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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 86 today in Worcester
-Heavy rains causing high water levels at Worcester's lakes and ponds
-With water levels high, Lake Quinsigamond sees boating restrictions
-Worcester councilor asks for evaluation of city's weather emergency alert system
-Phoenix hits at least 110 for 19th straight day, breaking U.S. city records
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: 31-year-old R.I. man arrested on drug charges in Worcester
+6:00: Do you know the man in the cast? Auburn police say he's behind break-in
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (5:26): Hot Dog Safari Top Dog Tom Mahoney on National Hot Dog Day
+6:00: Bravehearts put 9 on All-Star Team
+Noon: Woman charged with assault, intent to kidnap in Worcester parking lot
+Noon: "Why did you lie to me?" Worcester council debates ordinance on anti-abortion clinics
-Worcester City Manager scuttled City Council order
-Earlier: City solicitor evaded City Council order, texts show
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (35:39): City solicitor, Ballpark Commission and City Council race
-Worcester will add lifeguards at Bell Pond Beach
-Krista Perry of Worcester among 3 artists in R.I.C.O. suit against popular fashion website
-TODAY! Francis R. Carroll Plaza in Worcester opening after years in the works
-Police union negotiates 12.5% raise for Worcester police
-Worcester standoff suspect Jonathan Lugo held ex-girlfriend against her will, police say
-Kids get 2 free days for elections November 7th and March 5th, per negotiations
-Worcester Common conspicuously missing from 'The Holdovers' movie trailer
-No grand prize winner in Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing. Jackpot reaches $720 million
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester -- 50th Anniversary of Worcester’s Deadliest Fire - Part 2. Video (26:32). Audio (27:43)
-Radio Worcester (10:49): Raising funds for Meghan Milonopolous and her family
-Meg's Journey, Part 4 (11:26): Meg describes how she had to navigate the healthcare system to get needed care
-Related: Fundraiser for Meg and her family
>DINING OUT: George's Coney Island celebrates National Hot Dog Day today
-ICYMI: Woman hit, injured crossing Worcester street (:24). Article
-Worcester man crashes stolen car, gets arrested, police say
-Prosecutor on Worcester standoff: Mother opened curtain, and Caleb Boateng responded with outrage
-Arris Partners makes $7 million Green Island investment
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Corner Shop awards scholarships
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the Ford F-150 (5:49)
-Board of Selectmen seeks applicants to serve on Monty Tech School District board
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): TODAY! Water will be turned off at Maple Ave. & Main Street in Rutland
-Postponed Westborough sewer project begins, delays expected
-100FM The Pike (4:36): Auburn Fire Chief Stephen Coleman on Saturday's Woodystock Benefit
-TODAY! Lineup for Shrewsbury Farmers Market 2:30-6:30
-Shrewsbury graduate begins Plebe Summer at Naval Academy
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-West Brookfield Fire Department responding to record number of calls
-West Boylston police log July 10th to 16th
-Public safety logs from The Item
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: $10 off tickets to select Hanover Theatre shows through July 31st
-Jazz guitar great John Pizzarelli set for Mechanics Hall
-Writing Lines: Memories, music and more in area literary events
-Saaya Daga: For Gen-Z, youth sports are more than just a game
-WCCA-TV's Perspectives No. 87 (27:58): Hamzah Henshaw, Part 2
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 553 (28:36): Ignatian Volunteer Corps
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who owned several businesses in and around Worcester
>SPORTS: A's beat Red Sox, 3-0
-Where do Worcester area's top college basketball players compete in the summer? This league
-Carlos Garcia Amateur Tournament honors the godfather of Worcester boxing on August 4th's Punch-Out at Polar Park
-Internal competition fuels Holy Cross football summer program
-Bravehearts fall to Norwich, 4-2. Next home game: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday
-WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts' 3-3 week keeps them in the top spot
-WooSox fall to Scranton, 5-3
-Bill Ballou's Baseball column
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
-Ford slashes prices of F-150 Lightning trucks as E.V. price war heats up
-NATIONAL: Cops search Las Vegas home in connection to 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur
-Finding Long Island serial killer suspect took years of investigations
-Tragic: 1 dead, 1 critically injured after being knocked from gondola at Quebec resort
>NEW ENGLAND: Electrical fire forces evacuation of State House, which remains closed
-Investigation underway after worker killed in industrial accident at Swampscott Quarry
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Historic, weird and fascinating places to stop on a road trip across the U.S.
>HOMES: 5 new properties for sale in Worcester
>BUSINESS: Bill would give jobless benefits to striking workers
-Smith Brothers Insurance expands into Worcester with acquisition
>SHOPPING: Christmas Tree Shops price hikes raise questions about liquidation sale deals
>HEALTH: See these tips for summer safety from the Department of Public Health
-F.D.A. is at odds with W.H.O. over possible aspartame-cancer link
>TV/STREAMING: Which streaming service is winning (and losing) 2023… so far?
>MOVIES: Opening look at "Oppenheimer" (5:07)
>CELEBRITY: "Today" show's Jill Martin has breast cancer, will have double mastectomy
>HISTORY: Turtle Boy statue in Worcester -- What does it mean? Why is it there?
>ANIMALS: This is what a miracle looks like (2:58)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Australian man and his dog rescued after drifting 3 months in the Pacific Ocean
-Meanwhile, in Cleveland, bull found wandering streets gets new sanctuary home
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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
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-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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