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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 75 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Wanted man bites Worcester officer's ear during arrest, police say
+6:00: Worcesteria: Real gun shots, fake zombie — Wormtown gets even weirder
+6:00: Spencer man seriously hurt in Meadow Road crash
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (3:03): Sam Hendler of Jack's Abby on the purchase of Wormtown Brewery
+6:00: Sophia Roncone selected as Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
+6:00: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 30
+Noon: Putting the spotlight on a high achiever: T&G Student of the Week
+Noon: New mental health exhibit at Worcester Regional Airport
+Noon: See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
+Noon: Megabucks ticket worth $5.37 million sold in Northborough
-20-year-old man with child on the way dies saving 17-year-old brother in stabbing, family says
-Earlier: 1 dead, 1 critically wounded in stabbing on Northbridge Common (2:10). Article
-Feds intercept semiautomatic pistols en route to Grafton Street
-National Foundation for Transplants folds taking money from clients, including Worcester woman's mother
-David Clark Co. plans move to new location in Worcester
-Ila Verde restaurant to open Monday in Downtown Worcester
-Creatures again walk among us as "Walking Dead' filming resumes Monday in Worcester
-Related: What you can’t see from the street — Inside the "The Walking Dead: Dead City" set in Worcester
-Local makers in the spotlight in Burncoat neighborhood
-Worcester Public Schools may need to layoff dozens of teachers due to budget deficit (:28). Article
-Alumnus donates funding for Saint John's to launch finance program
-Abby Kelley Foster Charter School celebrates 25 years
-Ralph Crowley Jr., president and C.E.O. of Polar Beverages, delivers Nichols commencement address
-Former C.D.C. director speaks to UMass Medical School students about mentorship and leadership
-Worcester Jewish college students remain vigilant amid pro-Palestinian protests
-Southbridge mom claims photo shows male school admin peeping in girls bathroom (2:38). Article
-Radio Worcester (48:04): Radio Roundtable discusses Supreme Court's homelessness ruling impact on Worcester
>DINING OUT: Mezcal Cantina will take over long vacant Worcester 99 restaurant
-ICYMI: Worcester nonprofit gives teens a sense of community in the wake of violence in the city (1:47). Article
-Series of Worcester bank robberies ends with man's guilty plea
-Wave of street sign thefts hits West Boylston and other towns
-Teens playing senior game mistaken for suspects with real guns
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Ice cream social noon-2 Monday
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Annual town election May 13th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston seeking $4 million override
-Hoax device found on bridge over railroad in Templeton
-After helping more than 180 girls, The Prom Closet winds down after successful shopping season
-Shrewsbury Public Library to host A.I. expert
-Dishwasher at Bull Run arrested for operating under the influence of drugs and alcohol consumed at work
-Liz Leonard named W.H.E.A.T. director
-West Boylston police log April 22nd to 28th
-Wachusett Dam is opening soon for Dam Day in Clinton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Tim McGraw Boston concert moved because of Bruins playoff game
-Worcester to perform all of Bach's works in 11-year project
-29 new members elected to American Antiquarian Society
-Ray Mariano: Recent murders in Worcester should cause alarm
-First Person: Suzanna Parpos on a curious return middle school
-Shaun Connolly: Horrorscopes
-Unity Radio (57:38): Talking Wellness
-Unity Radio (58:00): The Susanity Life
-WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 112 (29:04): Nick Zwirblia, 4th guest appearance
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime editor who also founded Wachusett Coalition for Choice
>SPORTS: Dates, times for Celtics Round 2 series vs. Cavaliers
-Red Sox beat Twins, 9-2
-Stars turn out to roast Tom Brady in Netflix special, Bill Belichick steals the show
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 11-1
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
>NATIONAL: Hero 9-year-old saves his parents injured in tornado
-7 wounded, 4 critically, in shooting in Long Beach, California
-Tragic: Fiskdale man killed in wreck leaves wife, 3 young children
>NEW ENGLAND: Is the $2 billion Allston Mass. Pike project worth the price?
-I-95 fully open in Norwalk, Connecticut days after dramatic tanker fire
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria launches A.I. course in collaboration with Rize Education
-UMass Medical School neurobiology chair to help lead new Vanderbilt alcohol use disorder center
-Fitchburg State selects first woman president in school’s 130-year history
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 French towns straight out of a fairy tale
>BUSINESS: Steward Health Care files for bankruptcy
-Manny Jae Media: New England African Business Expo (30:38) and (10:28)
-Central Mass. business by the numbers
>HOMES: 5-bedroom home in Boston sells for $4.4 million
>HEALTH: Eating more avocados could help women stave off diabetes (1:00)
-As mosquito season approaches, experts closely monitor E.E.E. virus
>FOOD: Supermarket tricks to get you to spend more
>TV/STREAMING: 11 best new shows on Netflix
>MOVIES: "The Fall Guy" leads box office with $28.5 million, "Phantom Menace" tops "Challengers" for No. 2
>CELEBRITY: Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman and John Travolta reunite for "Pulp Fiction" 30th anniversary
>ANIMALS: Dog helps out dad at work every single day (3:01)
>HISTORY: Former Yankee Drummer Inn and Motor House in Auburn
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 90-year-old twins celebrate their birthdays together
-Meanwhile, in Maine, gun store counts a cow among its employees
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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