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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:26). High of 58 today in Worcester
-Summer weather outlook: Forecasting experts weigh in (3:22)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Autopsy shows eating spicy chip killed Worcester high schooler Harris Wolobah
+Noon: Crompton Collective owner to open new Canal District store
+Noon: Coghlin family to receive 2024 Harvey Ball Smile Award
+Noon: 3 decades of injustice: Big Nate Allstar channels father's wrongful arrest into song
+Noon: A look back at Tony Randall's road from WTAG to "Odd Couple" stardom
+Noon: The 5 best episodes of classic TV comedy "The Odd Couple"
+Noon: Comedian Juston McKinney set to perform at Samuel Slater's in Webster
-Worcester firefighters union alleges "toxic work environment" (1:45). Article
-Shrewsbury Street restaurant put up for sale
-City manager, council backpedal after Substack post about cable contract
-Related: Ex-cable advisory members air frustration over Spectrum negotiations
-Earlier: Here’s why 4 of 5 Worcester Cable Advisory Board members quit this week
-Motorcyclist who crashed on Mill Street was driving erratically, Worcester police say
-Does ShotSpotter violate civil rights? Mass. senators seek inquiry into gunshot tool
-Worcester partners with Y.M.C.A. to fill lifeguard vacancies (2:10)
-Fiancee of Northbridge stabbing victim forced to cope with sudden loss
-Faces of Worcester: Colleen Santon, Educator & Coach, Worcester Public Schools
-ICYMI: Inside the massive demolition at the former Saint-Gobain campus in Worcester
-Permanent speed humps in Worcester coming to select streets
-Woman accused of purposely hitting man with car in Auburn
-Suspect in fatal Worcester stabbing on Valentine's Day held without bail
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden election results
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Traffic cone assault ends in Holden man's arrest
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Driver dies in 1-car crash in Barre
-Digital signage, microbreweries to be discussed at Shrewsbury Town Meeting
-Citizens’ petition to rezone Clinton Street site in Shrewsbury eyed for industrial park
-State regulator fines Lancaster manufacturer $16,000 for environmental violations
-Florida-based firm buys 2 Southbridge apartment buildings for $4.8 million
-Sutton Senior Center's Earth Day
-Leicester Police Department to hold gun safety class June 3rd
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Welcome Bach: Music Worcester announces 166th season — 21 concerts and lots of Bach
-Sarah Connell Sanders: Noodles in Worcester's neighborhood eateries
-Worcester Walks: Newton Hill has a little something for everybody
-Master Singers of Worcester present "Considering Matthew Shepard"
-Paul Szlosek wins 2024 Frank O'Hara Prize poetry competition
-Last Call: Adam Cutler, artist
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 422 (27:21): Noreen Smith & EcoTarium
-Manny Jae Media (45:51): EforAll graduate Prettiest Princess Parties
-WCCA-TV's Perspectives No. 94 (28:55): Abdullah Brown
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to owner of local elevator repair company
>SPORTS: Celtics close out series with Cleveland, 113-98
-Patriots NFL schedule: Dates, times, opponents for all 17 games
-Related: Patriots reveal 2024 schedule in "Good" video; "My boy is wicked smaht"
-Related: Breaking down the Patriots schedule (9:49)
-Caitlin Clark's WNBA debut beats NHL playoffs in TV viewership
-Red Sox lose to Tampa, 4-3
-10 New England players join Bravehearts
-Holy Cross football intro video 2023-24 season (1:40)
-Radio Worcester (15:43): New indoor football league to launch in Fitchburg in 2025
-WooSox lose to RailRiders, 1-0
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Honda Ridgeline recall: 187,000 trucks recalled for camera issue
>NATIONAL: Slovakian prime minister in life-threatening condition after being shot
-Teen gets up to 32 years for killing driver by throwing rock through windshield
-Tragic: 5-year-old girl dies after being strangled by swing set in backyard
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial (20:17) — Witnesses testify about what they saw outside 34 Fairview
-Are tax increases on the radar in Massachusetts? (5:13)
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria Senior Profile: Ahna Mento
-Holy Cross President Rougeau discusses March Madness, The Okanagan Charter, summer orientation and more
-Assumption expands partnership with Hanover Theatre
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Flyers may soon get a break over canceled flights, thanks to new rules
>BUSINESS: Public Relations Society of America announces new Greater Worcester chapter
-LPL Research: Preferred securities: Still our preferred non-core bond sector
-7 Things I know About ... Successful workplace wellness programs
>HEALTH: Coping with loneliness
-Research finds genetics plays bigger role in Alzheimer's
>FOOD: Foods that don’t deserve bad reputations, according to dietitians
>TV/STREAMING: Disney, YouTube snagged the most TV viewing in April
>MOVIES: Christian Bale reveals grisly Frankenstein's Monster face on set of "The Bride"
>CELEBRITY: Steve Carell won't be in "The Office" spinoff — "No reason" to do it
>ANIMALS: Dog loves greeting mom with gifts (3:15)
>HISTORY: Strawberries Records & Tapes was the perfect pick for sweet music
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): How a second grader helped save a classmate's life
-Meanwhile, Crocs and Busch Light collaborate on all-terrain sandals, clogs
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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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