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In The News
-Latest weather: Cold moves in late today, high of 46 in Worcester
-1 dead after double shooting near Worcester strip club
-Central Mass. native presumed mauled to death by grizzly bear in Montana
-Churches to close as 5 parishes will combine in Blackstone Valley
-Jet ski ban in place on Indian Lake in Worcester through summer
-Worcester's love for homemade biscuits spreading fast at Buttered pop-ups
-Worcester's That's Entertainment finally celebrating 40th anniversary
-Holden teacher organizes North High prom dress giveaway
-ICYMI: New Worcester restaurant holds grand opening, ribbon cutting
-Worcester firm to pay $6.53 million over MassHealth fraud
-Missing man's body discovered in Quabbin Reservoir
-Homes: See inside this giant 1925 Worcester mansion selling for $474,000
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Five Things to Do: "One Night of Queen," Straight No Chaser and more ...
-Sam James says community support helps success of new single, "Going Through It"
-WCCA-TV's "Beacon Hill Chat" No. 337 (26:13): Erin Williams, Worcester's Cultural Development Officer
-Centro in Worcester receives $975k to expand use of telehealth, health IT
-"Worcester: The City that Reads" book drive sets goal of collecting 1 million books
-Tribute to a 103-year-old Worcester woman who was a Shrewsbury Street legend
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-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Holden woman arrested for OUI
-Holden police arrest 2 on drug charges after traffic stop
-Strand Theatre focus of Clinton committee’s redevelopment effort
-In-person children’s programming returns to Grafton Library
-Project clears overgrowth on 1,000 grave markers in Gardner
-Sports: Bruins beat Islanders, 6-3
-Valuable lessons are learned in ring by Golden Gloves middleweight Jhon Devers of Worcester
-Time running out to have photo of yourself, family, and/or pets to be featured on a 90-foot mural at Bravehearts game
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Railers defeat Adirondack, 3-2
-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: Shelled city in north Ukraine fears becoming "next Mariupol"
-Tragic: Teen was "freaking out" on amusement park ride before his death
-New England: Worker dead after part of Boston parking garage collapses
-Ex-candidate for Maine governor arrested on child porn charges
-Business: How workforce shortages, inflation are impacting Mass. restaurants
-Radio Worcester (13:36): Saint Vincent Hospital CEO Carolyn Jackson on moving forward after the strike
-Shopping: What does the future hold for The Mall at Whitney Field in Leominster, the former Searstown?
-Colleges: Holy Cross again a top producer of Fulbright Scholars
-Up to 82% of students at WPI have reported too much academic pressure
-TV/Streaming: "Survivor" host Jeff Probst pulls plug during deadly immunity challenge
-Movies: "The Lost City" leads domestic box office
-Everything you need to know about tonight's Oscars
-See the lull list of Oscar 2022 nominees
-Celebrity: Dave Coulier's "Full House" co-stars support him after sobriety reveal
-Health: Importance of cancer screenings highlighted during National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
-History: Historical image of Green Hill Park in Worcester
-Animals: Dog who'd almost given up wags his tail like a puppy now (3:08)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Hero dog credited with rescuing Rhode Island family from house fire
-Meanwhile, in India, man rescued after trying to row dinghy 1,240 miles to see his wife
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-Established pizza parlor for sale
-Parking Attendant (Hiring Bonus!!) in Worcester
-Payroll Specialist at WPI
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-FDA expected to authorize a second booster shot
-ICYMI: 118 new cases in Worcester in the last week
-Worcester to honor resident COVID deaths with plaque, memorial dedication
-Experts examine what will affect trajectory of pandemic
-Vulnerable Americans are desperate to find this COVID drug. Thousands of boxes are sitting around unused
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:31). High of 82 today in Worcester
-"Super" El Niño winter impacts on New England
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Karen Solomon, wife wanted in connection with Worcester police officer's death, found dead
+5:00: Related: Press conference (7:12)
+Noon: Historic Worcester "Octagon House" for sale
+Noon: Massport announces new director of Worcester Regional Airport
-The search for Karen Solomon: Where the investigation stands after 6 days
-Earlier: First H.E.L.P. issues statement amid search for Karen Solomon, the nonprofit's founder
-Earlier: Karen Solomon timeline: Surveillance, cellphone ping and 3 days searching Coes Pond
-Earlier: If Coes Pond produces nothing, search for Karen Solomon could shift from water recovery to fugitive hunt
-Earlier: True Crime Report (Steve Huff): The Hunt for Karen Solomon and "True Crime Brain"
-Paxton man charged in fiery O.U.I. crash that killed father, 8-year-old daughter (2:50). Article
-Worcester man charged in 2012 killing found not guilty of prison assault
-Police: Worcester man shouted "suicide by cop" while brandishing scissors
-Worcester Business Journal's 40 Under Forty: The next generation is taking over
-Aislinn Doyle: WPS in Brief for August
-Worcester store sells $100,000 lottery ticket
-Worcester County Wonders: Hidden history in a Clinton optical illusion
-Under new federal rules, tens of thousands of Mass. residents have lost food assistance
>DINING OUT: Radio Worcester (13:36): Cyprian Keyes welcomes public back to its restaurant
-Table Hoppin': Sandwiches, cannoli a draw at Sturbridge's Mangia Bene
-ICYMI: Area woman avoids prison for stealing $110K of dead person's benefits
-Shooting suspect at Worcester County Jail extradited to Arizona
-Primary foes Mary Keefe, Ron Waddell clash over experience, criminal justice issues
-Related: 15th Worcester District debate Wednesday: Mary Keefe vs. Ron Waddell
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Val's hiring for all positions
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Disoriented man breaks into locked Shrewsbury residence during nighttime
-Man charged with sexually assaulting woman at Lions Club meeting in Leicester
-Tension at Grafton Select Board meeting over committee appointments
-Sturbridge historian to discuss Revolutionary War research at Jacob Edwards Library
-UP Academy Holland’s turnaround success offers a nuanced lesson on receivership
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: From Elm Park trash to vultures, ArtsWorcester grants become an exhibition
-Barry Manilow cancels more concerts at last minute after lung cancer battle
-Buckcherry tour bus involved in fatal South Carolina crash
-Boston Symphony Orchestra and musicians extend contract for 48 hours, delaying possible first strike (:33)
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Cherry picking politics in the face of tragedy
-Laurel: Entering play zone in Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Streetlights No. 6 (28:45)
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:32): Worcester charter review and police oversight
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Assumption professor
>SPORTS: Takeaways from Patriots' win over Eagles in NFL preseason (2:06)
-Eliot Wolf provides update on Christian Gonzalez contract talks
-Red Sox beat Giants, 5-4
-Halligan, Mila shine for Holy Cross women's soccer in win over Brown
-Holy Cross men’s soccer plays Merrimack to 2-2 tie
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Roman Anthony set to continue rehab in Worcester this week
-WooSox fall to Syracuse, 2-0
>NATIONAL: All about the 14 suspects in the alleged Penn State cocaine operation
-Why are Americans speaking 28% fewer words to each other?
-Tragic: October 7th survivor takes life on grave of lover Hamas murdered
>NEW ENGLAND: Analysis | What the defense established in Lindsay Clancy trial (2:56)
-Woman tells a Mass. officer she had just started a new insurance policy. He still had her car towed
>COLLEGES: How do I survive my first year in college? Here's advice from Clarkies
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The country that has more saunas than cars
>BUSINESS: D.O.J. and TikTok reach $400 million settlement amid child privacy violation
>HOMES: Worcester mid-year housing market review
>HEALTH: UMass Medical School professors: Quitting alcohol changes the brain and can increase the risk of compulsive drinking – new research in mice
>FOOD: Easy Meals: 15-minute tacos
-Hidden cost of buying groceries at Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar and 99 Cent Store: study
>TV/STREAMING: Teaser for Season 3 of "The Pitt" on HBO (1:29)
>MOVIES: "National Treasure 3" in the works and has a script, director says
>CELEBRITY: Shelley Fabares, TV star who sang "Johnny Angel," dies at 82
-Harrison Ford, 84, shocks fans with new Indiana Jones announcement
>ANIMALS: New kitten sister won’t leave her sick brother’s side (2:23)
>HISTORY: The monkey wrench was invented in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: A construction crew uncovered a $10 million gold hoard
-Meanwhile, in Tennessee, bear crashes couple's anniversary getaway, rummages through tea shop
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