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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:03). High of 80 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS:
+5:00: Gunshot victim goes to hospital, gets arrested
+5:00: Kia, Hyundai thefts rising in Worcester, police say
+5:00: D.N.A. links Worcester man to 4-year-old Rutland break-in
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Table Hoppin': Food builds bridges at Armenian Church's Fall Festival
+Noon: Worcester bars celebrate Negroni Week
+Noon: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: What to know about pre-orders for Taylor Swift's "The Life of a Showgirl"
+Noon: Musicians of the Old Post Road to open Music Worcester's 167th season
+Noon: "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" movie songs, ranked
-2 pedestrians struck on Park Ave. in Worcester
-Judge orders Subway shop in Worcester closed over unpaid bills
-Sterling store sells $15 million lottery winner
-Worcester city councilor decries "bogus charges" at court hearing over I.C.E. arrest
-Related: Lawyer for Councilor Etel Haxhiaj attacks the credibility of charges against her
-Judge holds off on decision to dismiss charges against former Worcester candidate
-Radio Worcester (12:59): Former CNN Moscow Bureau Chief Jill Dougherty to speak in Worcester on Friday
-Middle Eastern Festival Sunday in Worcester
-Firm buys Worcester storage facility near former Rotmans site for $9 million
-How can parents in Worcester support their teen’s interest in S.T.E.M. programs?
-Credit union opens branch at Worcester Technical High School (1:46)
-Notre Dame Academy names new head of school
-Black Excellence Award honors leaders of Y.M.C.A., Y.W.C.A.
-Breakthrough at UMass Chan could transform Lyme prevention. Full interview (15:43)
-What's Up Worcester's A Minute with Meagan (9:03): Bri Azier of Bri’s Sweet Treat
>POLITICS: Worcester candidate profile: Owura Sarkodieh for mayor, city councilor at-large
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:56): How contested district races could shape city council
-Civility, but clear divides, mark school committee debate
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet calls this Worcester restaurant "Underrated Italian" (4:59)
-ICYMI: 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
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Friends of the Red Barn mark 25 years
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-New fiber internet provider launches service in Holden
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Select Board recap
-West Boylston police warn of Fall Festival scam
-Oxford police arrest man accused of smashing windows with baseball bat on Main Street
-Southbridge man arrested for lewd act in cemetery; ID'd as Level 3 sex offender
-Clinton Building Committee voices choice for new library
-Horseshed Fair returns for 49th year
-Grafton Garden Club offers grants to Grafton educators
-Bolton church members rally to save landmark steeple
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-The Silverbacks are set to play at the Worcester Marine Corps League
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Oktoberfest, Los Angeles Azules, Story So Far and more
-Radio Worcester (12:44): Starship with Mickey Thomas and Foghat rock Worcester October 3rd
-TODAY! Skate Worcester Night 6 to 10
-Worcester musical acts face off in WoMag's Digital Battle of the Bands
-North Grafton "Eleni" author Nicholas Gage gets Greece's highest award
-Renowned poet Martín Espada coming to Worcester State for reading, honorary degree
>OPINION: Shaun Connolly: Why can't Goose stay on the loose?
-Unity Radio's Cannabis 101 (48:15)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who owned several Mobil gas stations
>SPORTS: Patriots propensity for stupid is hiding what could be a good team
-Ex-Patriots Mac Jones, Tyquan Thornton impressing with new teams
-New Celtics owner vows to uphold franchise's legacy
-Red Sox lose to Blue Jays, 6-1
-'Sader Stories podcast (27:48): Team Impact
-Holy Cross Practice Report (1:20): Emily Crovo
-Predicting the winner of every Week 4 High School football game in Central Mass.
>CARS: Is it legal to tint your windows in Mass.? Here's what the law says
>NATIONAL: Wild video shows mob storming jewelry store in $1 million raid
-Ex-FBI Director James Comey indicted on charges of lying to Congress and obstruction
-Tragic: Pizza factory worker crushed to death by robotic machine
>NEW ENGLAND: Assault against sports officials "getting worse" in Mass.
-Mass. officials warn of new texting scam involving tax refunds. Here's what to look out for
>COLLEGES: New climate school at Clark takes root
-Worcester college ranks in top 100 in U.S., new ranking says
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 places in the U.S. reachable only by boat or plane
>BUSINESS: Group opens new Worcester care home
-LPL Financial Research: No risk-free path
-Here's what to know about protecting yourself against identity theft (2:03)
>HOMES: New home sales surge over 20% as lower mortgage rates spurred demand
>SHOPPING: The O Shop to relocate and rebrand, amid expansion project
>HEALTH: "Nightmare" drug-resistant bacteria cases rising in U.S.
-Doctors fight to make I.V.F. services more accessible (2:42)
>FOOD: 5 pumpkin patches in Central Mass.
>TV/STREAMING: Jimmy Kimmel's ratings bonanza continues
-Teaser for new Matt Damon, Ben Affleck Netflix movie, "The Rip" (2:14)
>MOVIES: Final trailer for "Wicked: For Good" (3:06)
>CELEBRITY: Why Glenn Close, 78, wanted go nude in film: "It felt so good"
-Katy Perry reflects on "losses" of rollercoaster year following Orlando Bloom split
>HISTORY: Green Book, Hotel Worcester welcomed blacks visiting city in the ’40s
>ANIMALS: Tiny chicken raised a peacock 4 times her size (2:33)
>GOOD NEWS: Man wins $100,000 on anniversary
-Meanwhile, in California, 12-year-old boy leads cops on high-speed chase after swiping parents' S.U.V.
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In The News
>WEATHER: Midweek rain looming, high in upper 70s today in Worcester (2:44). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Chronic church noise complaints prompt Worcester to review enforcement, ordinance
+6:00: Central Mass. students fight to save closing low-income college prep program
+6:00: Summer Eats treats Worcester youth to free breakfast, lunch
+6:00: WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts back above .500 after 3-1 post-All-Star week
+6:00: Where to stream Shark Week for free
+Noon: 2 displaced after Worcester house fire
+Noon: Worcester Guardian seeks members for new Community Advisory Board
-How Central Mass. school districts are faring as tax overrides have tripled in 10 years
-Meet the freshman teachers starting out this fall in local schools
-Music with spirit fills air at Summer Gospel Fest on Worcester Common
-Worcester cyclists tackle steep hill in race to honor Major Taylor
-Remember Goose? Here’s what the famous runaway lizard has been up to
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-This 56-foot Worcester castle was built to honor a U.S. Naval Academy founder
-National Grid bringing bill assistance events to Worcester County this summer
-Worcester schools grow pollinator gardens with state grant
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for July
>DINING OUT: Saloon 139 in Worcester offers Chinese food kicked up a notch
-308 Lakeside in East Brookfield has a new owner
-ICYMI: Overflow near Route 20 dumps 15,000 gallons of raw sewage near Lake Quinsigamond
-Worcester police warn of spike in Infiniti thefts
-Former Fallon headquarters to reopen as Altitude Worcester apartments in September
-Worcester hotel developer asks for 2-year extension to build 122-room hotel
-Retired Leicester police chief gives back by creating non-profit organization
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Mexicali reopens
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-Fire Department offers free car seat checks to all Holden residents
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Select Board member pushes for "wildlife corridor"
-Wagner Motors has been helping families get it right for decades
-3 arrested for returning to Leominster officer’s detail and threatening to “f—” his daughter over friend’s arrest
-After grant, increased accessibility at Silver Lake Beach waters
-Southbridge students to showcase Summer Arts Camp
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: WICN's 6th annual Newport Jazz Festival Bus Trip on Saturday
-Bret Michaels undergoes emergency surgery after performing 3 concerts in "intense" pain
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 27 (27:39)
>OPINION: Rory Riley Topping: Too few U.S. reps, too many people to serve
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (37:57): I.C.E. shooting in Maine, claims on election integrity
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away at 101
>SPORTS: Patriots defense owns the day and more takeaways from Day 2 (1:53)
-Robert Kraft, Patriots put historic offer on table for Christian Gonzalez
-AFC East training camp preview
-Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 6-1
-Gabriela Chiappetta of Holy Cross wins gold medal at World Lacrosse Women’s Championship
-Bravehearts beat Nashua, 14-10
-Bravehearts' 2027 ‘Hearts Club memberships are here
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Jacksonville, 4-3
>NATIONAL: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record
-Police arrest 1 and search for another after Seattle festival shooting that killed 3
-Pastor allegedly crashed at 104 mph while drunk — killing young daughter just months after her mom died
-Tragic: Influencer heard "screaming and crying" on 911 call before husband killed her after TikTok outed him as a pedophile
>NEW ENGLAND: Dive teams recover body after drowning at Milford quarry (2:00). Article
-Lindsay Clancy trial starts Monday, ex-husband may testify first
-Mass. senator fed up with lack of opioid settlement fund spending (2:58). Article
>COLLEGES: At Holy Cross, major in anything, succeed in business (2:35)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): U.S. Virgin Islands beach named best in the world
-7 things flight attendants would never do on a plane
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Alimony modification in Mass. | When can you change it?
>HOMES: ABCs of selling real estate held in trust
>HEALTH: Popular summer food linked to increased colorectal cancer risk (:33)
-Screen time can have dire effects on children's development: officials
>FOOD: Depression-era Little Debbie snack that built a family-run bakery still has Americans hooked
>TV/STREAMING: Inside Apple TV's new crime drama "Lucky" (2:16)
>MOVIES: "The Odyssey" earns $87 million in its second weekend
-Generations share their most anticipated movie of the summer in recent survey
>CELEBRITY: Ben and Casey Affleck’s mother dies at 83 (:20)
-Elisha Cuthbert reveals why she quit Hollywood for 4 years before "Every Year After" return
>ANIMALS: Woman rescues wasp who won't leave her hand for 24 hours (2:22)
>HISTORY: Mississippi highlights legacy as "birthplace of America's music"
>GOOD NEWS: 64-year-old father of 5 graduates as a nurse, studying alongside his son
-Meanwhile, in Peabody, quit dumping roosters on my property, farmer says (:49)
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