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>Latest weather: Dry pattern continues, high of 84 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police (pictured) say officers were not chasing SUV before fatal crash (13:23)
+6:00: Related: Candlelight vigil to be held Saturday for teens killed, injured in Worcester crash
+6:00: Tractor trailer carrying bananas rolls over on I-290 off ramp in Auburn
+6:00: Radio Worcester (15:05): State Senate candidate Robyn Kennedy on priorities and campaigning
+6:00: Worcester mosquito spraying schedule for August
+2:30: UPDATED: K9 finds armed suspect hiding in closet after hours-long Worcester standoff
+1:00: Radio Worcester (10:09): 267 Mill Street update with District 5 City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj
+Noon: Hundreds of fentanyl pills seized by Worcester police
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - July 27th
+Noon: Greater Worcester Opera returns to the West Boylston Bandstand Wednesday evenings until August 10th
+Noon: Springtide Child Development puts autism in focus at Shrewsbury facility
+Noon: Listen Up: Senseless Optimism burns on sweltering "It Gets Better"
-Art's Food & Spirits, formerly Art's Diner, on West Boylston Street in Worcester for sale
-Rescue League steps up to care for pets of tenants of collapsed Mill Street apartments
-State Police K-9 Frankie shot and killed in Fitchburg (2:09)
-Related: Officers from local towns gather in West Boylston to salute slain K9
-Related: SWAT team smashes into apartment (2:18)
-Development near Worcester's Polar Park seeks $20 million bond from state
-Proposal for 6 Worcester School Committee districts to be presented Wednesday
-Sterling man gets 12 to 15 years for 2017 stabbing death of friend from Clinton
-Mega Millions drawing brings no winner, jackpot now $1.02 billion (:24)
-Radio Worcester (12:06): Acting City Manager Eric Batista on 267 Mill Street debacle, inclusionary zoning, drought and more
-Radio Worcester (19:04): Jeffrey Sossa-Paquette on his bid for Congress and the issues of the day
-LIFT calls for support from partners who said they would step forward when Billy Riley investigation concluded
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Film explores work of Worcester youth cooperatives
-Free things to do in Worcester this summer
-Online outburst over Drag Queen Storytime at Redemption Rock overcome by positivity
-Screen Time: Stars of "The Orville" among guests at "TerrifiCon" this weekend
-Bad Advice: Where can you live if you can't afford a house?
-The Faces of Worcester: Beth Aulenback
-ICYMI: Landlord of condemned Mill Street apartment in Worcester brings tenants to court (2:09). Article
-David Gleason identified as 24-year-old killed in Saturday night motorcycle crash in Worcester
-Worcester police clarify that officers did not pursue stolen SUV involved in fatal crash
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Developer conducts field investigation at former Beal site in Shrewsbury
-Holden Town Clerk accepting applications for election workers
-Fourth anniversary of tornado in Douglas and Upton
-Millbury Fire Logs, week of July 10th-16th
-Sutton Fire Logs, week of July 11th-17th
-Leominster mental healthcare provider receives $25,000 NCMDC loan
-Ex-Narragansett Regional School Committee member charged with possession of child porn
>SPORTS: 5 bold predictions for Patriots training camp
-Bill Belichick details Mac Jones' "dramatic improvement" during offseason
-WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts down but not out
-Bravehearts announce Shark Week lineup
-Bravehearts next home game 5 Wednesday (YOU-Choose-the-Promotion Doubleheader)
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Buffalo, 2-1
-Holy Cross football has 14 All-Patriot League preseason honorees
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has it all (5:05)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NEW ENGLAND: Logan ranked most expensive airport to park in the country
-New Mass. law bans hairstyle discrimination at school, work
>BUSINESS: Worcester Business Connect podcast No. 30 (13:45): Wake Up Narcolepsy
>COLLEGES: 4 seed grants will be supported by fund at UMass Medical School
-WPI gets nearly $900,000 for sustainable sanitation, education and economic initiatives in Ethiopia
>SHOPPING: Family Dollar recalls more than 400 brand-name products
>FOOD: Recall of bakery product expanded due to potential presence of plastic pieces
>HEALTH: Hospitals overwhelmed more by staffing challenges than COVID infections
-Radio Worcester (11:22): Dr. Michael Hirsh talks about COVID (BA.5), monkeypox and extreme heat
-Free vaccinations/boosters Wednesday: 11-7 at Worcester Public Library
>HISTORY: Buzz Aldrin flight-to-moon NASA jacket sells at auction for $2.8 million
>HOMES: See the top 10 most expensive homes sold last week in Worcester County
>TV/STREAMING: New on Amazon Prime Video in August
>MOVIES: Marvel teases new Avengers movies, "Black Panther" sequel
>CELEBRITY: Adele announces new dates for Las Vegas residency
>ANIMALS: Adorable adoptable pets of the week in the Worcester area
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman celebrates 105th birthday
-The colors you see in this optical illusion could expose your IQ
-Meanwhile, Disney World sees massive brawl break out between families, hospitalizing 1
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Uxbridge schools report teacher to police after "physical contact"
+Noon: In new documentary, Cara Brindisi explores her music therapist career
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: American Antiquarian Society a "national treasure"
+Noon: Last Call: Thomas D'Agostino, author and paranormal researcher
-This is why some tap water is brown in Worcester
-Worcester's Union Station closing Wednesday for "Walking Dead" production
-Earlier: "Walking Dead" sequel series shoot brings zombies to Worcester (1:42). Article
-Worcester Glass Tower top floors reopen as event space
-Saint John's urged to address sexual abuse allegations made by former students
-Culinary students from Worcester Tech travel to France for break
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for April
-Here’s how much overtime pay Worcester police made in 2023
-City Council: David Clark Co. T.I.F. sent for review; Rental Registration Program examined
-Mother's Day in Worcester; How to show Mom how much you care
-Water, sewer rate increase in Worcester coming this summer
-Supreme Court to rule on city's homeless encampment ban. What will it mean for Worcester?
-Habitat For Humanity holds fourth annual clothing drive
-Meanwhile, in Holden, police to monitor courts for pickleball pirates
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for May
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for public's help finding missing 17-year-old
-Why a helicopter will be hovering above Worcester this month
-Wanted man bites Worcester officer's ear during arrest, police say
-Worcester Human Rights Commission calls for end to Civil Service
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden election features 3 contests, 2 questions
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Water use restriction May 1st to September 30th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Northbridge stabbing victim died defending younger brother, family says (1:43). Article
-20-year-old man fatally stabbed outside Leominster apartment complex (1:34). Article
-Attorney General sues septic company over waste dumped into Blackstone wetland
-Flynn, Wensky re-elected to Shrewsbury Select Board, School Committee
-Radio Worcester (10:11): Nick Lazzaro talks Millbury issues post-election win
-Override on Paxton's May 13th election
-Princeton prepared to delay annual meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up gig at 961 (Union Station) Wednesday canceled because of TV show production
>SHOWTIME: Worcester band Berm haunts on "some passable ghost" E.P.
-How to buy tickets for Lana Del Rey's concert at Fenway Park
-Capturing life with Clark prof and photographer Stephen DiRado
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1340 (24:52): Worcester Symphony Orchestra
>SHOPPING: You still haven't bought Mother's Day presents? Aren't you lucky WoMag has your gift guide
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 324 (29:06): Jay Givan
-Unity Radio (58:34): The Susanity Life
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 33 (27:52): Minneapolis for Safe Tech
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who spent 38 years at Wyman Gordon and was very active in the community
>SPORTS: Celtics clobber Cavaliers, 120-95, in Game 1
-Eliot Wolf the "overwhelming favorite" to be named Patriots’ top exec
-Red Sox lose to Braves, 4-2
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Paying college athletes appears closer than ever. How could it work and what stands in the way?
-WooSox Rewind — Worcester takes 5 of 6 from Lehigh Valley
-WooSox fall to Buffalo, 7-5
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Some Hyundai, Kia owners finding themselves uninsurable
>NATIONAL: Boeing faces 10 more whistleblowers after 2 die
-Killer nurse sentenced to hundreds of years behind bars for deaths of 17 patients
-Tragic: Newborn twins diagnosed with rare condition denied treatment
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial: Defense calls lieutenant's credibility into question (20:22)
-9-year-old boy from Orange left on school bus after he fell asleep
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria celebrates students and faculty at the Academic Awards
-Annual Clark alumni awards to be presented during Reunion Weekend
-Obstacles, opportunities, optimism: The journey of women in science
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Budget hotel vacancies top 50% as inflation-weary Americans cut back on travel
>BUSINESS: African Business Expo draws business leaders to Worcester
-LPL Research: Sell in May? Maybe not
-Radio Worcester (24:48): Worcester Emerging Workforce Forum Thursday
>HOMES: Homeowners say this clean energy industry has dirty secret
>HEALTH: Could A.I. help diagnose cancer with one drop of blood? (1:05)
-New survey shows more young people believe skin cancer myths (:57)
>FOOD: U.S. to test ground beef in states with bird-flu outbreaks in dairy cows
>TV/STREAMING: Tom Selleck says CBS should “come to their senses” and renew "Blue Bloods"
>MOVIES: Trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie, "Trap": Josh Hartnett is a serial killer
>CELEBRITY: Susan Buckner, who played spirited cheerleader Patty Simcox in "Grease," dies at 72
>ANIMALS: Mama leopard reunites with her baby (:52)
>HISTORY: B & M R.R. Bridge from Dam in Clinton
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boston police officers bring cake and sing "Happy Birthday" to man who called 911
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, 2 vultures found "too drunk to fly"
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