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In The News
-Latest weather: Ice, strong wind, high in the 60s all in today's forecast for Worcester
-Overnight: 50+ people likely killed by tornadoes in western Kentucky, governor says
-Related: Tornadoes slam nursing home in Arkansas, Amazon warehouse in Illinois
-Worcester ranked among 10 hottest real estate markets in U.S.
-Homes: See inside grand 1930s manor in Worcester selling for $550,000
-Dental practice with Worcester location being sued by state
-Site of Worcester's last candlepin bowling lanes sells for $1 million
-Worcester man accused of decapitating mother arraigned on murder charge
-Treehouse murder: Killer's boyfriend charged with helping dispose of body
-27-year-old Worcester man arrested for carjacking
-Killings in Worcester down over past 2 years
-City investigating Worcester firefighter for alleged antisemitic online post
-People are rappelling off Mercantile Center for charity
-QCC holding a FREE children’s dental clinic on Saturday
-20th Annual Goods for Guns buyback event is happening Saturday
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Six Things to Do: "Nutcracker," "Good Grief!" and more
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-A Night of Brass Funk, Reggae/Rocksteady, Rhythm Blues & Ska coming January 7th
-New: Wachusett Wine & Spirits podcast (55:38): Whiskey Wednesday with special guest John Ellsessar
-Ray Mariano: Gordon Hargrove, a Friendly House icon for 63 years
-Channel 5 Wake Up Call from American Heritage Girls Troop 0716 in Worcester (:49)
-Tribute to a man who survived traumatic brain injury in 2007 and volunteered for Veterans Inc. and Habitat for Humanity
-ICYMI: Victim in Worcester double homicide was involved in Franklin shooting death
-Worcester woman, 48, dead after Grove Street crash
-Worcester remembers fallen Firefighter Christopher Roy on 3-year anniversary of his death
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Soldier dad surprises first-grade son at Holden school (1:38)
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Gardner brothers make winning bid for Sterling Inn: $600,000
-State approves Charlton tax breaks for $300 million Amazon center
-Grafton Town Meeting vote to change Town Clerk job to appointed declared invalid
-Sports: HC football coach Bob Chesney reflects on record breaking season
-Worcester boxer returns to ring Saturday in main event bout in Florida
-Bravehearts' mascot Jake the Lion to rappel down building in Worcester for charity
-Gillette Stadium set for major renovation
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Railers' comeback falls short in 3-2 loss
-Highlights of St. Paul vs. South girls, Doherty vs. Wachusett boys
-Cars: Happy Holidays from Bertera Nissan (2:04)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-Business: U.S. consumer inflation up 6.8% in past year, most since 1982
-Why Dollar Tree’s price hike to $1.25 could be "one of the worst decisions in retail history"
-Health: Could mRNA flu vaccines be better than current flu shots?
-National: Texas seized enough fentanyl to kill 200 million people this year alone, officials say
-YouTuber discovers submerged car of teens who disappeared 21 years ago
-New England: Body of woman recovered days after she fell overboard from R.I. ferry
-TV/Streaming: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
-Movies: "Don't Look Up" may be HollyWoo's finest effort
-Sandra Bullock shows her tough side in "The Unforgivable"
-Celebrity: Monkees singer and guitarist Michael Nesmith dies at 78
-Animals: Adoption Option: Meet Larry
-History: 20 retro holiday ads that you'd never see today
-Meanwhile, in Plymouth, a horse walks into Walmart
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Worcester sees 6 straight week-over-week increases
-Cases surge in Worcester schools; officials urging vaccination (2:39)
-Owner of local auto shop donates labor, time to create mobile vax clinic
-Sean M. Rose: Pandemic demands a call to community service
-ICYMI: UMass Memorial activates surge response, as inpatient levels mirror 2020 holidays
-Mass. officials report 5,007 new cases, 27 additional deaths as hospitalizations top 1,200
-Mass. hospitals ordered to reduce elective procedures further
-New Hampshire has 10,000 current cases for first time since start of pandemic
-When do booster shots become fully effective?
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
+6:00: Central Mass. drought status ends thanks to summer rain
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Pulse Magazine Weekend Guide (:22)
+6:00: Stephen DiRado’s Bell Pond photos are subject of N.Y.C. show, new book
+6:00: Worcester Arts Council opens grant application
+6:00: Gateway Players announce October dates for "The Outsider"
+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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