After recent gun incidents sparked safety concerns at Old Dominion University, the school has responded with changes. The university's president urges continued patience.

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's devoted husband of nearly 60 years who avoided the spotlight and inspired her timeless hit “Jolene,” died Monday. According to a statement provided to The Associated Press by Parton's publicist, Dean died in Nashville, Tennessee. Parton met Dean outside the Wishy Washy Laundromat the day she moved to Nashville at 18.

There was no threat to campus, ODU police said, but they are seeking further information about the individual who was seen leaving the SRC at 7:15 p.m. on Sunday.