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>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
-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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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:13). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Man and young child rescued from roof of burning building on Vernon Hill, 1 dog dead, officials say
-Chimney fire spreads to walls of Princeton home, prompting multi-town response
-Auburn officer arrested by State Police in online sting
-Proposed site of 364 Worcester apartments purchased by N.J. firm for $17 million
-Q.C.C. union votes no confidence in college President Luis Pedraja
-Hanover Theatre announces 2025-26 Broadway Series shows
-Drought status eases in Worcester
-Worcester County Wonders: At Hot Dog Annie's, it's all about the sauce
-Telegram & Gazette Student of the Week
-Police recorded 9 hate crimes in Worcester in 2024
-Worcester releases new data on shootings, ShotSpotter
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:53): Board of Health pushes for transparency on vaccines — Can it stay non-political?
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phanton Gourmet's Great 8 Pizza (5:22)
-ICYMI: New eatery planned near Polar Park
-Worcester’s toll in Titanic disaster
-Sheriff's office documents dating from 1700s donated offer glimpse into Worcester's past
-After almost a year as Head of School, Horgan reflects on Saint John’s community
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo: Post-election at the Regional
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Teen killed in Northbridge crash
-West Boylston sees lower insurance climb than some
-$42 million Shrewsbury D.P.W. project will head to townwide vote after Town Meeting approval
-Sterling Fire Chief David Hurlbut saluted for decades of service
-Cinthia Sykes leaving Boylston Elementary School
-Walmart plaza in Sturbridge sells for $31 million as part of wider $1.1 billion deal
-No micro-override request planned for this year in Grafton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: April is not fooling around
-New sculpture show coming to Tower Hill
>OPINION: Candy Mero-Carlson: Doing math on colleges buying land in Worcester
-Tim Garvin: Worcester community goes beyond measurement
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 459 (28:54): Congressman Jim McGovern
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to well-known and deeply respected hair stylist
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Rays, 16-1
-Worcester Bravehearts release 2025 schedule
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories: Emily and Zach Bubonovich
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 27
-Paige Bueckers goes No. 1 to Dallas Wings in 2025 WNBA draft
-Flag football club for Worcester high school clears first hurdle
-Saint John's baseball improves to 6-0 with romp over Malden Catholic in home opener
>NATIONAL: Coast Guard rescues 4 from capsized boat off Florida coast; 1 dead, 5 missing
-U.S. still won’t say whether it will return mistakenly deported man, despite Supreme Court decision
>TRAGIC: Amish children killed on the way to school in buggy crash with S.U.V. driven by teen
>NEW ENGLAND: No end for Karen Read jury selection yet | Your questions answered (12:22)
>COLLEGES: Clark, WPI among top-ranked game design schools
-Holy Cross Professor Emily Wilson (50:40): War, Homecoming, Heroism, Truth
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 hotels with unexpected perks
>BUSINESS: Mass. small business concerned about tariff impact, "doubles my cost"
-LPL Financial Research: Decent chance stock market bottom is in but far from certain
-Gen Z employees are never at their desks — and it's driving their bosses crazy
>SHOPPING: Fisher-Price recalls popular baby toys due to frightening choking hazard
>HEALTH: Common vitamin shown to reduce autoimmune disease
-Workplace music can impact performance, study says (1:25)
-Can eating sour candy actually stop your panic attack? We asked a doctor
>FOOD: 5 mistakes grocery shoppers make — and all can be easily avoided
>TV/STREAMING: Recap of seasons 1 to 4 of Netflix's "You" (17:04)
>MOVIES: Nobody 2: Bob Odenkirk is back in first trailer
>CELEBRITY: First pics of Katy Perry and Gayle King in space on Blue Origin flight
>ANIMALS: They said this tiny puppy would never walk - Now watch him run (1:43)
>HISTORY: Why's it called that? Rejoice Newton, known for hill that carries name
>GOOD NEWS: World War II vet asked for 100 cards before his 100th birthday — and the response was incredible
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, man rescued from chimney, arrested
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