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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 (:34). High of 70 today in Worcester
-Mass. could see warmer, wetter winter, National Weather Service says
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Asbestos discovery closes Worcester Head Start facility
-Kelley Square and Mill Street were redesigned. Are they safer today?
-Worcester Human Rights Commission to review police policies, homeless encampment proposal
-Where is Aaron Pennington? Fugitive search enters third year (2:22)
-Max German of Shrewsbury a finalist in "Voice of Logan" contest
-Westborough police chief on leave following an incident in Shrewsbury (:20). Article
-Parents recall Uxbridge Officer LaPorta as community honors him
-Earlier: D.A.: Investigation into death of Uxbridge officer results in no charges
-Worcester County Wonders: The Phantom of the Palladium
-In historic company: Women of Worcester's past, present honored in new mural
-College closures derail students’ plans, leaving some unsure when they’ll return
>DINING OUT: Avvio Ristorante wins early buzz with home-made pasta and tasty pizzas
-Large audience, low price: Give your restaurant's social media a boost on The 016
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-ICYMI: Anna Maria weighs giving interested buyers more time after auction cancellation
-Worcester Homeowner Summit set for November 7th at DCU Center
-Worcester police, D.E.A. find fentanyl in Clover Street raid
-Worcester police seize 38 guns, ghost gun frames
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Wachusett Teacher Spotlight: Brian Lux
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community Advocate Hometown Helper: Bernice Gero, animal advocate
-Warrant issued for man who broke into ex-girlfriend’s home in Barre while she was asleep
-Coolidge Elementary School's hidden staircase evokes Shrewsbury memories from decades past
-Meadows Montessori excited to open in Westborough
-New warehouse plans before Westborough Planning Board
-New Northborough fire chief says he has felt "truly welcomed" by town officials, community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Gateway Players in Southbridge to hold auditions for "The Lifespan of a Fact"
-Dudley's first poetry slam brings community to the Fun Zone Playground wooded stage
-100 FM The Pike (20:41): Ken Casey from Dropkick Murphys on music as a force for change
>OPINION: Tommy Dorfman: Ticket prices are out of control. Gov. Healey’s bill will make them worse
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 510 (28:21): City clerks & state election
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown reacts to W.P.D. internal investigation in Toomey case (24:59)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who was a lauded poet
>SPORTS: NESN and NESN+ to broadcast select Holy Cross contests
-Railers lose to Maine, 3-1
-Radio Worcester (15:13): Worcester Railers celebrate 1,000 wins for city hockey
>NATIONAL: Christa Pike's executioners given ominous warning before botched lethal injection: court docs
-Devastated mom recalls horror of toddler being pronounced dead, before he's discovered alive in morgue
-Tragic: Nurse dies after shrimp allergy during honeymoon
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore's therapist back on the stand Monday (:59)
-Woman charged with manslaughter in 4-year-old daughter's fentanyl death (:22)
-Over 130 residents evacuated from Lexington nursing home (2:25)
>POLITICS: What does the Governor's Council do? Worcester candidates weigh in
-What is Mass. ballot Question 7? (8:52)
-Full debate on Mass. ballot Question 7 (29:03)
>COLLEGES: Clark campus conversation, McGovern visit examine America’s past and present
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airbnb making changes to guest cleaning requirements (1:39)
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-U.S credit card debt is on the rise. Here's how to keep yourself out of credit card debt
-Small businesses need to leverage home field advantage with S.E.O.
>SHOPPING: How inflation is hitting all parts of Halloween celebration (1:59)
>HOMES: The surprising places to never charge your phone, safety experts say
>HEALTH: "Circadian" depression may be the reason why you can't sleep
-How walking regularly can protect your brain for years to come (6:18)
>FOOD: Ina Garten reveals unique ingredient she uses in eggs
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Lupin: Part 4" on Netflix (2:30)
>MOVIES: The craziest horror villains compilation (42:09)
>CELEBRITY: "Office Space" star Richard Riehle dies at 78
-Kurt Cobain's death investigation takes new turn over cop's shocking claim casting doubt on suicide
>ANIMALS: Hound gets caught breaking all her friends out of daycare (1:54)
>HISTORY: The Old Yarmouth Inn on the Cape is still going strong after 330 years
>GOOD NEWS: Veteran sees brother face-to-face for first time in 40 years
-Meanwhile, in England, escaped emu wins wrestling match in middle of road
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