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In The News
-Latest weather: Sunny, high of 65 today in Worcester
+11:00: Historic Worcester theater to become a church on Sundays
+11:00: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bars before making your weekend plans
+11:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - April 15th
+11:00: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+11:00: Screen Time: Epic religious movies provided insight for writer's greatest role
+11:00: Eyes on the skies: Mass Audubon adds bus service for participants in annual birdathon
-Worcester man arrested for pointing replica assault rifle at residents
-Food Hub moving to Worcester’s Union Station with $4.5 million in funding for retail space, 6 kitchens
-$3.9 million in repairs sought for leaky Union Station in Worcester
-Worcester Regional Airport in line for $18 million in runway improvement
-Alumni couple donates $5 million to UMass Medical School
-Big change looms as BirchTree Bread owners say they've found "the right folks to carry it forward"
-Widow of a fallen Leominster Marine remembers his life and sacrifice
-HOMES: Local realty company introduces program to save homeowners thousands in commissions
-5 new homes on the market in Worcester
-Worcester warns residents of possible third party energy supplier scams
-BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-Five Things to Do: "Parallel Mothers," "Naughty bits" and more ....
-The Schizophonics ready to rip up Ralph’s
-Bad Advice: Body snatching may be only solution to snoring partner
-Worcester's next superintendent to be selected on April 28th
-Denholm trustees working on dispersing $3 million to condo unit owners
-The Faces of Worcester: Marina Kowaleski
-Tribute to man who owned his own business in Worcester for more than 50 years
-ICYMI: Worcester restaurant ranked among top 100 vegan restaurants in the U.S. and Canada
-SEE THE LIST: What Worcester municipal employees make
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Work begins on upgrades to dam off Prospect Street in Shrewsbury
-Northbridge police seek help from the public to ID suspect
-Leicester man one of 3 Mass. residents to win $1 million lottery prizes
-Spencer Fire Association raffling off riding mower
-Browne named new Monty Tech superintendent
-SPORTS: Ottawa beats Bruins, 3-2
-Worcester Bravehearts announce finalists for fan jersey contest
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox postponed by rain
-Rivera Promotions Entertainment announces April 29 boxing card
-CARS: Come see David at Bertera Nissan. He will make you happy! (3:50)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
-NEW ENGLAND: State to waive unemployment overpayments to more than 353,000
-Connecticut dad's confession of murdering family played in court
-Tragic: Sleeping 3-year-old killed by stray bullet
-BUSINESS: Google investing $9.5 billion in U.S. offices this year
-COLLEGES: Clark student creates trails and transit map to help student navigate Worcester
-Tuition at all UMass schools rising this fall after 2-year freeze
-HEALTH: Small amounts of exercise can help fight depression, study claims
-FOOD: Here's what's getting more expensive at the grocery store
-SHOPPING: Dollar Tree recalls hot glue guns over fire, burn hazards
-TV/STREAMING: Netflix series "Old Enough!" asks: Could your toddler go grocery shopping alone?
-CELEBRITY: Frank Langella accused of sexual harassment, fired from Netflix project
-HISTORY: Bathsheba Spooner, hanged in Worcester for murder — or for her loyalist father?
-ANIMALS: Feral kitten siblings transform into different cats (3:34)
-GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Blind drag racer shares lesson on perseverance (2:50)
-Meanwhile, in Mississippi, woman wearing "Mother of the year" T-shirt accused of slugging umpire at youth softball game
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-Multiple Warehouse Opportunities at Imperial Distributors
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Free vaccinations/boosters 9-noon Friday at Worcester Senior Center and 5-7 Friday at Rock Salvation Church
-ICYMI: With the BA.2 subvariant on the rise, what’s safe and what’s not? A medical expert explains
-Mass. reports 2,962 new cases; hospitalizations ticking up
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
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>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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