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In The News
>WEATHER: Mix of sun and clouds, high of 86 today in Worcester (2:41)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Patient escapes ambulance, jumps into Lake Quinsigamond (:23). Article (pictured)
+5:00: Lawyer: Driver who crashed into wheelchair "didn't know he hit somebody"
+5:00: Meet Worcester's Class of 2026 high school valedictorians
+5:00: "Excited to get going": Worcester Bravehearts set to start season
+5:00: Bill Ballou on Baseball
+5:00: WooSox beat Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 8-1
+5:00: World of Foods festival to bring global flavors to Elm Park
+5:00: Last Call: Joyce Augustus, entrepreneur and nonprofit leader
+5:00: Sarah Connell Sanders: Azores trip makes case for vacationing in a volcano
-After stabbings on Worcester Common, a call for action
-Related: Worcester police name suspect in Friday stabbing on the Common
-W.P.D. looking for witnesses to big April brawl on Water Street (with video)
-2 West Brookfield doctors indicted on drug prescribing and Medicaid fraud charges
-Driver in crash that killed man in wheelchair on trial in Worcester court
-Developer eyes 50 apartments at former Worcester Academy offices
-Sarita's Bakery brings Salvadoran sweets to Worcester
-Worcester Diocese releases annual report
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
-Worcester graduation season underway. Here’s the schedule
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for May
>DINING OUT: The Local Plate: Worcester’s fish and chips showdown
-Here's why restaurant diners are ditching wine bottles for the table
-ICYMI: Worcester remembers fallen service members on Memorial Day
-Shrewsbury police chief, fire chief respond to medical emergency at Memorial Day Parade
-Open for Business: Brussels Street Market to launch June 7th in Worcester
-Tatnuck Neighborhood Association to honor retiring airport director Andy Davis
-These new apartments in Worcester come at an eye-popping price
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Senior Center parking lot reconstruction begins
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 1 dead in Dudley crash
-Man arrested in Shrewsbury for illegally selling large-capacity guns
-Spencer East Brookfield school district needs substitute teachers, nurses
-Spencer fire truck delivery expected to take 2 to 3 years
-Southbridge candidates debate town manager’s performance
-Westborough planning director resigns
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Mass. Symphony Orchestra marks 75 years of free Worcester concerts
-Worcester State grad Alex Lucier's film "Summer Interlude" gets award, screenings
-Troy Mercy makes solo debut on new album, "Let The Night Begin"
-Worcesteria: Exhibit outs spotlight on Worcester's first lady of jazz
>OPINION: John Mellace: "Puppy mill" bill bad for responsible pet shops
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 493 (29:43): Save Peat Meadow
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:47): Is Worcester safe? Crime perception and city challenges
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman with 11 children, 29 grandchildren and soon-to-be 34 great-grandchildren
>SPORTS: Celtics’ Joe Mazzulla wins NBA’s Coach of the Year
-Patriots 53-man roster projection as organized team activities begin
-U.S. men's soccer releases roster for World Cup
-Red Sox lose to Braves, 7-6
-Seniors Egrie, Wywoda lead Holy Cross into NCAA Tournament
-Bravehearts single-game tickets on sale now
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 6-3
>CARS: Ferrari unveils first ever electric car (:39)
>NATIONAL: Facebook Marketplace buyer murdered seller over petty argument
-Camp Mystic, where 25 little girls drowned in floods, drops its bid to reopen this season
-Tragic: Mom kills her 2 kids in shocking murder-suicide after shooting woman with her husband at a bar
>NEW ENGLAND: Mother, son found dead in N.H. in possible murder-suicide
-Matthew Farwell, charged in Sandra Birchmore's death, to remain in custody until trial
-Police: Dump truck stolen from Mass. used to ram cruiser in Maine
>COLLEGES: WPI Dean Mimi Sheller presents a series of talks on tourism and mobility in Spain
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airline introducing bunk beds in economy class
-Universal Orlando tears down iconic attraction as fans offer mixed reaction
>BUSINESS: Local credit union C.E.O. retiring after 2 decades
-LPL Financial Research: Seeds of opportunity: The case for agriculture investments
-Mass. man shares how he stopped a $55,000 debt spiral (2:26)
>HOMES: Buying a fire-damaged home: What to know in competitive housing market
>HEALTH: HabitWorks anxiety management app developed by Mass. hospital
-A.I. mammograms could detect breast cancer earlier: New study (3:27)
>FOOD: Daily Dish: 1-pan garlic butter shrimp
-Rising fuel costs push lobster prices higher across Mass. (:41)
>TV/STREAMING: Tom Hardy fired from Paramount+ show "MobLand" after on set drama: report
>MOVIES: How young YouTubers are taking over Hollywood — the latest budget movies smashing the box office
>CELEBRITY: Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce's wedding list: Who's in and out?
-Rob Base, "It Takes Two" rapper, dies at 59
>ANIMALS: Woman finds tiny kitten all alone — and brings him home (1:33)
>HISTORY: Forgotten Mass.: The Aud (1:28)
>GOOD NEWS: Vietnam vet earns high school diploma decades after service
-Meanwhile, in England, daredevils tumble down hill in bizarre cheese-rolling race (:38)
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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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