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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:02). High of 36 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-71-year-old man killed crossing the road after getting off bus on Lake Ave. in Worcester
-Worcester police probe up in air: 5 takeaways from U.S. attorney’s final interview
-3 firms with 5,400+ Central Mass. apartments facing D.O.J. lawsuit over rent-fixing scheme
-Saint Vincent hiring post showing employee with extra fingers called "complete AI fail"
-Worcester County Sheriff Lew Evangelidis not ruling out running for governor in 2026
-Girl Scouts cookie season gets underway with annual cookie drop in Worcester
-Cold Stone Creamery, Planet Smoothie and Wetzel's Pretzel coming to Main Street in Worcester
-Worcester area partners launch Exploring Aviation Careers
-Trash bins are hard to find in Worcester. That could change this year
-Fitchburg man used taxpayer money meant for seniors on studio recordings, 153 pounds of bourbon steak tips, framed portrait: feds
>FAITH: TikTok priest makes connections with videos, Taylor Swift class (2:16)
>DINING OUT: Brazilian steakhouse approved to open in Downtown Worcester
-ICYMI: Continuing tensions on display as restaurant owner arraigned in Worcester spray paint attack
-Local nursing home involved in wrongful death suit
-Family marks 2 years since Brittany Tee disappeared (2:51). Article
-Legendary sign in Worcester will get an upgrade
-Worcester Olympic sensation visits home
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Swimmer Julia McMahon qualifies for states in back-to-back seasons
-Despite court ruling, Holden will wait and see about complying with M.B.T.A. housing law
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Winter weather results in multiple crashes in Rutland
-Shrewsbury man arrested after snatching phone from wife, tackling her in domestic dispute
-A final salute to Shrewsbury’s World War II veterans
-New Sutton police chief appointment expected January 21st
-Auburn police welcome 2 new officers
-Capt. Steven Giannini confirmed as Fitchburg’s new police chief
-Clinton library renovation/building project gets planning grant
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: "Fusion" at ArtsWorcester, blues at Bull Run and more
-Calliope 2025 season has something for everyone
-Recording studio, with client list including Matthew McConaughey and Wyclef Jean, moving to Millbury
>OPINION: Ray Mariano: City Council makes mess of Gaza issue
-Jillian Snyder: What I will & will not do with my second baby
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 448 (27:45): Scott Casper & American Antiquarian Society
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who passed away at age 32
>SPORTS: Patriots enter contract negotiations with Mike Vrabel
-Wild Card Weekend schedule, TV and announcers
-Bruins beat Panthers, 4-3
-Bruins to play outdoor game against Lightning in 2026 Stadium Series
-Celtics lose to Kings, 114-97
-Holy Cross women's basketball beats Lafayette, 75-69; men's basketball falls
-Holy Cross men's hockey ties Robert Morris, women's hockey comes up short in Providence
-Bravehearts to host 2025 Futures League All-Star Game at Polar Park
-Railers lose in Wheeling, 4-3
>NATIONAL: Firefighters race to contain L.A. wildfires with menacing winds forecast to return
-Drone footage shows devastation from fire in Altadena, California (1:14)
-Tragic: "Remarkable" girl, 12, commits suicide over cyberbullying
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. ranked in top 5 "most moved from states" for 2024, survey finds
-Williams College student killed in skiing accident at Jiminy Peak resort
>COLLEGES: UMass expects tuition hike "just below" rate of inflation
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The mystery of the Moai statues and other secrets of Easter Island
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Personal finance: Making most of flexible spending account (1:57)
>HOMES: Mortgage rates climb for fourth straight week— remain at 6-month high
>HEALTH: Origins and impact of COVID 5 years later
-5 healthy habits to help you thrive in the New Year (5:00)
>FOOD: 2 "beloved" Girl Scout cookies are being discontinued
>TV/STREAMING: Sports streaming service scrapped by Fox, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery before it launches
>MOVIES: Do you remember the catchy taglines of these 10 unforgettable movies?
>CELEBRITY: Former child star Rory Sykes dies in Los Angeles wildfires
>HISTORY: 5 things people used to eat for breakfast
>ANIMALS: Tiny street puppy could not stop wagging his tail (1:45)
>GOOD NEWS: Misplaced $50,400 lottery ticket turns up days before expiration
-Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, farm show hosts mullet contest
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 78 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester man wins $1 million on ticket bought at Brattle Stop
-61-year-old caught in vacant home break-in: W.P.D.
-Preservation Worcester's 2025 Most Endangered Structures — streetlamps to historic houses
-Bill Coleman, longtime Worcester civic activist, dies
-International market opening in Worcester
-What the cluck? City takes next step in chicken debate after months
-"Don’t snitch": Trial opens for Worcester man accused of murder over backpack of marijuana
-Statewide cell phone ban would upend Worcester schools' policy
-Cuts will impact local libraries, student access to digital databases
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Worcester County Wonders: 5 generations, 500 acres, 1 lasting commitment in Sutton
-Faces of Worcester: Sonia Descormiers, banker
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (33:22): Council access and city-run grocery stores
-Radio Worcester (21:56): City Manager defends Mill Street efforts, discusses supermarket expansion, ballpark development
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): "Cheapskate" diner takes back tip after being "humiliated" by server — but is he in the right?
-ICYMI: Retired Worcester firefighter Joseph Casello, a lawmaker in Florida, dies of heart attack
-Is Worcester doing enough to promote tree planting? Some residents say no
-$1.3 million to support people with disabilities in Worcester County
-500-foot buffer zone for tobacco businesses in Worcester: change could be coming
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
-Changing faces in Holden government
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Grafton Common traffic study update recommends slowing traffic
-Voting is open for Champions of the Blackstone award
-Multiple people injured when box truck crashes into job center in Devens (:45). Article
-Suspect in Leominster bank robbery arrested in connection with shooting of C.B.P. officer (2:10). Article
-Man arrested after posing as real estate business owner to access firm’s funds at Leominster Fidelity Bank
-Spencer-East Brookfield School Building Committee gets update on bricks for memorial, storage trailer
-Millbury Police Department welcomes Cody Bohanan as its newest officer
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Dozens of people rescued from Southwick’s Zoo Skyfari ride (2:28)
-Top 25 songs in Worcester on Shazam in the past week
-Talking "Poetry Town" connections and the city's "strange gravity" at Museum of Worcester
>OPINION: Worcesteria: Museum of Worcester panel gives glimpses of connections
-Tom Marino: The solution to everything in Worcester: Corporate welfare
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 931 (27:44): Raymond Mariano
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a career nurse at local nursing home
>SPORTS: Marshall, Hambly make mark for Bravehearts in Futures League Home Run Derby
-TODAY! Futures League All-Star Game at Polar Park, with Johnny Damon and 2004 World Series trophy, 7:30
-Patriots Training Camp: Top storylines to follow (5:44)
-These Patriots have the most at stake as training camp begins
-Celtics' Jayson Tatum sheds boot as he rehabs from Achilles tear
-Red Sox lose to Phillies, 3-2
-Holy Cross (1:52): Get to know Coach Alexander
-Shrewsbury Post 397 on a roll heading into heart of summer baseball season
>CARS: Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar among recalled vehicles
>NATIONAL: Joe Rogan rips D.O.J.'s handling of Epstein files in scathing rant
-Support for phone bans in school ticks up in the U.S., Pew study reveals
>TRAGIC: Teen fatally sucked into meat grinder at factory for popular frozen burrito brand
>NEW ENGLAND: Analysis of the public defender work stoppage (4:50)
-What to know about the revamped service plazas planned coming to Mass. Pike
>COLLEGES: WPI Student Stories, Episode 10 (13:39): John Kenney
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Tourists slam popular European vacation spot for being overcrowded
>BUSINESS: New operator of D’Errico’s location buys Worcester building for $1.2 million
-LPL Financial Research: Midyear fixed income, currency, and commodity markets outlook: Higher for longer
-Mass. unemployment rate held steady at 4.8% in June
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers for Sunday, July 20th
>SHOPPING: Let's go thrifting. Style meets sustainability in the booming fashion trend
>HEALTH: Ending the mesothelioma diagnostic crisis for Mass. veterans
-Weight loss drugs like Ozempic can raise low testosterone: new study
-Obesity may make you age faster, new study says (:45)
>FOOD: 25,000 pounds of chicken sausage recalled for plastic contamination
>TV/STREAMING: Tom Bergeron on a possible D.W.T.S. return ahead of new shark show
>MOVIES: "Devil Wears Prada 2" first look shared by Anne Hathaway
>CELEBRITY: Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Theo in "The Cosby Show," dies at 54
>ANIMALS: Dog and cat siblings love paddleboarding together (2:23)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Do you know where this is?
>GOOD NEWS: Neil Diamond surprises theatergoers with "Sweet Caroline" performance
-Meanwhile, in Florida, bear trapped using doughnuts after a soak in hot tub
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