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In The News
>Latest weather: Temps will climb over the next several days, high of 61 today in Worcester
+5:00: Worcester Police searching for suspect who stabbed bus driver on Lincoln Street (:27)
+5:00: 5-year-old girl critically injured in Worcester car crash still in serious condition weeks later
+5:00: Worcester Canal Food Tours returns with Brews, Buds & Bites
+5:00: Worcester real estate businessman scoops up 18-acre Charlton property
+5:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - May 11th
+5:00: Channel 5's Wake-Up Call from CMHA Walk for the Homeless (:48)
+5:00: Leicester PD asks for help IDing driver at Cumberland Farms
+5:00: Boylston police seek owner of ring dropped near hot dog truck
+5:00: Worcester City Council at odds over proposal to buy drone for police department
+5:00: Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Joe Petty (12:23): Police drone, budget and downtown entertainment
+5:00: 5 upcoming open houses in Worcester
+5:00: This Week's Roadwork In Worcester - Week Of May 9th
+5:00: First Person: Worcester road woes are the worst ever seen
+5:00: Last Call with Bradley Chapman Bleau, curator of WooTown Funk exhibition
+5:00: Akrobatik headlines a hip-hop showcase at Electric Haze
+5:00: Health Matters No. 224 (27:58): Professor Loris Fichera, Assistant Professor of Robotics, WPI
-Worcester students take action for crossing signal near school (1:39)
-17-year-old shot in Worcester, gang unit arrests 16-year-old
-Worcester police recover large number of stolen dirt bikes and off road vehicles
-No electrical bid awarded yet at Worcester's Doherty High project; attorney general’s office makes ruling
-Gun, drugs recovered from apartment of Worcester man charged in double homicide outside former Diamond Inn bar
-"Whole Kids 2022" event set to begin Recreation Worcester summer programming
-State health officials announce 2 cases of pediatric hepatitis in Mass.
-Worcester express trains to return this spring
-"Stop the Stigma" event in Worcester addresses mental illness discrimination
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
-Radio Worcester (17:27): Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus talks about the budget
-Rosen's Roundtable No. 475 (27:56): Denholm Building/Birch Tree/Piccadilly Plaza
-Elvis impressionist Steve Connolly returns to Worcester with "Spirit of the King"
-Bad Advice: Is there a reason to start playing Wordle?
-Tribute to a man from West Tatnuck who worked for Norton's for 34 years
-ICYMI: Worcester man accused of sexually coercing teen at mall
-Police ID Worcester woman killed in Friday's Pike crash in Framingham
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Accuser, 23, says Auburn music teacher raped her when she was in 5th grade
-Mulroy, Herlihy win Holden Board of Selectmen seats
-Riches wins Paxton Select Board contest; questions pass
-Galvin write-in effort wins selectman seat in Rutland
-State of the Town 2022: Grafton sees increases, more transparency
-Town Meeting votes down Affordable Housing seat on Grafton CPC
-Ruth Wells Center for the Arts to hold May Day celebration on Saturday
-Shrewsbury police show off progress on new station
-Sutton Town Meeting takes care of business, passes all articles
>SPORTS: Carolina pushes Bruins to brink
-Red Sox over Braves, 9-4
-Tom Brady to become lead NFL analyst at Fox when career ends
-Bravehearts sell out first Baseball in Education Day. Room remains for June 8 game
-Holy Cross holds 2022 Crusader Awards
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Minor league players, MLB reach deal in minimum wage suit
>CARS: Great Values of Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles at Bertera Nissan (3:44)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: Tourists at Sandals resort complained of bug spray odor: report
-Tragic: Mom admits killing 3 of her children with the help of teen son
>NEW ENGLAND: CASA Project Worcester County says system failed Harmony Montgomery, pledges "to work with renewed determination"
-Boston judge finds celebrity chef Mario Batali not guilty in sexual assault trial (1:08)
-Woman found dead in Falmouth home, man arrested after standoff with police
-Man charged with murdering mother at sea in 2016
>BUSINESS: Amazon Robotics expansion approved in Westborough
>HEALTH: UMass Medical School toxicologist: What is fentanyl and why is it behind the deadly surge in U.S. drug overdoses?
>COLLEGES: Innovative new child care center with early childhood education lab school announced
-Anna Maria commencement at DCU Center
>TV/STREAMING: Netflix plans to introduce an ad-supported subscription tier this year
>CELEBRITY: Why Johnny Depp's lawyers "celebrated" Amber Heard's Kate Moss mention
>MOVIES: Trailer drops for new Anthony Hopkins movie "Zero Contact" (2:29)
>HOMES: Real estate roundup for the Worcester area
>HISTORY: St. John’s Church and the Blackstone Canal’s Irish Workers (3:27)
>ANIMALS: Puppies abandoned in a box find loving family (3:08)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Teen saves home after doorbell cam alerts him of wildfire
-Meanwhile, in North Carolina, watch as this alligator visits a fast-food drive-through window
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Classifieds
+Firefighter / Paramedic in Auburn
-Bartenders, servers at Canal District restaurant
-VP Marketing & Communications, Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce
-CVR/Title Clerk at Bertera Nissan
-Full-time assistant mechanic in Boylston
-Landscape Crew Members in Holden
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-COVID taking an unexpected turn this spring
-Why vaccine boosters may be more important than ever
-Free vaccinations and testing in Downtown Worcester moves to Front Street
-Free vaccinations/boosters 11-7 Wednesday at Worcester Public Library
-Mass. reports 21 additional deaths over 3 days, positivity rate up to 7.58%
-28,797 new breakthrough cases in Mass.
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:35). High of 81 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Environmental groups launch boycott of Polar Beverages
-New lead detective hopes to solve Molly Bish case, as murder hits 26 years
-Rutland disables social media comments amid tension, staff cuts
-Worcester parents demand money for books rather than iPads in schools
-Worcester outpatient rehab center opens on Elm Street
-2 from Worcester charged among 15 in federal benefit fraud sweep
-Free bus service to Worcester airport extended
-Worcester County Wonders: The survival of the Sir Vival
-Man convicted of killing Trooper George Hanna denied parole (:29)
-Radio Worcester (22:58): Thrive Support & Advocacy celebrates awards & growth
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review
>FAITH: Former mechanic to be ordained a priest
>DINING OUT: Airport Seafood & Grille ready for takeoff in Southbridge
-The 30 best ice cream shops in Massachusetts, ranked
-ICYMI: Child hospitalized after falling out of second-story window in Worcester (:14). Article
-Local family loses mother, daughter less than 2 weeks apart
-Worcester couple’s sex trafficking conviction in doubt after judge’s gift to victim revealed
-Worcester considers eliminating parking minimums to make way for more housing
-Missing pet tortoise returns to Worcester home after 3-day A.W.O.L.
-$1 million lottery ticket sold in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden Bandstand Concert Series 6 to 8 Sunday
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-July Among Friends senior newsletter
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Lost dog found in Leicester
-Oakham battery storage facility gets state OK. Residents call it a "nightmare"
-100 FM The Pike (9:21): Westborough officer Ashlyn Mercier crowned Miss Mass.
-"Armed person in crisis" expected to face charges after discharging firearms from Princeton residence
-Southbridge keeps last call at 2 a.m., rejects state's 3 a.m. bar pilot
-Cumberland Farms in Blackstone sells $1 million winning ticket
-From petroleum to pollinators: Oxford project moves forward
-Closing West Brookfield Elementary School graduates its final class
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
-Jazzed Up (Duo) Saturday at Val's in Holden
>SHOWTIME: Things to do: Blues with JC Smith, Colonail Charlton, Out to Lunch ...
-Pulse Magazine Weekend Guide (:25)
-See Studio Theater Worcester's "Superhero" this weekend
-Explore, create & connect at the Worcester Center for Crafts
>OPINION: WCCA-TV's Close To Home No. 604 (29:07)
-100 FM The Pike (18:54): Ask The City Manager: Scots, swans and cleaning up the city
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:13): Housing, rent control and Worcester's future
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a reading specialist for the Worcester Public Schools
>SPORTS: Patriots quarterbacks coach Ashton Grant helps motivate Fitchburg football team
-Ranking the 25 most important Patriots for 2026: Nos. 5 through 1
-Worcester's Aaron Nkrumah joins Denver Nuggets
-2 teams emerging as Jaylen Brown trade rumors swirl
-Team U.S.A remains in high spirits despite falling to Türkiye
-Red Sox beat Yankees, 6-1
-Bravehearts beat Lowell, 4-2
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Toledo, 13-1
>NATIONAL: Grandmother may be "involved" in deaths of grandchildren: Police
-America's 10 friendliest states
-Tragic: Army veteran suffers vicious road-rage attack as he claims suspect thought he was driving too slow
>NEW ENGLAND: Man allegedly stabbed father 20 times in daytime murder at park (1:04)
-Former Mass. orthopedic surgeon sentenced to prison for rape (2:13)
-Another resignation, criminal referral tied to Mass. D.O.T. overtime scandal (1:40)
>COLLEGES: What student loan borrowers need to know before switching from the S.A.V.E. Plan
-WPI researchers develop system to customize hydrogel implants
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The strange item now banned by Southwest Airlines
-This helpful hack saves on airport parking fees
>BUSINESS: How much water does A.I. really use?
-Local bank adds Sutton C.P.A. and entrepreneur to board of directors
-Business name disputes in Massachusetts
>SHOPPING: How scammers are using fake shopping websites to trick you (2:13)
>HOMES: 3 common laundry habits that may be wearing out your clothes
>HEALTH: 18 kids’ undiagnosable diseases solved by A.I.: "Total game changer"
>FOOD: Elevate your sips and snacks this summer (4:00)
>TV/STREAMING: What to watch this weekend: Top movies on Netflix and best shows on HBO
-Teaser for new Netflix series with Will Ferrell, "The Hawk" (1:44)
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Tuner," "Power Ballad" and more
>CELEBRITY: Is Taylor Swift getting married in Rhode Island? Every clue becomes a wedding rumor in small beach town (:21). Article
-"Lilo & Stitch" actress Daveigh Chase reportedly had millions in residuals at time of death
>ANIMALS: Couple realizes coyote following them isn't what it seems (4:00)
>HISTORY: Black patriots finally get their place in history (3:15)
>GOOD NEWS: Conjoined twins separated after 19 months see each other for first time
-Meanwhile, filmmakers claim they've caught America's Loch Ness Monster on video: "My eyes were popping out"
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