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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:00). High of 73 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Worcester Caribbean American Carnival returns with joy, challenges
+Noon: Listen Up: Brandie Blaze's "Susan Lucci" brings the real-life drama
-WPI takeover of Worcester hotels angers city, business leaders
-Worcester police investigate 3 pizza delivery robberies on Vernon Hill. Video (:31)
-Deputy chiefs to state: Worcester may be breaking law in police chief search
-Worcester library director discusses attack on employee
-Multiple crashes close Mass. Pike in both directions in Charlton (1:29)
-Worcester Animal Rescue League waiving adoption fees for dogs this week
-W.B.J. celebrates the 25th anniversary of the 40 Under Forty, names the Class of 2024
-Related: The 40 Under Forty
-"Thankful" is the word for semi-retiring Juan Gomez at 32nd annual Latin American Festival
-Worcester's rookie teachers looking to make an immediate difference
-School climate, culture and some don’t want to learn
-Earlier: The 18-minute fight for more for students at newer schools
-TODAY! Clark Street School Meet-and-Greet
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Renovated fields at Indian Hill Park unveiled
-ICYMI: Man stabbed in Worcester
-4-day Italian Festival celebrates Italian culture
-Annual Hot Dog Safari searches for the best dog
-Channel 5's CityLine: Telling a Black family's history at Mechanics Hall (9:25)
-Central Mass. firefighters join crew battling blazes in Idaho
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Road construction update
-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): Serious crash on Route 9 in Westborough
-Spencer boy battling rare form of brain cancer
-Great-great-great-great-granddaughter brings lost family portrait back to Webster
-Sutton teens take helping to the next level
-Openings on Shrewsbury Historical Commission, Commission on Disabilities
-Rutland police announce inaugural Citizens Police Academy
-Tire disposal fee rising in Clinton
-Nashoba girls capture Clinton summer crown
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Central Mass. Mom's Puzzlemania coming to Eastern Shores Club in Shrewsbury
>SHOWTIME: Rutland's Andrea Ajemian has key producer role in "It Ends With Us"
-Lunenburg native, former WWE star Chris Dijak now wrestles around the world
-First Person: stART on the Street's end leaves lessons for the city
-Radio Worcester (13:32): Willard House Museum’s $15 million expansion & upcoming events
-This Week in Worcester podcast (59:07): Road safety and crime stats
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 38 (28:56): Fiber First L.A.
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former local Home Economics teacher
>SPORTS: Jerod Mayo leaves door open for Drake Maye to take quarterback job
-Former NFL player arrested after flight to Dublin returns to Boston (1:43)
-Red Sox lose to Astros, 5-4
-Holy Cross hockey Hart Center rink install timelapse (:38)
-210 Sports' WooSox Rewind: Worcester takes 5 of 6 from IronPigs
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or S.U.V.! (:42)
-Ford, General Motors among 221,000 recalled
>NATIONAL: 1 dead, 6 missing as tornado sinks yacht
-Ex-reserve officer shoots wife, daughters murder-suicide
-Tragic: Father drowns while saving son from drowning
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 people dead in incident at North Andover home (1:36)
-Man dies after falling onto third rail at M.B.T.A. subway station (:55)
>COLLEGES: Clark's Summer S.T.E.M. workshop brings science alive
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 U.S. cities with the best weather
>BUSINESS: 10 more states join antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster parent
-LPL Research: Stock and bond market FAQs from the field
-Unity Radio (43:45): Cannabis 101
>SHOPPING: Back to school shopping on budget? Here are 7 ways to save
>HOMES: Puppy-proofing your garden
>HEALTH: Managing your mood during menopause (2:26)
-Untreated high blood pressure linked to higher Alzheimer's risk
>FOOD: Salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers causing illnesses in Mass.
>TV/STREAMING: Eugene and Dan Levy official hosts of the 2024 Emmys
>MOVIES: Nicolas Cage’s "Longlegs" horror pic crosses $100 million box office
>CELEBRITY: Phil Donahue dies at 88
>HISTORY: The former Central Fire Station in Worcester
>ANIMALS: These street cats adopted themselves (3:13)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. man wins $4 million lottery prize while buying friend's birthday gift
-Meanwhile, in Oklahoma, watch a dog start house fire by chewing on battery
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+Full- and part-time public safety dispatchers in Auburn
-Associate V.P. for Administration & Finance at Worcester State
-Job fair September 10th for jobs at DCU Center
-Worcester Public School's Nutrition Department is hiring (1:13)
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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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