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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:28). High of 56 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 15-year-old
-The state investigated Worcester’s Saint Vincent Hospital — here’s what it found
-Worcester elementary teacher painting a mural and running for "America's Favorite Teacher"
-Lawyers detail evidence, set trial in 2018 slaying of mother, 3 kids in West Brookfield
-Commuter rail sees increased Worcester Line ridership after sacrificing "Heart to Hub" express
-Could the express train between Worcester, Boston return? Team eyes improvements
-Here's where Worcester and other Mass. cities rank on list of nation's most diverse
-Students from Worcester Tech visit W.P.D. headquarters (:53)
-Ray Mariano: "Cabrini" provides timely lessons about immigrants
-The Buzz with City Manager Batista (6:54): Rental registry
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (45:58): City violence and upcoming State of the City address
-Faces of Worcester: Sean Harris, Director of Community Engagement, Quinsigamond Community College
-ICYMI: Worcester ranked third worst market in U.S. for housing renters: Forbes
-Man fleeing police in Worcester crashes into State Police cruiser, Worcester police say (1:07). Article
-Restitution suspended on ex-Worcester firefighter Kenneth Baxter
-Life-saving A.E.D.s donated to Worcester Little Leagues (1:23)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden ready for Main Street resurfacing
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Eagle Scout project refurbishes church lounge
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Rash of vehicle break-ins hit Clinton neighborhood
-Man charged with kidnapping girl in Webster (1:58). Article
-Aviation-loving couple follow their passion in opening diner at Southbridge Municipal Airport
-Ayer man wins $1,000,000 on scratch ticket, plans on using winning to renovate his home
-Spring flea market and craft fair May 4th in Millbury
-Veterans' groups need volunteers to help with Grafton Memorial Day parade
-Sterling Finance Committee sending letter to schools
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Willard House & Clock Museum to receive $15 million gift
-Brian Nelson Laurel cartoon on new apartments in Worcester
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 199 (28:13): Bruce Stebbins, Commissioner, Cannabis Control Commission, and Ruben Seyde, Delivered, Inc.
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 82 (28:31): Joshua Kennedy, author, "Unchained"
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 533 (27:53): Rental Registry
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to World War II veteran who helped rebuild the Veteran’s Monument at City Hall Common
>SPORTS: Bruins beat Maple Leafs, 5-1, in playoff opener
-Local college hoops star Alex Karaban eyes NBA Draft
-Holy Cross football spring game sights and sounds (1:45)
-WooSox swept in home doubleheader, 12-2 and 4-3
-Dawn to dusk, Marrone family keeps up Wachusett, Kettle Brook with care
-Hundreds of trout added to Lake Quinsigamond
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Police sound alarm about Kia, Hyundais vulnerable to theft (1:40)
>NATIONAL: Columbine at 25 — Trauma shadows survivors of the school shooting
-5 shot after Maryland high school senior skip day turns violent
-Tragic: Homeowner crushed to death by 1,200-pound tree stump
>NEW ENGLAND: Vehicle thefts up 16% in Massachusetts
-Mass. D.O.T. secretary floats idea of tolls at N.H. border (:56)
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria AMCAST (26:43): Spring Semester Hockey
-Skills and habits learned in on-campus jobs proved invaluable for Clark alums
-Acclaimed Irish writer Nicole Flattery brings offbeat literary perspective to Holy Cross
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 underrated trips to take with your best friends
>BUSINESS: Worcester biopharmaceutical firm to lay off 81% of staff
-Unity Radio (56:50): Black in Business
-W.B.J.'s 101: Streamlining bookkeeping for small businesses
>SHOPPING: When will your local Dollar Tree start selling $7 items?
>HOMES: 384-square-foot tiny California home on sale for $1.7 million
>HEALTH: Melatonin new packaging guidelines seek to protect kids from overdose
-UMass Medical School unveils first lab to monitor A.I. use in health care simulations
>FOOD: Teens who eat junk food could have long-term memory problems: study
>TV/STREAMING: Peacock is opening the Bravo vault — How to stream Bravo throwbacks
>MOVIES: All 13 King Kong movies, ranked
>CELEBRITY: Hollywood producer lays into Sydney Sweeney, says she’s “not pretty” and “can’t act”
>ANIMALS: Rescue sheep makes his first friend (1:00)
>HISTORY: "Candlepins for Cash" was a strike for Boston area television viewers
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Heroic neighbor rescues people from burning building
-Meanwhile, in Utah, cop tackling runaway pig will make you squeal (1:16)
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 92 today in Worcester
-Worcester climate summary for May
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: UMass Memorial to close teen detox center
+5:00: Strike averted? UMass Memorial Health has tentative deal with union
+5:00: Bravehearts beat Nashua, 2-1
+Noon: Police: No threat found after Grafton High lockdown
+Noon: Bravehearts, Q.C.C. support student-athlete battling cancer at Friday's game
+Noon: Things to Do: We & The Dawg, Sunset Serenades Art Market and more ....
+Noon: Queer AF model call a prelude to summer, Worcester Pride events
+Noon: 100 FM The Pike (6:14): Suzette Robert, President of Indian Ranch
-UMass Memorial woes: Hiring freeze, operating loss, looming strike threat
-Clark University was booming 3 years ago. How they got to laying off 30% of faculty
-Earlier: Clark to lay off up to 30% of faculty, significantly restructure degree tracks amid financial strain
-Worcester building owner fined over $70,000 for asbestos violations
-Worcester city councilor charged with assaulting police after I.C.E. arrest
-Related: Councilor Etel Haxhiaj's response
-Related: Worcester police chief stands behind decision to charge city councilor
-Burncoat High awards diplomas at DCU Center ceremony
-Related: Video (1:48:05)
-Worcester-shot "Walking Dead" scenes may all have all been shown
-Aislinn Doyle: June 5th School Committee Meetings agenda preview
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:56): Natale Consenza settlement, I.C.E. arrest protests, Clark layoffs
-DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): National burger chain opening first New England location in Worcester
-ICYMI: Worcester, Cosenza reach settlement on $8 million jury award in evidence manipulation case
-Suspect in April 2024 Worcester killing, on the run for more than a year, held without bail
-3 men arrested in connection with University Park shooting in Worcester
-Worcester street renamed for boy who died in "One Chip Challenge" (2:04). Article
-Related: Video of ceremony (21:07)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): June Senior Center events
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): TODAY! Food Truck Thursday in Shrewsbury
-Sutton School Committee chair Benjamin Gibbons resigns
-Adult Learning Center celebrates students
-Leicester man arrested after attempting to run down 2 men who found him smoking on their property
-Westborough apartment complex sold for $96.2 million
-2 arrested in home invasion case following FBI-assisted investigation
-Then there were 5 ... in Sterling
-Explore the world of "Marvelous Mushrooms"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Teseracte Players do "Time Warp" again at "Rocky Horror" in Worcester
-Listen Up: Role Model, Megan Thee Stallion and sizzle summer playlists
-Last Call: P.E. James, musician
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 84 (12:03): Let’s keep pedestrians safe
>OPINION: W.B.J. Editor Brad Kane: Don't demonize healthcare patients
-Shaun Connolly: Horrorscopes
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman whose "allure had no boundaries"
>SPORTS: How Patriots rookie receiver Kyle Williams is making an impact at O.T.A.s
-Red Sox beat Angels, 11-9
-Can Neemias Queta fill larger frontcourt role for Celtics?
-Bravehearts beat Bees, 6-5. Next home game: 6:30 Friday. Get tickets here
-Holy Cross star Bill McGovern named to College Football Hall of Fame ballot
-WooSox beat Rochester, 9-1
-Wachusett girls' golf places second at state championships
-Friends, colleagues fondly remember true friend of Little League Doug Hannam
>CARS: Ford recalls 492,145 Explorers for door trim defect
>NATIONAL: "Big beautiful" bill adds $2.4 trillion to deficit, C.B.O. concludes
>TRAGIC: Man drowns while rescuing child from river
>NEW ENGLAND: Missing woman found dead on Maine’s Katahdin mountain after dad
-Karen Read trial (25:46): Plow driver on O'Keefe's body, Turtleboy comes up
>COLLEGES: WPI names associate dean of The Global School
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 former prisons turned into luxury hotels
>BUSINESS: Pharmaceutical lobbyist pressures Mass. lawmakers to pause bill attempting to cap drug prices
-LPL Financial Research: Tariffs and market volatility likely to stick
-50% tariffs on steel & aluminum are now in effect (1:37)
>HOMES: Realtors upset with new law meant to help first-time homebuyers (3:45)
>SHOPPING: Dollar General hikes sales forecast as tariff fears send shoppers hunting for deals
>HEALTH: COVID shots for kids remain on C.D.C. vaccine schedule
-Microbiologist reveals if it's better to shower in morning or evening
>FOOD: McDonald's Snack Wraps are officially back — date revealed
>TV/STREAMING: Kenan Thompson cryptically teases "a lot of change" at "SNL" after Season 50
>MOVIES: "Princess Diaries 3" team has been "castle shopping" in Europe
>CELEBRITY: Hailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen get married in romantic wedding ceremony
>HISTORY: Lincoln Square in 1906
>ANIMALS: Woman rescues baby horse who's never been touched by humans (3:04)
>GOOD NEWS: Greyhound bus driver awarded for helping passengers stay safe during tornado
-Meanwhile, in Kentucky, boy playing with mom's phone orders 70,000 Dum-Dum lollipops
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