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In The News
>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 (:33). High of 58 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Man killed in Worcester crash
+5:00: Developer buys site of planned Worcester hotel for $1.4 million
+5:00: "Exactly what we need": Worcester parishioners discuss Pope Leo's first year
+5:00: Revolutionary Reading 6 to 7:30 tonight at The Village
+Noon: Listen Up: Mowesby & the Northern Flicker shine on new album, "Wave"
+Noon: National Baseball Poetry Festival returns to Worcester
+Noon: Worcester Walks: Water, woodlands and wonders at Wells State Park
-Hear a loud boom lately? It may be this
-Developers of Worcester housing projects file for bankruptcy
-Worcester City Manager reverses on green building code, says policy will continue
-Radio Worcester (23:26): Khrystian King opposes pause of Worcester stretch code
-"Devastating blow": What comes next after Community Healthlink closes?
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Worcester spent $10 million on winter storms, nearly doubling budget
-What is next for Anna Maria campus? Future of the site is up in the air
-Worcester School Committee wants review of maintenance at Foley Stadium
-Walmart stores in Mass. face remodeling. Is Worcester's one of them?
-Traffic stop in Worcester leads to gun charges for 50-year-old man
-Worcester man sentenced to 6 years for possessing loaded, stolen gun after prior conviction
-Worcester County Wonders: The legends of Lancaster's Blood Forest
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: The best prime rib in Mass. can be found at this charming local historic restaurant
-ICYMI: JetBlue flights from Worcester "absolutely full" during April vacation
-City Manager: Worcester police able to assist I.C.E. on criminal cases
-3 cars found on the bottom of Green Hill Pond
-Shuttered Worcester eatery gets new life
-Coffee shop to open in high-profile Canal District development
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): 122 Diner teases "exciting announcement"
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Person shot near Fitchburg State University
-Gardner man faces federal charges of fentanyl distribution
-Traveler Restaurant owners retire after 33+ years, closing one chapter along I-84
-Leominster man arrested after police find stored images showing sexual abuse of toddlers
-Webster man arrested for throwing trash can at girlfriend who upset him while he had a headache
-Southbridge fire budget, lieutenant promotion process head to Town Council
-Brookfield business faces lengthy process to sell prepackaged food
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Vue on Friday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester State prof Siri Colom part of Peabody Award-winning team for podcast
-Internationally acclaimed guitarist returns to Southbridge
-Mariah Carey has surprising reaction to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame snub
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Worcester council holds fewest meetings in 20 years in 2025
-Shaun Connolly: In Florida nobody's canceled
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor’s Forum No. 61 (28:29): Letter Carriers’ Food Drive (Second Saturday in May)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (23:18): City Council reverses course
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:43): Chickens banned, housing struggles continue
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to lifelong Worcester resident who passed away at age 104
>SPORTS: Patriots’ draft class draws mostly solid reviews
-Updated Patriots depth chart with 2026 draft picks
-Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 5-0
-Former Holy Cross basketball standout and assistant coach RJ Evans named AIC coach
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Tailgating OK for Boston’s World Cup soccer games after all
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 29
-WPI softball coach battles cancer, leads team to success
>NATIONAL: King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive in U.S.
-Man charged with attempted assassination in White House correspondents’ dinner shooting
-Tragic: Ohio girl, 2, suffocated to death in "freak accident" after Hyundai S.U.V. seat folds down on her
>NEW ENGLAND: Mother accused of killing 2 children confessed: Records reveal (2:00)
-The real stakes in the fight over a 1% income tax cut
-Radio Worcester (15:41): Seth Moulton frames Senate race as “future of the Democratic Party”
>COLLEGES: Assumption honors and C.T.E.Q. students take spring break trip abroad
-Holy Cross names R.F. Kuang, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah to faculty roles
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Previewing Cape Cod's summer rental season (2:17). Article
>BUSINESS: Anna Maria College to lay off 150, close next month
-LPL Financial Research: American industrial renaissance: Fact or fiction?
-Anthropic's "Claude Mythos" model sparks fears of A.I. doomsday, wave of devastating hacks
>HOMES: Mass. hardware store shares tips on helping your lawn (3:40)
>HEALTH: Doctor explains powerful new street drug cychlorphine (2:42)
-C.D.C. warns of drug-resistant salmonella infections linked to backyard poultry
>FOOD: Mass. beverage company offers taste of Cape Cod in a can (1:51). Article
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Pop Culture Jeopardy!" coming to Netflix (1:23)
>MOVIES: Sally Field refused this iconic role, reveals it was never her "cup of tea"
>CELEBRITY: Nicole Kidman hospitalized after filming pro-wrestling scene
-Rob Reiner's son described parents’ deaths as "living nightmare"
>ANIMALS: Obese Golden Retriever does infinite zoomies now (3:15)
>HISTORY: Worcester County Wonders: Setting the Revolution record straight
>GOOD NEWS: Oncology nurse gives her liver to save her father after harrowing diagnosis
-Meanwhile, Florida teen seen joyriding on lawn mower inside Target store
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