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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 81 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Q.C.C. police officer has certification suspended after domestic violence charges filed
+6:00: Train hits vehicle at Clinton railroad crossing (:23)
+6:00: Think Derek Herman loves Worcester? He has the tattoos to prove it
+6:00: Could the old Dive Bar spot be pouring drinks again?
+6:00: Worcester City Manager proposes $1.4 million tax break for housing project by Polar Park
+6:00: See compensation for all 8,363 City of Worcester employees
+6:00: Usher and Chris Brown announce tour, including August stop at Gillette Stadium
+6:00: NFL reporter Dianna Russini resigns from The Athletic after photos with Mike Vrabel
+6:00: Bill Ballou on baseball
+Noon: Curtis Sliwa visits Worcester, and can't resist "glazing" local diner
+Noon: Rift with Pope Leo "really unprecedented," says Holy Cross religious studies professor (2:42). Article
+Noon: Des Rocs to play Worcester in lead up to new album release
+Noon: Listen Up: Worcester musician Sam Femino eyes social media in new song
+Noon: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces 2026 inductees
+Noon: Worcester County Wonders: Setting the Revolution record straight
-Vigil held for 10-year-old killed by car in Webster (2:19). Article
-Related: Driver in fatal Webster crash was arrested week before for drug possession, police say (1:49)
-Earlier: 10-year-old girl fatally struck by vehicle in Webster (1:16). Article
-Before reporting to prison for hacking, former Assumption student from Sterling thanks F.B.I. for arresting him (3:25). Article
-No one in truck that was found in Leicester pond, police say (:20). Article
-"They’re lucky to be alive": 3 people hospitalized after tree crushes pickup truck in Princeton
-Worcester city manager says no to raising chickens in city
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Worcester councilor warns of fines and police to man fixing vehicle in his driveway (1:33)
-Worcester Public Schools to hold April 15th community forum on school boundary and quadrant alignment project
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet visits new Worcester restaurant (5:24)
-ICYMI: 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
-Worcester residents fear massive development on peat bog could flood neighborhood
-Son of Bruins great charged in local fraud case: Police
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): American Legion Post 42 meeting 2:30 Tuesday
-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): Former Oxford town manager is suing her past employers. Here’s why
-Douglas driver charged after traffic stop for unlit rear lights reveals suspended license
-Phillips tops field, joins Volpe on Sturbridge Select Board
-Blackstone Valley Tech Open House May 6th
-Uxbridge Senior Center exercise classes
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Worcesteria: Eartha Kitt performance highlights the examined life
-Free Family Fun Day at Museum of Worcester on April 24th
-The Strokes announce world tour, including June stop at TD Garden
-Genre-defying classical ensemble performs at the Prior Performing Arts Center
>OPINION: Ray Madoff (57:28): How the tax code made an American aristocracy
-WCCA-TV's What It’s Worth No. 484 (27:44): Dungeons & Dragons
-What's Up Worcester's Crossroad Conversations (56:05): Juri Love, musician, model, actor, journalist, author and award-winning producer
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who helped build the lunar landing module for mission that helped land humans on the moon
>SPORTS: Patriots exec reveals what Coach Mike Vrabel has been up to since Dianna Russini photos
-How these Celtics compare to 2024-25 squad in key stat categories
-Red Sox lose to Twins, 13-6
-Central Mass. baseball players in the big leagues this season
-Bravehearts announce Fireworks Friday dates
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Spring Practice Report (:37): Adam Due
-6 local high school baseball teams play in tripleheader at Polar Park
-Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 27
>CARS: Hyundai recalls nearly 300,000 vehicles for seatbelt issue
>NATIONAL: What you need to know as Tax Day looms (1:32)
-American husband is released without charges in his wife's disappearance in the Bahamas
-Tragic: Teen fatally run over by multiple cars after falling out of vehicle's window on interstate
>NEW ENGLAND: Smart meter swap leads to shocking electric bill (3:17). Article
-School bus carrying 26 students crashes in Mashpee after driver suffers medical emergency
>COLLEGES: Worcester State community invited to celebrate Proud Lancer Day
-Unity Radio's Q.C.C. State of Mind (57:24): Student Government Association
-Innovation with purpose: Conversation with WPI Professor Rosanna Garcia (1:05)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 25 best small towns in New England from Yankee Magazine (4:01). Article
-Tourist overcrowding and bad behavior lead to more fines at popular international travel spots
>BUSINESS: Mass. had the nation’s 11th fastest-growing economy in 2025
-LPL Financial Research: The economy takes multiple shocks in stride
-Here's how you might qualify for a payout from Google's $135 million Android settlement
>HEALTH: Allergies, cold or COVID? Doctor explains how to tell the difference this spring (2:24)
-How to get Wegovy for $149 a month through WeightWatchers Med+
>HOMES: What to know about the spring real estate market
>SHOPPING: Kohl’s Devil Wears Prada limited-edition tees, sweatshirts
>FOOD: McDonald's puts energy drinks and specialty sodas on the menu
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Sally Field movie on Netflix, "Remarkably Bright Creatures" (2:24)
>MOVIES: Jeff Daniels is Ronald Reagan in first "Brink of War" trailer
>CELEBRITY: Katy Perry denies Ruby Rose's sexual assault allegations
-Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds to testify at "It Ends With Us" trial against Justin Baldoni
>ANIMALS: Pregnant pig escapes farm, finds a safe place to become a mom (2:42)
>HISTORY: W.C.I.S. building in 1908
>GOOD NEWS: 107-year-old World War II veteran honored at State House (2:09)
-Meanwhile, in California, loose zebra captured after roaming neighborhood
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mix of sun and clouds, high of 80 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: List of 500 highest-paid Worcester employees includes zero teachers. Why?
+4:00: Worcester mayor joins drive against proposed rent control ballot item
+Noon: Brother of 4-year-old boy hospitalized after falling from seventh floor window in Worcester speaks to Channel 7
-Earlier: 4-year-old boy survives falls from seventh floor window of Worcester high rise (:28). Article
+Noon: Things to Do: Author Jose Enrique Delmonte Soñé, Alton Brown and more
+Noon: For National Poetry Month, a look back at the Worcester Poets' Asylum
+Noon: Poems by Tony Brown, Jenith Charpentier, Rush Frazier and Bill Macmillan
-Suspect in custody, victim in critical condition after shooting near Fitchburg State (1:07)
-13 charged with running Worcester-based drug ring
-Worcester unveils major redesign for busy street
-Worcester proposes $7 million Denholm demolition, $3 million sale to developer Menkiti
-168 students, staff honored at Worcester schools Special Education Celebration Of Success
-Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Message (1:42): Start of the fourth quarter
-Sian thanks his former Worcester teacher for 40 years of dedication (11:48)
-Aislinn Doyle: April 16th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Ex-Worcester food bank C.E.O. McMurray to receive social justice award
-"Handmaid's Tale" author Margaret Atwood to speak at Holy Cross
-Original development of Elm Park now digitized
-Worcester environmental group to hold 36th annual Earth Day clean up
-How Audra Doody of Safe Exit Initiative is helping to change our world
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet visits Nashoba Club Pizza & Taproom (5:15)
-ICYMI: Q.C.C. police officer has certification suspended after domestic violence charges filed
-Curtis Sliwa visits Worcester, and can't resist "glazing" local diner
-Think Derek Herman loves Worcester? He has the tattoos to prove it
-Inside the state's biggest office-to-residential conversion in Worcester (2:30)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Pet vaccine clinic 9 to noon May 2nd
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-Wachusett Echo: Project Adventure – not just a physical workout
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fire overnight in Oxford
-Tri-axle dump truck rollover shuts down road in Sutton
-Truck stolen in 1982 recovered from Leicester pond (:42)
-Mass. Pike traffic after semi crash on I-495 in Westborough
-Dudley police arrest Auburn woman after reports of vehicle crossing lanes and entering ditch
-Westborough café employs only people who have sustained traumatic brain injuries
-Southbridge native, Super Bowl champion John Fitzgerald dies at 77
-White’s Landing permit delay resolved after Board of Health review
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Could the old Dive Bar spot be pouring drinks again?
>SHOWTIME: A new arts epicenter: Creative Hub Worcester set to open at long last
-Joey Fatone reveals status of *NSYNC reunion
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (56:48): A Tribute to Elvis Presley
-Last Call: Samantha Bucci, poet and poetry slam organizer
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The Worcester City Council circles the drain, Part 1
-First Person: For Joe Fusco Jr., remembering Mom brings laughs, stings
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (58:56): Donna French, C.E.O., Animal Aura Yoga
-WCCA-TV's What It’s Worth No. 486 (28:41): Meghan Anchaukaitis, Generation Z
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:54): 5 big issues Worcester is talking about right now
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester who devoted over 40 years to serving others as a special education teacher
>SPORTS: Best safety fits for Patriots in NFL Draft
-Celtics vs. 76ers first-round playoff preview, odds, prediction
-Radio Worcester (14:53): Even Sean Grande didn’t see this Celtics season coming
-Bruins vs. Sabres first-round playoff preview, schedule and prediction
-Red Sox beat Twins, 9-5
-Know before you go: Numerous Holy Cross athletic events and special recognitions on Saturday
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Nashville, 5-3
-Railers beat Maine, 3-1
>CARS: Mercedes-Benz recalls over 24,000 vehicles due to drive shaft defect
>NATIONAL: Dashcam footage shows heroic rideshare driver saving toddler walking alone on busy road
-Ukraine captures enemy Russian position using only robots, no humans
-Tragic: Vet, her husband, and their son, 1, killed when truck smashes into cars
>NEW ENGLAND: Feds: How Farwell almost got away with murdering Birchmore (4:31)
-D.E.P. cracks down on illegal dumping across state (2:36)
-Ex-Cape Cod Community College president’s "inappropriate" conduct
>COLLEGES: Clark celebrates Spree Day
-S.T.E.M. Education Showcase at WPI celebrates collaboration across classrooms and communities
-Q.C.C. names new computing dean
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 of the best diners in America
-Do airlines have dress codes?
>BUSINESS: Jury finds Ticketmaster, Live Nation had anticompetitive monopoly over big concert venues
-Related: What does the Live Nation, Ticketmaster verdict mean for you
-LPL Financial Research: The economy takes multiple shocks in stride
-Snapchat parent Snap slashes 1,000 jobs in "A.I. efficiency" bloodbath
>HEALTH: Worrying about weight stigma at the doctor’s office (5:31). Article
-Study says fluoride has no impact on children later in life (3:38). Article
>HOMES: See how much home prices held steady in Worcester County recently
>SHOPPING: Whirlpool customers could get 75% back on their fridge. Here's how
>FOOD: Worcester cafe offers free coffee with every breakfast sandwich or entree
>TV/STREAMING: ABC News announces shake-up at George Stephanopoulos’ "This Week"
>MOVIES: First trailer for Jude Law as Vladimir Putin in "The Wizard of the Kremlin"
>CELEBRITY: Brandi Glanville rushed to urgent care for doing TikTok medical trend
-Anna Kendrick claims Katy Perry touched her cleavage in resurfaced interview
>ANIMALS: These baby squirrels never forgot who saved them (1:48)
>HISTORY: Worcester County Wonders: Setting the Revolution record straight
>GOOD NEWS: Woman becomes U.S.'s third-oldest organ donor at age 97
-Meanwhile, drunk Disney guest arrested after banging on wrong hotel door in wild viral meltdown: video
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