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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 (:37). High of 81 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Mass Pike eastbound lanes closed in Charlton due to crash (:48)
+5:00: Heartbreaking loss: Mom remembers son killed in scooter crash (2:28)
+5:00: $1 million lottery ticket sold in Worcester
+5:00: Worcester man offers $1,000 reward for missing pet tortoise
+1:00: Worcester Independence event features fireworks, singer Alisan Porter
+1:00: Pedestrian hit by car in Fitchburg (:20)
+1:00: College grad and filmmaker Maximilian Kent to share Goddard's story
+1:00: Serenity Jackson displays her rapping skills on "Everybody Mad"
-Auburn man indicted in killing of 7-year-old years after child abuse conviction
-Worcester police seize untraceable gun in Canal District
-These Worcester kids get to see a World Cup game for free (2:06). Article
-Worcester's Ghanaian population out in force on common for World Cup
-Earlier: Immigrants from Ghana who now call Worcester home are galvanized by the World Cup
-Worcester residents urge city to rescue injured swan
-Part of 2018 Amy Schumer film was secretly shot at Worcester airport
-A troubled reflecting pool? Worcester saw its own shortcomings
-Today! Journalists to discuss business coverage in Worcester
-Free swim lessons return as Worcester opens pools, beaches
-Free summer eats return to Worcester for children and teens
-WuXi Biologics targets 2028 completion for Worcester facility
-Worcester council tackles Boylston Street safety concerns, duck crossings in super brief meeting
-Rent control question won’t be on the ballot in Mass. due to religious exemption
-Worcester Walks: Gorgeous grasslands await at Potter Hill Meadows
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
-Worcester parents form coalition to reduce screen time in schools
-Worcester Superintendent's end of the school year message (2:55)
-Aislinn Doyle: W.P.S. in Brief agenda preview for Thursday School Committee meeting
>DINING OUT: Why an upscale downtown Worcester restaurant is now open for Thursday lunches
-ICYMI: Mother mourns Clam Box worker killed in electric scooter crash on Route 9
-Earlier: Employee killed in crash outside Central Mass. restaurant
-Parole denied for man convicted in 1983 killing of Trooper George Hanna in Auburn
-Worcester prepares for Independence Day celebrations
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Senior Center closed Wednesday and Thursday
-Truck Day for kids 10 to noon Thursday
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-Participate in Vision Zero Survey
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Channel 5 Wake Up Call: Toy Town Elementary Drama Club (:34)
-Leominster man arrested for exposing himself to woman while urinating in handicap parking space at Cumberland Farms
-Updated details for Sturbridge's Semiquincentennial Celebration June 27th
-2 vacancies on Shrewsbury Planning Board
-Auburn Select Board delays town manager evaluation process
-Community Profile: Southbridge Junior Hoopers
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up (Duo) at Friday and Saturday at Val's in Holden
>SHOWTIME: Worcester is Lit: Reading "Ulysses" with a shout-out to Dublin revelers
-The Hidden Census traveling history exhibit comes to Worcester
-Summer reading recommendations for moms
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1382 (30:00): Olivia Rodrigo, The Ex-Bombers and more
>OPINION: Nicole Bell-Peña and Jillian Kearns: Sports events hike risk of sexual exploitation
-Manny Jae Media's 508 LIVE! (59:24): Special Guest Carter Valentine
-Unity Radio's The SuSanity Life (55:37): Ginnie Bonnici, co-founder, Peaceful Creations Wellness Center
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who worked at Holy Cross for 25 years
>SPORTS: Robert Kraft wants Patriots to play game in Scotland after Tartan Army's World Cup takeover
-Ranking the 25 most important Patriots for 2026: Nos. 20-16
-Celtics select Houston freshman Chris Cenac Jr. with 27th pick
-Red Sox beat Rockies, 5-2
-Bravehearts split doubleheader, 1-6 and 10-4
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to Toledo, 4-1
-5 years to play 5 seasons: N.C.A.A. panel approves new eligibility rules
>NATIONAL: New Pentagon U.F.O. files show recurring glowing orbs (1:17)
-Mom accused of starving to death her 20-month-old daughter on just 250 calories a day
-Tragic: Boy, 3, drowns despite life vest -- because of 1 step missed
>NEW ENGLAND: Eighth grader dies month after being found unresponsive in pond (:25)
-Trooper charged with assault, wiretapping now part of gun probe (3:15)
-Court clears way for ballot question that would eliminate political party primaries in Mass.
>COLLEGES: WPI welcomes more than 5,000 during 3 consecutive weekends of robotics competitions
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 things you’re doing to attract pickpockets
-Use this hack to override your hotel’s thermostat
>BUSINESS: Oracle axes 21,000 jobs in massive layoff, A.I. replaces workers
-Do you trust A.I.? Almost every American says no and believes humans are more helpful: survey
-LPL Financial Research: Kevin Warsh could shake up the Fed
-Q&A with Munq: "My mom's resilience changed everything"
>SHOPPING: Radio Worcester (10:31): Prime Day scams are back
>HOMES: How long does it take to buy a house in Worcester in 2026?
>HEALTH: Antidepressant recalled over suspected carcinogen
>FOOD: MorningStar Farms recalls plant-based sausage products
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc on Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova (1:53)
>MOVIES: Madonna: Biopic with Julia Garner fell apart over budget
>CELEBRITY: Amy Adams recalls helping bleeding man after neck stabbing
-Bikini-clad Lindsey Vonn shows off her injured leg on yacht
>ANIMALS: Tiny feral kitten rescued from highway helped family heal (2:10)
>HISTORY: Plumley Village 1971 (47:09)
>GOOD NEWS: Plumbers find ring dropped into toilet a decade earlier
-Meanwhile, on Nantucket, wild video shows fisherman wrestling with great white shark on beach
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