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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:59). High of 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Aaron Pennington still wanted 2 years after allegedly killing wife in Gardner (2:05). Article
+6:00: Lawyer demands city of Worcester turn over records in sex crime investigation
+6:00: Most serious charge dropped against motorist who struck girl, 13, on Shrewsbury Street
+6:00: Empty lot now fills Main Street block where commercial building burned
+6:00: 1 case against Turtleboy is dropped
+Noon: Report: Another deficit projected for Polar Park fund this year
+Noon: Street sign dedicated to late Worcester activist Bill Coleman
+Noon: "Diner, Drive In & Die" returns to Ralph’s for alien-themed scare
+Noon: Worcester Walks: Berlin Meadows beckons with woodlands trails and more
+Noon: Burlesque stars to bring the glam at Cannery Hall show
-4 Worcester businesses destroyed in Main Street mall fire (1:55). Article
-Earlier: Massive fire overnight destroys Worcester strip mall (1:33). Article
-Panera founder and Clark grad donates $20 million to school
-Worcester police cruisers keeping solid blue lights on (2:01). Article
-Charlton foster mom whose wife operated day care gets 10 years for raping 12-year-old
-Man’s 5-month crime spree ends with 29 charges
-City Council wraps term with focus on streets, sidewalks and snow prep
-Worcester Academy opens $42 million, 72,000-square-foot Capozzoli Athletic Center
>POLITICS: Adwoa Sakyi-Lamptey eyes new perspective for Worcester School Committee
-At-large School Committee candidate Sue Mailman is not afraid to stand alone
-Which candidates for mayor, City Council have raised most money?
>DINING OUT: Mass. Hidden Gems: Get wooed by meatballs at this Worcester restaurant
-ICYMI: Worcester police renew call for help finding missing 15-year-old girl
-Motorcyclist killed in Sutton crash
-Wood Partners sells Alta on the Row in Worcester for $157 million to Morgan Stanley
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): National Grid service day helps out at Camp Kinneywood
-Thai House of Holden reopens after renovation
-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): Indian cuisine may be an option at Shrewsbury school cafeterias
-Charlton voters deny bid to allow guns in municipal buildings
-Voters at West Boylston town meeting reject school building study; put off drive-thru ban
-Sutton approves M.B.T.A. law-compliant zoning district
-3 hospitalized after rollover crash on Route 9 in Westborough
-Upcycling program creates textile treasures
-Annual Sterling Fire Department fundraiser has special component
-Bolton Eagle Scout bridges Rattlesnake Hill obstacle
-Paxton Center School "voters" choose yellow dog bone
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesdays at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: S.O.S. to fans — Don't miss Mania: The ABBA Tribute in Worcester
-Listen Up: New Day Without Love, Justin Arena music pushes boundaries
-Mass. Poet Laureate Regie Gibson brings poetry, music to Workshop13
-Merrimack Repertory Theatre stages Stephen King favorite, "Misery"
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Worcester status quo caucus' war against police oversight
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (54:23): Brett Cotter
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former area state Representative
>SPORTS: Patriots claim ex-Chargers linebacker Chris Murphy off waivers
-Patriots-Titans Stock Watch: Rhamondre Stevenson bounces back; TreVeyon Henderson stays quiet
-Bruins lose to Panthers, 4-3, in Marchand's emotional return
-Holy Cross men's hockey falls to No. 6 Quinnipiac
-Bridget Burke joins Holy Cross as Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance
>CARS: Consumer Reports strategies to stretch every gallon of gas
>NATIONAL: White House agrees to cancel student debt for millions
-How the government shutdown is impacting farmers across America
-Man allegedly shot and killed mother's romantic fling mid-hookup in victim's truck
-Tragic: 4 teens killed in horrific head-on crash with wrong-way driver
>NEW ENGLAND: I.C.E. says 1,406 Mass. arrests in latest operation
-Massachusetts considers adding Bitcoin to state reserves
>COLLEGES: WPI faculty awarded $600,000 Carnegie Corporation Grant for “mapping global China”
-How Holy Cross grad, biologist and educator Elizabeth Luoma became a Connecticut poet laureate
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 of the world’s most dangerous beaches
-Orlando named No. 1 happiest vacation destinations in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: OpenAI launches web browser to compete with Google Chrome
-LPL Financial Research: Cockroaches, canaries and credit markets
-Retirement savings loans: Do the rewards outweigh the risks?
>SHOPPING: Top Halloween costumes: "KPop Demon Hunters," "Wicked," and more
>HOMES: Mortgage payments have nearly doubled in the past decade. These counties saw biggest rise
>HEALTH: Parenting hack has prevented 60,000 kids from this allergy (:33). Article
-Scientists crack code on how dietary fiber shields your body from harmful sugar damage
>FOOD: McDonald's Halloween Boo Buckets available now. See 2025 designs
>TV/STREAMING: Stars of NCIS on new season premiere (5:29)
>MOVIES: "Alien" star Sigourney Weaver has met with Disney for a sequel
>CELEBRITY: Ben Stiller's kids call out actor for being absent during childhood
-Kevin Costner got into physical fight with "Yellowstone" co-star Wes Bentley that caused production shutdown: report
>HISTORY: Parthenon visible for first time without scaffolding in 20 years
>ANIMALS: Woman won't give up on poodles dumped off a highway (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Number coincidence leads woman to $250,000 lottery win
-Meanwhile, in California, wild bear wanders into zoo, interacts with resident bears
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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