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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 77 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Defense alleges police "fabricated" evidence in Worcester double homicide
+6:00: Worcester fire and police department to host Red Cross Battle of the Badges blood drive July 2nd
+6:00: Worcester schools plans new cabinet-level equity position
+6:00: Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 35
+Noon: Trial set to start in fatal Worcester State shooting
+Noon: Central Mass. town cuts 30 school positions; residents scramble for charter option
+Noon: Accuser and former adult star to perform comedy routine in Central Mass.
-Worcester school officials bracing for uncertain financial future
-Ghana soccer fans in Worcester say team brings the country together (2:16). Article
-Project to build homes for "grandfamilies" in Worcester wins approval
-Worcester Business Journal names Power 100 for 2026
-Anna Maria faculty given stiff new deadline to clean out offices
-3-vehicle crash with entrapment closes Route 9 in Spencer
-Paddling Worcester’s overlooked river
-Worcester nonprofit hosts prom for adults with disabilities at Polar Park
-Registration for Friendly House Summer Program is open
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
-City Manager Batista to outline Worcester’s progress, vision
-Worcester Alternative School holds final graduation
-Radio Worcester (25:21): Ronnie LeBlanc says U.F.O.s may be “interdimensional,” not extraterrestrial
-Daily Uplift: Be proud of your progress
>DINING OUT: Table Hoppin': Peter Eco named new executive chef at Brio 33
-La Cucina Italiana in Worcester
-ICYMI: Evidence in murder trial wraps; police sergeant violated court order
-Earlier: Worcester double homicide trial paused over undisclosed document
-Worcester church’s views spark questions about use of public school
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Former President of Sunnyside Ford passes away
-Annual town meeting 7 p.m. Monday
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Spencer bakery joins the viral Dotcake trend
-43-year-old apparently drowns after kayak flips over in Southborough pond
-Central Mass. liquor store sells $50,000 winning Powerball ticket
-Restrictions today at Flint Pond in Shrewsbury
-Blood drive Friday at Shrewsbury Town Hall
-Annual Officer Ronald Tarentino, Jr. Charitable Fund 5k run/walk Sunday
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester County Poetry Association names Frank O'Hara Prize winners
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1375 (30:00): Vanessa Carlton, Ron Brunk and more
>OPINION: Lindsey Ford: Encouraging kids to develop hobbies beyond their screens
-Eric Smith, Robert Deschenes, Karen Hannula and Sherrie O'Donnell: Public safety enters crisis mode in Templeton
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor's Forum No. 64 (28:30): Ernie Floyd
-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 local man who won an Emmy for his work on Bruins broadcasts
>SPORTS: Patriots receiver Kayshon Boutte expected at minicamp despite trade rumors
-A full timeline of Red Sox’ dysfunctional season to date
-Red Sox lose to Yankees, 6-1
-Bravehearts single-game tickets on sale now
-Bravehearts fall to Norwich, 6-4
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Buffalo, 5-3
>NATIONAL: 6 people injured in stabbing at New York's Penn Station
-College student shot and killed "over a phone"
-Tragic: Hiker attacked, dragged by bear leaving arm "dangling"
>NEW ENGLAND: Auditor DiZoglio on legislature transparency bill, audit fight (11:06)
-6 state workers resign amid Mass. D.O.T. overtime scandal (2:45)
>COLLEGES: Retired Assumption professor celebrated
-Inside the demise of 2 closing Mass. colleges as they tried to survive
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The 10 driest cities in the U.S.
-6 things airport gate agents want you to know
>BUSINESS: How will A.I. impact college graduates heading into job force? (8:53)
-Can robots — and a new approach to modular building — help Mass. add housing?
>SHOPPING: Tracey Faraday: Saying goodbye to toy rotations
>HOMES: Restrictive covenants in property deeds
>HEALTH: What Ozempic is actually doing to obesity rates in the U.S.
>FOOD: Burger King brings back crown nuggets
>TV/STREAMING: "Yellowstone" creator Taylor Sheridan is king of dad TV shows
>MOVIES: "Scary Movie" No. 1 at box office with $55 million
>CELEBRITY: Celebrities whose kids graduated in 2026
-"Top Gun: Maverick" actor James Handy killed in alleged attack by girlfriend’s son
>ANIMALS: A dog's journey after being left at a firehouse (2:49)
>HISTORY: From Hendrix to Talking Heads, they all played Clark's Atwood Hall
>GOOD NEWS: Luke Combs visits lemonade stand, leaves big tip for 3 boys
-Meanwhile, in Denmark, Danes show off their manes in national mullet championship
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:35). High of 86 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Fatal crash closes multiple streets in Worcester
+Noon: Related: Sky 5 over the scene of fatal pedestrian crash involving tow truck (:57)
+Noon: 2 Holland races decided by a total of 3 votes in annual town election
+Noon: Last Call: Wayne-Daniel Berard, poet, chaplain, "Harry Potter" fan
-Christopher Burns convicted of killing 2 brothers outside Worcester bar
-Earlier: Defense alleges police "fabricated" evidence in Worcester double homicide
-Witnesses recall events that led up to fatal shooting at Worcester State
-Former Worcester strip club to become day care center after $2.4 million sale
-Train derailment in Framingham spurs delays on Worcester commuter rail line
-36,000 and counting on waitlist for public housing in Worcester
-Troy Siebels leaving Hanover Theatre after being there from the start
-Airport director Andy Davis prepares for retirement after 17 years at Worcester Regional
-Friendly House legend Gordon Hargrove gets his way in Worcester
-Worcester board to vote on extending bar hours for World Cup
-Lake patrols, e-bike rules and sidewalk delays draw Worcester City Council scrutiny
-22 Worcester Fire Department recruits graduate from academy
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
-Veterans Inc. 21st annual Stand Down on Friday
-Gerald Creamer Center graduation (1:00:34)
-Daily Uplift: Discipline builds dreams
>DINING OUT: Downtown Worcester restaurant closed until June 22nd
-Restaurant celebrates America's 250th with culinary experience (4:34)
-ICYMI: Layoffs at Central Mass. businesses to impact over 400 workers
-As trial opens, defense argues fatal Worcester State shooting was justified
-Worcester schools plan new cabinet-level equity position
-Radio Worcester (20:16): Worcester gets ready for Scotland’s Tartan Army during World Cup
-Restaurant celebrates America's 250th with culinary experience (4:34)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Annual business personal property inspections begin Monday
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-Former President of Sunnyside Ford passes away
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Person extricated after reported truck collapse in Holland; Life Flight canceled
-Southbridge voters sweep out incumbents, overwhelmingly back regional dispatch
-Spencer approves regional fire agreements, announces Big Truck Day
-Leominster man arrested on 14 drug charges after raid of his apartment unveils 168.5 pills and $6,384 cash
-Mandatory water ban takes effect in Sturbridge
-Shrewsbury police will take part in the state’s speed enforcement campaign
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up (Trio) at Uxlocale Friday, (Duo) at Val's in Holden, Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Film on Goddard's rocket launch to screen at NASA visitor center
-Listen Up: Endation hits with new album, "The Presence of Nothing"
-5 Worcester artists selected for creative residencies at Holy Cross
>OPINION: Worcesteria: The enduring appeal of Joyce and the Bloomsday Ramble
-Dante Comparetto: Community, not handcuffs, for Worcester's homeless
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 494 (29:55): Sandy Dunn
-Unity Radio's Q.C.C. State of Mind (57:47)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local blacksmith whose work was featured at Worcester Art Museum
>SPORTS: Beginner's guide to World Cup: Schedule, format & more
-Economics professor suspects quiet World Cup ticket "dumping" (2:50)
-What will A.J. Brown bring to Patriots? Eagles analyst offers insight
-Red Sox owner taking "desperate" tactic in search to save season
-Red Sox lose to Rays, 4-3
-Holy Cross legend Bill McGovern named to College Football Hall of Fame ballot
-Bravehearts single-game tickets on sale now
-Bravehearts to host Italian Heritage Night with Brian Scalabrine June 20th
-Bravehearts fall in Vermont, 5-2
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Rochester, 6-5
>CARS: Kia recalls 6,000 vehicles over possible seat belt defect that risks injury
>NATIONAL: Iran targets U.S. bases in Jordan and the Gulf after U.S. strikes near Hormuz
-Rob Reiner’s son Nick seeks money from trust parents left him for his defense in their killings
-Tragic: Father gunned down in Walmart parking lot of quiet community
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. opioid deaths fall below 1,000 for first year since 2013
-Mass. passes $1.3 billion for education and transportation
>COLLEGES: Read like a Holy Cross professor (on summer break)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 buildings that don’t look real
-Why you should call (or email) your hotel before you arrive
>BUSINESS: Ex-Google recruiter spills tips to improve your job hunt strategy
-LPL Financial Research: Is bad news already priced into the bond market?
-Meta launches a trade school to power A.I. infrastructure
>SHOPPING: Walmart finally revealed its sale dates—and it starts before Prime Day
>HOMES: Consumer Reports: Battery yard tools can save money over time
>HEALTH: Pediatrician: 5 symptoms I wish parents told me about sooner
>FOOD: Elevated meal prep with Tiny Spoon chef (4:34)
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new 5-part Netflix docuseries "The American Experiment" (2:07)
>MOVIES: Why Scary Movie is making millions at the box office despite being panned by critics
>CELEBRITY: Linda Cardellini had to audition for "DTF" and "Mad Men"
-Jon Cryer reflects on filming "Pretty in Pink" with "d--k" Andrew McCarthy
>ANIMALS: Covered puppies hiding in abandoned house get second chance (2:00)
>HISTORY: City of Worcester W.S.C. Stay Connected (54:52): I-290 & The Vernon Connected Oral History Project
>GOOD NEWS: 72-year-old diploma found at thrift store returned to high school
-Meanwhile, in China, man walks on his hands down 100 stairs in 44.71 seconds
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