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In The News
-Latest forecast: Quiet and dry, high of 33 today in Worcester
+6:00: 43-year-old man found dead outside Worcester elementary school
+6:00: Taste of Ukraine being served up at a Worcester bakery
+6:00: Former Spencer man caught with near-kilo of cocaine outside storage facility sentenced
+6:00: Radio Worcester (14:11): Robyn Kennedy on her run for State Senate
+6:00: 5 new Worcester homes for sale
+6:00: Poetry Town: "Elm Park in Winter"
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - March 3rd
+Noon: Burns Bridge will light up in blue and yellow in support of Ukraine
+Noon: Return to "Nightmare Alley" — The tumultuous life of Worcester starlet Helen Walker
+Noon: Holy Cross announces $11 million gift
+Noon: HC professor: Invasion has Kremlin battling for hearts and minds at home
-Special needs teen accused of attacking staffer at Worcester school facing charges
-Official discusses next steps after massive Lake Quinsigamond sewage spill
-Amazon store in Millbury, opened in December, to close
-Peabody home decor company expands into Worcester
-Worcester businesses gearing up for St. Patrick's parade
-Family of missing Worcester teen continues search
-Former Worcester firehouse is for sale
-Councilor Bergman proposes 24/7 pothole hotline for Worcester residents
-Rosen's Roundtable No. 468 (27:50): Dismantling Structural Racism
-Kennedy jumps into Worcester senate race — officially
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
-Last Call with Jeanine Niyonzima-Aroian, founder of JNP Coffee
-Copywrite rings in 20th anniversary of debut album at Electric Haze
-Five Things to Do: Don White, Zero 9:36 and more ...
-Business of Art Cohort helps artists learn to both create and profit
-Listen Up: Hellitosis offers wild, surprising new album
-First Person: Body art runs in the family
-Bishop McManus' Lenten message
-Tribute to legendary local high school basketball coach
-ICYMI: Some Worcester liquor stores ditching Russian vodka
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Delay at Holden traffic light may not be fixed until spring
-2nd Millbury firefighter facing child sexual assault charges
-Dozens of cars from Auburn join convoy to protest vax requirements
-New Grafton Flea Market owner "nervous, but excited"
-Northborough moving company expands into Auburn with $2.8 million purchase
-Oxford granted $2.8 million for industrial park infrastructure, 320 housing units
-Millbury residents appeal to selectmen for help with backyard flooding
-Paxton voters to set ballot March 7
-Sports: Patriots star says Chris Lindstrom role model for brother Alec
-Holy Cross women's basketball team clinches Patriot League regular season title
-Related: Holy Cross highlights (2:30)
-Worcester Bravehearts to bring back Worcester Tornadoes for one night
-NEW: Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Indoor golf simulator and bar to open at Worcester’s Trolley Yard
-Railers lose to Reading, 3-2, in shootout
-NEW: Cars: March to Bertera Nissan for great values! (7:57)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-National/International: Russia batters Ukraine; both sides say ready for more talks
-Alabama man first convicted of seditious conspiracy
-Tragic: 12-year-old girl shot in Chicago while celebrating birthday, cops say
-New England: Plane makes emergency landing on I-91 in Greenfield (:22)
-Poultry owners warned dangerous avian flu found in Massachusetts’s wild birds
-Couple facing animal cruelty charges after 15 cats abandoned in cold during January blizzard
-Business: UMass to rezone Beaumont to address hospital bed shortage
-Spectrum Health Systems names 4 to C-suite in sweeping executive promotions
-Colleges: WPI researcher receives $441,228 grant
-TV/Streaming: "Wheel of Fortune" fans call latest blunder “the dumbest 2 minutes” in show’s history
-Animals: Duck flaps his wings when he sees his 153-pound best friend (3:08)
-Food: More Similac baby formula recalled as CDC investigation expands
-Health: The secret to stopping Alzheimer's is in your gut, scientists say
-Shopping: Fitbit recalls 1.7 million smartwatches after reports of burns from batteries
-History: Historical local photos connecting families to their past
-Homes: In California, abandoned home with no bedrooms sells for $2 million
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. trooper reunited with man he rescued from burning home
-Meanwhile, in Australia, live cow washes up on beach after being carried away by flood
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Here are the current mask policies at Worcester area colleges
-Free testing and vaccinations/boosters available 10-3 today in Downtown Worcester
-ICYMI: UMass Medical School finds that at-home antigen tests detect Omicron and Delta similarly
-Mass. reports 907 new cases, 35 additional deaths
-"It’s looking better": Experts say COVID transitioning to endemic
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Authorities identify Worcester woman killed in Virginia bus crash
-Earlier: 25-year-old Worcester woman, Greenfield family among 5 killed in crash (2:36). Article
-Fireball caused loud boom heard across Mass., NASA says (4:24). Article
-City suspends market's liquor license
-Here’s why Worcester can’t put traffic lights, beacons at a dangerous crosswalk
-"The end of an era": Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
-DCU Center to keep name for now, as credit union extends sponsorship for $4.2 million
-Markey secures Mass. Dems’ nod over Moulton, igniting generational showdown in Senate primary
-Related: 2 Democrats, 2 paths: Markey and Moulton in Worcester (2:06)
-Despite recent stabbings on the Common, Downtown Worcester events to continue
-Nichols plans to absorb Anna Maria fire science, other programs
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
-Here's the last day of school for every Worcester County public district
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review: Segregation lawsuit, school budget questions, Holy Cross heads to Texas
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Chinese Restaurants (5:41)
-Popular eatery's second location officially opens in Westborough
-ICYMI: Anna Maria's abrupt closure was a "knife in the heart" for faculty
-World Cup watch parties set for Worcester Common
-Ghanaian restaurant in Worcester ready to give World Cup fans taste of home country (2:07)
-Worcester jury finds driver guilty in 2022 death of man in wheelchair
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Among Friends senior newsletter
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-Annual town meeting 7 p.m. June 8th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2 juveniles hospitalized after e-bike collides with vehicle in Clinton
-Group seeks probe into Rutland July Fourth cancellation
-3 charged after stolen dirt bike recovered, illegal gun seized in Webster
-Worker in Southbridge McDonald's french fry case due in Dudley court
-Douglas man under surveillance arrested on trafficking charge after picking up crack
-Leominster man accused of civil rights violation after open bottle report at Allen’s
-39 Elm Street emerges as flashpoint in Southbridge Town Council race
-Westborough High students learn beekeeping basics in innovative class
-Fixing crowns and funding communities: Dudley Woman's Club closes out fundraising year
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
-Former Manor and Draught House owner launches Prohibition Beer
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Black Veil, Basement Sessions, Johnny Blue Horn and more
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1377 (30:00): The Rolling Stones, Gracie Abrams, The Black Keys and more
>OPINION: Ray Mariano: Too many administrators bloat Worcester school budget
-Shaun Connolly: Spend the $609 to go to a World Cup game
-Laurel: At your service at the class volleyball game
-Manny Jae Media (50:55): 508 LIVE!
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:47): Is Worcester safe? Crime perception and city challenges
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to award-winning baker who worked at Crown and Widoff's bakeries
>SPORTS: Here's the full lineup for Drake Maye's charity softball game today at Polar Park
-Ex-Patriots coach Jerod Mayo lands new job — with private equity firm
-Red Sox beat Cleveland, 9-1
-Bravehearts single-game tickets on sale now
-Holy Cross baseball’s season ends at Austin Regional
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 7-2
-St. John's senior star, brother with autism team up on baseball field
>NATIONAL: Couple found dead were victims of Tom Selleck impersonator scam
-Why are more young people angry about A.I.? Researcher says there's been a "meaningful shift" with Gen Z (1:56). Article
-Tragic: High school graduate's home burns down during graduation ceremony
-Concertgoer dies week after being kicked in head by crowd surfer at rock festival
>NEW ENGLAND: State police hit with $25 million lawsuit (2:11)
-Maine lawn mower accident leaves child critically injured
>COLLEGES: 2 Clark students earn awards for research in Brazil, Poland
-How can UMass make up for money cut by federal government? (9:25)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 costs travelers forget to budget for
-Yosemite ditches reservations, descends into chaos (2:03)
>BUSINESS: Reality-mimicking A.I. fuels spike in scams (1:59)
-Unity Radio's Black in Business (57:34): Kwame Appiah, founder, Kumasi Soccer and Unity Street Soccer
>HOMES: The best plants for beginners to grow
>HEALTH: Doctor explains what residents should know about mpox
-Opthamologist's advice for protecting eyes from summer sun (3:09)
>FOOD: Dish on a Dime (3:22): Spicy Cajun shrimp pasta
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Sacha Baron Cohen, Rosamund Pike Netflix movie, "Ladies First" (2:39)
>MOVIES: "Obsession" craze explained: Shocker horror hit makes 100 times its budget
>CELEBRITY: All the celebrities invited to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding
-Mandy Moore names former child star who got her into "underage drinking"
>ANIMALS: Pig stops highway traffic to save her own life (2:33)
>HISTORY: Lake Boon was once a major tourist destination
>GOOD NEWS: Man stops for bread, wins $500,000 lottery prize
-Meanwhile, in Idaho, man balances running chainsaw on his chin for over 4 minutes
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