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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:50). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Mother and 11-year-old daughter killed in Worcester ambush shooting (4:30). Article (pictured)
-Earlier: Mother, daughter killed in Worcester S.U.V. shooting, sources say (2:00)
+6:00: Flood watch issued for Worcester County as heavy rain moves in
+Noon: ShotSpotter leak shows Worcester sensors cover East Side neighborhoods
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: Praising Bali Marle's locally produced chili crisp
+Noon: Rhiannon Giddens set to perform at Prior Arts Center at Holy Cross
+Noon: Guitar guru Nita Strauss returns to Worcester
+Noon: Listen Up: Worcester jazz trio Zamora team with Madlib for new album
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 15-year-old
-Bouncer acquitted of hiding gun after fatal shooting in Worcester strip club
-Worcester activists arrested in protest using Oppenheimer cutouts
-Worcester ranked 11th best place to live in the Northeast
-New Worcester shelter providing a place to stay for 13 families
-Introducing Honey - South High's new assistance dog
-Worcester holding Landlord Summit on Saturday at DCU Center
-Worcester attorney to receive Isaiah Thomas Award on April 5th
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:10): Worcester votes for pilot safe injection site
-Unsolved: Worcester — Jampy Rivera - Double Shooting on Sturgis Street. Video (12:26). Audio (12:26)
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine Eat Beat
-ICYMI: Teen shot on North Main Street in Worcester
-Elderly man arrested for drug trafficking in Worcester
-European Bakery & Pastry sets sights on new horizons
-Worcester receives grant to buy 15 electric school buses
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Scholarship opportunities
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-Town Manager's officer solicits Holden photos for annual Town Report
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster business owner charged with running house of prostitution (2:28). Article
-Workers at Oxford cannabis dispensary seek to unionize, citing low morale and pay
-Shrewsbury seeks Meals on Wheels volunteers
-BZ Bakers, Supporting Sisters join forces
-Breakfast will salute West Boylston firefighters
-The Landmark's public safety logs
-Blackstone River "community scientists" wanted to watch water quality
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Jimmy Cash, janitor with stamina
-Actor Observer set to headline show in Worcester
-John Mellencamp guitarist Mike Wanchic reflects on long musical journey
-WCCA-TV Soapbox No. 1326 (23:40): Massachusetts Good Neighbor Energy Fund
-WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 110 (28:20): Nick Zwirblia, Second Appearance
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to tenured professor at Assumption
>SPORTS: Patriots place rarely used transition tag on safety Kyle Dugger
-Red Sox’ Lucas Giolito could miss 2024 season with elbow injury
-Celtics edged by Cleveland, 105-104
-Bruins lose to Edmonton, 2-1, in overtime
-TODAY! Holy Cross women’s basketball ends regular season at home against Lafayette
-Holy Cross men beat Army in Patriot League Tournament
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Railers beat Maine, 2-1
-North boys, Wachusett girls advance in state basketball tourney
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
-General Motors recalls 820,000 pickup trucks
>NATIONAL: Paramedic gets 5 years for Elijah McClain’s death in rare case against medical responders
-Principal admits to murder-for-hire plot of teacher who was pregnant with his child
-Tragic: Father pleads guilty in 2-year-old son's drowning
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. town-by-town primary results
-Inside a school's unique approach to phone use (4:04)
>COLLEGES: How a Holy Cross student spent her 20th birthday in Worcester
-Anna Maria professor facing backlash for email that was critical of Division 3 athletics
-WPI celebrates Women's History Month
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This is how far out you should book a flight for the cheapest fare
>BUSINESS: UMass Memorial Medical Center ranked among the top 100 in the world
-LPL Research: Super 6 drives solids earning season
-Employment lessons learned in 2020 we're failing to remember
>SHOPPING: 13 ideas for toddler girl Easter baskets
>HOMES: The U.S. housing supply is short 7.2 million homes
>HEALTH: Post office will stop accepting orders for free COVID tests on Friday
-Study says some cognitive skills in elderly improve with time (1:08)
>FOOD: Wendy's is offering $1, $2 cheeseburgers for March Madness
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Guy Ritchie series on Netflix, "The Gentlemen" (2:42)
>MOVIES: WoMag's predictions for the 96th Oscars
>CELEBRITY: How Taylor Swift and poet Emily Dickinson are related
>ANIMALS: Cat falls in love with the girl next door (3:10)
>HISTORY: City Hospital
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Man from Sandwich preparing for retirement after $4 million lottery win
-Meanwhile, in Norway, fish hits weatherman in the face amid worst storm in 30 years
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Court docs reveal disturbing new details behind viral video involving ex-Southbridge McDonald’s manager (2:21). Article
-Cost to fix Worcester police station put at $20 million over 3 years\
-Tiny home village for homeless seniors breaks ground in Worcester
-Emergency closes Worcester bistro until Friday
-Railers owner buys Pulse Magazine, CM Pride Magazine
-Worcester State nursing program welcomes first group of Anna Maria nursing students
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday's School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester organizations get $425,000 for affordable housing efforts
-Back-to-back national honors spotlight Worcester Public Library’s evolving role
-Radio Worcester (23:08): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista discusses city’s first-ever $1 billion budget
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Small Plates (5:56)
-ICYMI: Worcester police honor fallen officers, former chief Gary Gemme
-Assumption graduates 304 students at DCU Center
-Anna Maria College closing comes as disappointment for Molly Bish's family (2:17). Article
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police holding second annual Cruiser Cup Golf Tournament June 12th
-Wachusett Echo: Internship and employment at the school bank
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree crash leaves Southbridge home uninhabitable
-Westborough police continues to investigate shots fired on Research Drive
-Man with spiked-bat, drugs arrested in Leominster after 911 report of impaired driver
-Seeing double: Shrewsbury High School graduating class boasts 17 sets of twins
-Dudley candidates' night to be held June 8th
-Webster Town Meeting approves budget, drone bylaw, Pine View Liquors petition
-Shrewsbury teachers no longer need COVID vaccine
-Blackstone Valley Regional named distinguished school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (19:15): Greater Worcester Opera brings “1776” to Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 23 (28:52): Meatball, Part 1
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Depression in motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why Puerto Rico still doesn’t receive S.N.A.P. benefits
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. No. 164 (29:35): The Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former UMass Medical School professor and Physician of the Year
>SPORTS: Tom Brady takes dig at Bill Belichick during Georgetown commencement speech
-Jason Varitek's wife takes shot at Red Sox G.M. after coaching ouster
-Red Sox beat Royals, 3-1
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2026 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 32
>CARS: Gas prices climbing— What frustrated drivers can expect next (4:12)
>NATIONAL: San Diego mosque shooting: 3 men killed, suspects found dead (1:37)
-American who was on doomed cruise reveals what it's like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
-Tragic: Toddler crushed to death by antique dresser as she climbed it to reach a toy
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot dies in small plane crash in Rhode Island (:52)
-Pipe bomb found in Mass. pond, police investigating (1:12)
-Video shows Good Samaritans rushing to pull 2 people from car following rollover on I-495
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Cheer scores at national championships
-Clark honors Worcester student, staff members for inclusion and equity work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 top trending U.S. summer destinations
-The first thing you should do in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: Banks find ways to finance nonprofits, despite their lending and revenue challenges
-LPL Financial Research: Energy shock expected to hit prices harder than the economy
>HOMES: Homes are older than ever—but local permitting systems could slow down essential renovations
>HEALTH: Discussing ebola outbreak with infectious disease specialist (3:14)
-What no one tells you about egg freezing
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Oven-roasted turkey parmesan over spaghetti
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Lopez movie on Netflix, "Office Romance" (2:42)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Steven Spielberg's new movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Carrie Underwood rejected L.A. glamour to live on Tennessee farm
-William Daniels, 99, and wife Bonnie Bartlett, 96, detail "rules" of "open marriage"
>ANIMALS: Playful puppy from local shelter looking for active family (3:09)
>HISTORY: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
>GOOD NEWS: School principal retires, but returns as a handyman (2:34)
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo does "6-7" hand motion at the Vatican
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