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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:44). High of 79 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester I.C.E. arrest police bodycam video released (1:49). Article
-Related: Worcester I.C.E. raid has city on edge
-Related: Radio Worcester (21:03): Worcester City Manager on release of video, audio from Eureka St. arrest
-Related: Radio Worcester (24:11): Councilor Khrystian King urges oversight, preparedness following Eureka St.
-Related: Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:06): City response to I.C.E.
-Related: What are I.C.E. agents legally required to do (1:57)
-Police investigating stabbing in front of Millbury Target
-Boston restaurant opens second location in Worcester
-Worcester School Committee eyes former Becker College building
-WPI commencement remembers students who didn't make it to graduation
-From Iraq to WPI grad: Fatimah Daffaie's inspirational Worcester journey
-Woman earns master's degree from Worcester State at 81 (1:44). Article
-Worcester advocate demands an apology from the F.D.A. Here's why
-Safe Exit Initiative expands to Baltimore, launches outreach program
-Beyond Beer: Cordella’s eyes expansion, adding beer, cocktails
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Livia’s Dish owners have bought Altea’s Eatery
-ICYMI: Man shot at parking lot of hotel
-Worcester man guilty of getting cocaine through the mail
-Man accused of stabbing cab driver in Worcester faces judge
-Worcester police arrest 15-year-old for carrying untraceable handgun
-State commits $25 million for Worcester Memorial Auditorium
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Composting 8 to 2:30 Saturday
-Wachusett Echo: 50 days posters slideshow
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Holden P.D.: No parking on Kris Allen Drive & Jennifer Drive
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): What to know for Shrewsbury Town Meeting
-Shrewsbury community recycling event Sunday
-Westborough contractor to pay $9.5 million after allegations of overcharging federal agencies
-2 arrested after couple shot with gel blaster gun outside Market Basket in Leominster
-West Boylston Police Department gun safety class May 21st
-Sutton Town Election May 27th
-Changing of guard comes for Millbury Women's Club
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: From Handel to hammerlocks, We the Kings to Bloomfest
-100 FM The Pike (6:00): The Breakdown Lane
-George Sherwood's "Art in Motion" at New England Botanic Garden
>OPINION: Shaun Connolly: May Horrorscopes
-First Person: Karaoke fans, Joe Fusco Jr.'s got an "Unchained Melody" for you
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 464 (26:05): Worcester Public Library
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former Worcester firefighter
>SPORTS: Celtics season ends with blowout Game 6 loss
-This Patriots receiver is fired up Josh McDaniels is running the offense
-Falcons jab Bill Belichick, Jordon Hudson in schedule release video
-Red Sox lose to Braves, 4-2
-Bravehearts' promotion calendar
-Bravehearts' Vaccaro honored for community efforts
-100 FM The Pike (9:35): Ed Kahovec, Holy Cross baseball coach
-WooSox beat Buffalo, 10-3
>NATIONAL: 10 prisoners escape in Louisiana, 9 still at large (3:54)
-A look at what happened in the U.S. government this week
>TRAGIC: Single mom who beat cancer 4 times killed by random bullet fired at home
>NEW ENGLAND: Man aims to become first person to swim around Martha’s Vineyard (1:56)
-Karen Read trial (21:58): What stories are the recent pieces of evidence telling?
>COLLEGES: Dr. Jennifer Morton named dean of Assumption nursing school
-Anna Maria Senior Profile: Mensur Bacaliu
-Holy Cross President Rougeau discusses higher education, commencement speaker and life of Pope Francis
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 must-visit World War II sites in Europe
>BUSINESS: W.B.J. projects division launches Central Mass. wedding guide: We Do!
-After $14.5 million plaza purchase, Ocean State Job Lot opens in former Big Lots location
>HOMES: What the best temperature to set your thermostat to this summer?
>SHOPPING: This week's viral TikTok products
>HEALTH: Latest health obsession: The push to pile on protein
-How much caffeine is too much? Doctors say to beware of overcaffeination symptoms
>FOOD: Public health alert issued for ready-to-eat chicken over listeria risk
>TV/STREAMING: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "A Minecraft Movie," "Snow White" and more
>CELEBRITY: Barry Diller makes sexuality confession amid 24 year marriage to Diane von Furstenberg
>ANIMALS: Protective goose thinks this woman is his mate (1:56)
>HISTORY: Some of TV’s favorite fictional characters had a Massachusetts background
>GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman stories about people fulfilling their educational dreams at all ages (18:33)
-Meanwhile, in Australia, identical twins go viral for odd in-sync interview
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:20). High of 75 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Accused Shrewsbury shooter saw machete assault charges dropped last month
-Related: Fundraiser, vigil for slain Shrewsbury man to be held October 11th
-Worcester legislators accuse state of wrongdoing regarding $30 million+ Holden sewer lawsuit
-New Worcester Superintendent Brian Allen talks 1 on 1 about leading the district where he grew up
-Worcester board to review proposal for 10 housing units on Heywood Street
-Radio Worcester (11:51): WooSox president addresses homelessness near Polar Park
-Benefit Bake fundraiser at American Flatbread in Worcester on September 2nd
-How Journalism Works series kicks off September 6th at Worcester Public Library
-Smiles Four Balloons: A family’s passion turned profession
-The Worcester Guardian's Week in Review
-Powerball jackpot jumps to $1.1 billion after no winning tickets Saturday
>POLITICS: Meet the candidates: Jermoh Kamara on health, schools, community
-The016.com announces political ad packages
-WCCA-TV's Primary Candidate Forum (41:14)
>DINING OUT: Ladd’s Restaurant & Lounge in Rutland celebrates 25 years
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old
-Shrewsbury shooting victim ID'd as Kevin Doherty, 56; suspect arraigned
-Related: New details revealed in deadly shooting of Shrewsbury dad (3:03)
-Related: Machete attack victim says suspect should have been in jail (2:46). Article
-Earlier: Shrewsbury father shot to death after walking 6-year-old child to school (2:58). Article
-Firefighters battle blaze at scrap metal site in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Scenes from Holden Days
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-Holden recreation fields formally opened
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Traffic stop in Auburn leads to pond rescue, gun bust
-Millbury declines to say if it fired firefighter jailed for child rape
-New signage at Shrewsbury soccer fields? It’s this Boy Scout’s service project
-More than 40 people become U.S. citizens in Tower Hill ceremony
-Oxford man charged with O.U.I. after allegedly driving 51 in 35 zone with 2 loaded guns in truck
-Some food choices at Olde Home Day
-Rutland hires help in administrator search
-Sutton High School student among recipients of local bank scholarships
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Pinecroft Dairy 5 p.m. Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Chainsmokers at Breakaway Festival, KC and the Sunshine Band and more ...
-Nine Inch Nails hits home hard with fans at TD Garden
-Lady Gaga at MTV Video Music Awards: Here's everything to know
-Ariana Falk new executive director as Worcester Chamber Music Society enters 20th season
>OPINION: Laurel: Backyard physics at play in Worcester
-Shaun Connolly: Back to school tips & tricks
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local man who was a truck driver for over 40 years
>SPORTS: Elijah Ponder might be best-kept secret of Patriots’ rookie class
-Patriots better than past years, but depth issues remain (10:15)
-Holy Cross football edged by Northern Illinois, 19-17
-Christian Ross remains model of consistency, compassion and hard work for Holy Cross football
-Boston College routs Fordham, 66-10
-Red Sox lose to Pirates, 10-3
-WooSox lose to Durham, 7-2
-Shrewsbury's Altomare, Westborough's Pano enjoy playing with LPGA in Norton
>CARS: Ford recalls more than 355,000 trucks over instrument panel issue
>NATIONAL: Social Security whistleblower resigns
-ChatGPT gave instructions on how to bomb arenas, make anthrax and illegal drugs, alarmed researchers reveal
-Bones found during manhunt for fugitive dad over murders of his 3 daughters
>TRAGIC: Pregnant teen shot in head during road rage
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read speaks out, hints at possible lawsuit in interview (1:50)
-Business owner says mom in N.H. murder-suicide stole over $600,000 from company (1:59)
>COLLEGES: Clark's Elyse Semerdjian receives prestigious book award
-What Mass. schools are saying about immigration enforcement as students return (2:49). Article
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Planning a foliage tour? Reader's Digest says Berkshire town is stunning
>BUSINESS: Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy again
-C.C.C. reaches $43,000 settlement with whistleblower, adding to $1.1 million spent on legal and employment issues
>SHOPPING: Back to school shopping deals at Goodwill, secondhand shops
>HOMES: HGTV named the best garden in Mass. It's not the one you're thinking of
>HEALTH: TikTok's viral "6-6-6" walking routine burns fat without grueling workouts
-Medicare program to use A.I. for pre-approval of medical procedures
>FOOD: Elizabeth Chirico: Best coffee spots with kids in tow
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 13 of "The Great British Baking Show" (1:50)
>MOVIES: Drive-in movie theaters saw a surge during the pandemic. Are they sticking around?
>CELEBRITY: Kevin Costner "casually" seeing billionaire’s ex-wife after divorce
-Charlize Theron, 49, raves about having sex with 26-year-old
>ANIMALS: "Very aggressive" shelter dog turns into the sweetest girl (2:05)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Sever Street School, 9 Sever St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: 9-year-old boy opens a "compliment stand" to boost people's self esteem (2:20)
-Meanwhile, in Idaho, watch man take 96 wet sponge hits to the face in a minute
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