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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:40). High of 88 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Man dies in skydiving fall in Orange
+6:00: Remembering Worcester visit of presidential candidate Lindsey Graham
+6:00: Free Fitness in the Parks program continues across Worcester this summer
+6:00: Level up your lunch break: New Worcester cafe has coffee, crepes and video games
+6:00: Worcester Wall of Women mural takes shape at YWCA
+6:00: WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts struggle during post-Fourth week
+Noon: Will Worcester loosen smoke shop rules? Health Board to discuss Monday
+Noon: Oxford man arrested for chest-bumping wife, smashing her eyeglasses
+Noon: Seven Hills Music Festival rocks Palladium outdoors
+Noon: Today! Country Night at the Bravehearts, 6:30
+Noon: Is this your dog?
-4 days, 19 dogs: Inside Worcester Animal Rescue League's recent intake surge
-How Old Sturbridge Village is commemorating America 250 (3:37)
-Anna Maria College students left unpaid as state scholarships remain in limbo
-2 $100,000 lottery prizes sold in Worcester
-500 Chromebooks donated to residents, groups by Worcester library
-Inside the Worcester Police Academy: How 34 recruits earned the badge
-Souza-Baranowski correction officers indicted for allegedly beating prisoners
>FAITH: Cathedral celebrates 150th anniversary of first dedication
>DINING OUT: 100 FM The Pike (6:08): The legendary Broadway Restaurant in Worcester has a sweet deal for you
-Yes, you should order this pasta cooked in a flaming wheel of cheese in Worcester
-ICYMI: Fitchburg motorcycle crash leaves 44-year-old man dead
-Worcester teacher inspires students while dealing with A.L.S. diagnosis (3:30). Article
-Did the Mass. House OK funding for Worcester Auditorium? What to know
-Historic Downtown Worcester building to become rental housing
-Worcester aims to stem tide on sewage overflows after E.P.A. mandate
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Part of Reservoir Street closed Monday through Friday
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-Holden introduces new treasurer/collector, Tom Merolli
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn Summer Sendoff August 11th
-Charlton Select Board to consider supporting legislative audit approved by voters
-Bay Path to open school year without school resource officer amid budget pressures
-12-year-old wins Christmas in July 5K in Sturbridge
-Southbridge Town Council subcommittees begin meeting this week
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1384 (30:00): Shab, Little Image and more
>OPINION: Tracey Faraday: Tips for navigating summer with a baby
-Elyse Wallnut: Protecting data privacy from Big Tech
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1421 (18:51): Victoria Mariano, Downtown Worcester B.I.D. Program Director
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (52:34): Worcester police lawsuit, Main South, police oversight, Worcester airport and America's 250th
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a nurse at UMass Memorial for 45 years
>SPORTS: Stefon Diggs has challenge for NFL teams as free agency lingers
-Boston Celtics lock in Neemias Queta on $56 million extension
-Red Sox beat Mets, 3-2
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Rochester, 6-5
>CARS: FCA U.S. recalls more than 12,000 Ram vehicles. See impacted models
>NATIONAL: U.S. .launches new strikes as Iran claims that Strait of Hormuz is closed
-Parents allegedly left 6 kids, including 2 infants, in hot car while they dined at a Wingstop
-Tragic: Truck carrying wedding guests struck on Indonesia highway, killing 13
>NEW ENGLAND: Deadly Gabriel House fire remains under investigation a year later
-Thousands of nurses expected to return to work Monday (2:15)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 39 (35:21): The A.I. Connector: Social and Data Sciences | Rob Krueger
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Do you have airport "gatexiety"? You’re not alone
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Why "high-performers" get sick as soon as they go on vacation
>HOMES: What to know about housing affordability
>HEALTH: WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1418 (25:35): Dr. David Runyan, Worcester Free Care Collaborative
>FOOD: KFC's secret to getting "finger lickin good" fried chicken
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix movie, "The Bombing of Pan Am 103" (2:12)
>MOVIES: Disney's live-action remake of "Moana" struggles in opening
>CELEBRITY: Sam Neill, "Jurassic Park," "The Piano" actor, dies at 78
-Margaret Qualley quietly wiped traces of husband Jack Antonoff from social media before split news
>ANIMALS: Guy finds wiggling surprise in a Hello Fresh box on a hike (2:02)
>HISTORY: Wachusett Reservoir was once the largest man-made water supply in the world
>GOOD NEWS: Man named world's oldest water skier just before 95th birthday
-Meanwhile, at Yellowstone, massive bison tosses tourist into the air in shocking attack (1:16). Article
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:44). High of 96 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Holy Cross student charged in canoeing death of schoolmate
+Noon: Owner receives $3.6 million tax credit for Shack’s downtown apartment conversion
+Noon: New $197 million Central Mass. middle-high school plan sets up vote in the fall
-Man dies in skydiving fall in Orange
-Worcester opening cooling centers Tuesday, Wednesday
-Today! Boulevard Diner celebrating 90th anniversary with party, $.90 menu
-Today! Worcester to recreate historic reading of the Declaration of Independence (10:58)
-Today! World Cup watch party on Worcester Common
-"He stabbed me": Jurors hear screams of man killed in 2020 Cutler Street stabbing
-Worcester Board of Health approves updated tobacco regulations
-Level up your lunch break: New Worcester cafe has coffee, crepes and video games
-Remembering Worcester visit of presidential candidate Lindsey Graham
-Worcester Wall of Women mural takes shape at YWCA
-Free Fitness in the Parks program continues across Worcester this summer
-Aislinn Doyle: July 16th School Committee Meeting preview
>DINING OUT: Olive Garden's Never-Ending Pasta Pass is back after 6 years
-100 FM The Pike (6:08): The legendary Broadway Restaurant in Worcester has a sweet deal for you
-ICYMI: 4 days, 19 dogs: Inside Worcester Animal Rescue League's recent intake surge
-How Old Sturbridge Village is commemorating America 250 (3:37)
-Anna Maria College students left unpaid as state scholarships remain in limbo
-2 $100,000 lottery prizes sold in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): No American Legion Post 42 meeting this month
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Part of Reservoir Street closed Monday through Friday
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 1 hospitalized after ceiling collapse in Fitchburg
-Oxford man arrested for chest-bumping wife, smashing her eyeglasses
-Man tased, arrested after erratic driving ends in confrontation at Leominster Cumberland Farms
-Grafton High School artificial turf to get much-needed refresh
-Webster approves limited outdoor music at Dockside after owners acknowledge recent violations
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Seven Hills Music Festival rocks Palladium outdoors
-White rhino dies unexpectedly at Southwick’s Zoo: "Our hearts are heavy"
-Parents say creativity is more important than ever
>OPINION: Mary C. DeSouza: If the "Summer Mom" Olympics was a real thing
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 342 (28:20): Jay Givan and more on the 250th anniversary of America
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who owned Etre's Auto Body for over 40 years
>SPORTS: Jordan Walker uses epic finish to beat Kyle Schwarber in Home Run Derby
-Former Braveheart Ben Rice falls in first round of Home Run Derby
-Van Wagner, Holy Cross Athletics announce long-term multimedia rights partnership
-Bravehearts fall to Westfield, 6-3
-WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts struggle during post-Fourth week
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Conor McGregor reveals surgery, fight plans in cryptic post after injury
>NATIONAL: U.S. attacks Iran and Tehran retaliates across the Middle East
-Fire breaks out at a pub in Bangkok, killing at least 27 people
-Tragic: Boy, 13, killed in drive-by shooting while at sleepover
>NEW ENGLAND: Man killed in incident involving I.C.E. in Biddeford, Maine (2:45)
-Man, teen drowned in separate incidents in Mass. ponds
-Man who killed Dartmouth professors seeks reduced prison sentence
>COLLEGES: WPI's global programs director earns Fulbright to study higher education in India
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): How to book a lie-flat seat without paying full price
-6 things seniors should know about travel insurance before their next trip
>BUSINESS: Mass. joins lawsuit against Paramount/Warner Bros. merger
-LPL Financial Research: Keep calm and clip coupons
-Worcester Business Journal Editor Brad Kane: Data is the new currency
>HOMES: Simple thermostat changes that could save money in summer (2:07)
>SHOPPING: QVC restocked Dyson’s viral handheld fan—and new shoppers can save $30
>HEALTH: Cyclospora outbreak foods, what C.D.C. data shows
>FOOD: Food & drink pairing: Loaded baked mac & cheese biscuit cup
>TV/STREAMING: Where to stream Sam Neill's movies and TV shows after his death
>MOVIES: Trailer for new movie, "One Night Only" (2:25)
>CELEBRITY: Melissa Gilbert discovers 4 biological siblings
-Britney Spears puts on a wild show in L.A. traffic — months after D.U.I. arrest
>ANIMALS: Stray cat walks into a hardware store and takes over (3:59)
>HISTORY: Who took Napalm Girl photo? Doc explores alleged A.P. coverup of Vietnam's most horrifying image
>GOOD NEWS: Meet a 100-year-old, pool-playing veteran
-Meanwhile, artist sells out of trash collected from Taylor Swift's wedding
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