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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:00). High of 73 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Worcester Caribbean American Carnival returns with joy, challenges
+Noon: Listen Up: Brandie Blaze's "Susan Lucci" brings the real-life drama
-WPI takeover of Worcester hotels angers city, business leaders
-Worcester police investigate 3 pizza delivery robberies on Vernon Hill. Video (:31)
-Deputy chiefs to state: Worcester may be breaking law in police chief search
-Worcester library director discusses attack on employee
-Multiple crashes close Mass. Pike in both directions in Charlton (1:29)
-Worcester Animal Rescue League waiving adoption fees for dogs this week
-W.B.J. celebrates the 25th anniversary of the 40 Under Forty, names the Class of 2024
-Related: The 40 Under Forty
-"Thankful" is the word for semi-retiring Juan Gomez at 32nd annual Latin American Festival
-Worcester's rookie teachers looking to make an immediate difference
-School climate, culture and some don’t want to learn
-Earlier: The 18-minute fight for more for students at newer schools
-TODAY! Clark Street School Meet-and-Greet
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Renovated fields at Indian Hill Park unveiled
-ICYMI: Man stabbed in Worcester
-4-day Italian Festival celebrates Italian culture
-Annual Hot Dog Safari searches for the best dog
-Channel 5's CityLine: Telling a Black family's history at Mechanics Hall (9:25)
-Central Mass. firefighters join crew battling blazes in Idaho
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Road construction update
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Holden's battery storage project aims to save the community at least $10 million
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Serious crash on Route 9 in Westborough
-Spencer boy battling rare form of brain cancer
-Great-great-great-great-granddaughter brings lost family portrait back to Webster
-Sutton teens take helping to the next level
-Openings on Shrewsbury Historical Commission, Commission on Disabilities
-Rutland police announce inaugural Citizens Police Academy
-Tire disposal fee rising in Clinton
-Nashoba girls capture Clinton summer crown
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Central Mass. Mom's Puzzlemania coming to Eastern Shores Club in Shrewsbury
>SHOWTIME: Rutland's Andrea Ajemian has key producer role in "It Ends With Us"
-Lunenburg native, former WWE star Chris Dijak now wrestles around the world
-First Person: stART on the Street's end leaves lessons for the city
-Radio Worcester (13:32): Willard House Museum’s $15 million expansion & upcoming events
-This Week in Worcester podcast (59:07): Road safety and crime stats
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 38 (28:56): Fiber First L.A.
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former local Home Economics teacher
>SPORTS: Jerod Mayo leaves door open for Drake Maye to take quarterback job
-Former NFL player arrested after flight to Dublin returns to Boston (1:43)
-Red Sox lose to Astros, 5-4
-Holy Cross hockey Hart Center rink install timelapse (:38)
-210 Sports' WooSox Rewind: Worcester takes 5 of 6 from IronPigs
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or S.U.V.! (:42)
-Ford, General Motors among 221,000 recalled
>NATIONAL: 1 dead, 6 missing as tornado sinks yacht
-Ex-reserve officer shoots wife, daughters murder-suicide
-Tragic: Father drowns while saving son from drowning
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 people dead in incident at North Andover home (1:36)
-Man dies after falling onto third rail at M.B.T.A. subway station (:55)
>COLLEGES: Clark's Summer S.T.E.M. workshop brings science alive
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 U.S. cities with the best weather
>BUSINESS: 10 more states join antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster parent
-LPL Research: Stock and bond market FAQs from the field
-Unity Radio (43:45): Cannabis 101
>SHOPPING: Back to school shopping on budget? Here are 7 ways to save
>HOMES: Puppy-proofing your garden
>HEALTH: Managing your mood during menopause (2:26)
-Untreated high blood pressure linked to higher Alzheimer's risk
>FOOD: Salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers causing illnesses in Mass.
>TV/STREAMING: Eugene and Dan Levy official hosts of the 2024 Emmys
>MOVIES: Nicolas Cage’s "Longlegs" horror pic crosses $100 million box office
>CELEBRITY: Phil Donahue dies at 88
>HISTORY: The former Central Fire Station in Worcester
>ANIMALS: These street cats adopted themselves (3:13)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. man wins $4 million lottery prize while buying friend's birthday gift
-Meanwhile, in Oklahoma, watch a dog start house fire by chewing on battery
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+Full- and part-time public safety dispatchers in Auburn
-Associate V.P. for Administration & Finance at Worcester State
-Job fair September 10th for jobs at DCU Center
-Worcester Public School's Nutrition Department is hiring (1:13)
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 81 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Bus drivers want out of Worcester teachers union. Here's why
+Noon: Worcester human rights commissioner quits over police review decision
+Noon: Crazy stats from Red Sox’ miraculous 20-game turnaround
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing teen girl
-UMass Memorial increases planned Community Healthlink layoffs to 231
-Worcester’s Washington Square to be site for demolition, new apartments
-Mass. House approves carveout allowing for Worcester Red Sox players to not be subject to state wage laws
-Former UMass Medical School student and cancer survivor in seventh Pan-Mass Challenge (2:53)
-UMass Memorial Health opens convenient new family medicine facility at White City
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Radio Worcester (26:14): State Sen. Robyn Kennedy on budget, child welfare reform, housing costs, I.C.E.
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (4:59)
-Worcester bistro closed until August 3rd
-Worcester bakery closed until August 5th
-ICYMI: Worcester city manager nixes Research Bureau bid for police civilian review board
-Another pedestrian crash in Worcester renews push for safety improvements
-Massport announces record year for Worcester Regional Airport
-City backs 4 affordable housing developments
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Senior Center closed through the end of July
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Victor Catacchio has been making cars look like new for 43 years
-Leominster man arrested after police find him passed out behind the wheel with fentanyl
-Crews install modular bridge spanning French River between Dudley and Webster
-Road closure today and tomorrow in Shrewsbury
-Spencer Summer Concert Series returns to Powder Mill Park
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: EcoTarium honors U.N. environmental leader with its highest conservation award
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1385 (30:00): Gina Alice, Captains of Entropy and more
>OPINION: Tom Marino: When Worcester chose the bailout over the Constitution
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 168 (29:48): Ed Gardella, Part 2
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (37:57): I.C.E. shooting in Maine, claims on election integrity
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester business owner who passed away at 44
>SPORTS: Drake Maye-A.J. Brown connection among storylines to watch as training camp opens (11:25)
-Red Sox beat Rays, 6-5, for 14th straight win
-'Sader Stories (2:20): Kaitlyn Flanagan, Crusader of the Year
-7 Bravehearts heading to Futures League All-Star Game (1:29)
-WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts enter All-Star break in the thick of playoff chase
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
>CARS: Best used cars for teen drivers, according to Consumer Reports
>NATIONAL: 3 more U.S. servicemembers killed in war in Iran (2:03)
-Disney World guest, 54, died on iconic ride after suffering heart emergency
-Tragic: 5 die after people jump into river trying to save someone in the water
>NEW ENGLAND: Lindsay Clancy trial (1:27): Jury selection resumes after 5 seated
-Pamela Smart seeks new trial for 1990 murder of husband (3:22)
-Teacher and coach charged with O.U.I. and child endangerment
>COLLEGES: Clark's century-old Economic Geography sees jump in citation rankings
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The 5 most expensive states to visit in 2026
-This Conn. amusement park was named most affordable in the U.S. (1:01)
>BUSINESS: Shrewsbury commercial landscaper acquired by New Jersey firm
-LPL Financial Research: China holds keys to post-war oil prices
-Shocking amount of Gen Z employees pretend to be productive at work: survey
>SHOPPING: Dollar Tree installs price scanners for surprising reason
>HOMES: Consumer Reports: Guest WiFi network can boost privacy, speed
>HEALTH: Humanoid robots complete historic surgery
-How many cups of coffee are safe to drink per day? (1:53)
>FOOD: Cyclospora outbreak: Taylor Farms test update, food safety (7:52)
-Mass. lettuce farm says its crop safe amid cyclospora fears (1:49). Article
>TV/STREAMING: Shocked Geena Davis addresses Netflix canceling "The Boroughs"
>MOVIES: "The Odyssey" reviews roundup: What critics are saying
>CELEBRITY: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s pals reveal new wedding details
-Brenda Fricker, "My Left Foot" Oscar-winning actress, dies at 81
>ANIMALS: Stray orange cat chooses his family and fits right in (1:44)
>HISTORY: These discoveries reshaped what historians knew about America's Founding Fathers
>GOOD NEWS: Cape Cod farm offers 20 years of opportunity for adults with disabilities (1:33). Article
-Meanwhile, in Idaho, man balances 195 rolls of toilet paper on his head for 30 seconds
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