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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 73 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: 2 men indicted for 1993 fatal shooting in Fitchburg
+5:00: Indian Ranch Local CountryFest to include special guest Ricky Duran
+5:00: 210 Sports' Friday 4: Goodbye Angel, race day, PWHL, and old guys can still rock
+Noon: Multiple road closures in Worcester with dueling road races
+Noon: TODAY! Mezcal opens at its new Worcester location
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Free fishing weekend in Massachusetts
+Noon: The Rolling Stones deliver electrifying concert at Gillette Stadium
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "The First Omen," "Boy Kills World," and more
+Noon: Worcester photographer Kofi Poku's show "Jazz Now" to open at WCUW
+Noon: First Person: Joe Fusco Jr. and friends start their own cafe society
-GoFundMe for family who lost parents in Worcester house fire more than doubles its goal
-Earlier: Husband and wife die in Worcester fire (2:40)
-Earlier: Flowers, candles left outside Hancock Street home after fire kills 2
-Salem brewery to take over Mercantile Center beer garden in Downtown Worcester
-Worcester’s oldest gay bar reopens following renovations
-Ramp from I-90 to Route 146 closing for maintenance
-Former Rutland cop, W.R.T.A. driver gets 18- to 20-year sentence for rape
-Shooting in Worcester leaves person injured, 1 arrested
-Amanda Dabrowski domestic violence bill moves a step closer to law
-Former Worcester city councilor grows nonprofit serving the disabled
-Worcester Public School News (12:59): University Park Campus School edition
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Domenica Perrone — An inspiring journey through higher education
>DINING OUT: World of Foods Worcester event Saturday at Elm Park
-Related: Manny Jae Media (48:23) — World of Foods Worcester
-ICYMI: Man seriously injured in afternoon stabbing in Worcester
-Mill Street reversion opposed at packed Worcester City Council meeting
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for May
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Plant sale draws growing types
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Convicted child rapist in Holden gets 2 to 4 years in prison for possession of child porn
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Swimmer found dead in Harvard pond
-6-alarm fire rips through Liberty-Belle Stables in Templeton (:59). Article
-Shrewsbury residents weigh in on proposed improvements to Route 20
-Lunenburg man harasses disabled Keno player, refuses to leave bar, brawls with police, gets arrested
-West Boylston considers regional animal control
-Local elementary students find their voice through podcasting
-Clinton creates Veterans' Advisory Committee
-Paint stewardship advocate making rounds in state
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Apple Music's best albums of all time list entries 10-1
-Four Things to Do: "Casey at the Bat," "Many Voices" and more ...
-Hard work, hard choices: Challenges face Worcester festivals
-Ellen DeGeneres announces farewell tour stop in Boston
-WCCA-TV's What It's Worth No. 459 (27:51): Liz Colletta
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 147 (30:00): Worcester Lions Club
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to "Diamond Dave," who had 25 years of stories from driving a cab in Worcester
>SPORTS: Brian Belichick opens up about coaching with Patriots after dad’s exit
-Holy Cross professor: Why Chiefs and Royals couldn’t convince voters to foot the bill for their stadiums
-Red Sox lose to Tigers, 5-0
-Red Sox induct Pedroia, Papelbon, Nixon into Hall of Fame
-100FM The Pike (7:24): J.P. Ricciardi (Brushback Podcast) on Angel Hernandez and robot umps
-Bravehearts storm back, top New Britain on walk-off. Next home game: 6:30 tonight
-WooSox beat Charlotte, 4-1
-100FM The Pike (5:16): Preview of the upcoming NASCAR weekend
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has a car, truck or SUV for everyone (:47)
-Ford recalls 109,000 Lincoln Aviators for rearview camera issue
>NATIONAL: Minneapolis police officer dies in ambush shooting that killed 2 others including gunman
-Doomsday glacier is more vulnerable than scientists thought: study
-Tragic: Parents guilty of starving 6-year-old son to death
>NEW ENGLAND: Nearly 2 million Mass. residents are food insecure, study finds (:26)
-Acton teen kidnapped and killed by stepfather in apparent murder-suicide (:55). Article
>COLLEGES: Assumption's Spring Dean’s List
-Anna Maria’s 2024 job placement rate
-“Nicholas Nickleby” gets new edition co-edited by WPI professor Joel Brattin (3:36)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 U.S. summer vacation spots on the rise
>BUSINESS: Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-LPL Research: Earnings are doing their part
-101: Achieving work-life balance
>HEALTH: Could drugs like Ozempic be used to treat addiction? (:45)
-Proteins in blood could signal cancer years before diagnosis
>HOMES: New Luxury Living sites open at 2 locations in Worcester
>FOOD: Mass. doctor on new study linking "ultraprocessed foods" to cognitive decline (2:53). Article
>TV/STREAMING: New this week on Netflix, Paramount+ and Disney+
>MOVIES: Trailer for new movie adaptation of "Wicked" (3:33)
>CELEBRITY: New lawsuit accuses Sean "Diddy" Combs of sexually abusing college student in the 1990s
>ANIMALS: Extremely matted dog transforms to the cutest pup (8:01)
>HISTORY: Holy Cross from the Blackstone, 1901
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): High school valedictorian graduates top of his class while homeless
-Meanwhile, in Florida, women arrested for fighting each other over Disney World tickets and golf cart
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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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