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>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 80 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Demolition signs pop up at vacant former Big D property on Mill Street
+6:00: Police say man convicted on 43 felonies is back at it, facing 51 new charges
+6:00: 4-day Italian Festival set for Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Our Lady of Loreto Parish
+6:00: Main Street Reimagined offers a walkable tour of Worcester art, history
+Noon: Drunk driver from Worcester who crashed in Spencer had loaded machine gun in car, police say
+Noon: Mass Pike crash with fuel spill causing long backups
+Noon: Worcester police host National Night Out event to promote community ties
+Noon: India Day will be a double celebration at the DCU Center on Saturday
+Noon: Mosquito spraying in Worcester: 4 dates in August
+Noon: Listen Up: Gracie Day burns on beautiful, biting "Read the Room"
+Noon: Matt York set to deliver songs of the Highwaymen to Bull Run
+Noon: Writing Lines: Words, images, music and more in Worcester-area events
+Noon: Screen Time: Captain Kirk, Fonzie among guests at FAN EXPO Boston
-Worcester's most endangered structures (pictured)
-Residents, officials frustrated by behavior on Lake Quinsigamond
-2 Worcester men arrested after chase from Webster to Auburn
-TODAY! Worcester’s Coes Reservoir to receive herbicide treatment at northern end
-When does school start in Worcester County? Check the full list of school districts
-100 FM The Pike (7:05): Worcester Police Chief Steven Sargent on National Night Out
-Radio Worcester (7:35): Glass Tower welcomes upscale restaurant, Mercado continues through summer
-Radio Worcester (13:35): Worcester Community Action Council launches pilot program to provide universal basic income
-Jenny Pacillo seeks open District 1 Worcester City Council seat
-TODAY! Worcester School Committee candidates forum 6-7:30 at Boys & Girls Club
-West Boylston man announces retirement, hits lottery 3 days later
-Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $1.25 billion after no one hits the top prize
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester -- Stabbed in the heart during house party brawl. Video (18:56). Audio (20:28)
-ICYMI: New eatery opens at DCU Center in Worcester
-Mrs. Mariconi's Ice Cream to open retail location in Worcester
-Worcester Mill Street road diet -- City details plans for residents
-Governor touts violence prevention grants at Boys & Girls Club of Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Giving wildlife a helping hand
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the Ford F-150 (5:49)
-Holden Cultural Council is looking for volunteers
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Baby boy born on side of I-495 with help from dispatchers
-Leominster man kicks in $1,500 glass door of police station, gets arrested
-Nipmucs approve confederacy of bands at powwow in Grafton
-11 Grafton locals cycling in the Pan-Mass Challenge
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Cindy Cannon goes to Washington
-Clinton reviews school building updates
-Nashoba project going "green"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up gigs August 3rd and 5th
>SHOWTIME: TODAY! Free noontime concert at Mechanics Hall
-African Festival to celebrate a continent's many cultures
-Broadway in Worcester has Tony winners Jessie Mueller, Santino Fontana
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 511 (28:05): Crisis Pregnancy Centers/Mill Street Blues
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 172 (28:59): Guillermo Creamer Jr., candidate for councilor at-large and mayor
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime professor at UMass Medical School
>SPORTS: Red Sox beat Mariners, 6-4
-WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts at top of standings with a week to go in regular season
-Bravehearts fall to Narwhals. Next home game: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday
-WooSox lose to Mets, 5-4
-Holy Cross football single-game tickets now on sale
-Revolution head coach Bruce Arena on leave amid investigation
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
-General Motors starts shipping Chevy Blazer EV, reveals price and range
-NATIONAL: Phoenix ends record 31-day streak of highs at or above 110 degrees
-Ukraine launches "main thrust" of counteroffensive against Russia
-Tragic: Boy, 5, dies after being run over by father in parking lot
>NEW ENGLAND: Treat Williams' cause of death revealed as Vermont man is charged in fatal crash
-Maine’s biggest newspaper group is now a nonprofit
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): What you didn’t know about airports
>BUSINESS: CVS is laying off 5,000 workers
-MedStar Ambulance pays $2.6 million for false MassHealth claims: A.G.
>SHOPPING: Worcester restaurant selling boys and men's brand name clothes and shoes at 50%-70% discount
>COLLEGES: Why employers love WPI students (2:31)
>HEALTH: What kind of activities are good for daily exercise? (:58)
-Ozempic and weight loss drugs officially probed over suicide risk
>FOOD: McDonald's to debut spinoff chain CosMc's in 2024
>HOMES: 5 new houses for sale in Worcester
>TV/STREAMING: "The Righteous Gemstones" renewed for season 4 by HBO
>MOVIES: Every Christopher Nolan movie ranked from worst to best, including "Oppenheimer"
>CELEBRITY: Will Kevin Spacey resurrect his Hollywood career or is a low-budget “millennium phase” more likely?
>ANIMALS: Senior dogs keep escaping to visit grandparents (:59)
>HISTORY: Today in History for August 2nd (1:55)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 91-year-old man has gone to the same Y.M.C.A. for 84 years
-Meanwhile, Skittles’ newest flavor will make your nose hairs curl
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Court docs reveal disturbing new details behind viral video involving ex-Southbridge McDonald’s manager (2:21). Article
-Cost to fix Worcester police station put at $20 million over 3 years
-Tiny home village for homeless seniors breaks ground in Worcester
-Emergency closes Worcester restaurant until Friday
-Railers owner buys Pulse Magazine, CM Pride Magazine
-Worcester State nursing program welcomes first group of Anna Maria nursing students
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday's School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester organizations get $425,000 for affordable housing efforts
-Back-to-back national honors spotlight Worcester Public Library’s evolving role
-Radio Worcester (23:08): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista discusses city’s first-ever $1 billion budget
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Small Plates (5:56)
-ICYMI: Worcester police honor fallen officers, former chief Gary Gemme
-Assumption graduates 304 students at DCU Center
-Anna Maria College closing comes as disappointment for Molly Bish's family (2:17). Article
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police holding second annual Cruiser Cup Golf Tournament June 12th
-Wachusett Echo: Internship and employment at the school bank
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree crash leaves Southbridge home uninhabitable
-Westborough police continues to investigate shots fired on Research Drive
-Man with spiked-bat, drugs arrested in Leominster after 911 report of impaired driver
-Seeing double: Shrewsbury High School graduating class boasts 17 sets of twins
-Dudley candidates' night to be held June 8th
-Webster Town Meeting approves budget, drone bylaw, Pine View Liquors petition
-Shrewsbury teachers no longer need COVID vaccine
-Blackstone Valley Regional named distinguished school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (19:15): Greater Worcester Opera brings “1776” to Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 23 (28:52): Meatball, Part 1
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Depression in motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why Puerto Rico still doesn’t receive S.N.A.P. benefits
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. No. 164 (29:35): The Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former UMass Medical School professor and Physician of the Year
>SPORTS: Tom Brady takes dig at Bill Belichick during Georgetown commencement speech
-Jason Varitek's wife takes shot at Red Sox G.M. after coaching ouster
-Red Sox beat Royals, 3-1
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2026 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 32
>CARS: Gas prices climbing— What frustrated drivers can expect next (4:12)
>NATIONAL: San Diego mosque shooting: 3 men killed, suspects found dead (1:37)
-American who was on doomed cruise reveals what it's like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
-Tragic: Toddler crushed to death by antique dresser as she climbed it to reach a toy
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot dies in small plane crash in Rhode Island (:52)
-Pipe bomb found in Mass. pond, police investigating (1:12)
-Video shows Good Samaritans rushing to pull 2 people from car following rollover on I-495
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Cheer scores at national championships
-Clark honors Worcester student, staff members for inclusion and equity work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 top trending U.S. summer destinations
-The first thing you should do in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: Banks find ways to finance nonprofits, despite their lending and revenue challenges
-LPL Financial Research: Energy shock expected to hit prices harder than the economy
>HOMES: Homes are older than ever—but local permitting systems could slow down essential renovations
>HEALTH: Discussing ebola outbreak with infectious disease specialist (3:14)
-What no one tells you about egg freezing
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Oven-roasted turkey parmesan over spaghetti
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Lopez movie on Netflix, "Office Romance" (2:42)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Steven Spielberg's new movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Carrie Underwood rejected L.A. glamour to live on Tennessee farm
-William Daniels, 99, and wife Bonnie Bartlett, 96, detail "rules" of "open marriage"
>ANIMALS: Playful puppy from local shelter looking for active family (3:09)
>HISTORY: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
>GOOD NEWS: School principal retires, but returns as a handyman (2:34)
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo does "6-7" hand motion at the Vatican
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