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In The News
-Latest forecast: Clouds give way to light rain this afternoon, high of 59 today in Worcester
+6:00: Accuser explains sexual allegations against St. John's Food for Poor director
+6:00: Worcester approves site plan for 210-unit apartment complex on Hemans Street
+6:00: 32-year-old Whitinsville man arrested for drug distribution
+6:00: Local theaters screen Ukrainian film to support war relief effort
+6:00: Country star Chris Janson will be "All In" at The Palladium on March 26th
+Noon: Planet Fitness renovates Webster Square location
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - March 17th
+Noon: Five Things to Do: Brit Floyd, Inmo Yang and more ...
+Noon: 5 open houses planned in Worcester
+Noon: Furniture and household goods drive Saturday at Wachusett Recycling Center
-87-year-old Worcester man missing
-Worcester JetBlue passengers left stranded on tarmac after workers leave
-ACT NOW: Fly from Worcester to NYC For $34 with JetBlue
-K-9s from across New England test their skills at Worcester Airport
-Family that survived Soviet oppression escapes Ukraine, now in Worcester (2:22)
-After Worcester 5-year-old's wheelchair stroller is stolen, donations pour in for replacement
-$100,000 Mass Cash winner sold in Worcester
-Worcester food pantry operator suspended over accusations of sexual coercion
-Earlier: Well-known Worcester program manager placed on leave pending investigation of claims of illegal activity
-26-year-old Worcester man arrested for fentanyl trafficking
-Ethics complaint filed after Worcester police sergeant named as fundraiser
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
-Last Call with Sarah Borges, singer-songwriter
-"508, A show about Worcester" No. 376 (37:24): Endemic Life
-Bill Shaner: The Worcester administration's chief diversity officer problem came to a head Tuesday night
-Earlier: Worcester plans "unvarnished" review over hiring diversity chief
-Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (14:23): Chief Diversity Officer and St. Patrick's Parade
-Burncoat Dance team tops jazz category in N.E. championship
-First Person: Driving slow by the home we sold in the fall
-Bad Advice: Celebrate "parade activities" all year long
-Animals: 23 dogs surrendered from Worcester County home to be available for adoption in coming days
-ICYMI: Shrewsbury Street loft development reemerges after 2 years
-Iconic Worcester music store to close
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Paxton to get new firetruck with ARPA funds
-Former correction officer arraigned in Clinton over inmate relationship
-Millbury library, residents rally with donations after library books "stolen"
-Realty group to hold ribbon cutting at new Auburn location
-Shrewsbury resident continues battle with leukemia
-Grafton may have a Fourth of July parade this year
-Sutton 4th fundraiser seeks canine candidates to run for "mayor"
-Millbury Women's Club plans "Pansies for Pancreatic Cancer" fundraiser
-Fitchburg father in Ukraine trying to rescue daughter, grandson (2:13)
-Earrings for Ukraine: Fitchburg woodworker uses skills to fundraise
-Sports: Enter March Madness contest to win Bravehearts season tickets
-Bravehearts to hold youth clinic April vacation week
-Millbury girls' basketball team makes state final
-NEW: Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Celtics beat Warriors, 110-88
-Wild beat Bruins, 4-2
-Railers win in Trois-Rivières, 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: 9 killed, including 6 students, in crash involving University of the Southwest golf teams
-Ukraine's President Zelenskyy asks U.S. Congress for support, no-fly zone (2:45)
-President calls Putin "a war criminal"
-New England: Mass. schools sitting on $2 billion in unspent federal aid
-Here's what permanent Daylight Saving Time would mean for New England
-Business: SALMON expanding into home health care
-Small businesses to receive extra deferment of COVID loans
-Revised data reveals higher unemployment rates in 2021, as Mass. unemployment rises to 4.8%
-Fed begins inflation fight with key rate hike, more to come
-Colleges: UMass Medical School looks to fill about 600 jobs through March 30th Career Fair
-Clark student one of only of two in Mass. trained for cannabis-enhanced yoga
-TV/Streaming: Netflix to test charging users a fee for sharing their passwords
-Netflix makes Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s show, "Servant of the People," available in U.S.
-Food: Massive recall issued for gummies sold at Amazon, Target, Walgreens, CVS, other major retailers
-Health: Climate change is already making allergy season nastier
-Homes: Worcester real estate roundup
-History: Road to Bancroft Tower in Worcester in 1910
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Young students offer pep talks on free hotline (2:19)
-Meanwhile, Mike Tyson’s cannabis brand making gummies in the shape of bitten ears
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Worcester County reported 483 additional cases this week
-Top docs talk Deltacron, 4th vaccine dose
-Free walkup testing and vaccinations/boosters 10-3 today in Downtown Worcester
-ICYMI: What rising COVID infections in the U.K. and Europe could mean for the U.S.
-Scientists explore potential links between COVID and diabetes
-Patients with cancer are at higher risk for developing breakthrough infections & severe outcomes, study claims
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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