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>Latest weather: Severe storms possible this afternoon, heat index of 98 today in Worcester
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+6:00: Movies on the Common in Worcester postponed until September 1st
+6:00: Worcester Police seek public’s help to find 3 missing teens
+6:00: Charlton police searching for hit-and-run driver who seriously injured cyclist
+6:00: $2 million grant supports Clark student teachers in local schools
+6:00: 5 new properties for sale in Worcester
+6:00: First Person: No matter where you go, there you are ...
+1:00: WPD asks for public's help identifying suspects wanted for questioning (pictured above)
+1:00: I-190 exit in Worcester closing for 45 days
+1:00: Silkroad Ensemble's road leads to Indian Ranch with new leader and new compositions
+1:00: State Champs give reasons to be "Sad" this year: Rockers set for Sad Summer Fest in Worcester
+1:00: Screen Time: Robin Williams' comeback, courtesy of celebrity impersonator Roger Kabler
-Police arrest 2 women for armed home invasion in Shrewsbury
-Worcester police seek to identify porch pirate
-Before roof collapse, tenants in Worcester apartments faced big rent hikes
-Former hotel in Worcester to be rehabbed into affordable units
-Worcester Gage St. fire: Smoke alarms were required in stairway
-Worcester closes Coes Reservoir, beach because of bacteria
-Former Worcester Academy star "hurt more" by ESPN’s about-face over ESPYs invite
-Best restaurants with a view in Mass., 3 in Central Mass.
-Bill Shaner: 2 peeks behind Worcester's liberal facade
-Development in Main South would bring affordable storefronts for local businesses to build generational wealth
-Worcester City Council votes to support abortion rights, draft ordinance that would regulate crisis pregnancy centers
-State pilot program seeks applications from food trucks, restaurants to allow SNAP sales
-DUI checkpoint this weekend in Worcester County
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Ann Wilson of Heart will keep the beat rocking with her own band
-Five things to do: Three Dog Night, "Hot Night" arts festival and more ...
-Listen Up: Torbin Harding offers world-weary outlook in "Leave the Road Behind"
-Bad Advice: Tolerance for flags is flagging
>HOMES: 5 Worcester new open houses to stop by
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who was a truck driver for 35 years and a founding member of the Columbus Civic Association
-ICYMI: GoFundMe created for children of Worcester shooting victim Felicia Obeng
-Police kill Fitchburg man wanted for questioning in woman's death in Vermont
-Lake Quinsigamond sewage spill report details cause of messy crisis
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Houlden Farm attempts to fix liquor license problem after ABCC ruling
-Residents and staff at Care One at Millbury cooled down with a visit from Jerry's Soft Serve Ice Cream Truck
-Grafton gets ready to spend its millions in ARPA funding
-Sutton Historical Society to host annual potluck supper
-Gazbar in Leominster preparing for summer of dogs, with new brewing branding partnership
-Gardner health nonprofit granted $450,000 to improve facility
>SPORTS: Patriots camp preview, players to watch and more
-4 Worcester Bravehearts selected in 2022 MLB Draft
-Silver Knights beat Bravehearts, 3-0
-Bravehearts next home game 6:30 p.m. Thursday
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Ranking the top 50 Boston athletes of the past 50 years: Nos. 40 through 31
>CARS: Bertera has the car for you (4:08)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: Uvalde looking to fire school police chief after shooting
-Crew member shot dead on "Law & Order" set in NYC: cops
-Tragic: Ukrainian dad holds hand of son killed in Russian airstrike
>NEW ENGLAND: 92-year-old man drowns in N.H. lake
>COLLEGES: QCC registration event, free vaccine clinic Saturday
-Assumption’s Grenon School of Business hires new dean
>BUSINESS: Worcester entrepreneur buys Southbridge Street lots for $1.2 million
>SHOPPING: Wayfair anniversary sale: 40 deals on sofas to rugs
>HEALTH: Incubation period for COVID: How long should you quarantine with virus?
-BA.4, BA.5 subvariants surging in Mass., now account for almost all COVID cases
-Free testing and vaccinations/boosters 10-3 Thursday in Downtown Worcester
>FOOD: Worcester’s newest donut shop to open this weekend
>HISTORY: Worcester Historical Museum’s newest exhibit
>TV/STREAMING: Amazon Prime Video gets its boldest redesign in years
>MOVIES: Jamie Lee Curtis faces Michael Myers again in "Halloween Ends" trailer
>CELEBRITY: Prince William and Kate Middleton coming to Boston in December
>ANIMALS: Meet Emmanuel, the camera-friendly emu taking over TikTok
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Indiana man Nick Bostic rescues 5 children from burning home, including baby
-Meanwhile, in Virginia, escaped alligator takes a swim in neighbor's pool
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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