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>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:44). High of 82 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police bodycam: Teen shot by taser after Little League brawl
+6:00: Worcester airport to see second phase of runway fixes start August 21st, Massport say
+6:00: Jennifer Algarin sentenced to prison for stabbing her boyfriend to death in 2019
+6:00: Mental health crisis in the Worcester schools: What is being done about it?
+6:00: Worcester Election: Forums porobe district City Council candidates
+6:00: WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts tie as league's wins leader, but end up third seed in playoffs
+Noon: A repurposed school bus is bringing arts, tech programs to underserved youth in Worcester
+Noon: Pop punk band Yellowcard celebrates "Ocean Avenue," hits Worcester with new music
+Noon: Janice Harvey: Old Orchard Beach brings memories of childhood vacations
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 15-year-old
-Last call: Worcester bar closes, will relocate outside of city
-New Tradition Bar opens in Worcester
-Worcester Regional Airport 2023 passenger numbers "stronger" after pandemic
-UMass Memorial ranked among best hospitals in state, new study says
-Drone flight inside Doherty Memorial High School construction (3:55)
-Worcester police arrest man after commercial break-ins on Green Street
-Radio Worcester (26:53): 6 nonprofits successfully relocate to former Unum building in Worcester
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester -- "Rival Gang Retaliation". Video (18:19). Audio (20:21)
>DINING OUT: Radio Worcester (8:10) -- Taste the Best of Central Mass. with Worcester Restaurant Week
-ICYMI: Worcester nonprofit receives $4 million for Greendale demolition, redevelopment
-Nonprofit Be Like Brit is increasing its security measures following kidnapping in Haiti
-Worcester hotel being converted into housing for the homeless is sold for $10.8 million
-What you need to know: Worcester preliminary election on September 5th
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! American Legion Post 42 meeting 2:30 Tuesday
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the Ford F-150 (5:49)
-Mountview Middle School graduates, award recipients
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Ski Ward making snow in August
-Marion’s Camp in Sutton closed to swimming August 10th
-Bolton Fair returns for 140th year this weekend
-Millbury's link to professional basketball's integration efforts
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Shrewsbury police activity for July
-Grafton Select Board supports bottle bill revisions
-Summer concerts continue in Item towns
-Blackstone Valley Tech announces third trimester commendation list
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Access presale tickets for Disney on Ice at the DCU Center
-100 FM The Pike (4:51): Andy Grigorov from Cinema Worcester on finding a theater
-RoboCop's Peter Weller insults, annoys and kind of entertains at FAN EXPO Boston panel
-Aislynn Doyle: “I’d love to see actual proof”
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 176 (28:39): Nelly Medina, Candidate for School Committee, District E
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 14 (27:29): Former Mayor Konnie Lukes, attorney Stephen Gordon and Mark Henderson of the016.com
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime nurse who passed away at age 101
>SPORTS: Patriots gearing up for first preseason game
-Red Sox beat Royals, 6-2
-$5 tickets to Bravehearts' playoff game at 7 p.m. Wednesday
-TODAY! Fan bus to Burlington, Vermont for Bravehearts' playoff opener
-Bill Ballou's baseball column
-WooSox Weekly: WooSox 4-2 week keeps them in International League’s second-half playoff race
-Holy Cross football team ranked No. 5 in preseason Top 25
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
-Over 120,000 Kia Niro, Niro EV cars recalled for risk of engine compartment fire
>NATIONAL: $1.55 billion Mega Millions jackpot is the 3rd largest in U.S. history
-3 dead, dozens injured as tour bus crashes on Pennsylvania highway
-Tragic: Girl, 8, shot by man upset with kids making noise
>NEW ENGLAND: N.H. father indicted in death of his son, 7, found burned, beaten
-Complaint leads to discovery of body at Boston public works facility
>COLLEGES: Women are still underrepresented as college presidents
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The most patriotic small towns in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Is this the summer of strikes for U.S. workers? Here’s what the data says
-Should you be confident in The Hanover Insurance Group?
>SHOPPING: Here's when Christmas Tree Shops will hold its final day of business
>HEALTH: COVID levels in Mass. trending up
-A blast of air up the nose can stop migraine pain: new study
>FOOD: Lunchables adding fresh fruit to new snack tray, available in some stores this month
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, July 30th to August 5th
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy!" producer reveals big changes for "derailed" Season 40
>MOVIES: Take a look at the movies coming to theaters in August
>CELEBRITY: "Today" contributor Jill Martin opens up about “scary” cancer journey
>ANIMALS: Chimp sees the sky for first time in 28 years (2:56)
>HISTORY: Today in History for August 8th (1:35)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mail carrier saves the life of 90-year-old woman during her shift
-Meanwhile, in Arkansas, truck spill covers highway in nacho cheese
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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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