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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 92 today in Worcester
-Worcester climate summary for May
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: UMass Memorial to close teen detox center
+5:00: Strike averted? UMass Memorial Health has tentative deal with union
+5:00: Bravehearts beat Nashua, 2-1
+Noon: Police: No threat found after Grafton High lockdown
+Noon: Bravehearts, Q.C.C. support student-athlete battling cancer at Friday's game
+Noon: Things to Do: We & The Dawg, Sunset Serenades Art Market and more ....
+Noon: Queer AF model call a prelude to summer, Worcester Pride events
+Noon: 100 FM The Pike (6:14): Suzette Robert, President of Indian Ranch
-UMass Memorial woes: Hiring freeze, operating loss, looming strike threat
-Clark University was booming 3 years ago. How they got to laying off 30% of faculty
-Earlier: Clark to lay off up to 30% of faculty, significantly restructure degree tracks amid financial strain
-Worcester building owner fined over $70,000 for asbestos violations
-Worcester city councilor charged with assaulting police after I.C.E. arrest
-Related: Councilor Etel Haxhiaj's response
-Related: Worcester police chief stands behind decision to charge city councilor
-Burncoat High awards diplomas at DCU Center ceremony
-Related: Video (1:48:05)
-Worcester-shot "Walking Dead" scenes may all have all been shown
-Aislinn Doyle: June 5th School Committee Meetings agenda preview
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:56): Natale Consenza settlement, I.C.E. arrest protests, Clark layoffs
-DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): National burger chain opening first New England location in Worcester
-ICYMI: Worcester, Cosenza reach settlement on $8 million jury award in evidence manipulation case
-Suspect in April 2024 Worcester killing, on the run for more than a year, held without bail
-3 men arrested in connection with University Park shooting in Worcester
-Worcester street renamed for boy who died in "One Chip Challenge" (2:04). Article
-Related: Video of ceremony (21:07)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): June Senior Center events
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): TODAY! Food Truck Thursday in Shrewsbury
-Sutton School Committee chair Benjamin Gibbons resigns
-Adult Learning Center celebrates students
-Leicester man arrested after attempting to run down 2 men who found him smoking on their property
-Westborough apartment complex sold for $96.2 million
-2 arrested in home invasion case following FBI-assisted investigation
-Then there were 5 ... in Sterling
-Explore the world of "Marvelous Mushrooms"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Teseracte Players do "Time Warp" again at "Rocky Horror" in Worcester
-Listen Up: Role Model, Megan Thee Stallion and sizzle summer playlists
-Last Call: P.E. James, musician
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 84 (12:03): Let’s keep pedestrians safe
>OPINION: W.B.J. Editor Brad Kane: Don't demonize healthcare patients
-Shaun Connolly: Horrorscopes
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman whose "allure had no boundaries"
>SPORTS: How Patriots rookie receiver Kyle Williams is making an impact at O.T.A.s
-Red Sox beat Angels, 11-9
-Can Neemias Queta fill larger frontcourt role for Celtics?
-Bravehearts beat Bees, 6-5. Next home game: 6:30 Friday. Get tickets here
-Holy Cross star Bill McGovern named to College Football Hall of Fame ballot
-WooSox beat Rochester, 9-1
-Wachusett girls' golf places second at state championships
-Friends, colleagues fondly remember true friend of Little League Doug Hannam
>CARS: Ford recalls 492,145 Explorers for door trim defect
>NATIONAL: "Big beautiful" bill adds $2.4 trillion to deficit, C.B.O. concludes
>TRAGIC: Man drowns while rescuing child from river
>NEW ENGLAND: Missing woman found dead on Maine’s Katahdin mountain after dad
-Karen Read trial (25:46): Plow driver on O'Keefe's body, Turtleboy comes up
>COLLEGES: WPI names associate dean of The Global School
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 former prisons turned into luxury hotels
>BUSINESS: Pharmaceutical lobbyist pressures Mass. lawmakers to pause bill attempting to cap drug prices
-LPL Financial Research: Tariffs and market volatility likely to stick
-50% tariffs on steel & aluminum are now in effect (1:37)
>HOMES: Realtors upset with new law meant to help first-time homebuyers (3:45)
>SHOPPING: Dollar General hikes sales forecast as tariff fears send shoppers hunting for deals
>HEALTH: COVID shots for kids remain on C.D.C. vaccine schedule
-Microbiologist reveals if it's better to shower in morning or evening
>FOOD: McDonald's Snack Wraps are officially back — date revealed
>TV/STREAMING: Kenan Thompson cryptically teases "a lot of change" at "SNL" after Season 50
>MOVIES: "Princess Diaries 3" team has been "castle shopping" in Europe
>CELEBRITY: Hailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen get married in romantic wedding ceremony
>HISTORY: Lincoln Square in 1906
>ANIMALS: Woman rescues baby horse who's never been touched by humans (3:04)
>GOOD NEWS: Greyhound bus driver awarded for helping passengers stay safe during tornado
-Meanwhile, in Kentucky, boy playing with mom's phone orders 70,000 Dum-Dum lollipops
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 82 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Expensive weapon detection system leased by UMass Medical School rarely used (3:18). Article
-Worcester woman, firm admit to $1.6 million MassHealth fraud
-"Caretaker" stole from local elderly victim, squatted, police say
-Dominican man sold rifles, guns in Walmart parking lot in Worcester, feds say
-Worcester Housing Authority gives old movie theater new life
-Today! Mural honoring slain mother and daughter to be unveiled at Worcester school
-Worcester schools approve grant for new machines at Worcester Tech, with a caveat
-Worcester schools release bus routes early. Video (1:56)
-End of summer celebration Saturday at The Village
-Central Mass. tomato farmers bounce back from wet, cold start in spring
-Is Goose a he or a she? Now we know, as celebrity lizard settles into new home
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:27): Meeting law violation, preliminary election, does any of it matter
>DINING OUT: 100 FM The Pike (9:54): James and Gabriella from Worcester’s legendary Boulevard Diner
-ICYMI: Family of missing Worcester man seeking public’s help with finding him
-Worcester police mourn tragic loss of animal control officer at age 41
-Report on St. Vincent Hospital validates nurses' concerns
-Turtleboy alleges malfeasance by prosecutors in witness intimidation trial
-Radio Worcester (12:44): Worcester Business Journal's Eric Casey discusses stunning bankruptcy
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Planned power outage August 26th
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2 sought in attempted carjacking of Uber driver, passenger in Lancaster (1:34). Article
-Inside the futuristic traffic technology Shrewsbury is using to prevent accidents
-Man’s car towed for revoked registration after passing field sobriety test in Rutland
-Leominster City Council votes to raise school committee stipend to $4,000
-Police seize unsecured guns, family seeks involuntary commitment for man struggling with addiction
-Bill causes concern for towns housing fairs
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-New Gallup poll shows what Americans are thinking about alcohol
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Lee Brice, Tyler Hubbard and Hot Dog Safari
-Stephen Martin's "Thumper" evokes growing up in Worcester in the 1950s
>OPINION: Tim Murray: State government belongs in office, not in spare room
-Asha Holmes: 5 after-school routine ideas for a calm home
-Unity Radio's Susanity Life (53:53)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who owned multiple restaurants with her husband
>SPORTS: Patriots’ Mike Vrabel demanding more leadership from Drake Maye
-Red Sox getting some schedule relief after daunting stretch
-Roman Anthony putting himself on short lists with Hall of Famers
-Celtics schedule with dates, opponents for every game
-Holy Cross women's soccer drops season opener to Fairfield
-Holy Cross women's soccer 2025 season preview
-Holy Cross football media day
-WooSox beat Iowa, 13-10
>CARS: Here's what to check to avoid buying a water-damaged car
>NATIONAL: 6 dead in Michigan after truck crashes into van carrying members of Amish group
-Idaho killer called his mom on way home from slaying and again on his way to visit crime scene: report
>TRAGIC: Parents and child killed when tree falls on their car
>NEW ENGLAND: Landscaping worker killed after contacting live power line in N.H. (2:27). Article
-Woman injured in shooting at Mass. pond, police believe incident was intentional
>COLLEGES: Plant puncture tools: Holy Cross summer research (1:25)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 of the most remote places in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Inc. magazine names 17 Central Mass. companies among annual list of fastest-growing businesses
-LPL Financial Research: Stocks sailing smoothly through policy crosscurrents so far
-State equity fund boosts cannabis small businesses with $27 million amid uphill battle with larger firms
>SHOPPING: The North Face has an Amazon storefront
>HOMES: Real estate mogul Anthony Lamacchia discusses current state of Mass. home prices
>HEALTH: Putting our stress on D.N.D. with modern mindfulness (4:36)
-Local doctor urges young people to get screened for colon cancer after son’s passing (6:18)
>FOOD: Healthy or harmful: Taking a look at plant-based meats
>TV/STREAMING: Kelly Clarkson's talk show future confirmed following ex-husband death
>MOVIES: First look at new Jordan Peele movie, "Him" (1:42)
>CELEBRITY: Leonardo DiCaprio, 50, insists he's "emotionally" 32 amid backlash over dating younger women
>ANIMALS: Someone adorable was abandoned in this doghouse (2:46)
>HISTORY: "Dirty Water" is more than a game-winning song
>GOOD NEWS: Boy's heartwarming moment with prize-winning goat at animal show goes viral
-Meanwhile, Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver's "Marriage Story" used to scare wolves
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