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In The News
>Latest weather: Showers clear out, sunny and 73 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police investigating shooting downtown
+6:00: Worcester Police: Social media prompts return home for missing children
+6:00: Worcester Pride week: See the full list of events for the celebration next week
+6:00: Five Things To Watch: Holy Cross Football
+Noon: Minor struck by car on Mill Street in Worcester, police confirm
+Noon: Worcester Overdose Day Vigil 5:30 tonight at City Hall
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - August 31st
+Noon: Pride returns to shine a light on Worcester's LGBTQ community
+Noon: Listen Up: Chelsea Curve delivers giddy, punk rock catharsis "All the Things"
+Noon: Last Call: Craig van Batenburg, former Elton John impersonator
+Noon: JAZZED UP performing Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
+Noon: Bad Advice: September's horoscope — the good, the bad and the unfortunate
-USPS waiting on notification of Denholm Building sale to decide future of Downtown Worcester post office
-40-year-old man arrested overnight inside Auburn Mall
-Wonder Bar Express in Shrewsbury announces closing
-Beloved local market closing for good on Sunday
-Restaurant to reopen Monday at new Downtown Worcester location
-Indian Lake closed Wednesday for algae treatment
-WPD and school district working on memorandum of understanding for liaison officer
-Worcester Senior Center opens new state-of-the-art fitness center
-Worcester Fire Department holds promotion ceremony, including first ever Assistant Chief
-Worcester City Council to discuss permanent jet ski ban at Indian Lake
-Enter to win a Mac Jones jersey, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Fill the backpacks: Drive In Worcester supports local students
-What's Up Worcester's The Sitdown podcast (41:18): State Senate candidate Robyn Kennedy
-In Worcester state Senate race, PAC focuses on Donna Colorio, who would become Worcester mayor if Joe Petty wins
>ANIMALS: Worcester area pets up for adoption: Blitz, Conrad, Heron and more
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Extreme set to rock Indian Ranch, open for Aerosmith at Fenway Park
-Welsh guitar phenom James Oliver makes U.S. debut including Tree House Brewing show
-Massachusetts Cultivator’s Cup coming to Worcester
-New magazine for LGBTQIA+ community to launch in Worcester
-Janice Harvey: Shores of Coes Reservoir made for a perfect playground
-Worcesteria: Bureaucratic deadlock might kill mural at Indian Lake community garden
>MOVIES: “Confess, Fletch” trailer has dropped and Worcester's fingerprints are all over it
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a Worcester woman who worked for Table Talk for 41 years
-ICYMI: Worcester man on moped blows red light in Athol, flips over Honda, attempts to flee, gets arrested
-Worcester offers perks like free parking and no drug test to lure new workers
-Worcester to build micro-units for chronically homeless
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): More rats than usual in Auburn? Town says COVID, drought are to blame
-South Grafton’s Polish National Home sells for $635,000
-Paxton moves forward with EDC
-Girls at Westborough gym's barbell club succeeding on a national level (2:32)
-Dry summer keeps Princeton fire tower busy
-Davis Farmland battles drought, fire damage to prepare 2022 Mega Maze
-Bolton police end wedding campout as LIV Golf tournament approaches
>SPORTS: Patriots make moves to reach 53-man roster limit
-Twins beat Red Sox, 6-5
-Worcester Bravehearts attendance up 30% from 2021
-Holy Cross football on the hunt for fourth straight Patriot League title
-Assumption football team is a talented and tight-knit group
-For South High standout Angelo LaRose, winning is how to add to historic football season
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to Buffalo, 14-3
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has it all (5:05)
-Ford is raising the price of its electric SUV as much as $8,000
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: Job vacancies rose in July, dashing Fed hopes for cooling
-Wisconsin morning news anchor takes her own life at 27
-Tragic: Drive-by shooting in Texas claims 5-year-old boy, teenager
>NEW ENGLAND: Employee hit by roller coaster at Santa's Village amusement park
-Employee accused of intentionally setting fire at Mass. restaurant
>BUSINESS: MassBio report touts strong Central Mass. biotech industry
-Wireless carriers keep your location data for years and provide it to the police
>COLLEGES: WPI planning grants awarded for early stage projects
-UMass Medical School partners with Worcester to outfit elementary students with backpacks and school supplies
>HEALTH: Drinking black tea every day could reduce risk of early death (:37)
-Free COVID vaccinations on Wednesday: 11-7 at Worcester Public Library and 5:30-7:30 at City Hall vigil
>FOOD: Cookies sold at Target recalled after metal wire found inside
>SHOPPING: The best Labor Day sales on Amazon: 15 must-have deals
>HOMES: See the top 10 most expensive homes sold last week in Worcester County
>TV/STREAMING: New on Amazon Prime Video in September
>CELEBRITY: Country star Luke Bell dead at 32 after going missing for a week
-The Monkees' Micky Dolenz sues DOJ to get secret FBI files
>HISTORY: The WPD at the Worcester Historical Museum
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Father and son rescued from Boston Harbor reunite with first responders who saved them
-Can you spot the leopard in optical illusion in 60 seconds?
-Meanwhile, in Philadelphia, video shows young girl walk alligator on leash in park
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mix of sun and clouds, high of 80 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-4-year-old boy survives falls from seventh floor window of Worcester high rise (:28). Article
-Suspect in custody, victim in critical condition after shooting near Fitchburg State (1:07)
-13 charged with running Worcester-based drug ring
-Worcester unveils major redesign for busy street
-Worcester proposes $7 million Denholm demolition, $3 million sale to developer Menkiti
-168 students, staff honored at Worcester schools Special Education Celebration Of Success
-Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Message (1:42): Start of the fourth quarter
-Sian thanks his former Worcester teacher for 40 years of dedication (11:48)
-Aislinn Doyle: April 16th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Ex-Worcester food bank C.E.O. McMurray to receive social justice award
-"Handmaid's Tale" author Margaret Atwood to speak at Holy Cross
-Original development of Elm Park now digitized
-Worcester environmental group to hold 36th annual Earth Day clean up
-How Audra Doody of Safe Exit Initiative is helping to change our world
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet visits Nashoba Club Pizza & Taproom (5:15)
-ICYMI: 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
-Inside the state's biggest office-to-residential conversion in Worcester (2:30)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Pet vaccine clinic 9 to noon May 2nd
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-Wachusett Echo: Project Adventure – not just a physical workout
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fire overnight in Oxford
-Tri-axle dump truck rollover shuts down road in Sutton
-Truck stolen in 1982 recovered from Leicester pond (:42)
-Mass. Pike traffic after semi crash on I-495 in Westborough
-Dudley police arrest Auburn woman after reports of vehicle crossing lanes and entering ditch
-Westborough café employs only people who have sustained traumatic brain injuries
-Southbridge native, Super Bowl champion John Fitzgerald dies at 77
-White’s Landing permit delay resolved after Board of Health review
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Could the old Dive Bar spot be pouring drinks again?
>SHOWTIME: A new arts epicenter: Creative Hub Worcester set to open at long last
-Joey Fatone reveals status of *NSYNC reunion
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (56:48): A Tribute to Elvis Presley
-Last Call: Samantha Bucci, poet and poetry slam organizer
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The Worcester City Council circles the drain, Part 1
-First Person: For Joe Fusco Jr., remembering Mom brings laughs, stings
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (58:56): Donna French, C.E.O., Animal Aura Yoga
-WCCA-TV's What It’s Worth No. 486 (28:41): Meghan Anchaukaitis, Generation Z
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:54): 5 big issues Worcester is talking about right now
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester who devoted over 40 years to serving others as a special education teacher
>SPORTS: Best safety fits for Patriots in NFL Draft
-Celtics vs. 76ers first-round playoff preview, odds, prediction
-Radio Worcester (14:53): Even Sean Grande didn’t see this Celtics season coming
-Bruins vs. Sabres first-round playoff preview, schedule and prediction
-Red Sox beat Twins, 9-5
-Know before you go: Numerous Holy Cross athletic events and special recognitions on Saturday
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Nashville, 5-3
-Railers beat Maine, 3-1
>CARS: Mercedes-Benz recalls over 24,000 vehicles due to drive shaft defect
>NATIONAL: Dashcam footage shows heroic rideshare driver saving toddler walking alone on busy road
-Ukraine captures enemy Russian position using only robots, no humans
-Tragic: Vet, her husband, and their son, 1, killed when truck smashes into cars
>NEW ENGLAND: Feds: How Farwell almost got away with murdering Birchmore (4:31)
-D.E.P. cracks down on illegal dumping across state (2:36)
-Ex-Cape Cod Community College president’s "inappropriate" conduct
>COLLEGES: Clark celebrates Spree Day
-S.T.E.M. Education Showcase at WPI celebrates collaboration across classrooms and communities
-Q.C.C. names new computing dean
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 of the best diners in America
-Do airlines have dress codes?
>BUSINESS: Jury finds Ticketmaster, Live Nation had anticompetitive monopoly over big concert venues
-Related: What does the Live Nation, Ticketmaster verdict mean for you
-LPL Financial Research: The economy takes multiple shocks in stride
-Snapchat parent Snap slashes 1,000 jobs in "A.I. efficiency" bloodbath
>HEALTH: Worrying about weight stigma at the doctor’s office (5:31). Article
-Study says fluoride has no impact on children later in life (3:38). Article
>HOMES: See how much home prices held steady in Worcester County recently
>SHOPPING: Whirlpool customers could get 75% back on their fridge. Here's how
>FOOD: Worcester cafe offers free coffee with every breakfast sandwich or entree
>TV/STREAMING: ABC News announces shake-up at George Stephanopoulos’ "This Week"
>MOVIES: First trailer for Jude Law as Vladimir Putin in "The Wizard of the Kremlin"
>CELEBRITY: Brandi Glanville rushed to urgent care for doing TikTok medical trend
-Anna Kendrick claims Katy Perry touched her cleavage in resurfaced interview
>ANIMALS: These baby squirrels never forgot who saved them (1:48)
>HISTORY: Worcester County Wonders: Setting the Revolution record straight
>GOOD NEWS: Woman becomes U.S.'s third-oldest organ donor at age 97
-Meanwhile, drunk Disney guest arrested after banging on wrong hotel door in wild viral meltdown: video
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