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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 (:32). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Police investigating after man shot near Fitchburg State
+6:00: Tri-axle dump truck rollover shuts down road in Sutton
+6:00: Worcester unveils major redesign for busy College Street
+6:00: 168 students, staff honored at Worcester schools Special Education Celebration Of Success
+6:00: Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Message (1:42): Start of the fourth quarter
+6:00: Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:54): 5 big issues Worcester is talking about right now
+Noon: Mass. Pike traffic after semi crash on I-495 in Westborough
+Noon: State Police lieutenant back in court on perjury charge in Worcester recruit’s death
+Noon: Ex-Worcester food bank C.E.O. McMurray to receive social justice award
+Noon: "Handmaid's Tale" author Margaret Atwood to speak at Holy Cross
+Noon: A new arts epicenter: Creative Hub Worcester set to open at long last
+Noon: Last Call: Samantha Bucci, poet and poetry slam organizer
+Noon: First Person: For Joe Fusco Jr., remembering Mom brings laughs, stings
-Q.C.C. police officer has certification suspended after domestic violence charges filed
-Curtis Sliwa visits Worcester, and can't resist "glazing" local diner
-Think Derek Herman loves Worcester? He has the tattoos to prove it
-Could the old Dive Bar spot be pouring drinks again?
-When will the Denholm building be torn down? Developer agrees to timeline
-Inside the state's biggest office-to-residential conversion in Worcester (2:30)
-Worcester City Manager proposes $1.4 million tax break for housing project by Polar Park
-See compensation for all 8,363 City of Worcester employees
-Rift with Pope Leo "really unprecedented," says Holy Cross religious studies professor (2:42). Article
-Related: Worcester bishop issues statement
-How Audra Doody of Safe Exit Initiative is helping to change our world
-Worcester County Wonders: Setting the Revolution record straight
-Aislinn Doyle: April 16th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester Public Schools to hold April 15th community forum on school boundary and quadrant alignment project
>DINING OUT: The Broadway Restaurant
-ICYMI: Vigil held for 10-year-old killed by car in Webster (2:19). Article
-Related: Driver in fatal Webster crash was arrested week before for drug possession, police say (1:49)
-Before reporting to prison for hacking, former Assumption student from Sterling thanks F.B.I. for arresting him (3:25). Article
-No one in truck that was found in Leicester pond, police say (:20). Article
-"They’re lucky to be alive": 3 people hospitalized after tree crushes pickup truck in Princeton
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Project Adventure – not just a physical workout
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Train hits vehicle at Clinton railroad crossing (:23)
-Overdose leads to 21-day suspension for Webster Boosters Club
-Barre firefighters respond to residential fire on Oak Street
-Another Oxford leader heads to Canton as Gifford named deputy chief
-Southbridge council denies Open Meeting Law claims, refers complaints to counsel
-Man charged after breaking into ex-girlfriend’s Leominster apartment through window
-Construction alert from the Millbury D.P.W.
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Usher and Chris Brown announce tour, including August stop at Gillette Stadium
-Des Rocs to play Worcester in lead up to new album release
-Listen Up: Worcester musician Sam Femino eyes social media in new song
-Remembering "Voice of Clannad" Moya Brennan
-Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces 2026 inductees
>OPINION: Michael Garand: Why banking local means investing in Worcester's future
-What's Up Worcester's Minute with Meagan (13:17): Heather Cassani, owner, Wattson Home Solutions
-Unity Radio Unity in the Community (57:47): Michael Goldstein, owner, Empire Loan
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who taught in the Worcester Public Schools for more than 35 years
>SPORTS: NFL reporter Dianna Russini resigns from The Athletic after photos with Mike Vrabel
-Related: Read Russini's full resignation letter
-No tailgating at Gillette Stadium during World Cup
-Celtics superlatives and awards: Most improved, biggest surprise and more
-Bruins beat Devils, 4-0
-Red Sox lose to Twins, 6-0
-Bravehearts announce Fireworks Friday dates
-Holy Cross names Scott Black assistant men’s soccer coach
-Coach Jon Ladino announces 2030 Holy Cross softball signing class
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to Nashville, 9-4
-33 Worcester runners set for Boston Marathon
>CARS: Ford C.E.O. Jim Farley warns Chinese car sales in U.S. would be "devastating"
>NATIONAL: Frightening new Yellowstone study sparks eruption fears
-Doctor accused of fatally removing organ from patient arrested for botched operation
-Tragic: Couple abused their 6 children, kept boy in dog kennel: officials
>NEW ENGLAND: Elderly homeowner trapped with "tenant from hell" (1:09)
-FedEx driver struck, killed by alleged drunken driver in Vermont, police say
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Professor Andrew Burkhardt connects Goddard’s legacy to modern discoveries
-Holy Cross President Rougeau on Commencement, leadership updates, the job market and more
-A.I. salon at Assumption brings students, faculty, staff and industry voices together for a dynamic conversation
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Why Antarctica is unlike any other travel destination
-8 states where the weather forecast is always wrong
>BUSINESS: New Disney C.E.O. announces 1,000 job cuts via email
-LPL Financial Research: The economy takes multiple shocks in stride
-What to expect from an I.R.S. business audit
-Lack of motivation, rejection stalls job searches for millions of unemployed Americans: survey
>HEALTH: Deaths from a silent disease have quadrupled among young U.S. women, study shows
-Man undergoes experimental treatment to prevent A.L.S. (2:59)
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (44:48): Somatic movement, with Emily Konstan
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>SHOPPING: Get a refund on this recalled Sam’s Club Christmas decoration
>FOOD: How good are the Polar Seltzer Summer flavors? (2:13)
>TV/STREAMING: Meryl Streep to star in "The Corrections" limited series adaptation
>MOVIES: Trailer for "Insidious: Out of the Further" (2:34)
>CELEBRITY: Alec Baldwin talks "Rust" prosecution health toll, retiring on podcast
-"Lost" star Matthew Fox reveals why he walked away from Hollywood at height of his stardom
>ANIMALS: Mama dog dumped at shelter walks herself into a better life (2:04)
>HISTORY: Abandoned "ghost towns" are scattered across Massachusetts
>GOOD NEWS: Mass. "sewer singer" gains TikTok fame for underground opera performances (2:31)
-Meanwhile, in Canada, video shows confused beaver wandering into store, getting stuck behind automatic doors
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