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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 (:59). High of 54 today in Worcester
-Will it be a snowy winter? What the Old Farmer's Almanac predicts in Massachusetts
>TOP OF THE NEWS:
-Auburn police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old
-Albert Carabba, held in Mississippi in case of missing Worcester woman, fights return to Mass.
-4 Worcester officers among those honored by governor at Trooper Hanna awards
-Worcester's South High mourning sudden death of English, theater teacher
-Extensive rehab planned for Plumley Village in Worcester
-Worcester celebrates beginning of Lakeside Apartments project
-Worcester marks 175 years since historic women’s rights gathering
-Discovering the place where Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut meet
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:25): Calls for civilian oversight amid skepticism over implementation
>POLITICS: District council candidates debate key issues at Mechanics Hall. Video (2:04:55)
-GBH hosts Worcester mayoral debate Thursday
-Radio Worcester (23:24): Owura-Kwaku Sarkodieh launches mayoral bid with a vision for a “New Deal” in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:55): City Council cell phone use becomes a campaign issue
>DINING OUT: Downtown Worcester restaurant closed Thursday for private event
-Mercado Restaurant replacing Flying Rhino Cafe on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester
-ICYMI: Long-awaited report calls for civilian review board to oversee Worcester police
-Suicide-awareness advocates seek rail changes at Worcester County Courthouse after man's death
-Video shows man stealing 500 Pokemon cards from Worcester shop (2:13). Article
-Worcester woman part of "Hamilton" cast as the iconic show celebrates 10th anniversary
-Worcester Business Journal landlord seeks to convert Shrewsbury Street building into 44 apartments
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Free the students!
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): After Select Board discussion, Beal Commons clears final hurdle
-Leominster woman admits stealing from elderly in Worcester County
-Leominster teen missing from Boston
-Fitchburg man arrested for running acquaintance over in JCPenney parking lot over $50 debt
-80-unit affordable housing complex planned for Route 12 in West Boylston
-Millbury Schools recognized for mathematics achievement on latest M.C.A.S. test
-Photos: Clinton community celebrates Hispanic heritage
-Community Harvest Project to host 19th annual Harvest Home Festival November 2nd
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice will "jump" into the DCU Center
-Listen Up: Big-League Collective, Dusknight deliver new music
>OPINION: Janet Limke: Bill promoting plant-based foods at state facilities good medicine
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (50:31): Brenda Vezina, C.E.O., Kiva Centers
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Vietnam War veteran from Worcester who worked for the Department of Youth Services
>SPORTS: Interim coach bump? Patriots beating Titans would go against trend
-5 running back trade candidates for Patriots to jump-start run game
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-'Sader Stories (27:31): Varsity Club Hall of Famer Jerry Dickinson
>CARS: Price of new car hits over $50,000 for first time ever (1:58)
>NATIONAL: Supreme Court weighs Voting Rights Act challenge
-Federal workers face mounting financial strain as government shutdown drags on
-Tragic: Crash kills family of 8, including 5 children and a pregnant woman
>NEW ENGLAND: Seth Moulton to challenge Senator Ed Markey in 2026
-Woman pleads guilty to taking, sharing explicit photos of children at day care
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria's ESports Blog: Director’s Corner
-Holy Cross Professor Susan Elizabeth Sweeney shares tips on writing from Edgar Allan Poe
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 surprisingly cheap European cities to visit
>BUSINESS: Survey reveals main reason why many "dread" the holiday season
-LPL Financial Research: Happy Anniversary Bull Market
-Taking bids: New company sought to run Mass. D.O.T. service plazas
>HOMES: New law on home sales takes effect in Massachusetts (3:19). Article
>SHOPPING: Shop the LG Beauty Belif glowing kit to combat dry winter skin
>HEALTH: Nonverbal dementia patient makes breakthrough with unexpected therapy
-70 percent of American adults may be considered obese under new definition of condition
>FOOD: KFC brings back fan favorite flavor Original Honey BBQ
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix true crime doc "My Father, the BTK Killer" (1:27)
>MOVIES: Paul Thomas Anderson's 10 movies, ranked from worst to best
>CELEBRITY: Jonah Hill flaunts his thinnest physique yet on set of new film
-Britney Spears fires back at Kevin Federline over memoir allegations
>HISTORY: Infamous WWII Nazi identified with help of A.I.
>ANIMALS: Dog attached to 5-foot leash his whole life is finally free (1:37)
>GOOD NEWS: Grandchildren's ages earn man a $50,000 lottery prize
-Meanwhile, in California, 2,346-pound pumpkin wins world championship
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