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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 68 today in Worcester
-Peak fall foliage colors coming soon to New England as weather turns wetter
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Prosecutor exits Turtleboy case, leaving questions about future
+5:00: Worcester councilor who confronted I.C.E. to seek dismissal of charges Thursday
+5:00: Walking Dead star comes face to face with horde of fans in Worcester
+5:00: Hundreds step forward for chance to adopt rescued golden retrievers
+Noon: Worcester couple guilty of sex trafficking young relative
+Noon: Worcester mall reopens after fire
+Noon: Mark Wahlberg to film new feature movie "Cheesesteak" in Shrewsbury in October
+Noon: The Silverbacks are set to play at the Worcester Marine Corps League
+Noon: Bad Religion, Pennywise and more set for Punk in the Park at Palladium
+Noon: Listen Up: Worcester hip-hop artist Jafet Muzic gets the last word
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: Brussels Street home to SongKeys, Monano Art and more
+Noon: Last Call: Alana Archangelo, science educator
+Noon: Is this your dog?
-Former Worcester judge pays $4,000 after admitting hiring his father was ethics violation
-Nonprofit group purchases old Worcester fire station. Here's what it plans to do there
-Worcester man indicted for manslaughter in June shooting
-Wachusett union leader decries shaming of teachers after Kirk killing
-With new clues, Auburn police make Eddy Pond the focus of search for Darren Cyr
-D.H.S. denies using child as "bait"; Family shares video of incident in Leominster (2:43)
-Judge postpones hearing for mother arrested by I.C.E. in Worcester
-Newly crowned Miss America has ties to Central Mass.
-Wednesday's Downtown Worcester road closures for "Walking Dead" filming
-Breakthrough at UMass Chan could transform Lyme prevention. Full interview (15:43)
-Worcester library celebrates 75 years of "Peanuts" comic
-Radio Worcester (20:40): City Manager Eric Batista on litter, housing and homelessness
-TODAY! Somos Worcester, Somos Americanos at Holy Cross
>POLITICS: League of Women Voters launches election guide/site for Worcester
-WCCA-TV to host Candidate Open Mic October 6th
>DINING OUT: Restaurant owner announces retirement after 46 years
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing girl
-Mother taken in high profile Worcester I.C.E. arrest to make case to stay in U.S.
-Worcester 3-decker's porch destroyed by out-of-control car
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden seeks residents for M.B.T.A. Communities Act Working Group
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-Hundreds gather in Holden for candlelight vigil honoring Charlie Kirk
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2 dirt bikes stolen in Rutland
-New school zones in Shrewsbury
-West Boylston residents say they still prefer Monday meetings
-Exploring the history and mystery of Foster mansion
-Marc Berger's concert on Grafton Common
-Cassidy Burke an inspiration for Oxford High athletes
-Millbury resident to participate in Jimmy Fund Walk to honor mother with cancer
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Veteran rockers Foghat take ride to Worcester with Starship
-Steve Tyler, Joe Perry and other Aerosmith members reunite at Who show
-Miley Cyrus drops new song "Secrets" as a "peace offering" to estranged dad Billy Ray
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Worcester rejection of citizen petitions up 715% in 2025
-Meg Trogolo: Don't count COVID out — it's back and rising
-WCCA-TV's What It’s Worth No. 479 (27:18): Matthias Waschek, Director, Worcester Art Museum
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who worked at UMass Memorial Medical Center for 30 years
>SPORTS: Drake Maye’s development isn’t linear
-Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez hasn’t suffered injury setback
-Will Jayson Tatum return this season? Here’s what he told "TODAY"
-Joe Castiglione packs Polar Park with stories, calls, memories
-Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 4-1
-Major League Baseball will use robot umpires in 2026
-Holy Cross women’s ice hockey season preview
>CARS: E.V. federal tax credit ending for electric vehicles on September 30th
>NATIONAL: Secret Service dismantles telecom threat around United Nations
-Woman arrested after 4 dead infants found in her closet
-Tragic: 2 25-year-old elk hunters struck by lightning, coroner reveals
>NEW ENGLAND: Richest people in Massachusetts ranked on Forbes list
-Applegreen drops out of project to redevelop 18 Mass. highway service plazas
>COLLEGES: A Clark student’s dive into the frontiers of science
-There are now over 30 Mass. colleges offering free tuition. Here’s a list
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Here’s why Americans keep returning to the same vacation
>BUSINESS: When is claim deadline in AT&T data breach settlement? Who's eligible?
-LPL Financial Research: No risk-free path
-Paying off credit card debt with the snowball method (1:59)
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: How clinical trials can help patients (3:02)
-Meet the company making GLP-1 medication more affordable
>FOOD: Tracey Faraday: Age-appropriate tasks for little chefs
>TV/STREAMING: Best TV shows not nominated at Emmys
>MOVIES: Watch trailer for Maggie Gyllenhaal's Frankenstein movie, "The Bride"
>CELEBRITY: A$AP Rocky hints he and Rihanna are already married ahead of baby No. 3
>ANIMALS: Baby elephant runs to greet the guy who saved her and her mom (2:22)
>GOOD NEWS: Surfer saves father and son from drowning
-Meanwhile, why are kids saying "6-7" and what does it mean? (2:00)
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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 70 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Worcester councilor decries "bogus charges" at court hearing over I.C.E. arrest
+Noon: Judge holds off on decision to dismiss charges against former Worcester candidate
+Noon: Black Excellence Award honors leaders of Y.M.C.A., Y.W.C.A.
+Noon: Things to Do: Oktoberfest, Los Angeles Azules, Story So Far and more
+Noon: Middle Eastern Festival Sunday in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester musical acts face off in WoMag's Digital Battle of the Bands
+Noon: North Grafton "Eleni" author Nicholas Gage gets Greece's highest award
+Noon: Renowned poet Martín Espada coming to Worcester State for reading, honorary degree
-Worcester couple guilty of sex trafficking young relative
-Prosecutor exits Turtleboy case, leaving questions about future
-Leroy Thompson, who gunned down friend in dispute over bill, gets life sentence
-Mark Wahlberg to film new feature movie "Cheesesteak" in Shrewsbury in October
-Phantom Gourmet calls this Worcester restaurant "Underrated Italian" (4:59)
-Worcester councilor who confronted I.C.E. to seek dismissal of charges Thursday
-Hearing to dismiss charges against former Worcester candidate set for Thursday
-Worcester mall reopens after fire
-The O Shop to relocate and rebrand, amid expansion project
-Walking Dead star comes face to face with horde of fans in Worcester
-Breakthrough at UMass Chan could transform Lyme prevention. Full interview (15:43)
-Hundreds step forward for chance to adopt rescued golden retrievers
-Dogs found on Eastern Ave., near Sagamore and Salisbury streets
-Radio Worcester (20:40): City Manager Eric Batista on litter, housing and homelessness
>POLITICS: Civility, but clear divides, mark school committee debate
-League of Women Voters launches election guide/site for Worcester
-ICYMI: Former Worcester judge pays $4,000 after admitting hiring his father was ethics violation
-Nonprofit group purchases old Worcester fire station. Here's what it plans to do there
-Worcester man indicted for manslaughter in June shooting
-Wachusett union leader decries shaming of teachers after Kirk killing
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): New fiber internet provider launches service in Holden
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-Holden seeks residents for M.B.T.A. Communities Act Working Group
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Rutland police link suspect to break-ins, $7,000 credit card fraud
-Former at-large lizard Goose continues path to recovery at exotic animal center
-Shrewsbury Recreation Department moves to new home at Ray Stone Post
-Drivers still speeding in Oxford. Police double down with S.T.E.P. plan
-Golf outing to benefit boy "Fearless Nick," 4, with hemifacial microsomia
-Route 117 bridge in Bolton to be closed for 2 weeks
-TODAY! Sutton Garden Club to host program on how to treat invasive plants
-Ayer woman charged with second O.U.I. after nearly striking police cruiser
-Residents denounce zoning changes that cleared path for 308-unit project in Leominster
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-The Silverbacks are set to play at the Worcester Marine Corps League
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: Worcester hip-hop artist Jafet Muzic gets the last word
-Adele reportedly in talks for 2026 Super Bowl halftime show
-Bad Religion, Pennywise and more set for Punk in the Park at Palladium
-Last Call: Alana Archangelo, science educator
>OPINION: Christopher R. Anderson: 1-2 ballot punch can boost state's growth
-Sarah Connell Sanders: Brussels Street home to SongKeys, Monano Art and more
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (52:25): Maxwell Britt and Deana Wesley, The P.R.E.S.H.A.E. Project
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a "gifted and imaginative artist"
>SPORTS: Should Patriots bench Rhamondre Stevenson vs. Panthers?
-Christian Gonzalez says he wanted to play vs. Steelers, Patriots held him out
-NFL Week 4 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics unveil gold City Edition jerseys for 2025-26
-Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 7-1
-Holy Cross star Cam Nolan a semifinalist for William V. Campbell Trophy
-Holy Cross women's hockey opens season this weekend
-Former Doherty star Kofi Asare excels in Florida
>CARS: Do you need to buy the rental company's car insurance?
>NATIONAL: The latest about the shooting at an I.C.E. facility in Dallas (1:47)
-American Airlines failed to divert flight after passenger suffered debilitating stroke, forced to pay $9.6 million
-Tragic: Hunter dies after falling from tree in Conn.
>NEW ENGLAND: Analysis | Understanding Karen Read's complex legal situation (4:12)
-Driver dies after being pulled from burning wreck in N.H.
>COLLEGES: Meet the Clark student running for office
-Assumption announces partnership with Vermont Law and Graduate School
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 surprisingly affordable luxury hotels in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Mass. struggles to pay unemployment claims on time
-LPL Financial Research: No risk-free path
-A jury will look at whether Amazon tricked customers into joining Prime — and made it hard to leave
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>SHOPPING: L.L.Bean’s third location in Central Mass. set to open in the fall
>HEALTH: Mass. researchers push back on Tylenol-autism claims (1:15)
-Doctors brace for patient concern after Tylenol-autism claim (2:22)
>FOOD: What's your state's favorite Halloween candy? Instacart study reveals
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix miniseries, "MONSTER: The Ed Gein Story" (2:54)
-Jimmy Kimmel shatters usual ratings in record-breaking return
>MOVIES: The 25 best sports movies of all time, ranked
>CELEBRITY: Bill Nye gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame with special guest Jaylen Brown (:58)
>HISTORY: The Magliozzi brothers of Cambridge made "Car Talk" a nationwide radio show hit
>ANIMALS: Guy raises abandoned baby goose and teaches her to fly (2:09)
>GOOD NEWS: Mass. lottery player collects $1 million just a week after $10,000 win
-Meanwhile, while awaiting the Rapture 2025, social media laid out doomsday plans
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