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In The News
-Latest forecast: Wintry weather returns Saturday. high of 50 today in Worcester
+6:00: Nicaraguan couple open coffee shops in Central Mass.
+6:00: HC prof: MLB’s new collective bargaining agreement fails to address players’ biggest grievances
+6:00: Channel 5: WooSox, Worcester community excited for start of new season
+6:00: Plans will decrease apartments, increase open space at Shrewsbury’s old Beal School
+6:00: Ray Mariano: Worcester City Council wants to negotiate nuclear weapons and world peace
+6:00: Apple’s latest iPad Air, iPhone SE are here
+Noon: Mercantile Center owner planning hotel, 150 apartments for Downtown Worcester (above)
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Your guide to the Worcester St. Patrick's Parade
+Noon: Man who stabbed Bell Pond lifeguard sentenced to prison
+Noon: 5 Things You Need To Know Today In Worcester - March 11th
+Noon: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+Noon: Defending league champion Mass. Pirates open season Saturday
+Noon: Worcester library gives termination warning to online service over hate content
+Noon: QCC to hold virtual workshop on fair housing on Saturday
+Noon: Worcester Art Museum building $2.1 milion research library
+Noon: First Person: The highly unlikely tale of "Classical Pop"
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on VOD
+Noon: Adoption Option: Meet Toonie
+Noon: Inflation reaches 40-year high
-Employees arrested for overnight break-in at Worcester Dollar Tree
-Worcester man gets time served for being a felon in possession of firearm and ammunition
-Take a look inside the new Walker Lofts in Worcester's Canal District
-Slew of new Worcester restaurants set to open soon
-Restaurant with rooftop deck to open in downtown Worcester on March 28th
-Grand Marshal Ed Augustus looking forward to Worcester's St. Patrick's parade
-See the Bravehearts and Jake the Lion in the front of the pack at parade
-Worcester among top 10 most Irish cities in America
-Worcester's Chief Diversity Officer moving on to have "more of an impact" elsewhere
-Earlier: Worcester councilors seek answers after diversity chief quits
-MBTA Worcester Platform Project: Big changes start this weekend
-European Bakery & Pastry in Worcester raises funds to benefit Ukrainian refugees
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-City of Worcester Woman and Young Woman of Consequence Awards ceremony (37:16)
-Report details Worcester’s response to homeless population on upper Lincoln Street
-All That Remains brings "Fall of Ideals" 15th anniversary show to Palladium
-ICYMI: Worcester police seek information on another missing teen
-Family of murdered Worcester woman waiting 4 years for trial
-Spectrum doubles internet speed in 30 Central Mass. towns
-Worcester taxpayer tab after police partying: $100,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police arrest 3 on drug, firearm charges
-Will the Blackstone River ever be swimmable again?
-Iditarod racer visits Millbury to talk about iconic event
-The Bunny Returns to Auburn Mall for Easter
-Sports: MLB approves new labor deal, officially ending monthslong lockout
-Langford brothers from Worcester lead BC men to OT upset of Wake Forest in first round of ACC Tournament
-NEW: Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Rose the Rebel comes to NDA
-Bruins beat Chicago, 4-3
-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: How the U.S. is trying to help Ukraine without triggering a wider war
-IRS plans to hire 10,000 workers to relieve massive backlog
-Actor Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail in fake attack
-New England: Mass. residents face sticker shock with home heating oil prices
-Investigation underway after teenager dies in Agawam house fire
-Business: Did the $800 billion PPP loans actually help small businesses?
-Surging gas, food costs drive sharpest consumer inflation spike since 1982
-Colleges: Structural steel placement will begin at new UMass Medical School building site
-WPI announces faculty promotions and tenure awards
-Homes: Mortgages rates are on the rise again amid inflation fears
-Food: IHOP launches loyalty program
-TV/Streaming: Trailer for 2nd season of "Bridgerton" drops (3:21)
-Shopping: The 15 best smart home devices on Amazon in 2022, per reviews
-Celebrity: Emilio Delgado, Luis on "Sesame Street" for 45 years, dies
-Health: UMass Medical School investigators ID toxin associated with ALS
-History: Worcester City Hall in 1907
-Animals: Baby duck thinks the woman is her mom (3:07)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Stranger saves woman from burning car
-Meanwhile, in Australia, shark bites man's surfboard
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: China locks down city of 9 million amid new spike in cases
+6:00: WHO says global anxiety and depression increased 25% due to pandemic
+Noon: Harvard expert says don’t assume COVID is "done with us" on pandemic’s 2nd anniversary
-Free walk-up vaccination/booster clinic noon-8 at Worcester Senior Center and noon-3 in Downtown Worcester
-Mass. DPH reports "significant overcount" of COVID deaths
-ICYMI: 2 years later, Mass. now in "much better place" with COVID
-Mass. officials report 802 new cases, 22 additional deaths
-U.S. to ease nationwide mask mandate on planes, buses, transit
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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