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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:31). High of 93 today in Worcester
-Cooling centers open in Worcester Saturday
-August stargazing: Meteor showers, eclipses, Sturgeon Moon
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+9:00: Lightning suspected in damaging, 2-alarm local house fire; family safe
-No injuries after sand truck rolls over in Worcester
-UMass Memorial finalizes program transfers ahead of Community Healthlink closure
-Department of Justice closes Worcester police investigation without further action
-Worcester police union leader asks judge to force news site to reveal source
-Man who allegedly exposed himself at cemetery apprehended in Worcester
-Applications open for Worcester P.D.'s Citizen Academy
-Here's where franchisee wants to build a new Taco Bell in Worcester
-Khrystian King has led 30 years of hoops and growth at Crompton Park
-Mass. tax-free weekend: What’s included and what’s not (1:54). Article
-Related: Radio Worcester (8:24): B.B.B. offers tips to shop smart and save
-N.A.A.C.P. Community Cookout noon to 3:30 Saturday
-Nearly $500,000 targets growing food needs across Worcester County
-Radio Worcester (10:25): Troy Siebels named interim executive director of Worcester Guardian
-100 FM The Pike (26:21): Ask the City Manager | Review boards, Flock cameras and roundabouts
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review
>DINING OUT: Worcester diner gets new merch
-ICYMI: Raising a stink in Worcester over rail cars filled with garbage
-Former Stop & Shop at Lincoln Plaza to become Spirit Halloween
-Worcester World Cup kicks off 20th anniversary
-Struggle Brother videos raise concerns about consent, student privacy
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden Bandstand Concert Series 6 to 8 Sunday
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-August 22nd last day to register to vote for September 1st state primary
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury community rallies around 11-year-old with cancer diagnosis
-Boylston police investigating vehicle theft, break-in at same Central Street home
-Worcester Walks: Exploring the Central Rail Trail's West Boylston paths
-Radio Worcester (10:02): Civil War reenactment comes to Asa Waters Mansion in Millbury
-Southbridge panel backs temporary data center moratorium for further study
-Oxford police return to full staffing with veteran officer's hiring
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Val's 5:30 to 8:30 Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Color the City, WCUW benefit, Casket Cassette and more
-Experience India at the India Day celebration Saturday at the DCU Center
-Gold Dust Refugee and The Silverbacks scheduled for August Summer Concert Series in Spencer
-Joan Jett cancels concerts due to scary injury, surgery
>OPINION: Ray Mariano: State Legislature needs to clean up its act
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 110 (27:52): Greed, poverty & jealousy
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:21): Mass. Housing scandal, roundabouts, who should police the police?
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:27): ShotSpotter, youth vaping, open primaries and preserving Worcester’s history
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to dedicated scholar and longtime Worcester crossing guard
>SPORTS: Patriots hold intra-squad scrimmage and other camp notes (2:01)
-Jaylen Brown says he hasn’t talked with Jayson tatum since trade
-Red Sox beat A's, 13-11, for ninth straight win
-Craig Breslow responds to "nonsense" rumors after Marcelo Mayer trade
-Bravehearts fall to Vermont, 5-3
-Registration open for free Crusader Community Festival on September 13th
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 5-4
>NATIONAL: Social Security benefits could rise 3.8% in 2027. Calculate yours
-U.S. citizen flown out of Antarctica in mid-winter rescue mission
-50 decomposing bodies found at funeral home
-Tragic: 5-year-old autistic child found dead in pond at apartment complex
>NEW ENGLAND: Lindsay Clancy trial (18:04): Doctors testify about defendant's condition before killings
-Mother charged with assaulting infant
>COLLEGES: Clark Creative Writing course encourages aspiring novelists to shape their stories
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Disney parks announce new cost for premium parade views
-Southwest changes "Customer of Size" policy after backlash
>BUSINESS: July layoffs hit lowest level in 2 years despite A.I. fears: report
-Court orders Meta to pay $567 million for mental health harm to kids
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: Mass. doctor discusses increase in cyclospora cases in state (2:38). Article
-Technology could offer new promise for spinal cord injuries (2:32)
>FOOD: Dannon yogurt sparks outrage after discontinuing flavor
>TV/STREAMING: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Evil Dead Burn" and more
>CELEBRITY: Gwyneth Paltrow stuns fans with racy TikTok debut
-Priscilla Presley, 81, is ageless in head-to-toe red for rare event appearance
>ANIMALS: Watch this hungry dog become a fluffy cuddlebug (3:00)
>HISTORY: Shrewsbury’s Major General Artemas Ward was the Colonial commander at the Battle of Bunker Hill
>GOOD NEWS: 97-year-old wing walker breaks her own world record
-Meanwhile, in Colombia, "Spider-Man" screening evacuated because of strong flatulence odor
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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Barista and kitchen helper, Downtown Worcester bakery
-Service Department at Lamoureux Ford
-Full-time line cook, Shrewsbury Street restaurant
-Job fair at Worcester Post Office August 18th
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:26). High of 90 today in Worcester
+5:00: Farmers' Almanac winter forecast. Here's what to expect in New England (:37)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Body recovered after search for missing man on Lake Quinsigamond
-Earlier: Search for hours for missing man in Lake Quinsigamond (1:45). Article
+5:00: Serious crash shuts I-290 east in Marlborough
+5:00: A journalist in Worcester avoids having to identify his confidential sources — for now
+5:00: Worcester leaders demand return of M.B.T.A. express train, signal upgrades
+5:00: Webster police: Alcohol-fueled "juvenile take over" of parks leads to officer’s assault, charges
+5:00: WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts headed to Futures League playoffs
-Worcester documentary urges push for better conditions in firehouses
-Tastes of Himalayas arrive in Worcester at new Cambridge St. market
-UMass Medical School professor: First mRNA flu shot approved by F.D.A. bodes well for improving drugs of the future
-Worcester County Wonders: 105 years on the shores of Lake Lashaway
-High school E.L.L. students in Worcester graduate above state average
-11 Worcester schools to open with new, acting or interim principals
>DINING OUT: Popular chain infuriates customers for going cashless
-ICYMI: Lightning suspected in damaging, 2-alarm local house fire; family safe
-Charges filed against area mechanic after Channel 10 finds car moved out of state from Auburn garage (2:38)
-2 pedestrians killed on Worcester roads during first half of 2026, city says
-Worcester police honor retiring officer
-State's top court indefinitely suspends Central Mass. lawyer's license
-After shooting at Victory Bar & Cigar, owner told to add cameras
-No injuries after sand truck rolls over in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-August 22nd last day to register to vote for September 1st state primary
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): State adding wrong-way detection systems at Pike-Route 122 interchange
-Shrewsbury man charged with boat O.U.I. after speeding toward police boat on Lake Quinsigamond
-Spencer selectmen vote to require repairs to Main/Ash Street sidewalk project
-Leicester names emergency management director, looks to rebuild preparedness
-Leominster couple arrested after drug raid of their apartment uncovers cocaine, fentanyl and oxycodone
-Bay Path restores school resource officer, elects new School Committee chairman
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Local author to bring Clara Barton to life at Leicester Public Library
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1386 (30:00): Cowboy Mouth, Greg Hoy, The Rolling Stones and more
>OPINION: Janice Lindsay: On getting older
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:21): Mass. Housing scandal, roundabouts, who should police the police?
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:27): ShotSpotter, youth vaping, open primaries and preserving Worcester’s history
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to accomplished artist, singer and songwriter from Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots forced to replace "noncompliant" turf field days before Colts game
-Don Nelson, Hall of Fame NBA coach and Celtics champ, dies at 86
-Red Sox lose to A's, 4-3
-Bravehearts to host playoff game Tuesday
-Holy Cross men’s ice hockey announces roster additions for 2026-27 season
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Lehigh Valley, 7-6
>NATIONAL: Elon Musk drops wild 5-year prediction about A.I. and humanity
-Hear Tupac’s alleged killer make incriminating jail call about unsolved murder on eve of trial
-Tragic: Children killed in "horrific" bloody rampage, allegedly by mother
>NEW ENGLAND: Rhode Island woman charged with murder of adult daughter with autism
-6-alarm fire tears through vacant commercial building in Wakefield
>COLLEGES: Military Friendly® recognizes Assumption for sixth consecutive year
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Capitalize on last-minute travel deals as summer winds down (3:11)
>BUSINESS: Gen Z using retirement funds to support their kids, parents
-3 in 5 Americans favor stronger oversight of social media companies
>SHOPPING: Why that "great deal" could be a recalled product
>HOMES: Why is New England enamored with hydrangeas? (1:28)
>HEALTH: New treatment gives Alzheimer's patient hope (2:34)
-How parents can keep kids safe from potential e-bike, scooter injuries (2:16). Article
>FOOD: Easy Meals: Sheet pan sausage and potatoes
-America's most-searched ice cream brand may surprise you — and there's a healthy reason why
>TV/STREAMING: 11 best new movies on Netflix
>MOVIES: The box office comeback finally happened: "We’re all breathing easier"
>CELEBRITY: Scott Eastwood name-drops "psychopath" A-lister he got into on-set confrontation with
-Phil Collins recalls heartbreaking goodbye from kids during life-threatening health issues
>ANIMALS: Bear lived his whole life in a small cage — until now (2:20)
>HISTORY: Hitler’s birthplace in Austria reopens as a police station to deter pilgrimages
>GOOD NEWS: Man wins $50,000 lottery prizes 11 years apart
-Meanwhile, QVC host reacts to viral on-air blooper
Latest obituaries | | Sunday's Highlights | | Today's horoscope | | Local Sports
Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Firefighter/Paramedic, town of West Boylston
-Barista and kitchen helper, Downtown Worcester bakery
-Service Department at Lamoureux Ford
-Full-time line cook, Shrewsbury Street restaurant
-Job fair at Worcester Post Office August 18th
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