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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:54). High of 72 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Woman violently attacked during Fitchburg home invasion (2:21)
+6:00: Early morning fire ravages Clinton home
+6:00: Nurse saves local woman twice in a week
+6:00: Worcester parking tickets are on the rise. Here are the hot spots
+6:00: Worcester hosts free block party on Saturday
+6:00: Vote now for the new name for Chandler Magnet School
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (8:03): The Pike Breakdown Lane
+Noon: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 15-year-old girl and missing 13-year-old girl
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "It Ends With Us," "The Front Room," and more
+Noon: Worcester Men of Song's 75 years of barbershop harmony
+Noon: Jon Taffer of Bar Rescue to meet fans, sign bottles in Shrewsbury
+Noon: Listen Up: TyShawn Dion, Rose Gold Glasses eye different heartbreaks
+Noon: For Greg Kottis, 95, lifting weights a constant in a remarkable life
+Noon: Turtle Rescue League offers haven for hard tops in need
+Noon: First Person: For Joe Fusco Jr., an M.R.I. scan means sounds of music
-Family of trooper from Worcester who died after police academy training speaks ahead of his funeral (2:21). Article
-Related: Calling hours Friday for Enrique Delgado-Garcia (1:01)
-Related: What we know about man investigating Enrique Delgado-Garcia's death (2:17)
-Teen stabbed in Wendy's lot on Park Avenue in Worcester
-2 teens charged after fight at Doherty-South High soccer game
-GoFundMe to pay for funeral of woman killed in Worcester crash
-Comedian Jon Stewart sets out to bring some pre-election sanity to Worcester
-Councilors ask for plans from higher ed schools after WPI hotel buys
-UMass medical students lead "Life Savers" program at Worcester area parish
-Safe Exit gets $300,000 to boost advocacy for sex trade survivors
-City of Worcester (:55): Ready Worcester, Episode 1, Alert Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:47): State Police recruit’s death, Bob Moylan’s return and city role in arts festivals
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:43): Housing affordability concerns loom large
>DINING OUT: Indian-Nepali restaurant planned for former barbecue spot in Worcester
-ICYMI: Channel 7 solves Worcester family's rental car runaround
-Get ready to smile October 4th — It's "World Smile Day" and the Harvey Ball
Worcester officer's foot run over in traffic stop, 2 arrested
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Main Street's final paving lauded
-Linda From Leicester Loves Lamoureux Ford (2:16)
-1891 image of Damon Memorial (Gale Free Library)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Number of homeless students in Shrewsbury falls
-Andrea Bresnahan resigns Grafton Planning Board seat
-TODAY! Vaccine clinic in Grafton
-Bylaw changes affecting accessory apartments on agenda in Spencer
-Robert Kraft’s company offloads Webster industrial building for $11.2 million
-Sterling police use new bikes on patrol
-Millbury's fall town-wide yard sale October 5th
-Take an agricultural education bus trip
-Field hockey is family affair for Johnsons
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Seven Things To Do: Chris Janson, The Menzingers and more ...
-How do you like them apples? Central Mass. has long apple history
-Mechanics Hall reports "a very good year" its at annual meeting
-Pawsitively 4 Pink benefit concert features Taylor Swift tribute band
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: The U.S prison system and its love of injustice
-Emily Otenti: Healing my generational trauma
-Manny Jae Media's Innerviews (53:12): Nikki Bell Pena and Wilmer Rivera, Hector Reyes House and Café Reyes
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (58:15)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime teacher from Shrewsbury
>SPORTS: "Huge week" for Jerod Mayo and Patriots culture
-How Larry Bird is motivating Jayson Tatum after championship season
-Money grab accusations fly after former Holy Cross quarterback's Matt Sluka's shocking exit at UNLV
-Earlier: The $100,000 promise behind Matt Sluka's shocking UNLV exit
-Holy Cross women's hockey opens season at RPI
-New football playoff plan hopes to find balance with postseason and Thanksgiving games
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has the car for you (:43)
-GM recalling nearly 450,000 S.U.V.s, pickups over faulty warning light
>NATIONAL: Helene slams Florida as Category 4 hurricane then rapidly weakens as it moves inland
-Kentucky sheriff accused of killing judge enters not guilty plea
-Tragic: Passenger killed when horse smashes through windshield during crashes
>NEW ENGLAND: Logan flights delayed due to Hurricane Helene
-The Sandra Birchmore murder investigation recording you were never supposed to hear (4:51)
>COLLEGES: Crusader of the Week — Aidan Kostas, class of ‘26
-Clark Center for Gender, Race and Area Studies celebrates a decade of impact
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Holiday travel outlook — How to save while booking flights (2:26)
>BUSINESS: Social equity cannabis businesses navigate increasingly difficult industry as they await grants
-LPL Financial Research: Policy crosscurrents — Potential market impacts
-Neural Network podcast (24:42): Robotics and video games with Dr. Vasanth Sarathy
>SHOPPING: Target Circle Week deals include kitchen products
>HEALTH: Parents’ screen time impacts child’s mental health
-Transcranial magnetic stimulation (T.M.S.) therapy
>HOMES: Mass. home prices set August record as Worcester County median costs hits $476,000
>FOOD: Coffee could be more than a morning pick-me-up, according to new research
>TV/STREAMING: Hoda Kotb announces exit from "Today" show after 26 years with NBC
>MOVIES: Kate Winslet spills surprising fact about Leonardo DiCaprio's "Titanic" death scene
>CELEBRITY: Julia Roberts' brother Eric slams her "Steel Magnolias" acting
>HISTORY: The first to conquer Fenway's monster was a Worcester guy
>ANIMALS: Fearful basset hound finally initiates play with mom and... (3:19)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Bobby Orr calls 105-year-old Bruins fan on her birthday
-Meanwhile, in the U.K., this tiny town is the world's toe wrestling mecca
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:43). High of 70 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Hudson man accused of killing grandmother with skateboard
+Noon: 10 Worcester properties near WPI listed for $9.9 million
+Noon: Worcester residents defy city chicken ban as backyard flocks grow
+Noon: When does the Jewish holiday of Passover start, end?
+Noon: Splendid Torch to perform for Club 321 at Mechanics Hall
+Noon: Last Call: Anne O'Connor, historian and author
+Noon: Dunkin' giving away 1,000,001 free coffees today (:28)
-Woman shot on Millbury Street in Worcester, suspect in custody (2:10). Article
-Worcester man killed in Boston hit-and-run
-Police investigate deadly crash in Charlton (2:16). Article
-Car burned to crisp: Millbury High senior had good excuse for tardiness
-Worcester’s "A Better Life" housing program helps break generational poverty by promoting self-sufficiency
-139-unit Worcester housing project faces setback as developer requests extension
-After 10 years and $16 million raised, Creative Hub Worcester center to open in April
-Worcester councilor seeks 911 info as city faces major mental health lawsuit
-Radio Worcester (25:27): Why Sen. Robyn Kennedy says the legislature audit may face a constitutional challenge
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant closed today for private event
-ICYMI: Tractor-trailer fire on I-290 in Worcester snarls Tuesday morning commute (:35). Article
-Worcester man gets 30 years in prison for sexually exploiting 3 young girls
-Police warn of rash of "smash & grabs" at trail parking lots
-Walmart warehouse, in former Sam's Club off Route 146, closing
-Street sweeping begins in Worcester on April 6th
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Fundraiser to support staff of 122 Diner
-Message from 122 Diner after last week's crash
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Body cam video captures dramatic chase through Webster neighborhood (:46). Article
-Oxford town manager who recently resigned is suing town
-First Student, Teamsters avert looming school bus strike
-Spencer selectmen authorize Proposition 2½ override questions be placed on ballot
-Police searching for driver who allegedly caused serious 4-car crash in Clinton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Hanover Theatre announces 7-show 2026-27 Broadway Series
-Listen Up: Good Sleepy at home base with new album
-Rush debuts new drummer at Canada’s JUNO Awards
-50 years of Steve Miller Band’s "Fly Like An Eagle" celebrated with limited-edition picture disc
>OPINION: Sarah Connell Sanders: Retired teacher Velah Mary Hazard turns 100, saw history unfold
-Tom Marino: Worcester councilor seeks 911 mental health response info
-Janice Harvey: No Kings rally at Institute Park puts age in perspective
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:13): Does Worcester’s Human Rights Commission have any real power?
-Unity Radio's Future Focus (58:58): District 2 City Councilor Robert Bilotta, District A School Committee member Molly McCullough
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who delayed her retirement into her 70s
>SPORTS: Patriots set for HBO’s "Hard Knocks" next year
-Mike Vrabel shares notable Patriots updates at NFL League Meeting
-Celtics’ best and worst first-round matchups
-Bruins beat Dallas, 6-3
-Red Sox lose to Houston, 9-2
-Bravehearts' June 3rd Baseball in Education game is sold out
-Holy Cross football 2026 season tickets on sale now
-Railers, Islanders partnership may be nearing end
-UConn wins would mean furniture jackpot at Jordan's (2:10)
-U.S. men's soccer team loses to Portugal, 2-0
>NATIONAL: Excitement builds for Artemis II mission around the moon (2:23)
-Nancy Guthrie's Arizona home left eerily untouched and in "immaculate" condition after abduction: report
-Tragic: Student killed himself after shooting teacher at top high school
>NEW ENGLAND: Housekeeper assaulted, tied up in "horrendous" home invasion (1:05)
-M.B.T.A. announces free Fridays, half‑price commuter rail passes for summer (1:06)
>COLLEGES: 4 finalists in running to take over as chancellor at UMass Medical School
-Anna Maria AMCAT Recap – Winter Edition
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The 10 worst U.S. cities for seasonal allergies
-Best Amazon travel deals: Luggage, pillows, adapters, portable tech
>BUSINESS: You could be getting a bigger-than-normal refund. Here’s why (2:37)
-LPL Financial Research: Earnings likely to grow double digits again; will markets care?
-Worcester hospice care provider names new C.E.O.
>HEALTH: Diabetes warning signs and risks in women
-Hims customized weight loss plans, GLP-1 plans and meal replacements
>HOMES: Mass. home sales down more than 10% to start 2026
>FOOD: The scientific reason soda tastes better in a can
>TV/STREAMING: Yellowstone's Mo Brings Plenty floored Monica got killed off on "Marshals"
-Rip, Beth's "Yellowstone" spinoff "Dutton Ranch" gets first trailer — and a premiere date
>MOVIES: "The Housemaid" sequel with Sydney Sweeney, Kirsten Dunst gets release
>CELEBRITY: Tiger Woods breaks silence after D.U.I. arrest following car crash
-Sydney Sweeney wears sheer lingerie to the theater in sizzling Syrn video
>ANIMALS: Confused Husky puppy learns how to be a dog (3:21)
>HISTORY: Lincoln Square in Worcester, circa 1926
>GOOD NEWS: Newlywed fan wins $20,000 after hitting half-court shot
-Meanwhile, in Michigan, woman makes daring escape from cops by slipping through police car window
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