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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:39). High of 80 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Woman rescued from Worcester fire dies
-Earlier: Person rescued, 7 cats found dead in Worcester house fire
+5:00: Do you know this guy? He's wanted for a Worcester break-in
+5:00: Police: 10 illegal guns, drugs found in Worcester search
+5:00: Worcester courthouse abruptly closed after sprinkler incident
+5:00: It's Cinco de Mayo! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands
+Noon: Worcester schools to close 2 programs, relocate another amid budget constraints
+Noon: Boylston's Lazour brothers have new musical premiere at Berkeley Rep
+Noon: Listen Up: Ride with Berm along the "Highway Through the Trees"
+Noon: Worcesteria: "Conversations for Change" panel highlights gender, race
-78 layoffs planned for Worcester-based Community Healthlink
-Man in Millbury front-end loader pursuit had blood alcohol 3 times legal limit (1:42). Article
-Earlier: Man facing charges after leading police on pursuit in front-end loader (1:28). Article
-New restaurant planned for former Brew City on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester
-Central Mass. business and political leaders oppose rent control, but will voters listen?
-Ed Augustus’ next act: Growing UniBank
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Worcester County Wonders: The 2,000-year-old local still turning heads
-Worcester schools receive state grant to expand early childhood special education access
-Worcester NAACP and YWCA respond to Supreme Court voting rights decision
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
-ICYMI: 2 injured in Columbus Street stabbing in Worcester, 1 with a neck wound
-Shooters who left Worcester teen paralyzed get 18-20 years in jail
-Worcester Sheriff’s Dept. payroll: See how much employees made in 2025
-Worcester Head Start enrollment steady amid funding, staffing pressures
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Finance Committee override presentation 6 p.m. today
-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): Teen dies in dirt back crash at Brookfield track
-Child falls from Ayer balcony, is rushed to hospital
-Submerged plane lifted from pond near Quabbin Reservoir. Video (1:42)
-Bay Path celebrates 59 grads and announces expanded career training opportunities
-Oxford Selectmen to interview finalists for police chief Tuesday, decision possible
-Southbridge police clarify noise enforcement after initial A.T.V. post draws attention
-West Boylston police logs April 20th to 26th
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up at Uxlocale (Trio) on Friday and at Val's (Duo) on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester play headed to Broadway
-African Diaspora Dance Association brings students together for shared culture and rhythm
-WCCA-TV's Chris’s Corner No. 22 (28:24)
>OPINION: Amy McKinstry: For school programs, adding means subtracting
-Harrison Klein: Worcester’s economy in the A.I. future
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (58:10): Worcester Community Midwifery
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1407 (22:32): Attorney Taylor Largman, Community Legal Aid
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:32): Worcester stretch code debate sparks clash over leadership, process and development
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former local school superintendent
>SPORTS: Trial of former Patriot Stefon Diggs begins (1:27)
-Related: Full opening statements (25:24)
-Celtics roster reset: Contracts, free agents for offseason
-Red Sox beat Detroit, 5-4
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 30
>NATIONAL: Crazy video captures moment plane landing at Newark strikes bakery truck
-Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone
-Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship kills 3
-Tragic: Woman dies after routine hernia surgery as family claims doctors ignored warning signs
>NEW ENGLAND: Growing cost of alleged Mass. State Police misconduct (4:33)
-Should Mass. allow traffic enforcement cameras? (2:09). Article
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 34 (31:16): Running Injuries | Karen Troy | Biomedical Engineering
-High schoolers learn hands-on game design at Clark's Summer Game Studio pre-college program
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Why Americans are spending less on travel this year: survey
-Do you need an international driving permit to rent a car abroad?
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Amazon takes on UPS, FedEx with new delivery service sending their shares in a nosedive
-LPL Financial Research: A.I. wave continues to power technology earnings boom
>HOMES: Warning from Consumer Reports about popular doorbell cameras
>SHOPPING: Familiar national retailer makes comeback with 3 new Mass. stores
>HEALTH: Mental health challenges while pregnant and postpartum (4:18)
-Would cellphone or social media ban work? Doctor weighs in (9:36)
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Tiffany’s sassy meatloaf with mashed potatoes and gravy
>TV/STREAMING: 11 best new shows on Netflix
>MOVIES: Bradley Cooper to write, direct "Oceans" prequel
>CELEBRITY: Dolly Parton, 80, reveals "bad" health update in new video
-Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have ended their "It Ends With Us" dispute in a settlement
>ANIMALS: Beagle rescued from lab barks for the first time (2:58)
>HISTORY: One of Billie Holiday’s last performances was in Lowell
>GOOD NEWS: Man wins $158,585 lottery prize thanks to clerk's mistake
-Red Sox fan proposal gets really awkward: "I don't know"
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 82 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Second man indicted for murder in case of teen shot prior to crash
-Man with suspended license arrested for serious hit-and-run crash in Worcester, police say
-90-year-old tai chi instructor continues to inspire students
-First and second graders honored after 911 call saves their grandfather
-Café and coworking space set to open on Shrewsbury Street
-Worcester to celebrate Brooks Dairy Farm open space acquisition
-Affordable Worcester home to be dedicated to veteran family
-Worcester Public Schools shares meals, learning options for students during summer
-Senator Raphael Warnock to speak in Worcester
-W.C.A.C. names Giselle Rivera-Flores chief external affairs officer
-Worcester County Wonders: Jonas Rice was more than a founding father
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review
>FAITH: Saints displayed at church for the semiquincentennial
>DINING OUT: Beloved Worcester diner celebrating 90th anniversary with party on Tuesday
-ICYMI: Suspect's getaway on W.R.T.A. bus ends in Worcester man's gun arrest: Auburn police
-High school friends bring new coffee shop to Downtown Worcester
-Worcester farmers markets offer fresh produce through fall
-Judge vacates prison sentences for Worcester couple convicted of sex trafficking
-Worcester police search restaurant, seize drugs, guns, cash
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Bandstand Concert Series 6 to 8 Sunday
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-Holden introduces new treasurer/collector, Tom Merolliions to be cut
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fitchburg mourns death of death of firefighter, cancer awareness advocate PJ Roy
-Meat vendor charged for assaulting grocery owner with knife, hammer over debt
-West Brookfield considers how to re-use closed elementary school building
-Charlton battery storage proposal raises concern about loss of local control
-Sturbridge extends deadline for survey on the town's hazard mitigation plan
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:20)
-The tall ships are coming. What to know about Sail Boston
-Where are the best spots to watch Sail Boston? (1:57). Article
-What you can, cannot & should bring to the Parade of Sail (1:25)
>OPINION: Jose A. Rivera: Let the money meet the roads across Worcester
-Ray Mariano: New housing construction is changing Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 498 (27:53): Dr. Idris Dahod
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (52:34): Worcester police lawsuit, Main South, police oversight, Worcester airport and America's 250th
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who was a radiology tech and real estate agent
>SPORTS: Joe Mazzulla shares reaction to Celtics trading Jaylen Brown
-Red Sox beat Mets, 6-2
-Bravehearts fall to Norwich, 5-4
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Rochester, 10-4
>CARS: Honda recalls over 325,000 vehicles. See the affected models
>NATIONAL: Man nearly sucked out of Ryanair plane window (1:57)
-Epstein commission says federal government not responding to subpoenas
-Tragic: Boy, 10, found dead in pond after wandering from home while sleepwalking
>NEW ENGLAND: Channel 4 welcomes back Meteorologist Sarah Wroblewski (1:20)
-Childhood friendship ends with WD-40-soaked rag murder attempt, prosecutors say (2:16)
>COLLEGES: Clark receives $27 million Dept. of Labor grant to expand I.T. apprenticeship opportunities
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Delta launches "cheaper" first class fares
-Jet fuel costs have plunged. Here's why Delta says cheaper flights aren't on the way
>BUSINESS: Mass. business confidence turned positive in June
-Apple sues OpenAI for trade theft, sending shock waves through Silicon Valley
-Fury erupts as U.S. brand fires 1,600 employees after securing thousands of foreign worker visas
>HOMES: U.S. existing home sales unexpectedly fall in June
>HEALTH: Scientists say they've built a cell from scratch for the first time
>FOOD: How to grow tomatoes with your very own garden at home
>TV/STREAMING: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: The ideal movie length for American viewers is shorter than you think: survey
>CELEBRITY: Justin Baldoni breaks silence on "It Ends With Us" legal battle
-Bonnie Tyler, "Total Eclipse of the Heart" singer, dies at 75
>ANIMALS: Rescuers spot a skunk stuck in a dumpster, gasping for air (2:34)
>HISTORY: Looking back at Sail Boston 1976 with Natalie Jacobson (5:59). Article
>GOOD NEWS: 92-year-old nun serves up homemade ice cream, giving away every tip she earns
-Meanwhile, in Brazil, "best couple in the world" break world record for fast kissing
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