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In The News
+6:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - Aug. 19
+6:30: Rain cancels Bravehearts' regular-season finale; Championship series begins Thursday
+6:30: Disease affecting beech trees found in Worcester
-Victim of Sunday night shooting in Worcester died after being shot in the head
-Four-alarm fire rips through businesses in Worcester (1:29). Gallery (21 photos)
-Worcester softball league shaken up after youths storm field
-Homes: Worcester ZIP code ranked 8th hottest in the nation
-Coes Pond reopens for swimming, recreational activities
-Worcester Police eye 'Cadillac' of body cameras
-Worcester councilors, chief vow to seek community input on police body camera policy
-Local female leaders reflect on centennial anniversary of women’s right to vote
-Womenworc.com profile: Brittany Legasey, Acting Postmaster, Rutland
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Holden pool will close for the season on Aug. 26
-Four men arrested in Oxford with loaded gun, marijuana
-The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List for Wednesday, by Jay Berman
-Bravehearts claim top seed with win, pitchers strike out 22
-What you need to know about the Bravehearts in the FCBL Championship Series
-Cars: Bertera Nissan offers many brands of pre-owned cars (7:35)
-Tribute to woman who survived '1953 tornado that swept the area and took her dear sister'
-TV/Streaming: What's new on Disney Plus in September, Hulu
-Food: The next Girl Scouts cookie flavor is ... French toast
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Ohio newlyweds donate and serve wedding reception food to shelter
-Meanwhile, in Ireland, beachgoers stunned as cow washes ashore
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:30: Off-campus party may have infected Holy Cross students (2:27)
+6:30: Showcase to reopen 9 Mass. cinemas next week, including Blackstone Valley
+6:30: Remote, hybrid or in-person? What every Central Mass. school is planning
+6:30: DPH: Flu vaccine required for all students of Massachusetts schools
+6:30: Central Mass. colleges face an unprecedented semester
+6:30: Worcester woman recognized with Friends of Nurses Award
-UMass Memorial hospital apologizes for lost phone after man dies from coronavirus
-'Challenge of a career': NBC Boston interview with WPI President Laurie Leshin (35:47)
-Saint Vincent's joins Massachusetts Mask Campaign
-Free testing, masks and hand sanitizer in Worcester on Wednesday, Thursday
-Wachusett approves remote learning plan for fall
-Gov. Baker: 70 percent of school districts planning for some in-person instruction
-Chances for return of high school sports gets boost with latest MIAA proposal
-No fans at Patriots games through at least September
-State's largest health care network extends work from home to June 2021
-Massachusetts reports 175 new cases, 6 additional deaths
-Walmart online sales soar as shoppers splurge with stimulus checks
-Worried about your financial health? Here's who can help
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV Rental & Sales): Make this Labor Day weekend special by renting An RV
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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
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>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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