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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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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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