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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:04). High of 94 today in Worcester
+Noon: July climate summary for Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: CrowdStrike outage may have delayed hit-and-run investigation (1:44)
-Earlier: "We are going to find you": Victim of Worcester hit-and-run has message for suspected driver
-Related: Surveillance videos: Worcester police looking for driver who ran down man on a scooter
+Noon: Fundraisers created for family of 13-year-old hit by car in Worcester
-Related: Worcester teen hit by driver on Shrewsbury Street ID'd as Ayuen Leet
+Noon: Worcester declares road safety crisis after pedestrians killed, hurt
+Noon: E. Coli advisory remains for Lake Quinsigamond in Shrewsbury
+Noon: August mosquito spraying in Worcester: See 4 dates
+Noon: Five things to do: Crazy dancing space puppets, poetry, music...
+Noon: Music, arts, food:Worcester festival season rocks summer and fall
-Worcester D.A. drops 25 criminal cases because of illegal state police recordings
-Beloved Worcester bakery closing after nearly 25 years
-Worcester changes Highland Street closure direction
-Worcester Housing Authority building demo’d; major redevelopment project progresses
-Employees to retain jobs after Stop & Shop closes Lincoln St. store, chain tells city
-City Councilors blast governor's cuts to shelter assistance
-How the Massachusetts legislature ended home equity theft
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:38): Discussing shocking pedestrian injury on Shrewsbury Street
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant among Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Brunch Restaurants (5:44)
-ICYMI: Worcester police looking for missing 17-year-old
-Stop and Shop, Big Y delis in Mass. closed again by recall linked to listeria outbreak (1:06)
-Stephen Nedoroscik waited his whole life for 1 pommel horse routine — and he nailed it
-Related: Stephen Nedoroscik's girlfriend swoons over Olympics win
-Related: Full coverage of Stephen Nedoroscik, from Worcester to Paris
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Abby's Army Cornhole Tournament August 11th
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Z.B.A. approves 300-unit Emerald Run development
-Oxford umpire thanks local doctor, mother for saving his life (2:55). Article
-Millbury debt exclusion vote and state primary on September 3rd
-Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce networking at Asa Waters Mansion
-Clinton library hosts Spanish Storywalk
-Wachusett area public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester African Festival returns for second year of celebration
-Worcester Walks: Grafton's Gummere Woods great for a peaceful hike
-Sarah Connell Sanders: Dragonflies and tears at Newport Folk Festival
-Last Call: Fadi Yousef, poet
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Let Sonya Massey be the last one
-Unity Radio (59:30): Unity in the Community
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 59 (25:42): Gail Steele, Director, Theatre at the Mount
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to dedicated local musician
>SPORTS: Secret meaning of Worcester Olympian Stephen Nedoroscik's on-air signal
-Jalen Reagor gives strong endorsement of Drake Maye at Patriots training camp
-Bill Belichick gets another media gig after Patriots split
-How Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday and Derrick White fared in Team USA’s win over South Sudan
-Red Sox beat Mariners, 3-2
-Want free tickets to the Bravehearts' final regular-season games?
-Bravehearts fall in Vermont, 9-8. Next home game: 6:30 p.m. Friday, Los Bravos Night No. 2
-Holy Cross Volleyball reveals Blaney Gymnasium Court (:20)
-Worcester Summer Jam Classic August 10th at Crompton Park
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or S.U.V.! (:42)
>NATIONAL: Clerk caught stealing customer's $1 million lottery ticket
-Tragic: College student slips 200 feet to her death as dad reveals her chilling final moments
>NEW ENGLAND: Officials ID MassDOT worker struck, killed while clearing debris
>COLLEGES: Clark's Lund Awards recognize dedication to community
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The 1 thing you should never use in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: EforAll Greater Worcester's Mentors of the Week
-LPL Research: Key Themes for the macroeconomic landscape in the second half of 2024
-Worcester incubator provides roadmap for establishing Central Mass. as a global biomanufacturing leader
>SHOPPING: Enter to win a Weber® Traveler Portable Gas Grill from Sclamo's
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, July 21st to 27th
>HEALTH: Explaining the summer version of Seasonal Affective Disorder (2:24)
-A double mastectomy doesn't help chances of breast cancer survival
>FOOD: What’s a BLAT sandwich? Chef Tony Cascino from Alltown Fresh has the answers (5:39)
>TV/STREAMING: You can now bundle Disney+, Hulu and Max — How to sign up, price
>MOVIES: Timothée Chalamet portrays Bob Dylan in "A Complete Unknown" trailer
>CELEBRITY: Jimmy Kimmel, John Mulaney turned down hosting 2025 Oscars
>HISTORY: Elm Park, date unknown
>ANIMALS: Cat asks for his cocktail every evening (1:00)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Army veteran receives new home from Homes For Our Troops
-Meanwhile, in Florida, "depressed" black bear on road attracts selfie-taking gawkers
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 32 today in Worcester
+1:00: Monster winter storm set to move across country. Boston meteorologists discuss latest forecast (12:38)
+4:00: How much did it snow in Central Mass.? See town-by-town totals
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: Vehicle buried in Shrewsbury Police Department lobby (:16). Article
+4:00: Declared winter parking ban in Worcester lifted
+1:00: West Brookfield woman, 73, dies after struck in Ware Walmart parking lot
+1:00: Worcesteria: Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday is a day of service
-City education advocate to address MLK Day Breakfast at Assumption
-Passing torch of MLK's legacy: Youth Breakfast held at Worcester State
-Related: When Martin Luther King Jr. preached in Worcester
-Related: MLK Jr. honored in Worcester, through the years (16 photos)
-A meal fit for royalty is coming to Worcester’s Mechanics Hall this month
-Worcester horror film festival moves to DCU Center for 2026
-Worcester foundation launches $125,000 grant program for community health
-UMass Medical School tapped by Department of Defense to test a better way of treating postpartum depression
-The community engine fueling Worcester County’s philanthropy
-Worcester city offices closed Monday, trash and recycling delayed
-Holiday reminders: What's open, closed on MLK Day
-Man steals $2,600 worth of goods from Shrewsbury store after posing as another person
>DINING OUT: Boston's first-ever Michelin star delivered to 311 Omakase (1:12)
-ICYMI: UMass Medical School Professor: New variant of the flu virus is driving surge of cases
-Worcester veterans services director out amid dispute over academic credentials
-Worcester man pleads guilty after nightclub gun report, foot chase through Worcester Common
-Professor reflects on service work with Ukrainian refugee students
-UMass Medical School student Jaein Jung launches Lantern Project to help refugee teens
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Rhubarb Pie Club Spotlight
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster project aims to prevent reprise of disastrous 2023 flood
-Sanitary line issue, topping off ceremony talked about by D.P.H.S. Building Committee
-Sterling Rail Trail entrance features new signage
-Sutton business pretties up porches with sustainable, locally made decor
-Introducing Grafton High's new gymnastic co-op
-Shrewsbury draft calendar keeps schools open on religious holidays
-Swim school to occupy former party store in White City
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Former Grafton resident pens first book
-Worcester Chamber Music Society presents "Shadow & Light" February 1st in Worcester
-100 FM The Pike (15:12): Virginia Madsen on her new movie filmed In Western Mass.
>OPINION: Robin Darling: What my laundry pile taught me about being a good mom
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (2:44:01)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:06): Defamation lawsuit sparks debate over press freedom in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:53): Lawsuit against This Week in Worcester spurs press freedom debate
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to doctor from Shrwewsbury
>SPORTS: Patriots top Texans, 28-16, to reach AFC title game
-Patriots defense proves it’s elite with masterclass vs. Texans
-Patriots’ win over Texans a big "program victory" for Mike Vrabel
-Drake Maye embraces wife in snowy scene at Patriots game
-Left-hander Ranger Suárez and Boston Red Sox agree to $130 million, 5-year contract
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Goalie of the Year Watch List
-Railers lose to Maine, 4-3
>NATIONAL: Iran protests death toll reaches over 3,000, rights group says
-High-speed trains collide after one derails in southern Spain, killing at least 21
-Tragic: Beloved pastry chef, 71, killed in freak accident with bread-mixing machine
>NEW ENGLAND: Driver suffers traumatic injuries in fiery Cape Cod crash (:27)
-Skiers rescued from deep snow in White Mountains
>COLLEGES: Assumption Fall Dean’s List
-Clark Career Exploration Week to feature sustainability panels, pop-up
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): American Airlines to offer new AAdvantage Rewards, free wifi in centennial year
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Here's how A.I. data centers affect the electrical grid
-You’re probably using this every day at the office, and it’s teeming with bacteria
>SHOPPING: Best portable chargers to keep your devices powered anywhere
>HOMES: Here's a winter checklist to save money and keep your house warm (1:56)
>HEALTH: Discussing the new A.I. health app
-New F.D.A. warning: possible seizure risk after flu vaccine in young kids (2:22)
>FOOD: Viral supermarket chicken hack sparks debate
>TV/STREAMING: One of the world's best climbers attempts to scale Taipei 101 live on Netflix (1:01)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Nate Bargatze movie, "The Breadwinner" (2:39)
>CELEBRITY: Melissa Leo gripes winning an Oscar was terrible for her career
-Timothy Busfield’s attorneys say an investigation undermines state’s child sex abuse charges
>ANIMALS: Dumped mama and 7 babies rescued from abandoned house (1:54)
>HISTORY: 107 years ago: The Great Molasses Flood, Boston's strangest disaster
>GOOD NEWS: 9-year-old boy honored fire department after saving family from fire
-Meanwhile, in St. Louis, multiple mystery monkeys on the move
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