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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 72 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Vigil being held for 10-year-old fatally hit by car in Webster (:51)
-Earlier: 10-year-old girl fatally struck by vehicle in Webster (1:16). Article
+5:00: "They’re lucky to be alive": 3 people hospitalized after tree crushes pickup truck in Princeton
+5:00: Worcester city manager says no to raising chickens in city
+5:00: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 27
+5:00: Worcesteria: Eartha Kitt performance highlights the examined life
+Noon: Worcester councilor warns of fines and police to man fixing vehicle in his driveway (1:33)
+Noon: Worcester Public Schools to hold April 15th community forum on school boundary and quadrant alignment project
-Rollover on I-290 in Worcester leaves car trapped between guardrails; driver OK
-Man charged with stealing tax refund worth nearly $1 million
-Worcester high school student, teacher awarded for excellence in English
-Phantom Gourmet visits new Worcester restaurant (5:24)
-Worcester residents fear massive development on peat bog could flood neighborhood
-A small Worcester printing company is on the cutting edge of a statewide push toward employee ownership
-Department of Higher Education has questions about future of local college
-As demand rises, Worcester Technical High School waitlist grows
-Teaching cursive in school — the arguments for and against (2:08)
-TODAY! Black Maternal Health Week Summit Monday at Holy Cross (:37)
>DINING OUT: Worcester cafe opening earlier
-ICYMI: Son of Bruins great charged in local fraud case: Police
-Romantic partner of Joanna Brown called suspect in homicide investigation
-Eyes on public safety at Union Station: Police outline presence, stats
-Delays over Denholm building razing, development frustrate City Hall
-Who were Worcester's top earners in 2025? 92 city workers made over $200,000
-Worcester 17-year-old sells electronics with gun inside, gets arrested
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-Wachusett Echo: A new era of leadership
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Multi-agency probe after Auburn incident leads to gun arrest
-Leominster City Council withdraws human rights commission petition without prejudice
-Wachusett Earth Day: Where sustainability meets the needs of the community
-Community workshop on reuse of Maple Ave. property in Shrewsbury
-Man caught leaving Dudley crash, found with pills in damaged S.U.V., faces O.U.I. & drug charges
-Car shows, carnivals and road races: Oxford has a busy spring and summer ahead
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Behind the scenes of a theatre production at Holy Cross (12:33)
-"The Housemaid" author unveils true identity, also works as brain doctor from Boston area
-Gateway Players Theatre to host auditions for "Jimmy Buffet's Escape to Margaritaville"
-WCCA-TV's YAY ART No. 10 (29:11): Ellen Gould
>OPINION: Shaun Connolly: What we need are more podcasts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1401 (25:24): Good Neighbor Energy Fund
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (59:00): Dr. Gay Lee, LCSW-R
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:34): Who runs Worcester?
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime executive director of Central Mass. Housing Alliance
>SPORTS: Potential Day 3 sleepers for Patriots in NFL Draft
-Celtics beat Orlando, 113-108
-Red Sox beat Cardinals, 9-3
-'Sader Stories Podcast (52:09): 2006 NCAA upset retrospective
-At UCLA, former Holy Cross and Assumption coach Bob Chesney sticks with old beliefs
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Columbus, 8-2
-Railers beat Greensboro, 8-1
>CARS: Buyers fret as the average cost of a new car nears $50,000
>NATIONAL: U.S. and Iran leave peace talks without a deal
-Millions feel 1 emergency away from a financial crisis (1:50)
-1 dead in Chick-fil-A mass shooting after masked gunmen storm restaurant
-Tragic: Starving tot ate diapers, drywall to survive before dying of neglect
>NEW ENGLAND: Renters rally for 5% cap as housing costs surge in Mass. (1:43)
-Business owner says aggressive fundraisers threatened him for not donating to police union (1:19)
>COLLEGES: WPI celebrates National Arab American Heritage Month
-Assumption announces Commencement speakers and honorary degree recipients
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Southwest limiting each passenger to 1 portable charger per flight
-Travelers face higher costs, fewer flight options as jet fuel prices soar
>BUSINESS: Oil prices rise after the U.S. says it would block Iranian ports
-Office towers plunge up to whopping 95% off amid fire sale
-Google's A.I. Overviews spew millions of false answers per hour: bombshell study
>HEALTH: Test could expose dementia risk 25 years before symptoms appear
-New survey reveals if having a specific bedtime routine helps with sleep
>HOMES: What to know about the spring real estate market (1:40)
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Cheesy taco skillet
>TV/STREAMING: Is Harrison Ford leaving "Shrinking"?
>MOVIES: "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" casts Donald Glover as Yoshi, releases final trailer
>CELEBRITY: Britney Spears checks into rehab
-Heather Grahams friends called her nerdy before she starred in "Boogie Nights"
>ANIMALS: Smiling senior dog dumped at the shelter is pure joy (1:41)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Pothole crew, Plantation Street, Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: 102-year-old man strives for perfection through pottery (2:32)
-Meanwhile, in London, "vaping" squirrels spark warnings from experts
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In The News
>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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