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>Latest weather: Rain possible this evening, high in the mid 80s today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Listen to Worcester police audio moments before Chandler Street crash that left 1 teen dead, 4 others injured
+6:00: Related: Audio only (2:01)
+6:00: 5 apartments at Mill Street complex structurally unsound, report says
+6:00: Mass. lottery spots that sold most $1 million+ prizes
+6:00: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+6:00: WBUR (14:39): Worcester professor reframes "Romeo and Juliet" as a pandemic story
+6:00: Worcesteria: Worcester Common, where the city's history and future collide ...
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Shrewsbury Street restaurant (pictured) closes for the rest of the week because of staffing
+Noon: Some Worcester neighborhoods are hotter than others. Here's why it matters
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - July 29th
+Noon: Major Taylor's life in Worcester comes to the big screen
+Noon: Artist Spotlight: Michelle May
+Noon: Poetry Town: "Building up a History (for PR)"
+Noon: Health advisory lifted for Shrewsbury pond
+Noon: Lottery now open for Julia Bancroft Apartments in Auburn
+Noon: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Quigly
-New video shows moments leading up to fatal Worcester crash (1:54). Article
-Earlier: Victim of crash in Worcester was 13 years old; 15-year-old in coma, police say
-Earlier: Driver in fatal crash was not being pursued by police (2:29)
-Tenants of collapsed Mill Street apartment in Worcester will have to return to court for third hearing
-Related: Radio Worcester (5:38): 267 Mill Street update with City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj (July 28th)
-ProPublica and WBUR win Journalism Excellence Award for investigative reporting on Worcester DA's office
-Worcester man who barricaded himself in apartment accused of strangling, kidnapping girlfriend, killing cat
-Coes Reservoir, beach reopen after bacteria test results show no threat
-Several schedule changes from Worcester to Fort Lauderdale this fall on JetBlue
-Study will look at flood risks in Green Island, other areas of Worcester
-Brattle Stop Market in Worcester has it all
-REC'S Mobile Farmer's Market produce prices are higher this year due to inflation
-Worcester Tech teacher Kim Youkstetter lauded with entrepreneurship award
-New Worcester School Committee election map approved by the Board of Election commissioners and plaintiffs
-Worcester's new superintendent spends summer inside school classrooms
>OBITUARIES: Area family loses father and son in same tragic day
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Soul-Lit celebrates decade of spiritual poetry
-Free tickets available for Doctor Robert Band show at Peppercorn's
-Five Things to Do: Out to Lunch, The Chain and more ....
-Time To Rock: This Tesla is heading down the highway to Indian Ranch
-First Person: The Library of Disposable Art — Etch-A-Sketch
-Mega Millions jackpot now $1.1 billion, nation's 3rd largest
-ICYMI: New signs on downtown building will introduce bank to Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Grafton High Gators snap up new online home
-Band of Brothers tour organizer from Grafton pleads guilty to larceny charge
-Grafton Special Town Meeting will tackle land purchase, ARPA spending
-Shrewsbury invites community to food truck festival
-Paxton voters approve security system for school
-Princeton service dog nonprofit opens $2.6 million breeding center
-Congressional hopeful pleads not guilty to gun theft charges
>SPORTS: Red Sox beat Cleveland, 4-2
-Patriots' defense bounces back in Day 2
-'Sader Stories podcast (22:13): Title IX Reflection with Megan Lynch Hammond, Varsity Club Hall of Famer
-Catch by Worcester Bravehearts catcher makes "SportsCenter" Top 10
-Bravehearts batter Bees, 13-6
-Bravehearts next home game 6:30 Friday (Military Appreciation Night & Postgame Fireworks)
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox win in Buffalo, 3-1
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has it all (5:05)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: Aerial video shows catastrophic flooding across eastern Kentucky
-Celebrity Jon Stewart rails against stalled burn pits legislation for veterans
>NEW ENGLAND: New video shows first-hand account of whale smashing into boat
-Plane lands into trees in Barnstable
>BUSINESS: U.S. economy shrinks for a second quarter, raising recession fear
-Cannabis Confidential: Medical Marijuana in Maine is a different experience
>COLLEGES: Worcester State student leader honored as one of Massachusetts’ 29 Who Shine
-UMass Medical School researcher wins fellowship award in neuroscience
>FOOD: Say goodbye to Sprite in green bottles
>HEALTH: Infectious disease doctors see increase in non-COVID illnesses
-Laxatives sold at CVS, Walgreens recalled due to contamination
-Free vaccinations/boosters Friday: 9-noon at Worcester Senior Center, 3-5:30 at Guild of St. Agnes (Grove Street)
>HISTORY: Abby Kelley Foster, a leader in women's and African-American's rights
>HOMES: 5 Worcester open houses
>TV/STREAMING: "Live PD" is back as "On Patrol: Live" 2 years after being canceled
>MOVIES: The movies coming to theaters in August
>CELEBRITY: Beyoncé's "Renaissance" album leaked online two days early
-Shawn Mendes cancels tour, including Boston stop, citing tour’s "toll"
>ANIMALS: Outdoor cat forces himself into neighbor's life (3:01)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Video shows police officer giving a ride to older woman walking to hair appointment
-People perplexed over "invisible" bike optical illusion
-Meanwhile, Florida Man gets DUI after driving scooter into Walmart shelves
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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Man dies from injuries suffered in Worcester shooting that also claimed life of woman
-Earlier: Neighbors shocked after woman killed in Worcester shooting; man also injured (1:46). Article
-Earlier: Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
+6:00: Northbridge animal control officer mistakes dog for coyote, shoots and kills it (1:56). Article
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (6:28): The Pike Breakdown Lane
+6:00: Radio Worcester (8:15): Former Worcester City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large bid
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: "Compassionate care" is front and center at UMass' Maternity Center
+Noon: Stolen stained-glass window returned to Worcester Art Museum
+Noon: Magic of "The Nutcracker" ballet is returning to Worcester
+Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making weekend plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
-John Piccolo, popular Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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