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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:27). High of 90 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: From the lab to the spotlight: Miss Worcester County 2024 is arising star (2:46). Article
+6:00: Police investigating bank robbery at Hometown Bank in Webster; suspect fled on motorcycle into Conn.
+6:00: Car engulfed in flames in Westborough
+Noon: Focus on "much needed" programs — Centro elaborates on Latin American Festival cancelation
-Earlier: Organizer: Fear of I.C.E. was factor in decision to cancel Worcester Latin American Festival
+Noon: 100 FM The Pike (14:34): Worcester Fire Department cookoff firefighters trade hoses for hot plates
+Noon: Peppercorn's reopens after renovation
+Noon: What's the best summer thing to do in Worcester County? Vote in round 1
+Noon: Listen up: On "Northeastern," Old Tom & the Lookouts eyes "the curse of being from the Northeast"
+Noon: EcoTarium celebrates 200 years of science, nature and discovery
-A city-owned grocery store in Worcester? Councilor wants to look into it
-WNBA star and Worcester Academy alum Aliyah Boston gets her flowers at State House ceremony
-Planet Fitness opens third location in Worcester
-Worcester trade show exhibit company expands with acquisition of Texas firm
-Research center at UMass Medical School celebrates new name
-Mike Bendetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-This Week in Worcester: Not believing lies is anti-police sentiment in Worcester
-Jim McGovern frustrated after loss in budget bill fight, but says "I don't feel hopeless" (8:38). Article
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Crompton Pool delay, negative review drama and police mask ban
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): New seafood eatery opens in Worcester
-ICYMI: Woman in hospital after shooting at Crompton Park
-Worcester mayor says fund freeze could cost 20 school jobs
-Worcester ranks among top U.S. metros for S.T.E.M. jobs
-Worcester County Wonders: Three-deckers remain a thriving icon for city
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Up to "Shannanigans" with handmade crafts
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
-This week's traffic delays and road closures
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): W.R.T.A. service expands through Shrewsbury, Westborough and Northborough
-No lifeguards at Lake Chauncy (again), mirroring statewide trend
-Item photos: Scenes from the Clinton fireworks
-A "peek behind the curtain" for residents at S.E.L.C.O.’s Open House
-Millbury receives funding for senior center improvements as part of Fiscal Year 2026 budget
-Paxton considers Black Hill Road bridge replacement
-233-unit development in Grafton granted $9 million in state support
-Lancaster officials question why fire voices not heard
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesdays at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: 100 FM The Pike (9:08): The Breakdown Lane
-Will Aerosmith tour again? What Joe Perry said about possibility
-Art with a message: Main South installation aims to promote pedestrian safety
-Dodgers announcer wins National Baseball Poetry Festival's "Green Monster" challenge
-Sharon Oliver: Being a successful social media influencer is not limited to the young
>OPINION: Katy McQueen: A day of nostalgia at Storyland
-Bill Shaner: All the fun a wicked god must be having with us
-Aaron Langlois: Oakham wants clean energy - and environmental safety
-Unity Radio's Cannabis 101 (55:03)
-A Minute with Meagan (14:51): From breakups to breakthroughs — The Sparrow Collective is rewriting the story
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former owner of Atlas Press
>SPORTS: The biggest nights in summer baseball are coming to Worcester
-4 Worcester Bravehearts, Holy Cross right-hander Danny Macchiarola picked in Major League Baseball Draft
-Bravehearts playing loose and crushing the ball. Next home game: 6:30 Tuesday. Buy tickets here
-Checking in on how these local Major League Baseball stars are doing at the All-Star break
-TODAY! Connecticut Sun face Indiana Fever at Garden ahead of WNBA All-Star Break
>NATIONAL: Camp Mystic cabins were in known flood zone — despite recent $5 million overhaul
-Man calmly confesses to murdering, dismembering his elderly landlord
>TRAGIC: Sad last text from woman who fell in volcano revealed: "Heartbroken when we said goodbye"
>NEW ENGLAND: Everything we know about the fire at an assisted living facility in Fall River (10:20)
-Drug overdose deaths tied to opioids on the decline
>COLLEGES: Anya Brown and the Outdoors Club at Holy Cross (1:51)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The T.S.A. recently banned these items in checked bags
>BUSINESS: Meta investing hundreds of billions in superintelligence
-LPL Financial Research: Midyear stock market outlook — Path to upside clouded with uncertainty
-Why free snacks at the office could soon get scrapped
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers, Sunday, July 13th
>SHOPPING: Shop college dorm essentials at Staples
>HEALTH: The top 10 "feel-good" habits people do to for long-term wellness: survey
-Seemingly harmless, symptomless virus may actually cause Parkinson’s disease: study
>FOOD: Top 10 least healthy fast food chains revealed — here's where your favorite falls
>TV/STREAMING: CBS's "Boston Blue" recasts Sean Reagan in Donnie Wahlburg "Blue Bloods" spinoff
>MOVIES: John Carpenter movie "Halloween" is getting a new look. How to buy it
>CELEBRITY: John Goodman looks better than ever at "Smurfs" premiere after 200-pound weight loss
>ANIMALS: Mom and 7 puppies found in abandoned hoarder home (1:51)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Site of 1776 Declaration of Independence reading, Worcester City Hall Plaza
>GOOD NEWS: Missing teen found alive on remote island: "One-in-a-million miracle"
-Meanwhile, in Scotland, clinic pleads for a stop to "unsolicited" urine samples
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>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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