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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 81 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Police on West Boylston Street were investigating social media threat not connected to Worcester
+5:00: Ozzy Osbourne played 9 shows at Centrum and DCU Center
+5:00: Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:44): Charges against Haxhiaj, Polar Park development and a rogue lizard
+5:00: Did you lose an iPad?
+Noon: "Unapologetic" Worcester councilor makes defiant court appearance over I.C.E. confrontation
+Noon: Related: Worcester City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj speaks after pleading not guilty (2:01)
+Noon: Clinton woman sets home on fire over husband’s alleged infidelity
+Noon: 100 FM The Pike (5:19): Webster Deputy Chief Gordon Wentworth on the 5-foot lizard on the loose
-Earlier: Lizard on the loose captivates Webster, reptile hunters as search continues
+Noon: Celebrating 10 years of song, spirit at Summer Gospel Festival
+Noon: 400 performers getting ready for free India Day festival at DCU Center
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: Of acorns, oaks, and myth-busting
-"It's not enough": Dead fish, herbicides and communication issues all discussed at Indian Lake meeting
-Worcester councilor who protested I.C.E. agents due in court Wednesday
-Eversource, National Grid customers face rate hike next week
-Worcester ranked 10th best city for people with disabilities
-Worcester African Festival set to return to the Worcester Common
-City man allegedly threatened others following arrest after fatal shooting
-Worcester woman charged in Rutland for driving uninsured Audi with revoked registration
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for July
-Radio Worcester (19:07): Dr. Jessica Pepple brings bold vision for education, equity and safety in council campaign
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:40): Mill Street redesign sparks debate
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Epic Sandwiches (5:18)
-ICYMI: Worcester man wins $1 million on ticket bought at Brattle Stop
-61-year-old caught in vacant home break-in: W.P.D.
-Preservation Worcester's 2025 Most Endangered Structures — streetlamps to historic houses
-Bill Coleman, longtime Worcester civic activist, dies
-International market opening in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Yo-Yo Guy at Gale Free Library 2 to 3 today
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Crews respond to 3-vehicle crash on Route 20 in Shrewsbury
-Removal of chemicals, solar programs top Spencer-East Brookfield Building Committee’s agenda
-Homeless man permanently banned from LongHorn Steakhouse in Leominster after he was hauled out by police
-West Boylston police log July 14th to 20th
-Item photos: 2 local men succeed on Ninja course
-Bolton special election set for October 6th; papers available
-Sterling church raising money to repair clock, organ
-The Landmark's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Wesley and Somerhalder hold court at "Vampire Diaries" convention
-What's Up Worcester's A Minute with Meagan (9:28): Isabella Stein on building confidence through movement
-Ghost makes a defiant, riotous haunting with TD Garden concert
>OPINION: Janice Harvey: It's time for Worcester to clean up its act
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: 603 days: Choosing myself after loss
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Tips for easing the transition from home to preschool
-WCCA-TV's Perspectives No. 102 (28:34): Syed Aziz Ur Rahman, Part 2
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who was a veteran of the Korean War
>SPORTS: Patriots training camp battles: 4 positions to watch this summer
-Realistic expectations for Stefon Diggs with Patriots after A.C.L. injury
-Bravehearts duo sets tone as Team Smiles cruises in Futures League All-Star Game
-Johnny Damon gives advice to Shrewsbury Legion stars, is a hit at Futures League All-Star Game
-Red Sox lose to Phillies, 4-1
-Holy Cross (2:07): Get to know Coach Walsh
-WooSox beat St. Paul, 11-2
-Brown, Eddie's Super Plaza (Doherty) rally past Bella Marble & Granite (North) for Kingsway crown
>NATIONAL: D.O.J. wants to interview Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell
-1-on-1 with Congressman Jim McGovern (5:44)
>TRAGIC: 6-year-old boy fatally drops premature infant on head
>NEW ENGLAND: Investigators locate origin of deadly Fall River fire, cause undetermined (3:39)
-Grand juror in Karen Read case admits leaking information admits leaking information (1:34)
>COLLEGES: Nichols to host the Intergenerational Workforce Summit
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Does Minnesota really have 10,000 lakes?
>BUSINESS: State approves health insurance premium hikes for 6 insurers, reject 2 others
-LPL Financial Research: Midyear fixed income, currency, and commodity markets outlook: Higher for longer
-Wage and hour compliance for Mass. businesses
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers for Sunday, July 20th
>SHOPPING: Swimming pools recalled for drowning risk after 9 deaths
>HEALTH: Common gut bacteria linked to stomach cancer (:47)
-New A.I. tool can detect "hidden" heart disease 77% of the time
-Here is the heartbreaking epidemic that’s killing 100 people an hour
>FOOD: Spoon or fork? Here's the proper way to eat ice cream (3:16)
>TV/STREAMING: 7 awesome single season Netflix series that you’ve probably never heard of
>MOVIES: "Wedding Crashers" and "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" at 20
>CELEBRITY: Ozzy Osbourne dies at 76 years old (:36)
-Related: Vintage clips of the controversial rock legend (3:26)
>ANIMALS: Wanted: new homes for cats, dogs during National Adoption Week
>HISTORY: Then & Now: 92 Piedmont St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Man follows a dream, gut feeling to $1 million lottery prize
-Meanwhile, in London, "naughty tortoise' starts fire in apartment
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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Court docs reveal disturbing new details behind viral video involving ex-Southbridge McDonald’s manager (2:21). Article
-Cost to fix Worcester police station put at $20 million over 3 years\
-Tiny home village for homeless seniors breaks ground in Worcester
-Emergency closes Worcester bistro until Friday
-Railers owner buys Pulse Magazine, CM Pride Magazine
-Worcester State nursing program welcomes first group of Anna Maria nursing students
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday's School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester organizations get $425,000 for affordable housing efforts
-Back-to-back national honors spotlight Worcester Public Library’s evolving role
-Radio Worcester (23:08): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista discusses city’s first-ever $1 billion budget
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Small Plates (5:56)
-ICYMI: Worcester police honor fallen officers, former chief Gary Gemme
-Assumption graduates 304 students at DCU Center
-Anna Maria College closing comes as disappointment for Molly Bish's family (2:17). Article
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police holding second annual Cruiser Cup Golf Tournament June 12th
-Wachusett Echo: Internship and employment at the school bank
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree crash leaves Southbridge home uninhabitable
-Westborough police continues to investigate shots fired on Research Drive
-Man with spiked-bat, drugs arrested in Leominster after 911 report of impaired driver
-Seeing double: Shrewsbury High School graduating class boasts 17 sets of twins
-Dudley candidates' night to be held June 8th
-Webster Town Meeting approves budget, drone bylaw, Pine View Liquors petition
-Shrewsbury teachers no longer need COVID vaccine
-Blackstone Valley Regional named distinguished school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (19:15): Greater Worcester Opera brings “1776” to Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 23 (28:52): Meatball, Part 1
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Depression in motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why Puerto Rico still doesn’t receive S.N.A.P. benefits
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. No. 164 (29:35): The Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former UMass Medical School professor and Physician of the Year
>SPORTS: Tom Brady takes dig at Bill Belichick during Georgetown commencement speech
-Jason Varitek's wife takes shot at Red Sox G.M. after coaching ouster
-Red Sox beat Royals, 3-1
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2026 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 32
>CARS: Gas prices climbing— What frustrated drivers can expect next (4:12)
>NATIONAL: San Diego mosque shooting: 3 men killed, suspects found dead (1:37)
-American who was on doomed cruise reveals what it's like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
-Tragic: Toddler crushed to death by antique dresser as she climbed it to reach a toy
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot dies in small plane crash in Rhode Island (:52)
-Pipe bomb found in Mass. pond, police investigating (1:12)
-Video shows Good Samaritans rushing to pull 2 people from car following rollover on I-495
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Cheer scores at national championships
-Clark honors Worcester student, staff members for inclusion and equity work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 top trending U.S. summer destinations
-The first thing you should do in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: Banks find ways to finance nonprofits, despite their lending and revenue challenges
-LPL Financial Research: Energy shock expected to hit prices harder than the economy
>HOMES: Homes are older than ever—but local permitting systems could slow down essential renovations
>HEALTH: Discussing ebola outbreak with infectious disease specialist (3:14)
-What no one tells you about egg freezing
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Oven-roasted turkey parmesan over spaghetti
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Lopez movie on Netflix, "Office Romance" (2:42)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Steven Spielberg's new movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Carrie Underwood rejected L.A. glamour to live on Tennessee farm
-William Daniels, 99, and wife Bonnie Bartlett, 96, detail "rules" of "open marriage"
>ANIMALS: Playful puppy from local shelter looking for active family (3:09)
>HISTORY: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
>GOOD NEWS: School principal retires, but returns as a handyman (2:34)
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo does "6-7" hand motion at the Vatican
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