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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:02). High of 67 today in Worcester
-Worcester enters Level 2 drought status after arid August
-How many tornadoes? Channel 5's Cindy Fitzgibbon explains how N.W.S. figures it out (:50)
-Fall foliage tracker: Map of conditions across northern New England
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: Central Mass. communities to hold 9/11 ceremonies on Thursday, September 11th
+4:00: Will homeowners insurance foot the bill for damage after tornadoes in Central Mass.?
+Noon: Insurance denied Worcester grandfather's COVID vaccine despite Gov. Healey's order (2:08). Article (pictured)
+Noon: West Boylston official fired over flag dispute sues town, police chief
+Noon: Singer and Clark grad Olivia Frances making music in Nashville
+Noon: Screen Time: Terror Con 2025 goes underground after tornado warning
+Noon: Listen Up: New recordings offer a lover's plea, a partyer's depths
+Noon: Last Call: Matt Dunn, metal sculptor
-New Worcester restaurant open less than a week closes because of electrical fire
-Worcester Police Department finds first use of force violations since 2015
-Purple Heart returned to late recipient’s grandson in Worcester
-Parents explain father’s D.N.A. on child’s underwear in Worcester rape, bridge attack trial
-Holden tornado caught on backyard camera (:14)
-Earlier: National Weather Service confirms EF1 tornado touched down in Holden, Paxton (3:49). Article
-Shaq visits Worcester on D.J. tour
-2 Worcester colleges get an F in free speech
-Elm Park playground shuts down over botched surface
-Manny Tube, named for fallen Worcester officer, used in water rescue in Orange
-Worcester Tech takes $500,000 grant, renames facility for Gene Haas
>POLITICS: Meet the candidates: Tony Economou seeks return to District 1 seat
-4 to vie for Worcester mayor's seat in November 4th election
-Worcester City Council rejects fire sprinkler mandate after split
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (45:01): Breaking down preliminary election results and proposals
-ICYMI: 2 Worcester businesses face uncertain future after weekend fire
-Related: Owner of Worcester businesses damaged after fire launches GoFundMe
-Shrewsbury man arrested after alleged yearslong string of sexual abuse involving minors (1:30). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Paxton voters approve Prop 2 1/2 override
-Crashes cause delays in Westborough
-Feedback Earth site in Grafton sold for $4 million as company known for odor issues exits
-68-acre Shrewsbury property eyed for potential redevelopment
-Spencer Fair gridlock sparks heated discussion
-Man charged with armed robbery after striking man with wooden stake, stealing cash and cigarettes
-Webster man arrested on warrants after foot chase, found with crack, fentanyl and cash
-Worcester Walks: Find your path of serenity at Callahan State Park
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Fast and furious fashion? Streetwear and supercars take the spot
-Charlie Sheen's wild new memoir, "The Book of Sheen," in 10 sentences
>OPINION: Giselle Rivera-Flores: Sotomayor sounds the alarm
-Luis G. Pedraja: New futures, one student at a time
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 473 (27:23): John Westerling & Worcester D.P.W.&P.
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who worked for Worcester Public Schools for 30 years
>SPORTS: Patriots’ loss featured good, bad and stuff that gets you beat
-Patriots waiving DJ James might mean Christian Gonzalez nearing return
-Red Sox beat A's, 6-0
-Holy Cross Athletics (:56): Student-athlete welcome back
-Former Holy Cross women's lacrosse player Tori Cini wins Trina Mangano Scholarship
-WooSox lose to Syracuse, 3-2
>CARS: Jeep and BMW are among the nearly 100,000 vehicles recalled
>NATIONAL: Apple unveils new iPhone models (:58)
-Crime crackdown: Get the facts on F.B.I. data
-Supreme Court allows temporarily withholding of nearly $5 billion in foreign aid payments
>TRAGIC: Mom of boy, 12, killed by alligator charged with negligent homicide
>NEW ENGLAND: Death of man after confrontation with police ruled a homicide (2:06)
-2 Mass. high schools limiting cellphones but in different ways (4:15)
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross Summer Research: Northern Star Coral (1:45). Article
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 U.S. cities that span multiple states
-5 famous literary destinations for bookworms to visit
>BUSINESS: Senators investigating Meta over children's safety concerns
-LPL Financial Research: Stocks are following the market’s playbook
-First cohort of startups at new Worcester entrepreneurship hub look to develop healthcare innovations
-Winner Mining: Here’s how investors can earn WLFI every day with Winnermining
>HOMES: Here's why buyers have the upper hand in the housing market (1:48)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports investigation reveals toddler tower concerns (2:18)
>HEALTH: Nearly half of people with diabetes don't know they have it, new study finds
-COVID booster shots are supposed to be available in Mass. Are they?
>FOOD: Pick-your-own apple orchards in Mass.: Map of over 100 locations
>TV/STREAMING: Kate Winslet's directorial debut, "Goodbye June," sets Netflix release
>MOVIES: Stephen King reveals his 10 favorite movies of all time
>CELEBRITY: Michael Caine coming out of retirement for "The Last Witch Hunter 2"
-Leonardo DiCaprio says he’s "slowing down a bit" with his acting roles
>ANIMALS: Tiny kitten bosses around his 4 Great Dane siblings (1:45)
>HISTORY: Mass. native Charles W. Sweeney flew both atomic bomb missions in WWII
>GOOD NEWS: Retired Mass. teacher Ubers to food bank weekly to volunteer (1:13)
-Meanwhile, in Florida, wild boar crashes through sliding door, loiters inside of house
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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: After fatal shooting, Worcester strip club must close at 8
+6:00: City custodians protest treatment by Worcester's new cleaning contractor
+6:00: Friends of Worcester Public Library mark 70 years with $50,000 gift to new branch
+6:00: Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:22)
+Noon: Jury says it's deadlocked in Noel Inoa retrial; judge says keep trying
+Noon: Worcester airport sets record, but 500,000 goal looms
+Noon: Level 3 sex offender accused of trying to entice juvenile in Southbridge
+Noon: Things to Do: Día de los Muertos celebration, 'Ghosts in the Galleries
+Noon: Decade of ghouls and glamor: Haunted Speakeasy set for Worcester
+Noon: This is peak: Joe Fusco Jr. dreams about replacing a boiler
-Driver injured after car crashes through fence, lands on roof in Worcester (1:40). Article
-Child hospitalized after being hit by vehicle while riding bike in Worcester
-Worcester husband and wife die just 2 days apart
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-Worcester community seeks help after local designer’s bag, credit cards stolen
-Former Worcester police sergeant takes over National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division
-Worcester S.N.A.P. rolls drop 21% as advocates seek D.T.A. staff
-internal investigation clears officers of wrongdoing in Toomey crash
-Related: Advocates renew call for police review board after release of Toomey crash report
-Related: Read the full Worcester police review of city councilor's crash
-City to crack down on parking scofflaws during snow. But you'll be warned
-Central Mass. strip club to face license commission after deadly shooting
-Terror on Tory Fort: Check out Worcester family's Western take on Halloween
-Ché Anderson talks about roles at UMass Med School, Mass Cultural Council
-Nativity School opens applications for upcoming year
-Aislinn Doyle: W.P.S. In Brief: Realignment breakdown by school
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant expands to serve lunch
-ICYMI: State blocks out-of-state firm from buying nursing homes in Worcester, Fitchburg
-$51 million redevelopment brings 80 affordable senior apartments to Worcester's Lincoln Square
-Worcester's historic Heywood Boot building to receive $929K in state redevelopment funding
-Worcester lands record $5.5 million grant to remove lead hazards
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Midnight at the Masquerade mystery Thursday at Gale Free Library
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): What happens to Anna Maria College’s campus after bids fall short?
-Takeaways from latest Shrewsbury Select Board meeting
-Westborough police warn against "door kick" social media challenge
-Charlton voters approve data center restrictions, call for end to Flock cameras
-In stunning reversal, Westborough Town Meeting changes course on downtown zoning proposal
-Pastor Coates drops fraud claims against orchard developer and former Dunbar clients
-Southbridge man charged with armed robbery at Elm Street convenience store
-Dudley Town Hall access plan draws objections at Town Meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Val’s Restaurant in Holden Friday and Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice presents Spotlight Magic
-Get medieval: Autumn Knights Renaissance Faire set
-Celeste Ng headlines Worcester library fundraiser November 5th
-Suzanne Strempek Shea's popular memoir talk comes to Webster
-Charlton mom's book captures spirit of late son, paralyzed in 1997 crash
>OPINION: Sunita Razdan: Lend nature a hand - leave fallen leaves in yard
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 509 (28:27): Nativity School of Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Coffee with Konnie No. 545 (29:27): Hank Stolz
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:00): Journalists' superpower and Worcester media in 2026
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local woman who worked as a baking teacher
>SPORTS: Patriots-Bears preview: Keys to victory, prediction and more
-Drake Maye vs. Caleb Williams a battle of electric, maturing quarterbacks
-Patriots injured reserve activations explained: Decisions await
-Why Patriots cannot afford not to start Caleb Lomu each week
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-Mechanics Hall ready to rumble as boxing returns after long absence
-Holy Cross women's hockey team hits the road to face Dartmouth
-Holy Cross baseball announces Fall World Series
>NATIONAL: Nobel-winning A.I. pioneer warns: Befriend bots or "we're toast"
-How many Americans support second execution attempt for Christa Pike
-Ukraine's $500 drones slaughtered America's $25 million tanks in recent war game
-Tragic: Swimmer, 65, killed by shark despite wearing repellent band
>NEW ENGLAND: Officers say Matthew Farwell was agitated in days before Sandra Birchmore's death (2:49)
-Lawmakers reject Gov. Healey's gas tax suspension plan (:26)
-Massachusetts leads nation in lottery spending again
>COLLEGES: Clark Family & Friends Weekend 2026
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Half of Americans return home more drained than relaxed after a vacation, new survey says
>BUSINESS: Amazon hiring 6,000 seasonal workers in Mass.
-Radio Worcester (22:08): W.B.D.C. and Webster Five explain small business financing
-LPL Financial Research: Moats vs. inertia: Unpacking the personal A.I. agent threat
-Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion for deceiving users
>SHOPPING: Warning issued against 400,000 pressure cookers due to burn risk
>HOMES: Americans are abandoning a beloved tradition — and experts reveal 5 reasons why
>HEALTH: Sexually transmitted diarrhea is morphing into a superbug
-Medicare Advantage plan cuts: United, Humana reduce benefits for 1 million
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Baked salmon and rice
>TV/STREAMING: Elizabeth Holmes docs to watch before "You Can See Everything"
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Idris Elba movie, "Above the Below" (1:38)
>CELEBRITY: Selma Blair speaks out after mid-flight meltdown, arrest
-Judge tosses child sex abuse indictment against Timothy Busfield
>ANIMALS: Tiny cat loves swimming just as much as exploring the world (2:39)
>HISTORY: Building 19 author on nostalgia event this weekend (11:28)
>GOOD NEWS: Couple struck by lightning while walking hand in hand, hail Good Samaritan hikers for saving their lives
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, bear steals bag of gear from fire station
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