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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 55 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Things to do if you’re moving to Worcester
+6:00: Gourmet burger spot coming to Worcester
+6:00: 4-alarm fire in Southbridge
+Noon: The Worcester cafe with a bookstore, with a second mini-cafe inside
+Noon: Things to Do: Blues at FrontRoom, 'Rocket Man' and more ...
+Noon: Worcester's Samantha Valletta on team of indie "Watching Mr. Pearson"
+Noon: Trying to follow Father Dan Berrigan's road of nonviolence
-2 arrested in Worcester wanted for homicides in native countries, I.C.E. says
-Driver arrested after truck hits police cruiser on I-290
-Massive Worcester development project shrinks with latest plan
-Worcester juvenile probation officer returns to former school for Career Day
-Former Worcester Human Rights chair takes big role in congressional campaign
-Guardian joins Local News Day to celebrate community journalism
-City of Worcester opens $1.35 million funding round to expand affordable housing supply
-Community Legal Aid launches eviction sealing project for Central And Western Mass. tenants
-Middle school recess? City students make case before School Committee
-Learn how 2026 state education funding will effect Worcester
-Olympian from Worcester Stephen Nedoroscik, girlfriend break up
>DINING OUT: Ronnie's Seafood opens for 54th season (1:01)
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 15-year-old
-UMass Medical School names next chancellor
-Video shows dramatic arrest of 4 juveniles on Worcester's Orient Street
-Worcester fox attack victim speaks to Channel 7
-Worcester man used dead person's identity for benefits: Feds
-12 arrested as Worcester police block street takeover locations
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Rabies clinic postponed
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-Holden police participating in Distracted Driving Awareness Month
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sutton contractor who fled state held without bail after extradition
-Driver charged with O.U.I. after S.U.V. crashes into Rutland stable, injuring horse (:30). Article
-Leicester police hold pinning ceremony for 2 promoted officers
-Shrewsbury police warn of scam
-Late payments for police ruffle feathers in Paxton
-Man arrested in Douglas after witness reports speeding vehicle with no regular plates attached
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at The Uxlocale on Friday, Val's in Holden on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Corrosion of Conformity to co-headline concert in Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1370 (30:00): Raye, Little Image, Suki Waterhouse and more
-100 FM The Pike (16:48): Chris Jericho on his band that pays tribute to unmasked Kiss: Kuarantine
-Last Call: Tomicka Wagstaff, justice and equity leader at Holy Cross
>OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin: The Caribbean, the diaspora and the truth we were told
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 488 (27:27): Julie Bowditch
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:34): Who runs Worcester?
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who had a lifelong dedication to literature and the arts
>SPORTS: Best linebacker fits for Patriots in NFL Draft
-Celtics' Jayson Tatum reluctantly preparing for first trip to New York since Achilles injury
-Red Sox beat Brewers, 5-0
-Futures League announces Bravehearts schedule
-Related: 50 days until Bravehearts season begins
-Bravehearts introduce Hometown Hearts program
-Holy Cross Athletics Spring Practice Report (1:23): Joseph Williams
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Columbus, 8-5
>CARS: Ford recalling more than 422,000 vehicles over windshield wiper failure
>NATIONAL: Fragile ceasefire faces test as Iran closes Strait of Hormuz
-N.Y. architect Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murdering 7 women and admits he killed another
-Tragic: 5-year-old boy was murdered by 11-year-old brother while he took a nap: family
>NEW ENGLAND: 13 people taken to hospital after explosion at industrial plant in East Providence
-Officers call for removal of North Andover police chief after Kelsey Fitzsimmons case (4:00)
-Mom saves son in Vermont river car crash
>COLLEGES: At WPI, steering toward better larynx surgeries (5:21). Article
-Anna Maria AMCAST (23:25): Faculty authors
-Clark G.I.S. student lands internships at Esri, N.O.A.A.
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 4 surprising places everyone is traveling to in 2026
-5 critical airport jobs you’ve never heard of
>BUSINESS: DCU Center pavilion gets new name
-LPL Financial Research: Lessons from past conflicts for today’s stock market
-Oracle axes over 700 workers, the first wave in a bloodbath that could engulf thousands
>HEALTH: Welcome to allergy season. Here's how to protect yourself
-Diagnoses of brain pressure disorder on the rise (2:38)
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>SHOPPING: The Home Depot Halloween decorations launch
>FOOD: How Burger King is beating McDonald’s with revamped Whopper
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for fifth and final season of HBO's "Hacks" (1:58)
>MOVIES: Cameron Diaz to star in "Troop Beverly Hills" sequel
>CELEBRITY: Country star Ray Stevens breaks his neck, rushed to hospital in Nashville
-Meryl Streep and Anna Wintour cover Vogue together for "The Devil Wears Prada 2"
>ANIMALS: Man saves tiny dog who was found beat up under a car (2:47)
>HISTORY: No one reported inclement weather like Channel 4's Shelby Scott
>GOOD NEWS: Woman's weekly tradition with mom pays off with $50,000 lottery win
-Meanwhile, in Greece, woman sneezes nearly 1-inch-long "worms"
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In The News
>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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