, says an argument over her use of ChatGPT occurred before his disappearance in Kyoto, Japan on May 29. Police have suspended their search, and the family plans to hire a professional search-and-rescue team at a cost exceeding $100,000, vowing not to leave Japan until he is found.
A 20-year-old Auburn University student, James 'Weston' Higginbotham, has been missing for a week in Japan after an argument with his mother; he was last seen near the Kyoto–Shiga border, with CCTV showing him walking toward a forested hiking area. Japanese volunteers will help search the rugged Higashiyama mountains this weekend, aided by a GoFundMe that has raised over $40,000. A Tokyo businessman is closing his shop for a week to assist, and volunteers are providing transport and translations for Weston’s parents as the family appeals for experienced hikers to join the effort after authorities scaled back the search amid treacherous conditions from a recent typhoon.
Japanese police scoured waist-deep mud in Kyoto in another day of the exhaustive search for Auburn University student James Weston Higginbotham, who was last seen at Kyoto Station; his parents say the operation is thorough and remain hopeful, with search dogs and helicopters deployed as authorities press on through difficult conditions.
The Auburn Board of Trustees approved the Jordan-Hare North Project—a seven-level, 300,000-square-foot, multi-use expansion featuring new premium seating, Shug’s Food Hall, expanded concourses and the North Plaza—with construction set to begin in summer 2026 and finish by spring 2029, designed to enhance gameday experiences and year-round campus life while preserving stadium capacity.
Auburn University's Board of Trustees approved the Jordan-Hare North Project, a seven-level, 300,000-square-foot facility that will add more than 3,000 premium seating and club experiences, Shug’s Food Hall, expanded concessions and restrooms, and a North Plaza to better connect Jordan-Hare Stadium with campus; construction begins summer 2026 and is set to finish in spring 2029, with year-round use highlighted by the Ever Auburn fundraising campaign.
Bruce Pearl remains on Auburn’s payroll as a Special Assistant to the Athletic Director and has been paid $156,250 since resigning as head coach, even as he works as a CBS/TNT analyst covering the NCAA tournament, raising questions about potential impartiality in his coverage of Auburn’s Selection Sunday fate.
Basketball analyst Bruce Pearl defended his remarks that Miami (Ohio), despite its 29-0 run, would likely finish in the lower half of a power conference like the Big East and might not earn an at-large NCAA bid, while denying nepotism in his Auburn ties. The comments, sparked during a Barstool segment with Dave Portnoy, kept the spotlight on the RedHawks’ lofty status in the MAC and Pearl’s continuing influence in college basketball media.
A retired Auburn University veterinary professor, Julie Gard Schnuelle, was murdered in Kiesel Park during an attempted kidnapping and theft, leading to the arrest of Harold Rashad Dabney III, who is charged with capital murder.