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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 53 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police ask for helping finding missing woman
+6:00: Worcester residents demand answers after I.C.E. arrest, confrontation with police (2:33) (pictured)
+6:00: Related: "Everyone is fed up!": 2 arrested amid community backlash to I.C.E. detainment
+6:00: Related: Baby involved in Worcester I.C.E. arrest safe with its mother, minor released from custody
+6:00: Related: Woman speaks after arrest as I.C.E. detained mom, daughter (2:20)
+6:00: Related: Worcester mayor wants new I.C.E. policy after chaotic arrest
+6:00: 100 FM The Pike (5:36): The Pike Breakdown Lane
+6:00: 210 Sports' Friday 4: All about Peterman and the Bravehearts
+6:00: John Keough: Chickens, budgets, H.R.C. moves, and hell in Webster Square
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Warfare," "The Luckiest Man In America," and more
+Noon: Keeping track — W.A.M.'s Daniel Healey checks history of its art works
+Noon: Table Hoppin': "Voc-p" coffee cart program proves to be a winner
+Noon: First Person: Suzanna Parpos on Gen X and the test of time
-Worcester bishop calls Leo XIV's role "weighty task" (1:29)
-Related: In Worcester, excitement over election of first American pope
-Related: Pope Leo XIV, the American Robert Prevost, delivers first message (1:32)
-Related: Who is Pope Leo XIV? (1:20). Article
-"Hostile crowd" around I.C.E. agents leads to 2 arrests on Eureka Street, Worcester police say
-Related: Worcester police respond after I.C.E. arrest draws crowd (1:25)
-Related: Worcester police hold teen girl down during I.C.E. operation (2:31). Article
-Related: School board candidate arrested in confrontation with I.C.E.
-Related: "Deeply disturbed": Worcester officials react to "harrowing" I.C.E. arrest
-Related: City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj speaks with police officer following I.C.E. raid (:56)
-UMass Medical School’s Nobel Prize winner named one of TIME’s most influential health leaders
-Rep. Jim McGovern's daughter died after becoming nauseous during dinner in Italy
-2 Central Mass. restaurant groups have found a new way to pay for expansions: direct contributions from customers
-Frances Perkins library branch still closed; reopening weeks away
-Cash-dropping suspect linked to Auburn bank robbery
-Nursing career at Worcester Public Schools (:56)
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:08): Superintendent pick, Human Rights Controversy and election
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phanton Gourmet's Great 8 (5:04): Ice cream
-ICYMI: 3 hurt in Worcester crash involving W.R.T.A. bus, S.U.V.
-Tatnuck Square café closes its doors
-Worcester gas station sells $1 million winner
-Table Talk Pies’ former leader reenters bakery industry
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden power rate to rise 0.0095 cents
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Wachusett Echo: 5 years after shutdown, students and staff reflect on pandemic's impact
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Channel 5 Wake Up Call from the Peaslee School in Northborough (:37)
-West Boylston getting budget information set for voters
-Sterling adding seats to Select Board this election
-Paxton police promote detective to sergeant
-Leominster man arrested for indecent exposure at Doyle Field
-Shrewsbury Recreation Department welcomes new rec summer assistant & C.I.T. director
-Meeting set for comments on Clinton spray pad conversion
-Bolton ready to "Flip the Script" on aging
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to do: Stayin' Alive, Little Lies, JFK talk at library and more
-Judy Collins, 86, ready for rescheduled concert in Worcester
>OPINION: Janice Lindsay: These small packages
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 925 (28:37)
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (47:59): Kali Walker Toro, Breath To Awakening, Inc.
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to beloved cook at Holy Cross
>SPORTS: Celtics star Jayson Tatum admits "I need to be better" vs. Knicks
-Paul Pierce makes good on Celtics promise, walks 15 miles to FOX studios
-Red Sox beat Rangers, 5-0
-Rafael Devers calls out Red Sox front office for asking him to play first base
-Bill Belichick's brand taken over by "amateur" girlfriend Jordon Hudson
-Holy Cross Softball Senior Day (:41)
-Worcester State women's lacrosse team wins first M.A.S.C.A.C. title
-WooSox lose to IronPigs, 3-1
>CARS: Nearly 400,000 Volvos recalled
>NATIONAL: Major password breach sees over 19 million leaked
-5.3 million defaulted student loan borrowers could lose benefits
>TRAGIC: Teen dancing on S.U.V. roof falls, is fatally struck by fire truck
>NEW ENGLAND: Eviction-sealing law takes effect in Massachusetts
-Karen Read trial (21:55): Proctor's vulgar texts read in court, but by his supervisor
>COLLEGES: WPI student Jackie Edwards focuses on cleaning up space debris
-Worcester State's The Beat (22:03): Walter Ordoñez, Enlace's Program Coordinator
-Clark professor quoted in Newsweek
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 mistakes that slow you down at airport security
>BUSINESS: AdCare tabs Saint Vincent nursing director to be fourth executive leader in 2 years
-LPL Financial Research: Finding value among the muni market malaise
-"1% rule" could save you hundreds and curb impulse spending
>HOMES: Homeowners: State ignoring cost in push toward electric heat (4:01)
>SHOPPING: D.I.Y. gift ideas for moms
>HEALTH: The benefits of regular depression screenings for teens (1:07)
-Using your nose to detect Alzheimer's, other memory disorders (2:51)
>FOOD: PepsiCo to remove artificial ingredients from popular food items by end of 2025
>TV/STREAMING: Bravo announces "Real Housewives of Rhode Island" (:32)
>MOVIES: Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong fight over their breakup in new documentary
>CELEBRITY: Academy of Country Music Awards red carpet
>ANIMALS: Cat loves skiing so much, he has his own ski pass (1:34)
>HISTORY: V.E. Day: See photos from when fighting stopped in Europe
>GOOD NEWS: "Wild hair" leads man to $1 million lottery prize
-Meanwhile, in Kentucky, deer wanders into Y.M.C.A.
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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