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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 76 today in Worcester
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 76 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Anna Maria College campus to be sold
+6:00: Do you know them? Oxford police seek 2 in Walmart "incident"
+6:00: Worcesteria: Celebrating Juneteenth with joy, and authority
+6:00: WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts stay over .500 with 2-2 week
+Noon: After approval, Shrewsbury 40B project asks to include 6 percent more units
+Noon: Central Mass. school district tries new approach to limiting cellphone use in class
+Noon: Dudley seeking $100,000 annually from Nichols College
-Employee killed in crash outside Central Mass. restaurant
-Bus driver failed to slow before crash that killed 5 Mass. residents, including Worcester woman, according to safety report
-How grilled cheese divided a Shrewsbury neighborhood
-Area officer and Oxford native Ashlyn Mercier wins Miss Massachusetts competition
-2 Mass Cash $100,000 prizes won from neighboring gas stations in Worcester
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
-Bell from old Notre Dame church finds new home in cemetery
-What's Up Worcester (24:43): Juneteenth flag raising
>DINING OUT: Table 3's Arcoite lauded on Worcester Business Journal power list
-ICYMI: Connecticut driver fleeing traffic stop killed in wrong-way crash on Route 146 (1:46). Article
-Inside a chaotic, divisive year at a Worcester elementary school
-Film on hidden risks to firefighters to debut in Worcester
-Related: Radio Worcester (15:05): "Burnin’ Down the House" doc shines a light on aging firehouses and firefighter safety
-City of Worcester announces inaugural group of Legacy Businesses
-Suicidal man subdued by TASER after charging officers with a knife
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-Zack Berman takes over Wachusett boys' basketball team
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2 plead guilty to using S.N.A.P. benefits to stock Leominster restaurant
-Southbridge Airport to host Wings & Wheels Showcase Saturday
-Woman trespassed from Leominster Hospital arrested for returning to emergency room
-Local man makes hike carrying 130-pound cross up Wachusett Mountain
-New remembrance garden at Hopedale parish
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: WICN to host sixth annual bus trip to Newport Jazz Festival
-Gateway Players opens Escape to Margaritaville July 31st
>OPINION: Marianne Lyons: Bee your best as you age
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 166 (29:59): Julia Karpicz, Part 2
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:13): When should journalists move beyond reporting the facts?
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who was an operating room nurse for 33 years
>SPORTS: NFL says no discipline for Stefon Diggs under its personal conduct policy
-Red Sox lose to Mariners, 3-1
-Bravehearts lose to Nashua, 3-1
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 12-3
>NATIONAL: U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces he will resign
-Man dies after fall at Madison Square Garden concert
-Tragic: Horror as woman, 22, is paralyzed by huge tree limb while knitting
>NEW ENGLAND: Father found dead in assisted living home was ignored for 9 days, sons say in lawsuit
-Mass. releases recommendations for high school requirements (:41)
-Boston Globe reporter Emily Sweeney goes viral because of her Boston accent and track suits (2:52). Article
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross grad Griffin Blood will challenge your thinking about what it is to be a person
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This is the best airport restaurant in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Job seeker learned the hard way why she gets denied from jobs
>SHOPPING: How Target Circle members gets early access to Circle Deal Days
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: How fast you should be able to walk a mile at every age
-This question may reveal whether your body is getting the rest it needs, study finds
>FOOD: Build meals around what you actually have
>TV/STREAMING: CNN announces major change to anchor lineup with Brian Abel
>MOVIES: "Toy Story 5" headed to $160 million at box office, biggest opening of 2026
>CELEBRITY: Dua Lipa and Callum Turner unveil stunning wedding photos
-Jelly Roll divorce takes unexpected turn as cozy call with Bunnie Xo emerges
>ANIMALS: Hurt puppy too scared to be touched finally asks for pets (2:07)
>HISTORY: Worcester Revolutionary Walking Tour (5:37)
>GOOD NEWS: Detective uses horseback riding to empower inner-city youth
-Meanwhile, teen assembles Mr. Potato Head in record-breaking 4.63 seconds
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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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