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  In The News

  >WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 37 today in Worcester

  >TOP OF THE NEWS

  +9:00: 8 nurses sue Worcester hospital, claiming retaliation for reporting unsafe conditions (1:10). Article
  
  

  +Noon: Worcester resident fed up with people dumping trash in his neighborhood

  +Noon: Worcester-area residents back fare-free buses

  +Noon: Five Things to Do: Sleepy Hallow, Richard Thompson, "Little Women" ...

  +Noon: Thank You, Harold — Surprise bequest funds new gallery at WCUW

  +Noon: Poetry by Victor D. Infante
  
  

  -Worcester schools turn to its crisis intervention team in tragic times

  -Worcester strip club to pay $280,000 to settle class action lawsuit

  -Worcester search warrant leads to arrest for drug charges

  -Worcester City Council OKs Civil Service exit for chiefs after union outcry

  -Racial disparities, lack of adequate data flagged in equity audit of Worcester police

  -Related: See the full findings of a new report on Worcester Police Department

  -Worcester attorney nominated to be federal judge in Massachusetts

  -Good Samaritans help children off school bus stuck in mud in Hubbardston (1:41). Article

  -Window smashed by brick at Northborough police station

  -How Turtleboy turned the Karen Read case into a true crime spectacle

  -Worcester street sweeping: What to know

  -Worcester Union Station platform update (7:23)

  -Nativity School of Worcester accepting applications for 2024-2025 Girls Division

  -Radio Worcester Roundtable (45:22): W.P.D. audit debate — Calls for data & change

  -Radio Worcester (15:12): Khrystian King celebrates high school champs & advocates safety

  -Unsolved: Worcester — Jo-Anne Muldoon and Deborah Johnson. Video (15:46). Audio (15:45)

  >DINING OUT: Yume Dumplings owner brings "Hong Kong-style café" to Worcester

  -ICYMI: Worcester man wanted to break a $20, wins $1 million

  -Huge backup: Tractor-trailer rollover spills car batteries with sulfuric acid onto Mass Pike ramp in Auburn (1:40). Article

  -Road rage suspect's arrest caught on camera in Leicester (:30). Article

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Movie filming today at Seven Saws Brewing

  -At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)

  -Last day to request nomination papers is Thursday

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Westborough woman missing since last week may have been spotted in Maine, police say

  -Traffic discussed for 922,000-square-foot industrial park project in Shrewsbury

  -Channel 5 Wake Up Call with Harvey Leonard at Bolton Senior Center (:37)

  -Sterling student founds Wachusett Supporting Sister

  -New signs in Grafton

  -Wachusett Area Chamber Salute Breakfast April 4th

  -Local Girl Scouts go international
  
  

  >BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday

  >SHOWTIME: Lois Weber Film Festival puts forgotten silent filmmaker in focus

  -Open Mic fundraiser for Chandler Magnet/La Familia Elementary School library on Friday

  -Author writes about growing up in a poor and violent neighborhood in Worcester

  -Nashoba student actors delight with "Drowsy Chaperone"

  -Last Call: Ferol Smith, systems analyst and artist

  -WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 30 (28:53): Reading List

  -WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 530 (27:40): Unhoused issue and Kelley Square development delays

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who served as officer of Worcester Ski Club for 20 years
   

  >SPORTS: Ex-Patriots safety Devin McCourty: I got "duped" with "The Dynasty"

  -TODAY! Holy Cross women's basketball team to face UT Martin in NCAA First Four

  -Celtics beat Milwaukee, 122-119

  -Interpreter accused of stealing from Shohei Ohtani once worked for Red Sox

  -Railers lose to Adirondack, 5-2
   

  >CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)

  >NATIONAL: U.S. marriages surpass 2 million for first time in years

  -"Burglary tourists" terrorizing L.A. as marauding gangs fly in to steal from mansions

  -Tragic: Mother abandoned baby after trying to sell her for $500

  >NEW ENGLAND: Beam falls from near top of Boston South Station skyscraper (1:41)

  -N.H. bus driver, wife accused of producing child sexual abuse images

  >COLLEGES: Holy Cross spring break immersion program participants volunteer across country

  -Creative writing professor and storyteller slated as Anna Maria LaVigne Lecture Speaker

  -WPI launches 5-year project to find out if A.I. can assist in steering chronic pain sufferers away from opioids
   

  >TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The world's most spectacular viewpoints and lookouts

  >BUSINESS: Nominations for W.B.J.’s 40 Under Forty awards due May 3rd

  -LPL Research: A busy (and perhaps historic) week for central banks

  -Trailblazing entrepreneur advocates for Latino businesspeople

  >SHOPPING: Chain store with locations in Shrewsbury, Leominster files bankruptcy

  >HOMES: 10 least expensive homes sold in Worcester County, March 10th to 16th

  >HEALTH: Cows with human D.N.A. produce insulin in diabetes breakthrough

  -What you need to know about recreational marijuana

  >FOOD: Little Caesars Crazy Puffs goes viral, sends social media into frenzy
   

  >TV/STREAMING: First look at Jeff Goldblum as Zeus in new Netflix show (:51)

  >MOVIES: Neve Campbell makes surprise return to "Scream" franchise after exiting over pay dispute

  >CELEBRITY: M. Emmet Walsh, unforgettable character actor, dies at 88

  >ANIMALS: They found these puppies in a cave (1:00)

  >HISTORY: Worcester's Frances Perkins — The woman behind the New Deal

  >GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman forms lasting friendship with driver responsible for mother's death in crash (2:43)

  -Meanwhile, "flexible burglar" does yoga routine before swiping croissants from local bakery, video shows

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