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  >WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 76 today in Worcester

  >TOP OF THE NEWS

  -"How come they're not in jail?" Serial scammers avoid criminal consequences (4:10). Article

  -Earlier: "Professional tenants" have been scamming Worcester County landlords for decades (7:11). Article

  -Murder trial set to begin for man accused of killing Worcester woman in Georgia

  -Ambulance service companies in Worcester dealing with staffing "crisis"

  -"Level 0": When no ambulances are available in your town (3:59). Article

  -Intoxicated man arrested for strangling security guard while attempting to escape hospital

  -Worcester Regional Airport opens new security checkpoint

  -Worcester health workers detect powerful animal tranquilizer mixed with opioids

  -More Worcester traffic crashes in first half of 2024 than years before, report says

  -Related: Worcester eyes safety improvements to areas of recent fatal pedestrian crashes

  -25 Worcester high school students and grads learning about behavioral health careers

  >DINING OUT: Review of 961 Restaurant & Lounge at Union Station

  -ICYMI: Worcester hosts the fourth annual Color the City Festival. Manny Jae Media video (50:56)

  -Worcester man faces domestic violence charge after shooting woman in Lewiston, Maine, police say

  -Man in Worcester County tests positive for E.E.E., first human case in Mass. in 4 years

  -Worcester School Committee gives report card to superintendent: Here's how she graded

  -Area native says Disabled American Veterans changed his life, now a "blessing" to help others

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Holden bandstand concert series 6 to 8

  -See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)

  -Holden's battery storage project aims to save the community at least $10 million

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster police chief absent from office amid rumored investigation

  -Gardner prison inmates say they faced retaliation after talking to Channel 4 (3:11)

  -Paxton voters to tackle new budget

  -Standard & Poor’s reaffirms Shrewsbury’s AAA bond rating

  -Charlton honors Millbury officer for "extraordinary service and bravery"

  -Recreation departments to present Sneaker Prom

  -Local farmers markets help bring cheaper produce closer to home

  -Auburn Police accepting donations for Tarentino annual golf outing
  
  

  >BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday

  >SHOWTIME: Dave "Croc" O'Connor creates portrait of Olympian Stephen Nedoroscik

  -100FM The Pike (8:03): stART On The Street co-founder Tina Zlody

  -Manny Jae Media Innerviews (49:27): Boston based director Dash Jo and her film industry journey

  -WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 65 (25:17): Victor Infante, fiction writer, poet and journalist

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was president of the Forkey Avenue/Sherer Trail Improvement Association for 25 years
  
  

  >SPORTS: Red Sox beat Orioles, 5-1

  -Month-by-month breakdown of key storylines in Celtics schedule

  -WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 3-0

  -Holy Cross women's soccer season preview
  
  

  >CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or S.U.V.! (:42)

  >NATIONAL: Taco Bell shooting in Ohio being investigated as murder-suicide

  -Man shot dad in the face over "stinky feet" argument

  -Tragic: Girl, 4, killed when golden retriever falls 5 stories and lands on her in shocking new video

  >NEW ENGLAND: Mass. man pleads guilty to stabbing estranged wife more than 40 times

  -Former Tufts professor charged with acting as secret agent for South Korea

  >COLLEGES: Harvest Table is ready to get cooking at Clark

  -WPI’s summer undergrad programs inspire new wave of students ready to take on challenges
  
  

  >TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 of the world’s tiniest museums

  >BUSINESS: Tree House flirts with off-premise sales

  -Survey reveals top time-wasters for entrepreneurs

  >SHOPPING: October Prime Day — What we know about Amazon's next big sale

  >HOMES: Americans have saved billions with a law they know next to nothing about

  >HEALTH: 7 steps to healthier joints

  -Preschool tablet use linked to angry outbursts, more screen time

  >FOOD: Baby formula recalled from CVS over elevated Vitamin D levels
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: "Office" star Angela Kinsey reveals why she was excluded from axed spinoff

  >MOVIES: Christine Baranski says "Mamma Mia 3" is in the works, knows plot

  >CELEBRITY: John Mulaney confirms his marriage to Olivia Munn

  >HISTORY: Oldest building in Mass. is older than the U.S. Here's where it is

  >ANIMALS: Boat crew rescues stranded dog on barbed wire (6:27)

  >GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 89-year-old hiker who went missing is found

  -Meanwhile, in Indiana, Applebee's "All You Can Eat" deal dispute leads to woman's arrest

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  -Job fair September 10th for jobs at DCU Center

  -Worcester Public School's Nutrition Department is hiring (1:13)

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