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In The News
-Latest forecast: Wintry weather returns Saturday. high of 50 today in Worcester
+6:00: Nicaraguan couple open coffee shops in Central Mass.
+6:00: HC prof: MLB’s new collective bargaining agreement fails to address players’ biggest grievances
+6:00: Channel 5: WooSox, Worcester community excited for start of new season
+6:00: Plans will decrease apartments, increase open space at Shrewsbury’s old Beal School
+6:00: Ray Mariano: Worcester City Council wants to negotiate nuclear weapons and world peace
+6:00: Apple’s latest iPad Air, iPhone SE are here
+Noon: Mercantile Center owner planning hotel, 150 apartments for Downtown Worcester (above)
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Your guide to the Worcester St. Patrick's Parade
+Noon: Man who stabbed Bell Pond lifeguard sentenced to prison
+Noon: 5 Things You Need To Know Today In Worcester - March 11th
+Noon: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+Noon: Defending league champion Mass. Pirates open season Saturday
+Noon: Worcester library gives termination warning to online service over hate content
+Noon: QCC to hold virtual workshop on fair housing on Saturday
+Noon: Worcester Art Museum building $2.1 milion research library
+Noon: First Person: The highly unlikely tale of "Classical Pop"
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on VOD
+Noon: Adoption Option: Meet Toonie
+Noon: Inflation reaches 40-year high
-Employees arrested for overnight break-in at Worcester Dollar Tree
-Worcester man gets time served for being a felon in possession of firearm and ammunition
-Take a look inside the new Walker Lofts in Worcester's Canal District
-Slew of new Worcester restaurants set to open soon
-Restaurant with rooftop deck to open in downtown Worcester on March 28th
-Grand Marshal Ed Augustus looking forward to Worcester's St. Patrick's parade
-See the Bravehearts and Jake the Lion in the front of the pack at parade
-Worcester among top 10 most Irish cities in America
-Worcester's Chief Diversity Officer moving on to have "more of an impact" elsewhere
-Earlier: Worcester councilors seek answers after diversity chief quits
-MBTA Worcester Platform Project: Big changes start this weekend
-European Bakery & Pastry in Worcester raises funds to benefit Ukrainian refugees
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-City of Worcester Woman and Young Woman of Consequence Awards ceremony (37:16)
-Report details Worcester’s response to homeless population on upper Lincoln Street
-All That Remains brings "Fall of Ideals" 15th anniversary show to Palladium
-ICYMI: Worcester police seek information on another missing teen
-Family of murdered Worcester woman waiting 4 years for trial
-Spectrum doubles internet speed in 30 Central Mass. towns
-Worcester taxpayer tab after police partying: $100,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police arrest 3 on drug, firearm charges
-Will the Blackstone River ever be swimmable again?
-Iditarod racer visits Millbury to talk about iconic event
-The Bunny Returns to Auburn Mall for Easter
-Sports: MLB approves new labor deal, officially ending monthslong lockout
-Langford brothers from Worcester lead BC men to OT upset of Wake Forest in first round of ACC Tournament
-NEW: Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Rose the Rebel comes to NDA
-Bruins beat Chicago, 4-3
-Cars: March to Bertera Nissan for great values! (7:57)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-National/International: How the U.S. is trying to help Ukraine without triggering a wider war
-IRS plans to hire 10,000 workers to relieve massive backlog
-Actor Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail in fake attack
-New England: Mass. residents face sticker shock with home heating oil prices
-Investigation underway after teenager dies in Agawam house fire
-Business: Did the $800 billion PPP loans actually help small businesses?
-Surging gas, food costs drive sharpest consumer inflation spike since 1982
-Colleges: Structural steel placement will begin at new UMass Medical School building site
-WPI announces faculty promotions and tenure awards
-Homes: Mortgages rates are on the rise again amid inflation fears
-Food: IHOP launches loyalty program
-TV/Streaming: Trailer for 2nd season of "Bridgerton" drops (3:21)
-Shopping: The 15 best smart home devices on Amazon in 2022, per reviews
-Celebrity: Emilio Delgado, Luis on "Sesame Street" for 45 years, dies
-Health: UMass Medical School investigators ID toxin associated with ALS
-History: Worcester City Hall in 1907
-Animals: Baby duck thinks the woman is her mom (3:07)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Stranger saves woman from burning car
-Meanwhile, in Australia, shark bites man's surfboard
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: China locks down city of 9 million amid new spike in cases
+6:00: WHO says global anxiety and depression increased 25% due to pandemic
+Noon: Harvard expert says don’t assume COVID is "done with us" on pandemic’s 2nd anniversary
-Free walk-up vaccination/booster clinic noon-8 at Worcester Senior Center and noon-3 in Downtown Worcester
-Mass. DPH reports "significant overcount" of COVID deaths
-ICYMI: 2 years later, Mass. now in "much better place" with COVID
-Mass. officials report 802 new cases, 22 additional deaths
-U.S. to ease nationwide mask mandate on planes, buses, transit
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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