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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 88 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Holden man accused of attempting to enter Leominster hospital with gun
+6:00: Back to sobriety, local advocate returns to helping others
+6:00: Creature Rock Feature set to play lesser known hard-rock gems
+Noon: Suspect in theft of fragrances from Auburn Mall theft tries to swim for it before arrest
+Noon: Leicester police want to identify suspect in theft from family restaurant (pictured)
+Noon: Drone footage of demolition of Doherty High (2:07)
+Noon: Arrows in Action takes aim at the Palladium's upstairs stage
+Noon: Rising country star Mason Ramsey set for Off The Rails Country Fest
+Noon: Listen Up: Young Man Winter captures local vibe with "Leading Light"
-Child struck by car on Lincoln Street in Worcester
-Employee of Worcester nursing home charged with ripping off residents, facility
-Old Doherty High School being torn down
-Worcester bike network ranked among poorest on earth
-Turtleboy blogger assaulted outside Canton bar over Karen Read case
-Worcester County Wonders: A pleasant trip to Purgatory
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Nicole Apostola: Same time next year
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Radio Worcester (17:53): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista on Mill St. changes & city updates
-Radio Worcester's Radio Roundtable (46:24): Interim Chief Saucier ShotSpotter controversy and Mill St. vote
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Burgers You Need to Try (5:30)
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 75-year-old
-See statistics on crash types, injuries on Mill Street in Worcester
-Police arrest Auburn man in child pornography investigation
-Worcester School Committee approves 2024-2025 school budget by 6-3 vote
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): UMass Memorial buys Holden facility for $4.3 million
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Holden Woman's Club names Person of the Year
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Spooky, playful, spellbound: It's all here at "Oh My Gosh!" store in Sterling
-Rescheduled Shrewsbury Juneteenth event on Thursday
-Occupant flees after vehicle rollover in Fitchburg
-Lowell educator appointed superintendent of Leominster Public Schools
-Gardner City Council to vote on horse racing proposal from Bay State Racing again
-New Millbury fire station receives occupancy permit
-Central Mass. Veterans Support open in Millbury
-Grafton business finds a permanent new home in Sutton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Speed Dating Wednesday at Courthouse Brew Company
>SHOWTIME: Creature Rock Feature set to take deep dive into '80s hard rock
-Worcesteria: Jeffrey Foucault's Mechanics Hall concert shows venue's potential
-Bill Shaner: The police aren't just customers, they're salesmen
-Shaun Connolly: Want a kid?
-Manny Jae Media (27:13): Manny and the Manager
-Unity Radio (58:17): Standups and Standouts
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 425 (28:31): Avital & David Grunwald
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to young Worcester man who died from complications of lupus
>SPORTS: NBA champion Celtics throw out first pitch at Fenway (1:53)
-Red Sox beat Toronto, 7-6
-Bravehearts next home game: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday
-WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts still chugging along as FCBL heads for the dog days of summer
-Holy Cross' Tyler Williamson named an Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar of the Year semifinalist
-Bruins trade Linus Ullmark to Senators for first-round pick, 2 players
-WooSox Rewind: Worcester finished first half 35-40
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has a car, truck or SUV for everyone (:47)
-Chrysler, Toyota, PACCAR among 1 million recalled
>NATIONAL: Firefighter kills new wife in murder-suicide after ominous Facebook post
-Tragic: Dad stabs son to death in fight over dirty dishes
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial (20:21) — Defense rests, with closing arguments set for Tuesday
-Massive Boston fire sends flames 30 feet into air, witnesses say (1:20)
-6-year-old autistic child found dead in lake after leaving home
>COLLEGES: Clark grad awarded Fulbright to teach English, research museum materials in Austria
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 of the most awe-inspiring waterfalls around the world
>BUSINESS: W.B.J.'s Movers & Shakers for June 24th
-LPL Research: Artificial intelligence — The antidote to Fed policy?
-David Clark Co. buys site of future headquarters for $19 million
>SHOPPING: 580,000 JoyJolt glass coffee mugs recalled over burn and cut risks
>HOMES: Home sales drop for third straight month as prices hit record high
>HEALTH: Working out to improve mental health
-Study find success in non-chemo lymphoma treatment (:54)
>FOOD: Olive Garden hiking prices despite losing customers to inflation
>TV/STREAMING: Paramount+ to hike streaming prices, joining rivals
>MOVIES: "Mad Max" movies, ranked
>CELEBRITY: Carol Burnett, Dick Van Dyke reunite at handprint ceremony
>HISTORY: Lincoln Park at Lake Quinsigamond
>ANIMALS: Dog can't stop spinning in the shelter until... (3:21)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman gets her master's from Stanford at the age of 105
-Meanwhile, in California, massive 26-pound rabbit rescued from highway
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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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