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Clark University graduate Padma Lakshmi talks about her Emmy nomination (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)
In The News
>Latest weather: Dry and quiet, high of 87 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Man charged in connection with death at Webster shopping plaza
+6:00: Local police warn of T-shirt texting scam
+6:00: UMass Worcester Prevention Research Center targets COVID spread in the community
+6:00: 5 new open houses in Worcester
+6:00: What does Worcester hockey mean for you?
+Noon: Police arrest man breaking into Worcester car dealership
+Noon: MBTA eyes battery powered trains along Worcester line: Report
+Noon: Fitchburg commuter rail suspended after person killed by train in Concord
+Noon: Worcester monitoring national monkeypox outbreak
+Noon: Clark grad Padma Lakshmi gushes about her 2022 Emmy nomination and spills exclusive scoop on "Top Chef" season 20
+Noon: 2 days left to donate to Seven Hills' virtual Bigger Dipper fundraiser
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - July 13th
+Noon: Award-winning play "Oasis" from Israel examines war and conscience in Worcester
+Noon: Cannabis Confidential: Mass. deserves more holidays celebrating marijuana
+Noon: First Person: Scenes from a 50th high school reunion
-Worcester man charged with murder after body found in March in Paxton woods
-Teens arraigned in South Station attack of Worcester musician
-Worcester coalition secures thousands of pounds of baby formula for local families
-Vote for Ricky Duran to perform at the Hollywood Bowl
-Do you travel on Stafford Street in Worcester? Take the safety audit survey
-City wants regular reports in wake of report showing Worcester police issued more citations, arrests to Black, Hispanic community
-In Worcester, Healey touts big teacher’s union endorsement
-Coffee with Konnie No. 537 (29:14): Roberta Schafer
-Worcester Emergency Management launches new summer learning series
-Worcester Family Partnership summer playgroup schedule
-Worcester Bravehearts' Craft Beer Fest and Game Night on Thursday
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester artist Kat O'Connor has solo exhibition at Worcester Art Museum
-Soapbox No. 1278 (24:07): David W. Filar, Worcester Arts Council
-Bad Advice: Sun worshipper shuns sunscreen
>HOMES: Worcester area real estate roundup
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who spent 33 years as a State Trooper
-Ginger Navickas leaves a legacy of determination as well as joy
-Memorial planned for Worcester EMS Paramedic Seth Ebbs
-ICYMI: After nearly 95 years, Harding Tire Co. in Worcester closes
-Downtown Worcester will lose one eatery, but will soon gain another
-Man ordered held on $25,000 bail for May crash in Worcester that killed a man in a wheelchair
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Holden police arrest Worcester woman on active warrants
-Shrewsbury Board of Selectmen name change moves forward
-Drought conditions making it more difficult for Luks Farm to grow Christmas trees
-Grafton police welcome 3 new officers
-Princeton printer uses time-proven techniques for custom results
-Historic Southbridge school building is transformed into apartments for eligible seniors
-Westborough training company expands with Texas acquisition
>SPORTS: Sale works 5 scoreless, but Red Sox lose in Tampa
-Bravehearts fall to Rox, 6-1. Bravehearts next home game 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Bark in the Park
-Bravehearts' Bark in the Park Wednesday
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox win in Norfolk, 2-1
>CARS: Bertera has the car for you (4:08)
-Honda key fob hack could leave all vehicle models since 2012 vulnerable: reports
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: Video shows gunman enter building, police milling in hallway during Uvalde shooting. Full video
-NASA reveals new telescope's brilliant images of stars, galaxies and an exoplanet
-Florida murder-suicide that left 2 dead began with family feud over vacation home
>NEW ENGLAND: School bus rolls over after collision with SUV in New Hampshire
-Seabrook nuclear power plant siren inadvertently activated, officials say
>SHOPPING: Check out all the latest deals on Amazon Prime Day
-Beware of Amazon Prime Day scams
>BUSINESS: Michael McDermott, managing editor in Providence, named head of newsroom at T&G
-Worcester Youth Leadership Institute helps students forge their own path
-The Profitable Business Roadmap Workshop - July 19th
>COLLEGES: Clark's Tech Quest Apprenticeship Initiative to help train tech and digital marketing professionals
>HEALTH: Will contagious Omicron BA.5 and BA.5 variants drive summer surge?
-Free COVID testing and vaccinations/boosters 10-3 Thursday in Downtown Worcester
>TV/STREAMING: See the complete list of Emmy nominations
>MOVIES: The best movies of 2022… so far
>CELEBRITY: "Yellowstone" actress charged with disability insurance fraud
>ANIMALS: Worcester area adoptable pets of the week: Meet Morgan, Viper and more
>HISTORY: WPI in 1907
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Veteran rescues mother, daughter from burning car
-Solve optical illusion in under 2 minutes & you're in the top 0.1%
-Meanwhile, in Florida, watch as man finds bear rummaging through garage refrigerator
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 37 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Driver hospitalized after car crashes into Dollar Tree store in Worcester (:20). Article
-Worcester apartment project on Shrewsbury Street faces parking concerns
-A year after scathing report on use of force, sex acts, Worcester police have new policies
-Worcester Public Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh retires
-TODAY! Guns to Gardens gun buyback
-Related: Radio Worcester (12:45): Dr. Michael Hirsch on Worcester’s “Guns to Gardens” program
-TODAY! The final Village Marketplace of 2025
-Worcester police officers honored at City Hall promotion ceremony
-Proposed development would bring 270 units, supermarket and a half-dozen other businesses to abandoned Shrewsbury factory site
-Dark Downeast Podcast (35:45): The murder of John E. Volungis Jr.
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Legacy businesses, tax rate debate, winter prep
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:36): Worcester snowstorm response, police oversight & affordability
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:03): Tax rates, infrastructure challenges and a major coaching milestone
>DINING OUT: Table Hoppin': Bonchon, from owners of Gong cha, sees crowds, lines
-ICYMI: Couple arrested after 5-hour standoff in Worcester (1:37). Article
-Related: Worcester officers treated for hypothermia after standoff
-Water restored as crews continue work on Shore Drive in Worcester
-Winter homeless shelter to open at former Quality Inn near Lincoln Plaza
-Worcester woman wins Lucky for Life, takes lump sum of $390,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Phone-free school by 2026? The newest phone policy controversy
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Chief Tim Sherblom sworn in as head of Central Mass. Chiefs of Police Association
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Pedestrian struck and killed on Providence Road in Northbridge
-Police determine threat at Sterling school not legitimate
-West Boylston town administrator, hired after flag controversy, headed to Rutland
-TODAY! Santa visits Paxton Fire Department
-Apple store opens in Millbury
-Disabled veteran tax exemption available in Shrewsbury
-Kindled Planning hopes to "spark" more for customers
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Assabet Valley Mastersingers, High Command and more ...
-"Sister's Christmas Catechism" coming to Worcester
-"Night Lights" named best holiday garden display in nation
-Anxious Taylor Swift was scared to continue Eras Tour after Vienna terror threat
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Extremist views of Worcester’s self-proclaimed moderates
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1399 (24:41): John Stanford, Executive Director, Incubate
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (59:28)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Professor Emerita at UMass Medical School
>SPORTS: What’s impressed Josh McDaniels the most about Drake Maye this season
-Jayson Tatum looks spry in latest workout videos amid injury recovery
-Holy Cross baseball, men's lacrosse announce schedules
-A banner day: St. Paul honors championship history of former high schools
>CARS: List of the most stolen cars in 2025 revealed
>NATIONAL: Terrifying gas explosion caught on doorbell cam (:49). Article
-The 10 richest states in America
-Tragic: 8 high school athletes injured during training run after car veers onto sidewalk in suspected D.U.I. crash
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe trial recap (21:57): After closing statements, the jury deliberates
-Driver shaken after alleged road rage shooting on I-495 (1:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI professor named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
-Assumption named peacebuilder and conflict-resolution expert Alice Nderitu Civic Friendship Fellow
-Late-night breakfast at Clark, in photos
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Where to go in Charlevoix, a French-Canadian snow globe
>BUSINESS: Lawmakers mull action on "dynamic" A.I.-powered pricing in wake of "shocking" Instacart report
-Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT’s alleged role in Conn. murder-suicide
-Radio Worcester (7:03): Holiday spending budgeting and scam-proofing advice
-Former Worcester City Councilor candidate founds organization to address systemic oppressions
>HOMES: Foreclosures are soaring in the U.S.: study
>SHOPPING: Shoppers say ’tis the season for inflation, poll finds
>HEALTH: Tips to protect your sleep during the holidays (4:56)
-Under 7 hours of sleep shortens your life — 5 tricks to snooze faster
>TV/STREAMING: How to stream Taylor Swift docuseries, "The End of an Era," on Disney+
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Die My Love," "Christy," and more
>CELEBRITY: Jason Bateman makes eyebrow-raising remark about sister Justine
-Judi Dench believes Harvey Weinstein has "done his time" for sexual assault, says she forgives him
>ANIMALS: Bear cub runs across frozen Hubbardston pond (:37)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: 187 Washington St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman’s 10 most memorable stories over the years (29:41)
-Meanwhile, escaped horse visits New York's J.F.K. Airport
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