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>Latest weather: Cloudy, high of 78 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Construction worker injured in fire at Doherty High School (2:12)
+6:00: Foam roofing insulation fueled fire at new Doherty High construction site
+6:00: Don Landgren: Who is against the Indian Lake jet ski ban?
+6:00: Fitchburg High School locked down for student with knife
+6:00: Crews put out fire on 2-story home in Fitchburg
+6:00: Song to Get You Through the Week: Charley Carrozo charms with joyous "Namaste"
-Worcester police ask for help locating nonverbal 18-year-old
-Worcester firefighters gather outside stations on 21st anniversary of 9/11
-Local singer Cara Brindisi set to compete on NBC's "The Voice"
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - September 12th
-Three of our kind: Worcester's iconic three-deckers endure, enchant across centuries
-City of Worcester to offer updated COVID boosters, monkeypox vaccines with AIDS Project Worcester
-Vocero Hispano: 09-09-2022 al 09-15-2022
-Enter to win a Mac Jones jersey, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
>HOMES: See 5 new properties for sale in Worcester
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Nominate your favorite artists, venues, and more for Worcester Music Awards
-Queer AF fashion show a celebration of LGBT style and culture
-Pride Worcester Festival brings the proud — and persecuted
-The Faces of Worcester: Wairimu Macharia
>POLITICS: Rosen's Roundtable No. 486 (28:02): Schools
-Radio Worcester: First Worcester District State Senate primary wrap-up with Robyn Kennedy (14:42) and Joe Petty (2:54)
-ICYMI: 9-story high-rise proposed at former Canal District site of Fairway Beef
-Developer plans 218 apartments behind Shrewsbury Street restaurants
-Layoffs, furloughs hit Family Health Center of Worcester; branches outside city closed
-Is this Worcester restaurant is the best beer bar/gastropub in the state?
-Healthcare company with Worcester facility settles discrimination case with DOJ
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fran and Judy Polito named grand marshals of Spirit of Shrewsbury
-American Legion Post 42 is holding a meeting at 4 p.m. September 13th in Holden
-1 person dead, another injured in single-car crash
-City of Leominster receives $25,000 to spruce up downtown business facades
-Fitchburg Redevelopment Authority improves energy efficiency at Putnam Place
-Dorchester, Shirley investors buy 62 Fitchburg condo units for $6.3 million
-Inclusive gym in Lancaster expanding into new location, opening Rick Hoyt Research Lab
-Heywood Healthcare property The Quabbin Retreat in Petersham sold for $3.3 million
>SPORTS: What went wrong for Patriots in loss to Dolphins
-Mac Jones injured in season opener against Dolphins
-10 takeaways as Patriots stumble out of the gate
-Highlights of Holy Cross' upset of Buffalo (4:01)
-Related: Holy Cross celebrates win with family 4-pack discount available Monday only
-Red Sox beat Orioles, 1-0
-Former Red Sox turned cop dies in car crash on way to 9/11 event
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-8 players who will make an impact in Central Mass. field hockey this season
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has the SUV you need this fall for back to school and sporting events (4:48)
-Why your car's speedometer goes up to 160 mph (even when your car can't)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral: How the royal family will say goodbye
-Prince William, Harry reunion needed "extended negotiations"
-Calls to suicide prevention lifeline rose 45% after changeover to 988 number
>FOOD: Public health alert issued for ground beef products due to E. coli concerns
>NEW ENGLAND: Banned waste filling Mass. landfills, incinerators, says environmental report
-Vermont WWII soldier's remains finally returned home after being missing for nearly 80 years
>COLLEGES: Free coffee to the first 100 students this mornings at QCC's main campus
-Clark’s "COVID Posse" links racial disparities to the pandemic’s impact
>HEALTH: Tough flu season expected for New England, study suggests (2:27)
-Walk this number of steps each day to cut your risk of dementia. It's probably fewer than you think
>BUSINESS: The worst of inflation finally might be over
-FBI reveals 10 ways to stop smartphone hackers
>CELEBRITY: Comedian and Netflix star David A. Arnold dead at 54
>ANIMALS: 50-foot "megalodon" detected in Atlantic Ocean stuns scientists
>HISTORY: Worcester in the 1940s trough the '70s (11:14)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Amazon delivery driver saves 3 puppies from burning home
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, family finds coyote hiding in bathroom
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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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