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>WEATHER: Sunny, high of 80 today in Worcester (3:17)
-July climate summary for Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Heavy police presence on Fremont Street comes to end; suspect had left the scene
-Murder or mental illness? Jurors weigh fate of man who shot friend over restaurant bill
-Worcester store manager helps police arrest armed robbery suspect (2:47). Article
-Police Department welcomes neighborhood to National Night Out
-Worcester gets another shot with a bike-share program. This time it's electric bikes
-Worcester schools gets funding for adult career training
-Mastery-based grading plan heads to full school committee
-Food, music and dancing — Worcester's Italian Festival returns
-7 things you can do in Worcester for free this summer
-Family fun: Central Mass. fairs and festivals
-Donate sneakers to benefit local Boys and Girls Clubs
-New Worcester Business Journal award to honor military veteran executives, nominations now open
-Radio Worcester's The Roundup (25:50): Voting power, city responsibility and a very big lizard
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:10): Trash trouble and campaign costs in Worcester
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): 2 Asian restaurants coming soon to Shrewsbury
-ICYMI: Lawyer says fatal Fitchburg shooting was an accident; stepson of victim held without bail
-Southbridge man who raped 3 children sentenced to 25 years in prison
-Demolition crew gets prescription to tear down Walgreens to make way for Chick-fil-A
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Officer Jon Bourget promoted to sergeant, pinned by his father
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
-August Among Friends senior newsletter
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Barre voters reject Prop 2½ override for police, other services
-Mendon Drive-In movie screen damaged by wild turkey
-Rutland Police Department's Warrant Wednesday
-Auburn Police Department's Summer Send-Off Tuesday
-Leicester police officers honored for arrest of carjacking suspect
-Central Mass. schools granted $6.6 million to train adults for high-demand professions
-Reminder: Bolton Fair open this weekend
-Woodsmall ready to step up for Lancaster
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Kentucky's $9 billion whiskey industry in crisis as Gen Z drinkers shun bourbon, tariffs take toll
->SHOWTIME: Higher Education Music & Arts Festival makes Worcester debut
-The Mountain Goats set to play stripped down set in Worcester
-Listen Up: Sapling meets 2025's chaos head on with "Full Moon"
-VMAs: Nominations, when are they, and will Taylor Swift be there?
>OPINION: Sarah Connell Sanders: Lucius members get serious about music and motherhood
-Amanda Khatib: Summertime stresses in the autism world
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 90 (5:13): Worcester Comments on Healthy Relationships
-WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 122 (28:51): Nick Zwirblia and Dorrie Maynard
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to award-winning cardiovascular researcher at UMass Medical School
>SPORTS: Mike Vrabel jumps into Patriots-Commanders fight, leaves bloodied
-Drake Maye holds his own in Jayden Daniels matchup
-What Maye told Jayson Tatum after Patriots joint practice
-Red Sox lose to Royals, 7-3
-Bravehearts clinch first place in Futures League
-Bravehearts beat Nashua, 10-2. Next home game: 6:30 Saturday. Buy tickets here
-La Mega 106.1FM is taking over Fitton Field
-"It doesn’t get better than this": Former St. Paul star Jake LeFrancois thriving with Worcester Bravehearts
-Holy Cross (2:09): Get to know Coach Shell
-Holy Cross elevates Steven Sparks to men’s rowing associate head coach
-WooSox fall to Buffalo, 7-3
>NATIONAL: Army sergeant shot 5 fellow soldiers at Fort Stewart, official says
-Social Security phasing out paper checks
-Titan implosion preventable, cites design flaws, Coast Guard says (1:36)
>TRAGIC: Fatal medical transport plane crash on Navajo Nation
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 women arrested for keeping house of prostitution at Maynard spa
-Nominations open for new Massachusetts Women’s Hall of Fame
>COLLEGES: Student loan interest returns for millions of borrowers (2:42)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This Mass. town was called a "cozy" portal to the Berkshires
>BUSINESS: Apple is investing another $100 billion in the U.S.
-LPL Financial Research: Seven takeaways from a dizzying week for markets
-Proposed deal would let Mass. General Brigham patients get primary care at CVS MinuteClinics in Mass.
>SHOPPING: Claire's files for second bankruptcy amid debt and store closures
>HOMES: Are you liable if a tree falls on your neighbor’s property? Here’s what Mass. law says
>HEALTH: Lithium could help treat Alzheimer's, Harvard researchers say
-U.S. childhood vaccination rates fall again as exemptions set record
-Dr. Scott-Vernaglia discusses an increase in vaccine exemptions (2:14). Article
>FOOD: Your guide to tasty summer beverages (4:22)
>TV/STREAMING: "And Just Like That" ending after 3 seasons of woke backlash, fan revolt
>MOVIES: 11 best new movies on Netflix
>CELEBRITY: Clark alum Padma Lakshmi wears hot pink string bikini in the Hamptons
-The naked truth about Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson's budding relationship
>ANIMALS: Girl visits abandoned cat every day until he follows her home (2:20)
>HISTORY: How to do the bold disco dancing moves from the '70s
>GOOD NEWS: Good Samaritan helps rescue grandfather, 2 kids from fire
-Meanwhile, in Canada, bird drops fish on power lines and sparks brush fire
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:58). High of 45 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police ask for help finding missing woman
+6:00: Worcester E.M.S. union warms of UMass Medical staffing levels
+6:00: Q&A with the MacArthur genius from Clark University
+6:00: Worcester holds info sessions on joining city boards, commissions on Wednesday
+6:00: Different setting, atmosphere at Trans Day of Remembrance
+6:00: Big Nate Allstar is the winner of WoMag's Digital Battle of the Bands
+6:00: Digital Battle of the Bands runners up Evil Felipe relish community support for musicians
+6:00: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 6
-CBS Mornings to film at Worcester’s Boulevard Diner today
-Exchange Building transforms to "Hell": 'Walking Dead' returns to familiar streets (and alleys) of downtown Worcester
-Woman indicted for manslaughter, O.U.I. in crash that killed mother of 6
-3 loaded guns found in raid; Worcester man charged
-Area police department defends arrest of teen caught on video after he accuses them of excessive force. Video (2:40)
-62 animals, including horses, cats, dogs and goats removed from area home
-Man seriously injured after car crashes into U-Haul in Sturbridge Friday night
-This Week in Worcester exclusive: Administration has plan to raid churches over holidays
-Missing teen daughter of Worcester mother arrested by I.C.E. has been found, police say
-Related: Judge to provide update on charges against Worcester leaders in I.C.E. arrest case
-Related: New York Times: A councilwoman intervened during an I.C.E. arrest. Then she faced the voters
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Recount of councilor-at-large vote will begin this week
-Worcester Election Commission reviews recount petitions Tuesday
-Aislinn Doyle: November 20th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester police find dog with broken leg
-Dog found on Ward Street in Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:01): Worcester recount, I.C.E. arrest sparks debate
-ICYMI: Garage in Nortborough partially collapses after fire rips through (:16). Article
-Family of Higgins Armory founder has reunion to see new Arms and Armor Galleries
-Related: Arms and Armor Galleries set to open at Worcester Art Museum. Take a look inside
-Local star Angelo Gray, 12, shines in Hollywood debut at Millbury theater
-Related: What's Up Worcester interview with Angelo Gray (3:54)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden voters to face override decision
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Blue and Gold Star Memorial Fundraiser under way
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Yuletide Market & Light the Common returns to Shrewsbury Center
-Webster police arrest wanted man who jumped from bathroom window
-Athol man arrested on child sexual exploitation charges indicted by federal grand jury
-Wachusett Food Pantry faces increased need
-Grafton firefighter graduates from State Fire Academy
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Styx's Dennis DeYoung slams "shameful" Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
>OPINION: Shaun Connolly: Where we go one, Wegovy
-Unity Radio's Q.C.C. State of Mind (57:41): Director of Veteran Affairs Matthew Casaubon
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who worked at Grants
>SPORTS: Patriots will face Bengals without Ja’Marr Chase, multiple stars
-Patriots’ standing in AFC East, potential playoff matchups and more
-Bruins lose to Hurricanes, 3-1
-New England Sports Summit returns February 13th
>NATIONAL: F.E.M.A. chief steps down as administration prepared to oust him
-Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers steps down from public commitments after Epstein emails
-Tragic: New Jersey man is first known death from meat allergy triggered by tick bites
>NEW ENGLAND: 1 dead following a house fire in Maine, officials say
-Ex-officer charged with killing Sandra Birchmore's unborn child (:34)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 21 (29:44): Thinking with A.I. | Erin Solovey
-Worcester State awarded $1.3 million federal grant to launch student support services program
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 vacations that are more expensive than travelers realize
>BUSINESS: Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-LPL Financial Research: Early keys to 2026
-Radio Worcester honored with Community Impact Award by Better Business Bureau
>SHOPPING: GameStop unveils Trade Anything Day. When is it and what is it?
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: Doctor's perspective on making GLP-1s more affordable (2:00)
>FOOD: Listeria recall: Ready-to-eat pastas linked to 6 deaths
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 5 of "Stranger Things" (2:55)
>MOVIES: "Moana" live-action trailer stars Dwayne Johnson, Catherine Laga'aia
>CELEBRITY: GQ Men of the Year red carpet: Sydney Sweeney, Hailey Bieber and more
-L.A. County Sheriff investigating new sexual battery claim against Sean "Diddy" Combs
>ANIMALS: Dog follows woman on a hike and ends up being her soul dog (2:14)
>GOOD NEWS: At 100, WWII veteran still inspires gratitude in his community
-Meanwhile, filmmaker declares existence of U.F.O.s "no longer a question" — as doc probes 80 years of secrets
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