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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
+Noon: Man charged with murder after missing woman found dead in vehicle in Worcester (1:41): Article
+Noon: Woman arrested for kicking door into ex-boyfriend’s face, striking his mother in Oxford
+Noon: Worcester Guardian Week in Review
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide
+Noon: New shows & movies to watch
+Noon: New movies on streaming: "Backrooms," "The Breadwinner" and more
-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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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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