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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:42). High of 90 today in Worcester
-Worcester residents can use library, Senior Center as cooling centers
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Second Worcester West Nile sample confirmed in Burncoat
+5:00: 8-year-old Ciara Barber of Worcester halfway to goal of visiting all 351 Massachusetts city and town halls (pictured)
+5:00: Worcester woman lost her home over $2,600 in back taxes; How a landmark court case could give it back
+5:00: Related: Worcester has recouped nearly $1 million in tax liens since 2018, report shows
+5:00: Worcester man arrested for gun, drugs near Shrewsbury Street
+5:00: TODAY! Pride Worcester holds candidate forum on July 26th
+5:00: Worcester Walks: At Winslow & Pleasant Park, a place of peace
+10:00: A female soccer player flees the Taliban, and finds a new life in Worcester
+10:00: Workers create new "shcool" zone in Holden (:31)
+10:00: TODAY! Shrewsbury farmers market 2:30-6:30
+10:00: Summer Gospel Fest offers something for listeners of all backgrounds, beliefs
+10:00: Listen Up: Brandie Blaze shines bright with "Broken Rainbows"
-Worcester video store, community media center opening
-Holden ski lodge turned horse barn, now converted to an Airbnb
-What's the future for the Christmas Tree Shops property in Shrewsbury?
-Nicole Apostola: On evaluating the city manager
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:13): Worcester City Council meeting confrontation
-Meghan Milonopoulos, North High School assistant principal, dies at 41 after battle with cancer
-Related: Meg's Journey, Part 5 -- A tearful goodbye (3:45)
-Related: Radio Worcester (10:49): Raising funds for Meg and her family
-Earlier: Meg's Journey, Part 4 (11:26); Part 3 (9:20); Part 2 (6:11); Part 1 (7:12)
>DINING OUT: Worcester cafe expanding hours effective Friday
-Mega Millions jackpot rises to $910 million after no one wins top prize
-ICYMI: This United States Women’s National Team soccer player has Worcester roots
-Worcester Mill Street Project: Public hearing date set
-New medical services center opens at Worcester homeless shelter
-Sign of the times: Telegram & Gazette to stay, but the sign goes
-Worcester man arrested for May Street commercial break-in
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Jason Bradshaw Memorial Scholarship awardees announced
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the Ford F-150 (5:49)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Car explosion in Sturbridge caused by woman inhaling fumes to get high
-Vintage Rebel Curiosity Shop celebrates quirky nostalgia in Leicester
-Traffic advisory Wednesday and Thursday in Leicester
-Town of Millbury receives $50,000 donation for parks and recreation
-Shrewsbury Youth and Family Services names new director
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Rabina completes $13.5 million refinance of Home Depot warehouse in Auburn
-Friends of Shrewsbury Public Library award scholarship
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Spirit and sound -- Worcester Summer Gospel Fest set
-Worcesteria: friends honor Ken Carson's role at That's Entertainment
-Janice Harvey: It’s Harvey versus Harvey as bunnies overrun garden
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 391 (28:16): Mattie Castiel
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 72 (28:02): Mass. Organization of African Descendants
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who taught writing at area colleges
>SPORTS: U.S.-Netherlands rivalry renewed in critical early World Cup match
-Related: World Cup soccer schedule Wednesday
-Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bruins forward and captain, retires after 19 seasons
-Jaylen Brown, Celtics agree to 5-year supermax deal worth up to $304 million, biggest in NBA history
-Red Sox beat Braves, 7-1
-Red Sox trade Kiké Hernandez to Dodgers
-WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts slowly chugging towar playoff berth
-Next Bravehearts home game: 10:30 a.m. Thursday (Camp Day Doubleheader)
-Tickets on sale for Holy Cross-Harvard football at Polar Park
-Bronny James, LeBron James's 18-year-old son, suffers cardiac arrest during practice
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
-NATIONAL: 27 hacked-up bodies discovered in Mexico just miles from U.S. border
-Temperatures reach 110 degrees for record 25th straight day in Phoenix
-Tragic: Teen drowns in lake during trip with football team
>NEW ENGLAND: Devens prison employee charged with accepting $90,000 from wealthy inmate
-V.A. Medical Center employee from Royalston sentenced to 8 years for possessing child porn
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 surprisingly great food destinations in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: For maximum recharge, take a Wednesday off
-Mass. jobless rate sinks to record low 2.6 percent
>HEALTH: Can Alzheimer's disease be prevented?
-Mass. emergency room pleas for patients to consider urgent care
>HISTORY: Worcester Historical Museum Facts about Worcester
>SHOPPING: Walmart will dim store light weekly for those with sensory disabilities
-Radio Worcester (7:36): New “free piano” scam has B.B.B. warning consumers to beware
>FOOD: Wendy's unveils new cold brew coffee drink based on its signature Frosty
>TV/STREAMING: Where to watch "One Last Time: An Evening With Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga"
>MOVIES: "Die Hard" crew feared Bruce Willis was dead after first scene
>CELEBRITY: "A Chorus Line" and "All My Children" actress Pamela Blair dead at 73
>ANIMALS: Kittens are attached like velcro to their dad (3:03)
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, July 16th to 22nd
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman goes from homelessness to managing a store in 4 years
-Meanwhile, student’s alleged attempt to cheat with A.I. hilariously fails
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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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