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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 58 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 16-year-old
-Update: Missing child found safe
-Woman charged with stabbing man in the neck at Worcester strip club
-City manager names Paul Saucier Worcester Police Chief
-Bagel Time opens new location on Pleasant Street
-Local executive pastry chef set for Food Network baking competition
-Man gets 2 years in prison for embezzling over $350,000 from area nonprofit
-Mayor Petty hits back after King declares for mayor
-Earlier: Worcester City Councilor Khrystian King to run for mayor
-Worcester city councilor’s supporters are split over refusal to attend meetings
-Worcester School Committee won't revisit LGBTQ support resolution
-TODAY! Police to hold Polar Plunge at Polar Park
-Proposal could change local vocational school lotteries
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (25:53): Should City Councilor Thu Nguyen resign?
>FAITH: High school athlete and volunteer sees life’s bigger picture
-DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week: 33 Central Mass. restaurants added
-ICYMI: Worcester man found guilty of killing Boston man in 2020 shooting
-Worcester police arrest fugitive, seize loaded gun
-Worcester officials urging developer to sell property next to Polar Park
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): New fields to be named for war hero
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo — Auto shop down? What’s next?
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 3 vehicles stolen from Auburn lot, police ask for assistance
-Fire hits Oxford Court, Clinton; "swiftly contained"
-Photos: Snow atop Lake Quinsigamond
-Shrewsbury superintendent proposes $90.2 million school budget
-Alan F. D'Allessandro Jr. running for Millbury Select Board
-Share your family stories on the Clinton train station
-Sutton Historical Society announces 2025 events
-Lancaster nomination papers available
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: All Shall Perish, tenor Ian Bostridge and more ...
-Academy of St. Martin orchestra from England set for Mechanics Hall
-100FM The Pike (6:42): The Breakdown Lane
-Millbury writer launches children's books
>OPINION: First Person: Honor the Women's Rights Convention in Worcester
-Manny Jae Media (24:27): Layon Gray, Director, Producer, Writer and Actor, "Black Angels over Tuskegee"
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who taught in the Worcester Public Schools for 41 years
>SPORTS: Celtics lose to Cavaliers, 123-116
-Bill Belichick's first U.N.C. season could get a "Hard Knocks" twist
-Holy Cross men's and women's basketball to face Bucknell
-Railers beat Bison, 3-1
>NATIONAL: Zelenskyy leaves without signing minerals deal after Oval Office blow-up
-Fed judge finds mass firings of federal probationary workers were likely unlawful
-Tragic: 4-year-old boy fatally shoots himself in head
>NEW ENGLAND: All travel lanes on Mass. Pike westbound at I-495 interchange reopened
-D.P.U. regulators slash Mass Save plan to trim energy bills (4:45)
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria AMCAST (35:48): And the Oscar goes to….
-Trailblazing Jesuit Higher Education Leader Dr. Linda LeMura to deliver Holy Cross commencement address
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 fascinating observatories around the world
>BUSINESS: Mustang Bio closes Worcester facility, moves headquarters to Waltham
-Jobless claims post largest gain in 5 months with government firings set to boost numbers
-Microsoft ending Skype after 20 years as platform failed to keep up with Zoom, Slack
>HEALTH: How viral infections like the flu can affect pregnant women
-Mass. General Hospital doctor on "broken heart syndrome" (2:38)
>FOOD: Why are eggs hard to find, but there is plenty of chicken? (3:30)
>TV/STREAMING: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "A Complete Unknown," "Love Hurts," and more
-Oscars final predictions: Who will win, should win
>CELEBRITY: See which Mass. actors were nominated for Oscars this year
>ANIMALS: Velcro cat is obsessed with his dad (1:44)
>HISTORY: Abraham Lincoln owned a drum made in Mass.; do you know where it is? (1:31)
>GOOD NEWS: DraftKings player gambles 20 cents, wins $9.28 million
-Meanwhile, Florida Man Games return bigger, "weirder"
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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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