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>Latest weather: High of 85 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+7:00: Tenants of collapsed Mill Street apartment in Worcester will have to return to court for third hearing
+7:00: Coes Reservoir, beach reopen after bacteria test results show no threat
+7:00: Talks on WRTA free fare policy delayed amid union negotiations
+7:00: Worcester Tech teacher Kim Youkstetter lauded with entrepreneurship award
+7:00: REC'S Mobile Farmer's Market produce prices are higher this year due to inflation
+7:00: Worcester's new superintendent spends summer inside school classrooms
+7:00: Soul-Lit celebrates decade of spiritual poetry
+Noon: Several schedule changes from Worcester to Fort Lauderdale this fall on JetBlue
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - July 28th
+Noon: Radio Worcester (5:38): 267 Mill Street update with City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj (July 28th)
+Noon: Catch by Worcester Bravehearts catcher makes "SportsCenter" Top 10
+Noon: Five Things to Do: Out to Lunch, The Chain and more ....
+Noon: Time To Rock: This Tesla is heading down the highway to Indian Ranch
+Noon: First Person: The Library of Disposable Art — Etch-A-Sketch
-Driver in fatal crash was not being pursued by police (2:29)
-Related: Victim of crash in Worcester was 13 years old; 15-year-old in coma, police say
-Related: Families of teens in fatal Worcester crash seek answers about police response
-Related: Candlelight vigil to be held Saturday for teens killed, injured in Worcester crash
-Press conference: Worcester police say officers were not chasing SUV before fatal crash (13:23)
-K9 finds armed suspect hiding in closet after hours-long Worcester standoff
-New signs on downtown building will introduce bank to Worcester
-Most of Mill Street apartment building safe for displaced tenants to enter
-Radio Worcester (10:09): 267 Mill Street update with District 5 City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj
-Tractor trailer carrying bananas rolls over on I-290 off ramp in Auburn
-Radio Worcester (15:05): State Senate candidate Robyn Kennedy on priorities and campaigning
-Worcester mosquito spraying schedule for August
-Hundreds of fentanyl pills seized by Worcester police
-First-person video of the George Street Challenge (:42)
-Springtide Child Development puts autism in focus at Shrewsbury facility
-Rosalie Tirella: Nice
-New T&G executive editor: A taste of diversity in Central Mass. begins in our newsroom
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: Senseless Optimism burns on sweltering "It Gets Better"
-Greater Worcester Opera returns to the West Boylston Bandstand Wednesday evenings until August 10th
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to "Zorba," a Worcester man who volunteered at Greek Festivals all over the United States
-ICYMI: 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
-Development near Worcester's Polar Park seeks $20 million bond from state
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>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): A new "Home" for decorating ideas opens in Sutton's Manchaug Village
-Houlden Farm neighbor: "Don’t you think it’s time to hold them a little bit accountable?"
-Millbury Fire Logs, week of July 17th through 23rd
-Ex-Fitchburg state senator, congressional candidate Dean Tran due to appear in court Thursday
-5 Central Mass. affordable housing projects to benefit from state funding, tax credits
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Cleveland again, 7-6
-'Sader Stories podcast (22:13): Title IX Reflection with Megan Lynch Hammond, Varsity Club Hall of Famer
-Bravehearts split doubleheader against Westfield
-Bravehearts next home game 10:30 a.m. Thursday (Camp Day)
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Buffalo, 7-2
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has it all (5:05)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: Noticed a change in your Instagram feed? Here's why users are frustrated by recent updates
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. man dies after falling from 100-foot cliff, reports say
-3 children and a woman found dead in Connecticut home
>BUSINESS: How the Federal Reserve's rate hikes affect your finances
-Popular car brand fined $19.2 million for ruining credit scores
-The economy is sending mixed signals right now. Here's what it all means
>COLLEGES: WPI's Erin Ottmar receives science grant
-Anna Maria to hold Same Day Decision Week August 8th to 12th
>FOOD: Recall of bakery product expanded due to potential presence of plastic pieces
>HEALTH: As pandemic slows down, doctors report increase in other illnesses
-Millions of U.S. children remain unvaccinated as BA.5 spreads and new school year looms
-Free vaccinations/boosters Thursday: 10-3 in Downtown Worcester, 1-4 at Green Island Neighborhood Center
>TV/STREAMING: Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings named permanent "Jeopardy!" hosts
>MOVIES: Ryan Gosling decided to play "loser" Ken in "Barbie" movie because of wild omen
>CELEBRITY: TV pioneer Norman Lear celebrates 100th birthday by singing "That's Amore"
>HISTORY: Lincoln Park at Lake Quinsigamond in 1907
>HOMES: Worcester real estate roundup
>ANIMALS: Rescue horse doesn't open up until she finds horse friend (3:03)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): School shooting survivor wows judges on "America's got talent"
-Meanwhile, in Alabama, little boy dressed as Chucky roaming his neighborhood is freaking people out
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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: The end of an era for Pecorino Cheese Shop, set to close July 31st
+Noon: Things to Do: Christine Ohlman, Speak Easy Story Night and more
+Noon: Highlights and history mark Denholm Building exhibit
+Noon: Poetry Town: "Empty Chairs" by Ronald C. McGilvray
+Noon: First Person: Joe Fusco Jr. brings jokes to Mass as saints listen in
+Noon: Tracking Patriots' schedule leaks with dates and times
-Worcester pastor accused of fraud shuns testimony in bankruptcy case
-Worcester fox attack leads to rabies treatment, public health questions
-Holden man recalls time in quarantine unit now used for hantavirus
-READ: Worcester-area complaints to F.C.C. about Super Bowl halftime show
-Weekly farmers market in Worcester opens Sunday
-UMass Medical School students launch summer camp for Worcester high schoolers interested in careers in medicine
-Worcester nonprofit leader Ron Waddell announces run for state Rep.
-Burncoat High School launches feasibility study for possible new school project
-Out to Lunch set to return to Worcester Common with new musical acts
-Check out this McDonald's-themed cake from Worcester bakery
-Last Call: Retired astronaut and researcher Al Sacco Jr. keeps looking up
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
-2 dogs found at Hope Cemetery in Worcester, 1 found on Belmont Street
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Globally Inspired Restaurants (5:23)
-ICYMI: Victim of fatal Worcester pedestrian crash was beloved firefighter
-Police body camera video shows moments after child fell from window in Worcester
-Worcester cybersecurity firm issues warning over financial future
-Controversial 288-unit Worcester housing project in limbo after zoning request withdrawn
-Worcester airport director to retire after 18 years
-Popular true crime podcast examines 2017 Worcester murder
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Town warns that door‑to‑door solar sales aren't affiliated with Light Department
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-$35 million sewer settlement will not offset $5.5 million override, officials say
-Official results: Voters pass Proposition 2 1/2 override
-Related: Message from Town Manager Peter Lukes
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): House arrest for ex-Westminster postal worker who hid bathroom camera
-Spencer man arrested for pulling knife on Leicester Walmart employee, threatening to slit cop's throat
-Candidates thank voters after Shrewsbury election wins
-Endangered Central Mass. school gets to stay open — for now
-Grafton Town Meeting approves override vote on town ballot
-Hear from the Grafton School Committee candidates in lead-up to Election Day
-Stephen Koronis named Charlton Select Board Chairman
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Between The Buried And Me to rise again at Palladium
-Chance the Rapper, Lainey Wilson among Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular performers (1:42)
-WPI Professor Michelle Ephraim’s memoir shortlisted for international literary prize
>OPINION: Tiffany Williams: Worcester is trying to build a modern city while still operating in the past
-Mary C. DeSouza: Parenting as a part of spring's natural flow
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 934 (28:01): Donald Perron, Part 2
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:12): Worcester’s future, from Union Station to housing
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Vietnam veteran and former senior Worcester building inspector
>SPORTS: Patriots returning to Germany for international game against Lions
-Patriots rookie arrested on assault charge
-Red Sox beat Phillies, 3-1
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Buffalo, 6-2
>NATIONAL: U.S. wholesale inflation came in hot last month
-South Carolina Supreme Court overturns murder convictions and life sentence for Alex Murdaugh
-Tragic: Video shows Frontier Airlines plane striking person on runway in Denver (2:14)
>NEW ENGLAND: Man goes viral for comments over Marblehead housing plan (1:44)
-Mass. looks to ban social media, but experts, even advocates, are skeptical
>COLLEGES: 6 Worcester State students win Library Research Awards
-African Diaspora Dance Association at Clark brings students together for shared culture and rhythm
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Experts reveal simple ways to avoid outrageous baggage fees
>BUSINESS: ComputerVault joins Advans IT in filing for bankruptcy
-LPL Financial Research: A new Fed regime: Warsh, policy direction and treasury market consequences
-Radio Worcester (21:07): Why fundraising for life sciences startups is so difficult in 2026
>HOMES: Home sales barely budge in April as spring buying season off to disappointing start
>HEALTH: How having a baby affects mom's heart (2:50)
-Why younger adults are rethinking alcohol (2:48)
>FOOD: Salmonella contamination recalls: List of products
>TV/STREAMING: Late-night hosts crash "Colbert," he reveals which A-list actress he was "wildly attracted" to
>MOVIES: "Grown Ups 3" in the works at Netflix
>CELEBRITY: Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt's "Devil Wears Prada 2" salaries revealed
-James Van Der Beek's widow shares heartbreaking life update 3 months after actor's death
>ANIMALS: These baby squirrels never forgot who saved them (1:58)
>HISTORY: Princeton fighter plane has had a long journey over the decades
>GOOD NEWS: Wrong way crash survivor reunites with deputies who saved her
-Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, Hollywood stars' free gas stunt sparks pandemonium at station
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