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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 58 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 16-year-old
-Update: Missing child found safe
-Woman charged with stabbing man in the neck at Worcester strip club
-City manager names Paul Saucier Worcester Police Chief
-Bagel Time opens new location on Pleasant Street
-Local executive pastry chef set for Food Network baking competition
-Man gets 2 years in prison for embezzling over $350,000 from area nonprofit
-Mayor Petty hits back after King declares for mayor
-Earlier: Worcester City Councilor Khrystian King to run for mayor
-Worcester city councilor’s supporters are split over refusal to attend meetings
-Worcester School Committee won't revisit LGBTQ support resolution
-TODAY! Police to hold Polar Plunge at Polar Park
-Proposal could change local vocational school lotteries
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (25:53): Should City Councilor Thu Nguyen resign?
>FAITH: High school athlete and volunteer sees life’s bigger picture
-DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week: 33 Central Mass. restaurants added
-ICYMI: Worcester man found guilty of killing Boston man in 2020 shooting
-Worcester police arrest fugitive, seize loaded gun
-Worcester officials urging developer to sell property next to Polar Park
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): New fields to be named for war hero
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo — Auto shop down? What’s next?
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 3 vehicles stolen from Auburn lot, police ask for assistance
-Fire hits Oxford Court, Clinton; "swiftly contained"
-Photos: Snow atop Lake Quinsigamond
-Shrewsbury superintendent proposes $90.2 million school budget
-Alan F. D'Allessandro Jr. running for Millbury Select Board
-Share your family stories on the Clinton train station
-Sutton Historical Society announces 2025 events
-Lancaster nomination papers available
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: All Shall Perish, tenor Ian Bostridge and more ...
-Academy of St. Martin orchestra from England set for Mechanics Hall
-100FM The Pike (6:42): The Breakdown Lane
-Millbury writer launches children's books
>OPINION: First Person: Honor the Women's Rights Convention in Worcester
-Manny Jae Media (24:27): Layon Gray, Director, Producer, Writer and Actor, "Black Angels over Tuskegee"
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who taught in the Worcester Public Schools for 41 years
>SPORTS: Celtics lose to Cavaliers, 123-116
-Bill Belichick's first U.N.C. season could get a "Hard Knocks" twist
-Holy Cross men's and women's basketball to face Bucknell
-Railers beat Bison, 3-1
>NATIONAL: Zelenskyy leaves without signing minerals deal after Oval Office blow-up
-Fed judge finds mass firings of federal probationary workers were likely unlawful
-Tragic: 4-year-old boy fatally shoots himself in head
>NEW ENGLAND: All travel lanes on Mass. Pike westbound at I-495 interchange reopened
-D.P.U. regulators slash Mass Save plan to trim energy bills (4:45)
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria AMCAST (35:48): And the Oscar goes to….
-Trailblazing Jesuit Higher Education Leader Dr. Linda LeMura to deliver Holy Cross commencement address
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 fascinating observatories around the world
>BUSINESS: Mustang Bio closes Worcester facility, moves headquarters to Waltham
-Jobless claims post largest gain in 5 months with government firings set to boost numbers
-Microsoft ending Skype after 20 years as platform failed to keep up with Zoom, Slack
>HEALTH: How viral infections like the flu can affect pregnant women
-Mass. General Hospital doctor on "broken heart syndrome" (2:38)
>FOOD: Why are eggs hard to find, but there is plenty of chicken? (3:30)
>TV/STREAMING: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "A Complete Unknown," "Love Hurts," and more
-Oscars final predictions: Who will win, should win
>CELEBRITY: See which Mass. actors were nominated for Oscars this year
>ANIMALS: Velcro cat is obsessed with his dad (1:44)
>HISTORY: Abraham Lincoln owned a drum made in Mass.; do you know where it is? (1:31)
>GOOD NEWS: DraftKings player gambles 20 cents, wins $9.28 million
-Meanwhile, Florida Man Games return bigger, "weirder"
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). Hot and humid, high of 90 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Nearly 1 year after death of state Trooper Enrique Delgado-Garcia, family, lawmakers await answers
+1:00: With rain expected Tuesday evening, Worcester fireworks moved to Wednesday
+Noon: Shrewsbury police rescue 8 from sinking boat on Lake Quinsig
+Noon: GoFundMe launched for teen killed by train in Worcester
+Noon: Broadway in Worcester bringing in 3 Tony winners for new season
+Noon: Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
-Driver killed in fiery Grafton crash
-Construction on Kane Building apartments in Worcester underway
-Cold Stone Creamery nearing opening in Downtown Worcester
-Worcester to launch new system for public meeting access
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-Worcester Independence Day celebration on Tuesday. What to know
-Mother bear swims across Quabbin Reservoir with cubs on back (:43)
-Monday's Child: Yomiah, 14, is a joyful and curious boy, known for his sweet nature
-Youth-led groups awarded $30,000 by Peace Development Fund
-Worcester County women nominated to state's 2025 Commonwealth Heroines
-Radio Worcester’s Hank Stolz shares his journey on Career Day with Friends (35:17)
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:56): City manager under fire, Human Rights hearing with Chief Saucier and media access dispute
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): These are the worst restaurant chains in the U.S.: report
-ICYMI: Worcester became a transgender "sanctuary city" but community says more must be done
-Gourmet cupcake shop is latest Canal District business to close its doors
-Related: A love letter to The Queen's Cups
-Worcester man identified in fatal motorcycle crash in Westborough
-2 Worcester liquor stores sold
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's traffic delays and road closures
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Conservation Commission has vacancies
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Moped pursuit ends in Shrewsbury backyard; Webster man arrested
-Rutland man cited for driving with license suspended for years over unpaid child support
-Fire tears through single-family home in Fitchburg
-Grafton Public Library celebrates the reopening of its Children's Room
-The Item's Neighbor to Neighbor column
-Clinton High announces its honor roll
-Marianapolis Prep celebrates Class of 2025 graduation
-Millbury and Sutton Blackstone Valley Tech students awarded scholarships
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Patriotic crafts to keep little hands busy
-Worcester Senior Center's Stay Connected (59:39): Ash & Eric, acoustic folk duo
>OPINION: Joe Fusco Jr.: Jumping joeys: What's in a name?
-Katherine O'Malley: Older Americans now face cuts to Medicaid, services
-North High School Class President Mohammed Daffaie (:28)
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 333 (28:49): Ted Kostas, Candidate, City Council
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (2:08:41)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to mother of 3 who passed away at just 36 years old
>SPORTS: Bruins interested in Brad Marchand reunion if he leaves Panthers
-Red Sox lose to Blue Jays, 5-3
-Jake Hajdu of Sterling connects at plate, in field for Worcester Bravehearts
-Bravehearts fall to Westfield, 8-6. Next home game 4 p.m. Friday. Buy tickets here
-Holy Cross names Addie Kent assistant women’s lacrosse coach
-WooSox lose to RailRiders, 6-1
-U.S. Men's soccer team advances to Gold Cup semis after hanging on to beat Costa Rica
>NATIONAL: 2 firefighters shot and killed by sniper while fighting forest fire in Idaho (1:18)
-Footage released showing how bunker-buster bombs were used in historic Iran strike
>TRAGIC: Girl, 9, described as a "miracle baby," dies after being crushed by falling tree
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read reportedly working on movie, book after acquittal (:35)
-New Hampshire teen breaks neck diving over waves at Hampton Beach
-The low-number license plate lottery is underway. Here's how to enter
>COLLEGES: WPI admissions info session - May (39:01)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): New flight launching from Boston to Anguilla
>BUSINESS: Unpredictable schedules and job quality in the U.S.
-Rite Aid to close all Mass. locations after filing for bankruptcy
>HOMES: 5 facts you may not know about bedbugs (1:14)
>SHOPPING: Enter to win a Frigidaire® 6,000 B.T.U. air conditioner from Sclamo's
>HEALTH: WPI researcher studies effect of streaming while eating
-What is a paronychia and how can it be treated? (1:03)
-Adding salt to your food could harm your liver, study says (1:08)
>FOOD: Synthetic food dyes: health risks and U.S. legislation
>TV/STREAMING: How to get the Starz and Hallmark+ streaming bundle
>MOVIES: 40 best films about the immigrant experience
>CELEBRITY: Lalo Schifrin, Mission Impossible composer, dies at 93
>ANIMALS: Kitten caught on baby cam sneaking into sister's crib for a snuggle (2:37)
>HISTORY: Why's it called that? Mount Oread in Kansas has roots in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: How this charity turns kids into treasure-hunting pirates
-Meanwhile, in Thailand, hungry elephant looks for snacks in store (:56)
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