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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:45). High of 95 today in Worcester
+5:00: Wildfires in Canada? That's easy to see in skies over Worcester
-Cooling centers open Wednesday in Worcester
-Why does the sky have a yellow tint (:55)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Burns get 2 life sentences in slaying of brothers outside Worcester bar
+5:00: Wrong-way driver takes off after causing 2-car crash on I-290 in Northborough (:26). Article (pictured)
+Noon: Worcester Art Museum names new Arms and Armor Curator
+Noon: Worcester Walks: Bearsden Forest Conservation Area travels through time
+Noon: Last Call: David Baillie, author and educator
+Noon: Is this your dog?
-Probation for Auburn police officer who sought sex with 15-year-old
-Worcester trial: Prosecutors focus on alleged deception by defendant
-Holy Cross student charged in canoeing death of schoolmate
-Worcester residents call for leaders to finally act on recommendation for police oversight board
-Youth soccer festival brings World Cup fever to Worcester Common
-Worcester’s tallest building refinanced for $25 million
-Owner receives $3.6 million tax credit for Shack’s downtown apartment conversion
-Aislinn Doyle: July 16th School Committee Meeting preview
>DINING OUT: Today! George's Coney Island celebrating National Hot Dog Day (:40)
-Olive Garden's Never-Ending Pasta Pass is back after 6 years
-ICYMI: Man dies in skydiving fall in Orange
-"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
-4 days, 19 dogs: Inside Worcester Animal Rescue League's recent intake surge
-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)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Cooling center open in Leicester Wednesday
-Flint Pond in Shrewsbury closed Wednesday for aquatic vegetation treatment
-Shrewsbury has 7 openings on its Master Plan Steering Committee
-Leominster takes steps to pause data centers, battery storage sites
-New $197 million Central Mass. middle-high school plan sets up vote in the fall
-Sidewalk project deviations are source of frustration for Spencer selectmen
-Trail network coming to town? Northborough discusses B.W.A.L.T. feasibility
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester library hosts tactile art exhibit
-Sapling, Fanta Vibez, Eddie Japan and more make summer playlist sizzle
-Worcesteria: Three Decker offers a poetic view of the city
-2 Mass. theaters for sale after owner retires (2:31)
>OPINION: Autumn Hotaling: I’m a Type C mom and proud of it
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 104 (21:20): Affordable Housing Trust manager
-What's Up Worcester's Crossroad Conversations (58:07): Victor Cruz of Cruz Contracting
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who designed and tailored costumes for Old Sturbridge Village
>SPORTS: Holy Cross star Alexia Moreau signs with Swedish pro hockey team
-Bring a Bravehearts sign, get into Thursday's NESN-televised game for free
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
>CARS: BMW recalls over 29,000 vehicles due to fire risk. See impacted models
>NATIONAL: Why it's so difficult for the U.S. to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz
-Warren Buffett halts Gates Foundation donations after Jeffrey Epstein ties revealed
-I.C.E. halts most vehicle stops after Maine, Texas shootings, sources say
-Tragic: Tot shot dead by 4-year-old cousin was on vacation to celebrate third birthday
>NEW ENGLAND: Over $130,000 worth of artwork seized from Natick psychiatrist convicted of fraud
-2 New England states beat out Mass. in "best states to move to" ranking
>COLLEGES: Assumption alumni named to local power lists
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The world’s safest cities to visit in 2026
-What to do if the airline switches your seat assignment
>BUSINESS: 23andMe settles with 42 states for 2023 data breach
-LPL Financial Research: Keep calm and clip coupons
-Why bankHometown is becoming TruNorth
-IBM shares plunge 25% as A.I. spending boom hammers business
>HOMES: $1.2 million Mass. mansion comes with a hedge maze, 13 bedrooms and spirits that never left
>SHOPPING: Mass. woman's luggage pains raise questions about lifetime warranties (3:38). Article
>HEALTH: Produce concerns grow over cyclospora outbreak (2:13)
>FOOD: Taco Bell removes ingredients amid cyclosporiasis outbreak (2:01)
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Robert De Niro Netflix movie, "The Whisper Man" (2:43)
>MOVIES: First "Digger" trailer shows an unrecognizable Tom Cruise
>CELEBRITY: "The Odyssey" N.Y. premiere red carpet: Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Matt Damon and more
-Randolph Mantooth, "Emergency!" star who played Johnny Gage, dies at 80
>ANIMALS: Couple had just started dating when they found abandoned dog (1:37)
>HISTORY: Downtown Worcester in 1965 (1:53)
>GOOD NEWS: Father punches through window to rescue children trapped inside
-Meanwhile, in British Columbia, watch a bear steal golf clubs from cart on course
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 85 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-2 women hospitalized after being struck by a car on Belmont St.
-"Endangered" man missing from nursing home after drop-off at Worcester Walmart
-Worcester losing locally owned restaurant as national chain expands in city
-Donavan Foster, charged in slaying of Joanna Brown, returns to court Friday
-Hanover Insurance C.E.O. Jack Roche to retire
-Anna Maria College appears in bankruptcy court as the campus faces an October auction
-Worcester commuter rail riders to see temporary schedule cuts
-Patriots quarterback Drake Maye hosts youth football camp in Auburn (2:08)
-Man, 78, arrested for refusing to leave Cutie Patuties consignment store in Leominster
-Worcester ice cream shop lands on Mass. Ice Cream Trail
-Central Mass. store included on Yelp's list of 50 best used furniture shops in the U.S.
-Worcester Public Schools Hall of Fame (7:57)
-100 FM The Pike (14:09): Paul Veneto wants you to remember flight attendants from 9/11
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet visits Red Heat Tavern, which has a location in Westborough (4:41)
-ICYMI: Wrong-way driver takes off after causing 2-car crash on I-290 (:26). Article
-West Nile found in mosquitoes near Lake Ave. in Worcester
-Burns get 2 life sentences in slaying of brothers outside Worcester bar
-Worcester household hazardous waste day set for Saturday
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police introduce newest officer
-Jazzed Up (Duo) at Val’s on Saturday
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-Part of Reservoir Street closed Monday through Friday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 6-alarm fire leaves Ayer multifamily home uninhabitable
-Man faces drug trafficking charges after Uber disturbance call
-$4 million lottery prize sold in Northborough
-Skydiver who died at Orange airport was tech worker from Boston
-Lowe’s Variety & Meat Shop officially under new ownership
-Shawn Clapper, Fitchburg crash victim, mourned by many
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Today! Hot Night in the City Arts Festival at Worcester Center for Crafts
-Shawna Shea Festival brings 3 days of films to Worcester
-Things To Do: Woodshed, Shordie Shordie, The Pop 2000 Tour and more ...
-Channel 5's Wake Up Call from Theatre at the Mount in Gardner (:49)
-"Burnin' Down the House" documentary world premiere in Worcester
>OPINION: First Person: Joe Fusco Jr. looks to Mt. Olympus at family Fourth fest
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (58:06): Kermit Sharpe, youth advocate, coach and advisor
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:35): Worcester tobacco rules, express rail, downtown mall, diners & roundabouts
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who worked at Holy Cross since he was 16
>SPORTS: The case for Patriots to keep Kayshon Boutte
-Checking what’s left on Brad Stevens’ offseason to-do list
-Holy Cross women's ice hockey alum Charlotte Sonntag signs pro contract with Modo Hockey in Sweden
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories: Luke Myers, men's soccer
-For Bravehearts, Christmas is coming early to Fitton Field on Sunday
-Bravehearts beat Westfield, 15-9
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
>CARS: Subaru recalls over 540,000 S.U.V.s after federal regulators flag weight calculation error
>NATIONAL: Iceberg lettuce sold at Taco Bell linked to Cyclospora outbreak
-Meta to alert parents when kids discuss suicide with chatbot
-Tragic: 2-year-old dies in hot car while in babysitter's care
>NEW ENGLAND: Lindsay Clancy attempts unusual legal strategy a week before murder trial begins (2:25)
-Wrong-way driver had 10 drinks, misjudged jughandle before crash that killed trooper
-Some residents demand answers as water bills soar above $15,000 (1:56)
>COLLEGES: Lawrence Bolduc begins new chapter as Clark librarian
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Planning a getaway? Avoid these rental scam red flags
-These are North America’s best airlines in 2026
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. businesses unpack the how and why of employee ownership
-LPL Financial Research: Keep calm and clip coupons
-How America's gratitude gap is fueling burnout and employee turnover
>HOMES: Worcester home sales rose in June as prices climbed
>SHOPPING: Brimfield Antique Flea Market welcomes shoppers for the week (1:12)
>HEALTH: The keto diet might increase small intestine cancer risk: study
-Alzheimer’s blood test may identify healthy people at high risk, study finds
>FOOD: General Mills recalls Pillsbury rolls over possible glass
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix true crime doc, "The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare" (2:04)
>MOVIES: Matt Damon on the challenges and joy of filming "The Odyssey" (3:30)
>CELEBRITY: Anthony Hopkins, 88, announces career change after legendary acting career
-Josh Grisetti, "Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" actor, dead by suicide at 44
>ANIMALS: Puppy found shaking in road is unrecognizable 9 months later (1:48)
>HISTORY: Grounding of the cargo ship Etrusco in Scituate became a tourist attraction
>GOOD NEWS: Woman wins $500,000 lottery prize on her way to family reunion
-Meanwhile, in Alabama, deer crashes through front window of antique store
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