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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Anna Maria to close after spring semester: "We are deeply, genuinely sorry"
+5:00: Crash shuts down Route 20 in Shrewsbury
+5:00: Local LGBTQ+ groups split over Pride Worcester festival date amid holiday conflict
+5:00: 2 decades on the run: Southbridge fugitive arrested in Florida
+5:00: New Mike Vrabel, Dianna Russini photos published hours before NFL Draft
+Noon: Mass. G.O.P. convention in Worcester expected to draw record crowd
+Noon: Things to Do: Bring Me The Horizon, Sacrament, Jazz Streams and more
+Noon: For National Poetry Month, travel through Worcester poetry venues
+Noon: Woo! Science: Artemis II brings moon's mysteries back to Earth
-Worcester man wins $1 million on scratch ticket, plans to buy house
-Worcester man charged for assault of a federal informant
-Worcester man cuts G.P.S. monitor, drives 374 miles to rob bank: Penn. State Police
-Conan O’Brien loves joking about an old Worcester landmark. It’s unrecognizable today
-"Handmaid's Tale" author Margaret Atwood offers literary insight, dire warnings at Holy Cross lecture
-Pride Worcester scheduling conflict upsets Jewish community
-Charlton police officer performs emergency C.P.R. during endurance event
-Worcester advances $11 million day center to address gaps in homelessness services
-Worcester to get brand new science lab
-Worcester bakery holds Cookie Treat Week fundraiser for Rachel's Table
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: 2 Worcester restaurants make Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 (5:35)
-ICYMI: Community Healthlink set to close permanently, president's memo says
-Overnight: Several rounds fired on Vernon Hill, homes struck, suspects flee
-Person stabbed on Worcester Common Tuesday afternoon, police say
-Driver went twice the speed limit in crash that killed a 10-year-old girl in Webster, police say
-Suspended director of St. John’s Food for Poor gets 18 months in jail
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Senior Center to be closed on Thursday
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Multi-alarm blaze rips through home in Winchendon
-Sterling neighborhood mourns (sometimes) friendly turkey
-Leominster man arraigned for stealing girlfriend’s father’s wallet during drug-related dispute
-Douglas traffic stop leads to suspended license charge for Rhode Island man
-Chronic absenteeism still a major challenge in Southbridge schools
-Public comment at Bay Path meeting includes concerns about school climate, "indoctrination"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Keeping his cool — pianist Barron Ryan returns to Mechanics Hall
-Travels through Worcester's poetry scene
-Shazbot! Roger Kabler keeps the spirit of Robin Williams alive
-Last Call: Frank White, author and space philosopher
>OPINION: Giselle Rivera-Flores: When "expat" means white and "immigrant" means the rest of us
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 491 (25:42): Emily Lehman Miller
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:15): Media ethics, Worcester politics and the local news scene
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to lifelong Worcester resident and World War II veteran who passed away at age 100
>SPORTS: Patriots coach Mike Vrabel is seeking counseling and will miss Day 3 of the NFL Draft
-Dianna Russini, Vrabel have breakfast alone at resort: new photos
-Is an A.J. Brown to Patriots trade "likely"? Making sense of latest report
-Experts make final predictions for Patriots first-round pick in NFL Draft
-Red Sox lose to Yankees, 7-6
-Former Braveheart Ben Rice could've been playing for the Red Sox instead of rival Yankees
-Holy Cross donors raise $1.12 million for Crusader Athletics during Power of Purple Giving Day
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Syracuse, 7-6
-The 210 Awards for the Railers 2025-2026 season, Part 1
>NATIONAL: NASA probes deaths, disappearances of 11 scientists amid concerns
-Mom, pregnant teen and 12-year-old found murdered in "brutal scene"
-Tragic: Teen left paralyzed after her severe "back ache" was sign of rare spinal stroke
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 teens rescued from on top of Mount Washington during harsh weather (1:48). Article
-Man killed after shooting police officer, N.H. authorities say
-Mass. company nearly hires woman serving time for stealing millions of dollars (2:39)
>COLLEGES: What do social workers really do? Everything
-"Green Day’s American Idiot" at Clark
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 small U.S. towns where historical figures were born
>BUSINESS: "Consumers should not be profiled": F.T.C. still looking into surveillance pricing (2:32)
-LPL Financial Research: Rethinking fixed income allocation in a multi‑polar world
-Mass. residents have it better than some in saving for retirement
>HOMES: See the higher median price for March home listings in Worcester County
>SHOPPING: Amazon Pet Days sale dates, early deals to shop now
>HEALTH: Will New World Screwworm parasite be a threat? Doctor explains (2:50)
-Blood test could predict Alzheimer's disease years before symptoms appear, study by Boston researchers finds
>FOOD: Executive sous chef takes us inside Polar Park's "Battle Burger" (1:04)
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough" (2:14)
>MOVIES: "Toy Story 5" footage: A tablet sends Woody, Buzz into crisis
>CELEBRITY: Patrick Muldoon, "Days of Our Lives" actor, dies at 57
-Singer D4vd pleads not guilty to murder in death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez
>ANIMALS: Karen the cat — who hated other pets — meets "The" one (2:46)
>HISTORY: Entrance to Elm Park, 1908
>GOOD NEWS: Little girl lost beloved stuffed animal at Boston Marathon. How she got it back (2:16). Article
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, bear cam shows bear stealing Doritos
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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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