Update docs for 1.5.0rc1 release

[mikealfare]

Description

Consolidate docs and produce a new CHANGELOG.md.

Checklist

• [x] I have read the contributing guide and understand what's expected of me
• [x] I have signed the CLA
• [x] I have run this code in development and it appears to resolve the stated issue
• [x] This PR includes tests, or tests are not required/relevant for this PR
• [x] I have opened an issue to add/update docs, or docs changes are not required/relevant for this PR
• [ ] I have run changie new to create a changelog entry