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In The News
>WEATHER: Heat wave coming. Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:39). High of 82 today in Worcester
+5:00: Worcester could see some of its hottest weather ever this week
+5:00: Channel 5's Cindy Fitzgibbon passes EyeOpener weather baton to Kelly Ann Cicalese (4:24)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Worcester pools, beaches open for summer Tuesday
+5:00: Vehicle crashes into Italian restaurant in Worcester
+5:00: Worcester man charged with fentanyl trafficking after police pursuit ends with crash into bridge
+5:00: Volunteers pull super-spreader invasive plants from Lake Quinsigamond
+5:00: Worcesteria: On "The Vampire Lestate," learning how to say "Worcester"
+Noon: State Trooper killed in motorcycle crash in Grafton (:42). Article
+Noon: Last Call: Carmela Sklarz, author and educator
-Juvenile hit by train on tracks near Polar Park, police say
-Judge orders Worcester activist jailed for up to 3 months after new charges
-Movie theater company looking for spots along Route 9 in Shrewsbury
-Rescuers free swan from fishing line in Worcester pond
-Police, firefighters to settle friendly rivalry at Worcester blood drive Thursday
-City council to focus solely on City Manager Eric Batista's annual performance review
-Worcester appoints Bruce Mendelsohn as new veterans services director
-Worcester taking methodical approach with realigning schools
-Worcester County Wonders: Fitchburg honors local legend Ron Bouchard
>FAITH: Our Lady of Czestochowa sanctuary repainted
>DINING OUT: Who's open and closed for the Fourth of July? Check Dining Out
-Airport Seafood & Grille ready for takeoff in Southbridge
-ICYMI: Car goes over wall on Route 20, falls about 25 feet, lands on roof in woods
-Wrong-way driver killed in fiery I-290 crash identified (:30)
-1 killed in motorcycle crash on Central Mass. highway
-Anna Maria College files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
-Gunshots on Main Street in Worcester investigated
-Environmental groups launch boycott of Polar Beverages
-Local family loses mother, daughter less than 2 weeks apart
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-July Among Friends senior newsletter
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Oxford man arrested following illegal gun manufacturing investigation
-Dudley to mark nation's 250th birthday with reading of Declaration of Independence
-Auburn Independence Day celebration June 30th
-Millbury teen with autism feels "at home" playing organ at Polar Park
-Should Shrewsbury fifth-graders be allowed to use library independently?
-Winchendon small business owner to lead North Central chamber board
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Bill Maher wins Mark Twain humor prize
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam Hour No. 63 (1:00:00): The Ex-Bombers, Highway Home, Dasha and more
>OPINION: Khrystian King: Rent control item tossed, but problems remain
-Shaun Connolly: I miss the Tartan Army already
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 496 (26:10): Rabbi Aviva Fellman
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:13): Housing, rent control and Worcester's future
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to mother of 3 who passed away at age 41
>SPORTS: Celtics to re-sign Ron Harper Jr. to 3-year contract: Report
-Top Red Sox prospect Marcelo Mayer "toughness" question behind scenes in latest drama
-Red Sox beat Yankees, 5-4
-Bravehearts beat Westfield, 11-8
-Bravehearts’ America 250 edition jersey is coming soon
-$1 hot dog night at the Bravehearts Thursday
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Toledo, 3-1
>NATIONAL: Skydiving plane crashes after taking off in France, killing 11 (2:00)
-France records 1,000 excess deaths in record-breaking European heat wave
-Tragic: Newborn found dead in porta-potty at music festival
>NEW ENGLAND: Advocates demand action as child protection bills sit idle (1:00)
-State's new housing tracker touts progress toward adding 222,000 units
-National Grid mistakenly took more than $28,000 from woman's bank account (2:26)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 37 (35:05): Hurricane Preparedness | Sarah Molinari
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Major airline announces daily flights from California to Japan amid surging demand
-Could the last row of coach soon become the best row?
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-What can be done to regulate A.I.? Bill aims oversight for tech (9:47)
-The number of families where both mom and dad work full time reaches record high: study
>HEALTH: Nearly 1 million bottles of heart and kidney medication recalled
>FOOD: Cook more without stress
>TV/STREAMING: Hollywood Diversity Report: Streaming films have abandoned women, people of color
>MOVIES: How horror is taking over summer at movie theaters (9:54)
>CELEBRITY: Tyra Banks files lawsuit over "America's Next Top Model" documentary
-Michelle Pfeiffer reveals why she felt "humiliated" auditioning for her breakthrough film role
>ANIMALS: Dog with one eye named Ducky up for adoption from Second Chance Animal Services (4:36)
>HISTORY: Hotel Bancroft was once Worcester’s premier lodging and event destination
>GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman stories about acceptance, kindness, connections (31:34)
-Meanwhile, Florida man attempts traffic stop on undercover vehicle
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In The News
>WEATHER: Heat wave coming. Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 92 today in Worcester
+6:00: With heat wave coming, Worcester cooling centers to open, Out to Lunch canceled, early trash pickup
+6:00: 100 FM The Pike (8:45): Vic from JV Mechanical on checking A.C. going into heat wave
-Worcester could see some of its hottest weather ever this week
-Channel 5's Cindy Fitzgibbon passes EyeOpener weather baton to Kelly Ann Cicalese (4:24)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Man says he was assaulted with glass bottle in Downtown Worcester
+6:00: Worcester investor buys 72-unit apartment complex for $15 million
+Noon: UMass Memorial sounds alarm amid surge in serious e-bike crashes
+Noon: Motorcyclist who died on Route 146 crash is identified
+Noon: Glowmanny drops new album, "Is He Still With Us"
+Noon: Linda Blair, Juliette Lewis and more set for Silver Scream Con V
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: A forest trip for a 4-year-old and her mom
-State Trooper killed in motorcycle crash in Grafton (1:33). Article
-Related: Lawmakers to meet to examine intersection where off-duty State Trooper was killed in crash (3:00)
-Vehicle crashes into Italian restaurant in Worcester
-Dozens more creditors enter Worcester pastor’s bankruptcy case
-Worcester pools, beaches open for summer Tuesday
-Central Mass. family says they are owed part of Anna Maria College now up for sale
-Saint Vincent Hospital selects new C.E.O.
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Worcester man charged with fentanyl trafficking after police pursuit ends with crash into bridge
-Worcester Public Schools eye fall public hearings as school realignment plans take shape
-Volunteers pull super-spreader invasive plants from Lake Quinsigamond
>FAITH: Journey to the priesthood: Deacon John P. Sullivan
>DINING OUT: Who's open and closed for the Fourth of July? Check Dining Out
-ICYMI: Juvenile hit by train on tracks near Polar Park, police say
-Judge orders Worcester activist jailed for up to 3 months after new charges
-Movie theater company looking for spots along Route 9 in Shrewsbury
-Rescuers free swan from fishing line in Worcester pond
-Car goes over wall on Route 20, falls about 25 feet, lands on roof in woods
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-July Among Friends senior newsletter
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Lancaster man who died while hiking in N.H. remembered as "mountaineer"
-Leominster considers moratorium on data centers and battery storage
-Hitchcock Free Academy brings free Wednesday night concerts to Brimfield Town Common
-Athol town counsel says town will seek sanctions, demolition authority for Main Street property
-Clinton's Blaze reflects on road to becoming a national track star
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Ariana Grande reschedules 2 concerts at TD Garden in Boston (:19)
-Country music legend Alan Jackson plays his final show
-Today! Revolutionary Reading of George Jackson's "Excerpts from Letter to a Comrade"
-Last Call: Carmela Sklarz, author and educator
>OPINION: Worcesteria: On "The Vampire Lestate," learning how to say "Worcester"
-WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 131 (28:15): Summertime is the time to find treasures
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:13): Housing, rent control and Worcester's future
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away at 101
>SPORTS: Red Sox beat Nationals, 6-3
-Bravehearts beat New Britain, 6-3
-Bravehearts’ America 250 edition jersey available for preorder
-$1 hot dog night at the Bravehearts Thursday
-WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts 5-1 week launches them to second in Futures League standings
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
>NATIONAL: U.S. and Iran agree to halt attacks, resume nuclear talks (1:35)
-Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots
-Here are the 4 key cases the Supreme Court will decide on its final day of term
-Tragic: Alligator kills woman swimming in Florida river
>NEW ENGLAND: 4 shot in Brockton after large crowd celebrates World Cup (1:50)
-Off-duty State Ttrooper off the job after allegedly punching another trooper at bar
-More Mass. beaches shut down to swimming after sewage breaks (1:54)
>COLLEGES: Why top employers keep coming back to WPI (:33)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Radio Worcester (15:32): Saint Vincent doctor shares practical travel health advice
-Universal Hollywood’s newest attraction features unique tribute to franchise’s dead star
>BUSINESS: Q.C.C. seeks employers for cybersecurity apprenticeship program
-LPL Financial Research: Has stock market exuberance become irrational?
-How "interest-free" medical credit cards are costing Americans billions
>HEALTH: WCCA-TV's Health Matters No. 251 (28:54): Doctors Without Doctors
>FOOD: U.S.D.A. blocked from excluding "junk foods" from S.N.A.P. benefits
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix true crime doc, "A toxic love story" (2:08)
>MOVIES: Hit ’90s movie franchise returns after 24 years, star confirms
>CELEBRITY: Lil Wayne engaged to woman in her 20s: report
-Gossip at Liza Minnelli's 80th birthday show includes Barbra Streisand tale
>ANIMALS: Delivery driver found tiny kitten all alone on her route (1:40)
>HISTORY: "Romper Room" was a television favorite for young children for over 40 years
>GOOD NEWS: Boy, 12, saved by older brother after shark attack on family vacation
-Meanwhile, Noah Kahan urges fans to use the bathroom after concertgoer poops on floor during show
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