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In The News
>WEATHER: Rain possible, high of 57 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester shooting victim dies following Paine Street crash
-Bakeshop refurbishes Worcester location with "cozy" vibe, new design
-Q.C.C. graduates take bows at commencement ceremony
-Worcester’s Haitian-American community celebrates flag day with parade, music and unity. Video (1:25)
-Worcester bear found 35 miles away in Concord and Lincoln
-Worcester police to holds memorial for officers on Sunday
-Worcester Community Justice Support Center holds special recognition ceremony for clients
-MassBike spotlights biking to work in Worcester
-Veterans Inc. receives $356,000 in funding for suicide prevention initiatives
-Rutland café that offered viral potato breakfast sandwich closing for now
>DINING OUT: Long-vacant Worcester restaurant to become sports bar
>FAITH: Pentecost without words? Kindness can change lives
-ICYMI: Autopsy shows eating spicy chip killed Worcester high schooler Harris Wolobah (2:01). Article
-Crompton Collective owner to open new Canal District store
-Worcester police arrest man after bloody Union Station fight
-Worcester police seize 2 guns, arrest 2 while on patrol
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden town meeting to decide on spending plans
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Avient Colorants fined $15,000 over P.F.A.S. contamination
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Paxton police ask for help finding missing girl
-Uxbridge schools have no budget after "erroneous" town meeting vote
-Abandoned dog ate plastic to survive, owner will face charges, Spencer police say
-Millbury Town Meeting rejects stormwater fees, approves B.V.T. roof borrowing
-Leominster to get federal help for flood cleanup
-Blackstone Valley Tech educator named Crumbl's Teacher of the Year
-Sterling Street Market is Saturday staple
-Sutton ConCon controversy rages on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Six Things to Do: Major Taylor doc, Danny Rebel and the KGB, birdwatching and more ...
-Cara Brindisi brings Ricky Duran, Sam James to Funky Murphy's 20th anniversary show
-100FM The Pike (4:46): The Pike Breakdown Lane for May 17th
-Greater Worcester Opera back for a little more "A Little Night Music"
-First Person: Traveling with a chronic illness leads to a new journey
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 146 (29:05)
-This Week in Worcester podcast (1:18:00): This Week in Cablegate
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 85 (25:21): Gang Violence and Party Politics
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who was Grand Organist for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
>SPORTS: Bruins' season ends in heartbreaking fashion
-Scottie Scheffler details jail experience: Sandwich, stretching and jokes
-Celtics schedule for Eastern Conference Finals
-Predicting when Drake Maye will make season debut for Patriots
-Red Sox lose to Cardinals, 10-6
-100FM The Pike (4:00): J.P. Ricciardi from The Brushback podcast gives Mike Hsu Red Sox update
-WooSox beat RailRiders, 9-8
-210 Sports' Friday 4: Penalties, spoilers, loudmouths and Jones Ltd.
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
>NATIONAL: Go-broke dates for benefit programs Medicare and Social Security have been pushed back
-Tragic: 12-year-old weighed just 50 pounds when she died from abuse
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial (20:22) — Jen McCabe testifies "hos long" search was made
-91-year-old man dies in I-495 rollover crash in Milford
-Woman survives car fire after brakes fail going 60 mph on New Hampshire highway
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria AMCAST (30:39): Summer film courses
-7 longtime Clark faculty members set to retire
-Worcester State employees recognized at service recognition and retirement celebration
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Spirit Airlines named most affordable. See flights they added at Logan
>BUSINESS: Jobless claims fall by 10,000 after hitting 9-month high last week
-Jack’s Abby C.E.O. details Wormtown purchase and the strength of the Be Hoppy brand
>HEALTH: Doctor on protecting maternal mental health (2:30)
-Mental health advice for graduation season (3:26)
>HOMES: New Luxury Living sites open at 2 locations in Worcester
>SHOPPING: The 44 best Memorial Day 2024 sales to shop this weekend
>FOOD: Capri Sun jugs hit store shelves. Company says customers asked for it
>TV/STREAMING: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: Chris Pine “Stunned” Warner Bros. chose to kill "Wonder Woman 3"
>CELEBRITY: Dabney Coleman, actor who specialized in curmudgeons, dies at 92
>ANIMALS: Trembling dog finally lets someone hold him (1:00)
>HISTORY: Boat house at Elm Park
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Quintuplets graduate from same university together
-Meanwhile, in North Carolina, "monster" in toddler's wall turns out to be 50,000 bees
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 77 today in Worcester
-Are we going to have a "White Christmas" in New England? (2:08)
>ELECTION 2026
+5:00: 9 ballot questions later, here's what comes next
+Noon: Peter Durant claims victory in Senate race over challenger Shannon Teabo
-Both chambers of Congress change hands in wave election (1:50). Article
-Results for Mass. top races, ballot questions
-Results for Mass. legislative races
-Pot stays, gun law stands: How Worcester voted
-Democrat Krista Ferrante flips longtime GOP state House seat
-Rep. Paul Frost wins 16th term in 7th Worcester race
-McKenna, Nicholson, Kilcoyne, Higgins, Marsi win House races; Cronin retains Senate seat
-Results of 36 governor's races across the U.S.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Body cam shows Westborough police chief found in umarked cruiser with bottles of vodka (1:36)
+5:00: Authorities ID patient who died in crash of ambulance he stole in Worcester
+5:00: Worcester strip club faces violation hearing after deadly shooting
+Noon: Enrique Delgado-Garcia case: Why weren’t academy leaders charged in his death of Worcester police recruit?
+Noon: 3 taken to hospital after dump truck, S.U.V.s collide in Lancaster
+Noon: Rockers Honey Revenge, Dead Poet Society set for Worcester concert
+Noon: The Disco Biscuits score big with Halloween "Beetlejuice" performance in Worcester
+Noon: Listen Up: No hushing D-Tension & the Secrets
-Records show Karen and Kurt Solomon were behind on mortgage before deaths
-Court hearing held for State Police troopers charged in death of Worcester recruit
-Developer's $10 million gamble pays off for Elm Park
-Main Street developer accused of concealing "life-safety hazard" at old Kane building, withholding pay
-This Is Worcester: A monument to history
-3 affordable Worcester condos offered to first-time homebuyers
-Looking to stars for earthly issues leads to astrological crash course
-Worcester police fund new sensory room at Autism Resource Center
-Worcester Police Department log for Sunday, November 1st
-100 FM The Pike (9;34): Max German is representing Central Mass. in the Voice of Logan competition
-Radio Worcester (10:43): Decade of Love celebrates Mary Beth Benison Foundation’s 10th anniversary
-State education chief visits Worcester schools, praises bilingual programs
>DINING OUT: Table for Woo | Rio Viejo Cocina de México
-What's cooking? A low-cost way to put your restaurant in front of thousands of local customers!
-9 hidden hole-in-the-wall eateries in Worcester
-ICYMI: Patient dies after stealing ambulance in Worcester, crashing it in West Boylston (2:13). Article
-Trooper risks head-on crash to stop wrong-way driver
-Grease is the word: Third cooking oil theft tied to Worcester
-Developer eyes Worcester Mill Street site for 7-building complex with 255 apartments
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Owner of Val's Restaurant looks to the holidays and beyond
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury High senior is an international Muay Thai champion
-New proposed McDonald’s in Grafton questioned by Planning Board
-Spencer meeting to consider allowing guns in municipal buildings, tax exemption for veterans
-Birds flock to Davidson Sanctuary in Millbury, much to hikers' delight
-Tantasqua school committees select Peter Dufresne as next superintendent
-Southbridge Fire Department launches Community Care program
-Keepin’ it Local: Truth Organic Spa and Wellness Center
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Duo at The Vue on Friday and at Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: "Renegade, inspirational element": Rangemasters to play Worcester
-“Breakfast for Dinner”: Childhood, fatherhood and the weird road between
-Face the music: Give your sweatpants a night (or 2) off
-A fresh take on "To Kill a Mockingbird" takes stage in Boston (3:13)
>OPINION: Sarah Connell Sanders: They were strangers, but her kidney donation saved his life
-Julie Walker: Out and About | Coming Together for Community
-City Vibes (24:35): Inaugural episode
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:27): Westborough police chief’s leave and Worcester Diocese accountability
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman and home builder who passed at age 99
>SPORTS: Ranking Patriots’ likeliest positions to target at trade deadline
-Evaluating Drake Maye's pass catchers as Pats near midway point of the season (6:01)
-Red Sox outfielder Wilyer Abreu wins third consecutive Gold Glove; Rafaela, Durbin also winners
-New England 776 brings a marathon to Worcester’s Polar Park
-Holy Cross men’s basketball starts season with loss to Rhode Island
-Holy Cross unveils basketball game day enhancements
-No high school football championships at Gillette Stadium this year
>TRAVEL: Are airport lounges worth it? (1:49)
>CARS: First snow in Worcester | Who's at fault when a car slides into yours?
>NATIONAL: Apocalyptic video shows fiery crater after deadly Florida plane crash
-Freezers at supermarkets in several European countries hit by apparent cyberattacks
-Tragic: 10-year-old boy shoots, kills teen neighbor fighting with his mom
>NEW ENGLAND: Troopers repeatedly failed to conduct sweeps at Logan Airport (2:43)
-Opposition intensifies to Quabbin, Wachusett water transfer proposal
>COLLEGES: WPI S.T.E.M. Education Team gives back to Andy's Attic
>BUSINESS: Local credit union names new C.E.O.
-LPL Financial Research: Has A.I. become a rates story?
-Crypto firm sees $4.7 billion in customer withdrawals after stunning North Korea hack
>SHOPPING: "Interesting but also scary": Walmart introducing A.I. shopping (3:49)
>HOMES: Turning to firewood this winter to lower heating costs? What an expert suggests (2:09)
>HEALTH: How is your health impacted by the end of daylight saving time? (2:08)
-5 habits that could help keep you out of a nursing home, from an orthopedic surgeon
>FOOD: Breakfast cereals found to have 2 times as much lead
>TV/STREAMING: New movies and shows to watch this week
-Trailer for new Netflix movie "The Mosquito Bowl" (2:05)
>MOVIES: Tom Cruise tapped for American Film Institute Life Achievement Award
>CELEBRITY: Tiger Woods, Vanessa Trump have talked about marriage
-Miranda Lambert makes rare comment on "not fun" divorce from Blake Shelton
>ANIMALS: Puppy found living in tire turns into wiggliest little guy (3:36)
>HISTORY: Video of Boston’s abandoned Tremont St. Subway tunnel
>GOOD NEWS: Teen’s decision to become an organ donor comforts family
-Meanwhile, Detroit man's 11,578-pound rubber band ball is the world's largest
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