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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 53 today in Worcester
+5:00: Latest on nor'easter set to hit Sunday into Monday (6:22)
+5:00: Fall foliage tracker: Colors past peak in Northern New England (:40)
>TOP OF THE NEWS:
+5:00: Skydiver dies 3 days after incident in Orange
+5:00: Labor impasse at UMass Medical School: Lawmakers raise alarm
+5:00: Things to Do: Close Enemies, "The Librarians" and WCUW benefit celebrating John Prine
+Noon: Everything we know about the death of Enrique Delgado-Garcia, more than a year later
+Noon: Event Saturday in Shrewsbury latest show of support for family of shooting victim Kevin Doherty
-Actor Mark Wahlberg in Shrewsbury for filming of "Weekend Warriors". Photos
-Car driver, 78, killed in crash with tractor-trailer in Rutland
-A new fence welcomes T riders to Worcester's Union Station
-Serious pedestrian crashes down in Worcester so far this year, after alarming 2024
-Judge orders Worcester man who shot at family, police committed to Bridgewater for 6 months
-Worcester mother recounts injury during I.C.E. arrest, refusal to provide meds
-Earlier: Worcester mother breaks silence after months being jailed by I.C.E.
-Worcester Guardian marks 2 years of independent journalism
-Turtleboy seeking to disqualify special prosecutor in witness intimidation cases
-The "Good Boss" visits Worcester to help break the cycle of homelessness and addiction
-Radio Worcester (23:01): Worcester’s Chief Sustainability Officer John Odell outlines path to a Zero Waste future
-Welcome to Worcester Tech (1:51)
-Aislinn Doyle: October 9th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:01): Drones, civil commitments and a controversial campaign mailer
>POLITICS: Worcester City Council At-Large Debate (2:16:10)
-At-large council candidates debate federal funding cuts
-Petty leads Worcester mayoral fundraising with $104,122
-Meet the candidates: Alex Guardiola pushes for transparency
>DINING OUT: The 11 best restaurants in Worcester
-ICYMI: Worcester courthouse reopens; death investigation continues
-Earlier: Man dies after fall from upper floor of Worcester courthouse
-Suspect in Shrewsbury slaying remains held at Women's Correctional Center in Chicopee
-A fire closed its newest restaurant after 4 days. Now, Niche Hospitality is trying to retain its staff during the months-long Vivienne closure
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett teacher spotlight: Lorraine Jewell
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Potential Shrewsbury High expansion nears another pinch point at Town Meeting
-Special election in Spencer set for December 9th with override questions
-Fire officials join forces in Westborough to stress importance of smoke alarms
-Clinton School Committee holds a "Celebration"
-Learn more about wildlife "out your window"
-Rutland Police Department's Warrant Wednesday
-Celebrate Sterling shows off town offerings
-Nickles will join Bolton Select Board
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Music Worcester continues "The Complete Bach" Project
-Library marks Banned Books Week with documentary, "read-in" and more
-Listen Up: New singles shine spotlight on Gold Star Blvd., Jay Sully
-Crocodile River Music's African Music Series welcomes Orchestra Gold
-Last Call: Jill Pottle, Painter and arts instructor
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 478 (29:02): Allen Fletcher
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Vietnam War veteran who ran his own financial services company for over 30 years
>SPORTS: Can Patriots make a playoff push in wide-open AFC after Bills upset?
-NFL Week 6 schedule, TV and announcers
-U.N.C. exploring potential Bill Belichick "exit strategy" as "weird" rumors surface
-Parent of U.N.C. player accuses Belichick's program of "toxic environment"
-Bruins beat Capitals, 3-1, in season opener
-Holy Cross women's hockey team heads to Boston College for Hockey East opener
-Crusader Quarterly with Kit Hughes
>CARS: Toyota recalls nearly 400,000 Tundras and Sequoias due to malfunctioning rearview camera
>NATIONAL: Israel and Hamas agree to first phase of Gaza peace plan
-Deadly Palisades Fire set "maliciously" by firebug, feds say
-Tragic: 11-year-old girl stabbed while shielding mom from estranged dad on alleged violent rampage
>NEW ENGLAND: 3 teens killed in N.H. crash
-Judge to decide whether state can search Karen Read's phones
>COLLEGES: Healing hands blessed in annual ceremony at Assumption
-Holy Cross professor: 40 years ago, the first AIDS movies forced Americans to confront a disease
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The world’s 10 most peaceful countries in 2025
>BUSINESS: MassCEO launches to support employee owned businesses
-LPL Financial Research: Q3 earnings season preview — Little suspense
-Johnson and Johnson ordered to pay $966 million in baby powder cancer lawsuit
>HOMES: What you need to know about the Mass. real estate market this fall (3:40)
>SHOPPING: Walmart Deals, Nintendo N.E.S. Classic Edition more than $100 off
>HEALTH: Lyme disease carries risk of rare heart complication (2:04)
-West Nile virus risk persists; experts urge continued precautions (2:43)
>FOOD: Wendy's menu gets new Tendys chicken tenders, fresh sauce lineup
>TV/STREAMING: Superman gets HBO Max release date
>MOVIES: All 50 Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson movies ranked
>CELEBRITY: Dolly Parton responds to concerns about her health: "I’m not dying" (1:28). Article
-Rock legend Gene Simmons hospitalized after passing out behind wheel, crashing car in L.A.
>ANIMALS: Family finds 6 kittens on the side of highway (1:36)
>GOOD NEWS: Man wins $1 million just months after claiming $100,000 in another lotto
-Meanwhile, in Florida, alligator tries to "crash happy hour" at tiki bar
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 58 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Man killed in Worcester crash
+5:00: Developer buys site of planned Worcester hotel for $1.4 million
+5:00: "Exactly what we need": Worcester parishioners discuss Pope Leo's first year
+5:00: Revolutionary Reading 6 to 7:30 tonight at The Village
+Noon: Listen Up: Mowesby & the Northern Flicker shine on new album, "Wave"
+Noon: National Baseball Poetry Festival returns to Worcester
+Noon: Worcester Walks: Water, woodlands and wonders at Wells State Park
-Hear a loud boom lately? It may be this
-Developers of Worcester housing projects file for bankruptcy
-Worcester City Manager reverses on green building code, says policy will continue
-Radio Worcester (23:26): Khrystian King opposes pause of Worcester stretch code
-"Devastating blow": What comes next after Community Healthlink closes?
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Worcester spent $10 million on winter storms, nearly doubling budget
-What is next for Anna Maria campus? Future of the site is up in the air
-Worcester School Committee wants review of maintenance at Foley Stadium
-Walmart stores in Mass. face remodeling. Is Worcester's one of them?
-Traffic stop in Worcester leads to gun charges for 50-year-old man
-Worcester man sentenced to 6 years for possessing loaded, stolen gun after prior conviction
-Worcester County Wonders: The legends of Lancaster's Blood Forest
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: The best prime rib in Mass. can be found at this charming local historic restaurant
-ICYMI: JetBlue flights from Worcester "absolutely full" during April vacation
-City Manager: Worcester police able to assist I.C.E. on criminal cases
-3 cars found on the bottom of Green Hill Pond
-Shuttered Worcester eatery gets new life
-Coffee shop to open in high-profile Canal District development
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): 122 Diner teases "exciting announcement"
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Person shot near Fitchburg State University
-Gardner man faces federal charges of fentanyl distribution
-Traveler Restaurant owners retire after 33+ years, closing one chapter along I-84
-Leominster man arrested after police find stored images showing sexual abuse of toddlers
-Webster man arrested for throwing trash can at girlfriend who upset him while he had a headache
-Southbridge fire budget, lieutenant promotion process head to Town Council
-Brookfield business faces lengthy process to sell prepackaged food
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Vue on Friday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester State prof Siri Colom part of Peabody Award-winning team for podcast
-Internationally acclaimed guitarist returns to Southbridge
-Mariah Carey has surprising reaction to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame snub
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Worcester council holds fewest meetings in 20 years in 2025
-Shaun Connolly: In Florida nobody's canceled
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor’s Forum No. 61 (28:29): Letter Carriers’ Food Drive (Second Saturday in May)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (23:18): City Council reverses course
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:43): Chickens banned, housing struggles continue
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to lifelong Worcester resident who passed away at age 104
>SPORTS: Patriots’ draft class draws mostly solid reviews
-Updated Patriots depth chart with 2026 draft picks
-Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 5-0
-Former Holy Cross basketball standout and assistant coach RJ Evans named AIC coach
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Tailgating OK for Boston’s World Cup soccer games after all
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 29
-WPI softball coach battles cancer, leads team to success
>NATIONAL: King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive in U.S.
-Man charged with attempted assassination in White House correspondents’ dinner shooting
-Tragic: Ohio girl, 2, suffocated to death in "freak accident" after Hyundai S.U.V. seat folds down on her
>NEW ENGLAND: Mother accused of killing 2 children confessed: Records reveal (2:00)
-The real stakes in the fight over a 1% income tax cut
-Radio Worcester (15:41): Seth Moulton frames Senate race as “future of the Democratic Party”
>COLLEGES: Assumption honors and C.T.E.Q. students take spring break trip abroad
-Holy Cross names R.F. Kuang, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah to faculty roles
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Previewing Cape Cod's summer rental season (2:17). Article
>BUSINESS: Anna Maria College to lay off 150, close next month
-LPL Financial Research: American industrial renaissance: Fact or fiction?
-Anthropic's "Claude Mythos" model sparks fears of A.I. doomsday, wave of devastating hacks
>HOMES: Mass. hardware store shares tips on helping your lawn (3:40)
>HEALTH: Doctor explains powerful new street drug cychlorphine (2:42)
-C.D.C. warns of drug-resistant salmonella infections linked to backyard poultry
>FOOD: Mass. beverage company offers taste of Cape Cod in a can (1:51). Article
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Pop Culture Jeopardy!" coming to Netflix (1:23)
>MOVIES: Sally Field refused this iconic role, reveals it was never her "cup of tea"
>CELEBRITY: Nicole Kidman hospitalized after filming pro-wrestling scene
-Rob Reiner's son described parents’ deaths as "living nightmare"
>ANIMALS: Obese Golden Retriever does infinite zoomies now (3:15)
>HISTORY: Worcester County Wonders: Setting the Revolution record straight
>GOOD NEWS: Oncology nurse gives her liver to save her father after harrowing diagnosis
-Meanwhile, Florida teen seen joyriding on lawn mower inside Target store
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