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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:27). High of 82 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Evidence in murder trial wraps; police sergeant violated court order
-Earlier: Worcester double homicide trial paused over undisclosed document
-Traffic advisory for Firefighter 6K today in Worcester
-Worcester church’s views spark questions about use of public school
-From Hendrix to Talking Heads, they all played Clark's Atwood Hall
-City of Worcester W.S.C. Stay Connected (54:52): I-290 & The Vernon Connected Oral History Project
-City Manager Batista to outline Worcester’s progress, vision
-Diploma time for Burncoat High School. Video (1:41:31)
-South High celebrates Class of 2026
-Worcester is hosting free World Cup watch parties. Here’s what to know
-Bald eagle pair make themselves at home near Worcester college
-Lawmakers weigh move to block rent control from ballot (1:23)
-First phase of major housing redevelopment at Curtis Apartments opens
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
-Hiking trails in and around Worcester you may not have heard of
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review: Early college surge, college president retiring, $2 million community investment
-Daily Uplift: Courage doesn’t need to be loud
>DINING OUT: La Cucina Italiana in Worcester
-ICYMI: McDonald's manager accused of spitting into customer's fries banned from working in food industry (2:21). Article
-Innovative $10 million Worcester solution for hunger breaks ground
-3 years ago, Worcester tried a new model for crisis response. What happened?
-Worcester police investigate suspected solar panel theft
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden Town Takeover at WooSox on Sunday
-Wachusett Regional celebrates Class of 2026
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Argument reported near Doyle Field leads to warrant arrest, drug charge
-Traffic advisory next week in Shrewsbury
-Bay Path teachers, parents urge school committee to address staffing cuts
-Southbridge man arrested on cocaine trafficking charge during undercover narcotics operation
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Brothers Osborne, Ellis Paul, Spite, Diane Blue and more
-Victor D. Infante's WoMag rundown for June 5th (9:09)
-50 things to do with kids this summer
-Southbridge Community Center to host free performance by Henry the Juggler
>OPINION: Laurel: A day at Norton Company's Indian Hill villages
-Kate Hayes: What to do after you yell (repair matters more than perfection)
-Unity Radio's Elevate Worcester (50:02): Giselle Rivera-Flores
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:09): Rutland’s July 4th cancellation sparks debate over sheriff’s role, and news headlines
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:16): Worcester Common safety concerns persist despite low crime statistics
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to talented musician who lost everything in the Worcester tornado of 1953
>SPORTS: How Josh McDaniels’ Patriots plan to use A.J. Brown on offense
-U.S. men's soccer team shows fight in friendly loss to Germany before World Cup
-Red Sox-Yankees game rained out
-Bravehearts single-game tickets on sale now
-Bravehearts beat Lowell, 13-6
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Buffalo, 7-4
>CARS: Subaru recalls nearly 70,000 vehicles. See affected models
>NATIONAL: At least 12 people shot at festival and a search for suspects is still ongoing
-Almost every tax filer got a cut this year, coming to $82 billion in relief
-Tragic: Young man plunges to his death from scenic cliff
>NEW ENGLAND: Thousands of dead squid wash ashore in Provincetown (:38)
-Mass. runs out of funding to pay experts in some criminal cases (2:08). Article
-Proctor files protective order, unable to be questioned Monday (1:24)
-Radio Worcester (12:36): Mike Walsh outlines A.G. agenda, backs legislative audit and challenges M.B.T.A. Communities Act
>COLLEGES: Class of 2026's top tips for incoming WPI students (:59)
-Nichols secures grant to expand finance lab, plans Anna Maria program transition
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Saving on summer travel (2:06)
-How to avoid getting sick on planes, according to doctors
>BUSINESS: 1 in 3 American men are not working in nearly 20-year low
-When does your digital footprint become evidence against you?
-Boston law firm opens Central Mass. office for former Mirick, Fletcher attorneys
>HOMES: Simple ways to keep your home more organized
>HEALTH: WCCA-TV's Health Matters No. 250 (28:33): What to expect when you go to the Emergency Department
>FOOD: Preventing foodborne illnesses
>TV/STREAMING: Roku expands free ad-supported streaming TV with new sports channels
>MOVIES: These questions will terrify Hollywood this summer
>CELEBRITY: Rihanna, ASAP Rocky join Jaylen Brown for Back Bay meal
-Joe Jonas gives rare update on co-parenting with ex Sophie Turner after bitter custody battle
>ANIMALS: Dove comes to visit the family that rescued her every day (2:39)
>HISTORY: The Dugout Café was a legendary Boston dive bar
>GOOD NEWS: Southwest Airlines crew surprises 2-year-old cancer patient with tribute
-Meanwhile, in Ontario, world's largest game of human foosball played
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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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