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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:45). High of 95 today in Worcester
+5:00: Wildfires in Canada? That's easy to see in skies over Worcester
-Cooling centers open Wednesday in Worcester
-Why does the sky have a yellow tint (:55)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Burns get 2 life sentences in slaying of brothers outside Worcester bar
+5:00: Wrong-way driver takes off after causing 2-car crash on I-290 in Northborough (:26). Article (pictured)
+Noon: Worcester Art Museum names new Arms and Armor Curator
+Noon: Worcester Walks: Bearsden Forest Conservation Area travels through time
+Noon: Last Call: David Baillie, author and educator
+Noon: Is this your dog?
-Probation for Auburn police officer who sought sex with 15-year-old
-Worcester trial: Prosecutors focus on alleged deception by defendant
-Holy Cross student charged in canoeing death of schoolmate
-Worcester residents call for leaders to finally act on recommendation for police oversight board
-Youth soccer festival brings World Cup fever to Worcester Common
-Worcester’s tallest building refinanced for $25 million
-Owner receives $3.6 million tax credit for Shack’s downtown apartment conversion
-Aislinn Doyle: July 16th School Committee Meeting preview
>DINING OUT: Today! George's Coney Island celebrating National Hot Dog Day (:40)
-Olive Garden's Never-Ending Pasta Pass is back after 6 years
-ICYMI: Man dies in skydiving fall in Orange
-"He stabbed me": Jurors hear screams of man killed in 2020 Cutler Street stabbing
-Worcester Board of Health approves updated tobacco regulations
-Level up your lunch break: New Worcester cafe has coffee, crepes and video games
-Remembering Worcester visit of presidential candidate Lindsey Graham
-4 days, 19 dogs: Inside Worcester Animal Rescue League's recent intake surge
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Part of Reservoir Street closed Monday through Friday
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Cooling center open in Leicester Wednesday
-Flint Pond in Shrewsbury closed Wednesday for aquatic vegetation treatment
-Shrewsbury has 7 openings on its Master Plan Steering Committee
-Leominster takes steps to pause data centers, battery storage sites
-New $197 million Central Mass. middle-high school plan sets up vote in the fall
-Sidewalk project deviations are source of frustration for Spencer selectmen
-Trail network coming to town? Northborough discusses B.W.A.L.T. feasibility
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester library hosts tactile art exhibit
-Sapling, Fanta Vibez, Eddie Japan and more make summer playlist sizzle
-Worcesteria: Three Decker offers a poetic view of the city
-2 Mass. theaters for sale after owner retires (2:31)
>OPINION: Autumn Hotaling: I’m a Type C mom and proud of it
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 104 (21:20): Affordable Housing Trust manager
-What's Up Worcester's Crossroad Conversations (58:07): Victor Cruz of Cruz Contracting
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who designed and tailored costumes for Old Sturbridge Village
>SPORTS: Holy Cross star Alexia Moreau signs with Swedish pro hockey team
-Bring a Bravehearts sign, get into Thursday's NESN-televised game for free
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
>CARS: BMW recalls over 29,000 vehicles due to fire risk. See impacted models
>NATIONAL: Why it's so difficult for the U.S. to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz
-Warren Buffett halts Gates Foundation donations after Jeffrey Epstein ties revealed
-I.C.E. halts most vehicle stops after Maine, Texas shootings, sources say
-Tragic: Tot shot dead by 4-year-old cousin was on vacation to celebrate third birthday
>NEW ENGLAND: Over $130,000 worth of artwork seized from Natick psychiatrist convicted of fraud
-2 New England states beat out Mass. in "best states to move to" ranking
>COLLEGES: Assumption alumni named to local power lists
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The world’s safest cities to visit in 2026
-What to do if the airline switches your seat assignment
>BUSINESS: 23andMe settles with 42 states for 2023 data breach
-LPL Financial Research: Keep calm and clip coupons
-Why bankHometown is becoming TruNorth
-IBM shares plunge 25% as A.I. spending boom hammers business
>HOMES: $1.2 million Mass. mansion comes with a hedge maze, 13 bedrooms and spirits that never left
>SHOPPING: Mass. woman's luggage pains raise questions about lifetime warranties (3:38). Article
>HEALTH: Produce concerns grow over cyclospora outbreak (2:13)
>FOOD: Taco Bell removes ingredients amid cyclosporiasis outbreak (2:01)
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Robert De Niro Netflix movie, "The Whisper Man" (2:43)
>MOVIES: First "Digger" trailer shows an unrecognizable Tom Cruise
>CELEBRITY: "The Odyssey" N.Y. premiere red carpet: Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Matt Damon and more
-Randolph Mantooth, "Emergency!" star who played Johnny Gage, dies at 80
>ANIMALS: Couple had just started dating when they found abandoned dog (1:37)
>HISTORY: Downtown Worcester in 1965 (1:53)
>GOOD NEWS: Father punches through window to rescue children trapped inside
-Meanwhile, in British Columbia, watch a bear steal golf clubs from cart on course
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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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