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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:10). High of 48 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester grandmother killed in double shooting remembered for her loving heart (pictured)
+6:00 Related: Worcester man killed in double shooting enjoyed taking his kids to the zoo (pictured)
+6:00: Five years later: Worcester artists and promoters talk about COVID's impact on the arts
+6:00: Kris Delmhorst explores death, the seasons and the lockdown on "Summer’s Growing Old"
+6:00: Bravehearts go local in 2025
+6:00: Holy Cross donors raise $1.24 million for Crusader Athletics during Power of Purple Giving Day
+Noon: Main Street bar in Worcester to close on Friday
+Noon: Fresh food & community at the Market on Brussels
+Noon: Last Call: Angel Marie Shelton, owner, Nataiwi Products and Ms Angel Cakez
-Police ID mother, son shot to death in Worcester apartment complex
-Related: Worcester double murder suspect in court, held without bail (1:02)
-Related: Court documents: Suspects in Worcester double murder left scene carrying large bags
-Earlier: 3 arrests in in November double killing at Worcester apartment
-OVERNIGHT: Massive house fire in Spencer (:16)
-Judge dismisses charges against Assumption students tied to "To Catch a Predator" plot
-Desi Bar & Grill finds a niche for itself on Chandler Street
-Haxhiaj urges emergency plan as homelessness surge looms
-Brew Woo event at DCU Center canceled
-Worcester health board pushes vaccinations, dismissing R.F.K. Jr. stance
-Video: Returning National Guard soldier from East Brookfield surprises his children at school
-City of Worcester's Women in Government (2:58): Jordan Vachon, Junior Sanitary Engineer, D.P.W. & P.
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:50): Should Worcester’s colleges pay city proposed endowment tax
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): What do Paul Revere, hearth cooking and garlic mustard have in common? A Holy Cross grad
-ICYMI: 4 life sentences for woman in Worcester fire that killed 4 (:29). Article
-FedEx to lay off 78 employees at West Boylston facility
-Worcester 123-unit senior housing complex to open this summer
-"Great comeback": Ground Round in Shrewsbury taking reservations leading up to Grand Opening
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Ukelele Group 6 p.m. Wednesday at Gale Free Library
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Autism research program helping local family
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Heavy fire consumes building in Shirley (:11)
-Fire tears through residence in Orange, killing 5 pets and injuring firefighter
-Wachusett Regional 50th reunion
-As budget progresses, questions arise about potential Shrewsbury High School expansion
-Shrewsbury Police Department holds Touch-a-Truck
-Maggie gets a "clap off" to retirement
-WHEAT director concerned about food bank cuts
-Millbury First Congregational Flea Market and Craft Fair May 10th
-Nashoba tests the waters at Reefscape championship
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: New musical to make Worcester debut at Clark
-Melody Maker concert celebrates Mowesby single
-Worcester actor John Morello debuts his performance "The Waste Land"
-In "Much Ado" role, Abuzar Farrukh looks beyond being a "plain-dealing villain"
>OPINION: Worcesteria: Legacy of Civilian Conservation Corps visible in Upton
-Jeff Raymond: A treatise on municipal lands; or How do you solve a problem like a fire station?
-Kate Hayes: Connect with your kids this spring — Meaningful activities & conversations
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1375 (25:19): District 3 City Council candidate Robert Pezzella
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (58:03): Gabriela A. Mendez Zamora, Arepasteles; Patricia Castillo, Dave's Car Center
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former owner of the Franklin Manor restaurant
>SPORTS: Celtics beat Knicks, 119-117, in overtime
-Bruins beat Devils, 7-2
-Red Sox lose to Blue Jays, 6-1
-Jarren Duran hopes sharing his story will help those struggling with mental health to "ask for help"
-'Sader Stories: Sally Zinsner, women's lacrosse
-WooSox postponed, single admission doubleheader Wednesday
>NATIONAL: Virginia shooting leaves at least 3 dead, 3 injured
-I.R.S. commissioner quits after D.H.S. deal to share tax data on illegal immigrants
>TRAGIC: Roof collapses at a Dominican Republic nightclub, killing at least 98
>NEW ENGLAND: "Who is Karen Read?" How all the publicity factors into retrial (11:55)
-Doctor charged with wife's murder testifies at trial (2:15)
>COLLEGES: Celebrating Arab American Heritage Month at WPI
-2 alumni share how Assumption led them to success in Finance
-ClarkHack challenges students to use A.I. to build campus solutions
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 of the most beautiful places to visit in Japan
>BUSINESS: Mass. business confidence falls to lowest point in 5 years
-LPL Financial Research: Tariff turmoil — Where do we go from here?
-General Motors, Nissan to boost production at U.S. plants due to tariffs
>SHOPPING: U.S. consumers stockpile goods ahead of new tariffs
>HOMES: Go Wild this Spring! Central Mass. a great place for foraging
>HEALTH: Do we need fluoride in local water systems (3:24)
-Excessive social media use can worsen existing depression in youth, study finds (:51)
-Breakthrough brain implant enables speech for stroke survivors
>FOOD: Can you ignore food expiration dates?
>TV/STREAMING: Sneak peek of "The Clubhouse: A Year with the Red Sox" (1:55)
>MOVIES: "Mission: Impossible 8" official trailer: Tom Cruise hangs off airplane
>CELEBRITY: Elton John ends decades-long Madonna feud with a 2-word plea
>ANIMALS: Dire wolf pups revived from extinction (Video)
>HISTORY: Lincoln Square and courthouse, circa 1908
>GOOD NEWS: Man helping mom move furniture finds long-lost lottery ticket worth $50,000
-Meanwhile, in new Hampshire, barred owl rescued after flying into casino
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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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