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>Latest weather: Mostly sunny, cooler and comfortable, high of 79 today in Worcester
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+11:00: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+11:00: Highland Street auto shop converting to retail storefront
+11:00: 16th annual Worcester World Cup kicks off Friday at Foley Stadium
+11:00: Worcester's Latin American Festival - 30 years of Latino pride, culture, music and food
+11:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - August 12th
+11:00: What to watch this weekend
-Worcester man found guilty of killing ex-girlfriend
-Police arrest Fitchburg man for Cambridge Street murder of Worcester woman
-Police investigate shooting on Bell Hill
-Restaurant and piano lounge with "Sopranos" theme coming to Stafford Street in Worcester
-Worcester strip club looks to reopen patio following fatal March shooting
-Former RMV property in Downtown Worcester to be put up for bid
-Radio Worcester (14:14): State Senate Candidate Robyn Kennedy on the issues
-Radio Worcester (14:26): State Senate Candidate Joe Petty on the issues
-The Faces of Worcester: Ronald Bernard Waddell Jr.
>SHOPPING: Local TV and appliance store gearing up for tax-free weekend
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester Color the City festival Friday
-Five Things do Do: Music Worcester series, Out to Lunch, art exhibit and more ...
-"Star Trek" stars Frakes and de Lancie beaming down to FAN EXPO Boston
-Bad Advice: College is a good place to waste money and study thing you hate doing
-Longtime Worcester Chorus director Gerald Mack dies at age 94
-ICYMI: Commercial filmed on Commercial Street in Worcester
-Historic Worcester firehouse to become shelter for those recovering from sex trade
-Permanent Indian Lake jet ski ban may be coming
-Vacant West Boylston Street retail space sold for $2.9 million
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Charlton boy receives drum set from Make-a-Wish foundation
-Millbury apiary and woodcraft shop builds a honey of a success
-Millbury's Mulhane Home for Funerals marks 150th anniversary
-Tweens & Teens Coding Club at Millbury Library
-Auburn Fire Derpartment warns of risk of brush fires amid high heat and drought conditions
-Bylaw changes could help Sutton create "clear-cut" application process
-Quabbin Regional teacher who was subject of investigation no longer in the school district
-Boston movers buy Leominster property of the summer for $7.2 million
>SPORTS: Patriots lose on late FG
-Related: 5 keys from the preseason opener
-Patriots running back James White announces retirement
-NBA to retire No. 6 league-wide to honor Bill Russell
-Red Sox beat Orioles, 4-3
-Worcester Bravehearts franchise records set in 2022
-Former St. John's football stars Matt Brunelle, Cam Nolan ready for next step at Holy Cross
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose, 4-1
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has it all (5:05)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: Attorney General asks federal court to unseal search warrant of former president's home
-Armed suspect who tried to breach Cincinnati FBI building shot, killed
-Tragic: Home explodes in Indiana, killing 3
>NEW ENGLAND: Juvenile arrested, charged in slaying of mother, two young boys in N.H.
-"Harmony Montgomery was murdered," N.H. law officials say
>COLLEGES: Assumption University plans to open pub at Campus Center
-Money magazine ranks Holy Cross No. 5 among Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the nation
>BUSINESS: Polar Beverages feeling impact of inflation
-U.S. wholesale inflation rose more slowly in July
>HOMES: 5 new homes for sale in Worcester
>FOOD: Here's what's getting more expensive at the grocery store
>HEALTH: 45 new monkeypox cases in Mass.
-COVID deaths fall overall by 9%, infections stable, WHO says
-Free COVID vaccinations/boosters on Friday: 10-2 at El Buen Samaritano Food Program
>TV/STREAMING: Disney+ announces price hike, launch date for lower-priced ad tier
>CELEBRITY: Anne Heche is "not expected to survive," family says in statement
-Olivia Wilde says ex Jason Sudeikis wanted to embarrass her by serving custody papers onstage
>HISTORY: Samuel Staples, founder of the Worcester Historical Museum
>ANIMALS: Dog sees tiny lamb crying and decides to adopt her (3:05)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): "I just got bored": 95-year-old school crossing guard unretires
-Meanwhile, in the U.K., man busted by cops after hiding inside a giant teddy bear
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>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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