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>WEATHER: Sunny, high of 80 today in Worcester (3:17)
-July climate summary for Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Heavy police presence on Fremont Street comes to end; suspect had left the scene
-Murder or mental illness? Jurors weigh fate of man who shot friend over restaurant bill
-Worcester store manager helps police arrest armed robbery suspect (2:47). Article
-Police Department welcomes neighborhood to National Night Out
-Worcester gets another shot with a bike-share program. This time it's electric bikes
-Worcester schools gets funding for adult career training
-Mastery-based grading plan heads to full school committee
-Food, music and dancing — Worcester's Italian Festival returns
-7 things you can do in Worcester for free this summer
-Family fun: Central Mass. fairs and festivals
-Donate sneakers to benefit local Boys and Girls Clubs
-New Worcester Business Journal award to honor military veteran executives, nominations now open
-Radio Worcester's The Roundup (25:50): Voting power, city responsibility and a very big lizard
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:10): Trash trouble and campaign costs in Worcester
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): 2 Asian restaurants coming soon to Shrewsbury
-ICYMI: Lawyer says fatal Fitchburg shooting was an accident; stepson of victim held without bail
-Southbridge man who raped 3 children sentenced to 25 years in prison
-Demolition crew gets prescription to tear down Walgreens to make way for Chick-fil-A
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Officer Jon Bourget promoted to sergeant, pinned by his father
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
-August Among Friends senior newsletter
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Barre voters reject Prop 2½ override for police, other services
-Mendon Drive-In movie screen damaged by wild turkey
-Rutland Police Department's Warrant Wednesday
-Auburn Police Department's Summer Send-Off Tuesday
-Leicester police officers honored for arrest of carjacking suspect
-Central Mass. schools granted $6.6 million to train adults for high-demand professions
-Reminder: Bolton Fair open this weekend
-Woodsmall ready to step up for Lancaster
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Kentucky's $9 billion whiskey industry in crisis as Gen Z drinkers shun bourbon, tariffs take toll
->SHOWTIME: Higher Education Music & Arts Festival makes Worcester debut
-The Mountain Goats set to play stripped down set in Worcester
-Listen Up: Sapling meets 2025's chaos head on with "Full Moon"
-VMAs: Nominations, when are they, and will Taylor Swift be there?
>OPINION: Sarah Connell Sanders: Lucius members get serious about music and motherhood
-Amanda Khatib: Summertime stresses in the autism world
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 90 (5:13): Worcester Comments on Healthy Relationships
-WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 122 (28:51): Nick Zwirblia and Dorrie Maynard
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to award-winning cardiovascular researcher at UMass Medical School
>SPORTS: Mike Vrabel jumps into Patriots-Commanders fight, leaves bloodied
-Drake Maye holds his own in Jayden Daniels matchup
-What Maye told Jayson Tatum after Patriots joint practice
-Red Sox lose to Royals, 7-3
-Bravehearts clinch first place in Futures League
-Bravehearts beat Nashua, 10-2. Next home game: 6:30 Saturday. Buy tickets here
-La Mega 106.1FM is taking over Fitton Field
-"It doesn’t get better than this": Former St. Paul star Jake LeFrancois thriving with Worcester Bravehearts
-Holy Cross (2:09): Get to know Coach Shell
-Holy Cross elevates Steven Sparks to men’s rowing associate head coach
-WooSox fall to Buffalo, 7-3
>NATIONAL: Army sergeant shot 5 fellow soldiers at Fort Stewart, official says
-Social Security phasing out paper checks
-Titan implosion preventable, cites design flaws, Coast Guard says (1:36)
>TRAGIC: Fatal medical transport plane crash on Navajo Nation
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 women arrested for keeping house of prostitution at Maynard spa
-Nominations open for new Massachusetts Women’s Hall of Fame
>COLLEGES: Student loan interest returns for millions of borrowers (2:42)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This Mass. town was called a "cozy" portal to the Berkshires
>BUSINESS: Apple is investing another $100 billion in the U.S.
-LPL Financial Research: Seven takeaways from a dizzying week for markets
-Proposed deal would let Mass. General Brigham patients get primary care at CVS MinuteClinics in Mass.
>SHOPPING: Claire's files for second bankruptcy amid debt and store closures
>HOMES: Are you liable if a tree falls on your neighbor’s property? Here’s what Mass. law says
>HEALTH: Lithium could help treat Alzheimer's, Harvard researchers say
-U.S. childhood vaccination rates fall again as exemptions set record
-Dr. Scott-Vernaglia discusses an increase in vaccine exemptions (2:14). Article
>FOOD: Your guide to tasty summer beverages (4:22)
>TV/STREAMING: "And Just Like That" ending after 3 seasons of woke backlash, fan revolt
>MOVIES: 11 best new movies on Netflix
>CELEBRITY: Clark alum Padma Lakshmi wears hot pink string bikini in the Hamptons
-The naked truth about Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson's budding relationship
>ANIMALS: Girl visits abandoned cat every day until he follows her home (2:20)
>HISTORY: How to do the bold disco dancing moves from the '70s
>GOOD NEWS: Good Samaritan helps rescue grandfather, 2 kids from fire
-Meanwhile, in Canada, bird drops fish on power lines and sparks brush fire
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:01). High of 37 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-12-year-old actor from Worcester makes big screen debut in "The Running Man" (4:54)
-Worcester water main break disrupts service for Shore Drive area residents
-Free electricity? Why some National Grid customers in Worcester aren't getting bills
-For Ken Burns, a part of history found at American Antiquarian Society
-Middle school students thinking big after attending S.T.E.M. program at WPI
-Worcester Animal Rescue League joins statewide dog adoptathon
-What's the fine in Worcester for not shoveling snow from your sidewalk?
-Girl Scouts compete in "Cookiepreneur Challenge" with local leaders
-New judge sets tentative trial date for Turtleboy witness intimidation case
-Meet T&G Santa's helpers for Saturday
-What's Up Worcester Sitdown (4:35): Killian Madden, Owner, Wicked Wheels
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Football nationals, leadership shifts, giving
>DINING OUT: The Dogfather talks Solomon Pond Mall, food trucks and signature chili
-ICYMI: Worcester students use live burn to highlight holiday tree safety (1:51). Article
-Car thefts up in November in city, 45% were preventable: W.P.D.
-With snow season here, temporary speed humps lifted from Worcester streets
-Driver trapped, car lodged under dump truck in unusual crash on Mass. Pike in Auburn
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): State restores grant funding for Wachusett, says it made a mistake
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Wachusett Echo: COVID effects on music program at the Regional
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2-alarm fire in Spencer
-Clinton Rotary pancake breakfast served Sunday
-Second exit from Shoppes at Blackstone Valley open Sunday
-Lancaster man hospitalized after propane tank explodes on Fort Pond Road
-Community, family gather to remember fallen hero
-Shrewsbury High's Team 467 building robots and friendships
-Andrew Turco takes the helm of Millbury High indoor track
-Library's Little Free Food Pantry supports community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: MaliFest, The Racky Thomas Band, "Messiah" and more ...
-100 FM The Pike (10:17): Comedian Jared Fried on food guilt, his first Boston comedy show
>OPINION: John Keough: Netflix deal could be catalyst for film industry expansion
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Part 2, Historical timeline of how black and brown humanity has been targeted across the globe
-Laurel: Sweet smell of success at the holiday fair
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 219 (27:15): Recruiting for the police department
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (1:23:40): Music in dementia — Finding the piano
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester Church Mother
>SPORTS: Patriots' closeness off the field helps them build best record in the NFL
-Mike Florio doesn't hold back on Belichick and Kraft's Hall of Fame candidacies
-NFL Week 14 schedule, TV and announcers
-Randolph ends West Boylston championship run in state final
-Hilton Garden Inn named official hotel of the Worcester Bravehearts
-Holy Cross men's basketball team rallies from 16 down to beat Fordham, 70-69
-Holy Cross women’s ice hockey tops Vermont, 2-1, completes weekend sweep
-Holy Cross women's basketball finishes road swing at Bryant on Sunday
-FIFA announces schedule for World Cup matches at Gillette (1:44)
-Lionel Messi, Inter Miami win MLS Cup
-Railers fall to Reading, 5-4
>CARS: Consumer Reports' most reliable automobile brands (1:58)
>NATIONAL: A look at what happened in the U.S. government last week
-Grand jury transcripts from Epstein, Maxwell investigation in Florida ordered to be released
-Frank Gehry, the most celebrated architect of his time, dies at 96
-Tragic: Grandfather and 3-month-old grandkid mauled to death by 7 pit bulls at home
>NEW ENGLAND: Man killed in officer-involved shooting in Manchester
-Shocking data, real stories reveal deadly disregard of school crossing guards (4:05)
>COLLEGES: Life in the first year lane: Finding community and involvement at Anna Maria
-Clark alum on his career in the wool industry
-WPI's Time to Startup (36:52): Talk first, build later
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This U.S. mountain town is 2026’s top trending destination
-5 helpful stretches to try before and after a long flight
>BUSINESS: Saint Vincent Hospital looking for new C.E.O., 10 months after last one was hired
-Radio Worcester (8:13): B.B.B. warns of "ghost-tapping" scam targeting tap-to-pay users
-101: Handling burnout on your team
-Ridgemark Home Remodeling continues to expand service, meet client needs
>HEALTH: The 10 best Christmas songs to work out to
-Year-End F.S.A., H.S.A. Guide: How to make the most of your accounts before 2026
>FOOD: McDonald’s is going green for the holidays with The Grinch Meal
>TV/STREAMING: Best Christmas movies on HBO Max
>MOVIES: "Five Nights at Freddy’s 2" opening to historic $57 million at box office
>CELEBRITY: Donald Glover says he had a stroke
-Shirley MacLaine, 91, enjoys a cocktail at her favorite restaurant during rare public outing
>ANIMALS: Puppy begs cars for help on side of road (2:01)
>HISTORY: The truth behind Worcester Center Galleria, the monster mall Worcester had to destroy
>GOOD NEWS: Toddler home after over 400 days in the hospital
-Meanwhile, in New Zealand, reporter whacked in the face by bird during live shot (1:09)
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