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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:42). Hot and humid, high of 86 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Man busted after throwing "dynamite" out window in Worcester
+5:00: Worcester man arrested for alleged crack distribution near Kingsbury and Shepard streets
+Noon: "True warrior": 3-year-old girl from Paxton beats cancer. Now her parents need a lifeline
+Noon: Related: Worcester police donate to family in need (1:59)
+Noon: Diddy convicted of prostitution charges, acquitted on more serious charges
+Noon: Listen Up: Rapper Dion grips with hope, pain n "Bacc Home Freestyle"
+Noon: Last Call: Sophie Lee, owner, Sophpremacy jewelry
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 16-year-old girl
-Worcester police ask for help locating missing 16-year-old boy
-WPI halts plan to convert hotel to dorms; school sees it as income source
-Pickleball coming for Worcester’s courts: Popular sport taking over tennis courts
-Multiple proposals would ban new billboards in Worcester
-Everything you need to know about Worcester’s Independence Day celebration (9:09)
-Drone video reveal of Worcester (:09)
-Brian Allen takes in first day as Worcester superintendent
-Related: Brian Allen speaks to Worcester Public Schools community (3:37)
-Worcester Animals Rescue League welcomes walk-ins for the first time in 5 years
-Worcester candidates: Cayden Davis runs on equity, housing platform
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:49): Breaking down W.P.D. scrutiny and city manager review
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:43): City Manager review, council dynamics and the influence of local blogs
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Peppercorn's is renovating, will reopen July 15th
-ICYMI: Shrewsbury police rescue 8 from sinking boat on Lake Quinsig
-Nearly 1 year after death of state Trooper Enrique Delgado-Garcia, family and lawmakers await answers
-Amber Gravel acquitted of murder; was accused of luring man to killing
-GoFundMe launched for teen killed by train in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police welcome new officer
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-This week's traffic delays and road closures
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Historic Grafton Inn back on market for $1.6 million
-With speed and skill, the "Piece-ful Puzzlers" win Shrewsbury Puzzle Race
-TODAY! Veterans hit the water at Lake Quinsigamond for adaptive ski day
-"Just so loved": Northborough remembers Michael Ellsworth
-New Uxbridge Big Y to open in October
-"New" Clinton Select Board gets updates
-The Item's public safety logs
-Volunteer of the year, retirees honored
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Taking an up-close look at the Hanover Theatre's Mighty Wurlitzer organ
-This local landmark graces the cover of "Thank You Pine Street," a Shrewsbury resident's debut book
-Holden artist Anna Karas creates unique, intricate colorful drawings
>OPINION: Kevin Brunton: You can't have everything
-Sandra A. Kuchraski: Neighbors demand better than cuts to S.N.A.P., Medicaid
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 213 (29:00): Drug addiction
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Worcester cabbie
>SPORTS: Bruins’ signings on Day 1 of NHL free agency don’t fix team’s No. 1 problem
-Red Sox game suspended because of rain in third inning
-Celebrate with Bravehearts $4 for the 4th, $4 tickets to doubleheader starting at 4
-Bravehearts beat Vermont, 9-8. Next home game 4 p.m. Friday. Buy tickets here
-Bravehearts to host 3 weeks of baseball camp starting Monday
-Holy Cross men's rowing (1:31): Henley Royal Regatta
-WooSox postponed
>CARS: Chrysler recalls some vehicles to fix a potential airbag issue
>NATIONAL: Apple's $95 million settlement over Siri claims: How to get your share
-Idaho sniper suspect claimed "I’m going hunting" in chilling post hours before deadly ambush
>TRAGIC: Factory worker found dead inside industrial oven
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read lawyers talk "culminating moment of the defense," Cannone and more (36:25)
-Remarkable video captures lightning strike home in Walpole (1:33)
>COLLEGES: WPI podcast (38:23): How music and technology come together in powerful and unexpected ways
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The world's most dangerous country revealed in new global survey
>BUSINESS: Google increases stake in Devens fusion energy firm
-LPL Financial Research: Strategic time horizon supports allocation to non-U.S. equities
-Why you could owe money for unauthorized charges on debit cards (2:08)
>HOMES: New Mass. budget could pass broker's fees to landlords (1:30)
>HEALTH: About 60,000 women's and prenatal multivitamins recalled
-Researchers say the timing of when night shift workers eat could have impact on health (2:13)
>FOOD: Having a Fourth of July party? Here's how you can save on groceries (1:59)
>TV/STREAMING: Netflix prepares for takeoff: NASA+ live programming to begin streaming this summer
>MOVIES: Why is "Formula 1" resonating so strongly with American Gen Z-ers?
>CELEBRITY: Julie Bowen recalls needing a pacemaker at 29: "I’m gonna die"
>ANIMALS: 19-pound cat tries everything to lose weight (4:09)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Do you know where this is?
>GOOD NEWS: Eerie "premonition" inspires mom to buy $80,000 winning lotto ticket – but she has to save it from trash
-Meanwhile, wild video shows drunk, armed DoorDash driver wrestling with customer while demanding a tip: cops
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). Hot and humid, high of 90 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Things to Do: Movies on the Common, Little River Band and more ...
+Noon: Public art project aims to keep trash out of city's catch basins
+Noon: Here's how to take advantage of Fourth of July sales (1:59)
+Noon: Bill Ballou on baseball
-Worcester celebrates early Fourth with fireworks show on Wednesday
-Man busted after throwing "dynamite" out window in Worcester
-Worcester County "professional tenants" indicted on more than 50 criminal charges (3:07). Article
-Worcester man arrested for alleged crack distribution near Kingsbury and Shepard streets
-"True warrior": 3-year-old girl from Paxton beats cancer. Now her parents need a lifeline
-Related: Worcester police donate to family in need (1:59)
-Worcester police are in the process of taking delivery of 11 of these Dodge Durangos
-Worcester man on probation charged with assault after attacking teen and father in apartment hallway
-Webster Water Ski Collective hosts veterans at Lake Quinsigamond to learn to water ski
-Record number of drivers expected for July Fourth travel in Mass. (1:21)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:49): Breaking down W.P.D. scrutiny and city manager review
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:43): City Manager review, council dynamics and the influence of local blogs
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Who's open this holiday week? Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands
-ICYMI: WPI halts plan to convert hotel to dorms; school sees it as income source
-Pickleball coming for Worcester’s courts: Popular sport taking over tennis courts
-Multiple proposals would ban new billboards in Worcester
-Drone video reveal of Worcester (:09)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police welcome new officer
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-This week's traffic delays and road closures
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): TODAY! Traffic advisory for Rutland's fireworks
-Man indicted in death of Austin Schepper, Sturbridge man who had been missing
-Shrewsbury may explore change in government structure
-S.U.V. crashes into Westborough home
-Rollover crash with injuries closes Mill Road in Westborough
-Ocean State Job Lot opening new Auburn location at former Big Lots
-Summer fun at West End Creamery Adventure Farm
-Traffic stop in Clinton leads to arrest after driver cites crash, then child support, for suspended license
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: Rapper Dion grips with hope, pain n "Bacc Home Freestyle"
-Last Call: Sophie Lee, owner, Sophpremacy jewelry
-Worcester County Wonders: The story of Samuel Slater is more relatable today than ever
-Things to do in July in Central Mass. (& FREE printable)
>OPINION: Lea Shell: Staying curious with Dr. Madhusudan Katti
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 214 (29:05): Pastor Mike Stoliker
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Shrewsbury man who passed away at age 26
>SPORTS: Jayson Tatum shares encouraging update in Achilles surgery rehab
-Celtics’ 2025 NBA Summer League schedule and projected roster
-Red Sox lose to Reds, 8-4
-Celebrate with Bravehearts $4 for the 4th, $4 tickets to doubleheader starting at 4
-Bravehearts sweep Vermont, 13-8. Next home game 4 p.m. Friday. Buy tickets here
-Bravehearts to host 3 weeks of baseball camp starting Monday
-Ed Kahovec signs contract extension as Holy Cross baseball head coach
-WooSox split doubleheader with Syracuse
-Former North High, Worcester Academy basketball star Amir Jenkins commits to West Virginia
-U.S. men beat Guatemala to reach Gold Cup final
>NATIONAL: Chicago shooting leaves at least 3 dead, 16 injured
-Bryan Kohberger pleads guilty to killing 4 Idaho college students in 2022 (2:04)
-7 missing after explosion at California fireworks warehouse sets off massive blaze
>TRAGIC: Alligator mauls wife, 61, canoeing with her husband
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 people injured after fireworks discharge on Cape Cod (2:05). Article
-Wealth surtax may generate $3 billion in Mass.
>COLLEGES: For 2 Assumption students, from football to friends and physicians
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 of the best botanical gardens in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Your car insurance rates are going up in July
-LPL Financial Research: Strategic time horizon supports allocation to non-U.S. equities
-Biomanufacturer breaks ground on $50 million expansions in Devens
>SHOPPING: Amazon Prime members brace for sticker shock as price hike predicted
>HOMES: Mass. brokers fees could be passed to landlords
>HEALTH: Skin cancer prevention tips for people with dark skin
-Less invasive knee procedure uses patient's own cells to repair cartilage damage
>FOOD: Lil McDonald's Happy Meals to include restaurant-inspired mini toys
>TV/STREAMING: "The Simpsons" kill off Marge Simpson in Season 36 finale and fans are outraged
>MOVIES: Trailer for "The Strangers - Chapter 2" (2:19)
>CELEBRITY: Diddy likely to be sentenced to months, not years over prostitution conviction: expert
-Rachael Ray continues to spark fan concern with "bizarre behavior" at alcohol event
>ANIMALS: Mangy puppy who was too scared to walk on floors opens up (1:45)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Brink's, 12 Mason St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Cops rescue teen, his pet cats lost in Somerset swamp
-Meanwhile, in Florida, alligator "knocking on front doors" gets stuck in folding chair
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