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>Latest weather: Fall-like weather, high of 70 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Shrewsbury fan facing up to 20 years after pleading guilty in Worcester woman's 2018 death
+6:00: School bus in accident in Shrewsbury
+6:00: WPS instrument rental night tonight
+6:00: Worcester Community Action Council moving this fall
+Noon: Doherty fire will have "minimal impact" on school construction
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - September 15th
+Noon: Five Things to Do: Greek Festival, Music Worcester and more ...
+Noon: First Person: The Library of Disposable Art — Cake Breaker
+Noon: The Space Prince ready to electrify with "Psycha"
-Overnight: Tentative railway labor agreement reached, averting national strike
-Company opens new global headquarters in Worcester
-Worcester pub offers amazing all-you-can-eat wings deal
-Worcester police make arrest for loaded gun, open Hennessy bottle after traffic stop on Highland Street
-Worcester man sentenced for fraudulent sports car purchase
-Auburn police seek assistance to identify theft suspect
-Worcester affordable housing coalition highlights "desperate need" in push for inclusionary zoning policy
-Spa in Worcester focuses on sports massage through partnerships with local pro teams
-Pride, BLM part of designs of painted pianos created by Nativity School students
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: Matt York delivers heartbreaking "Gently Used"
-Worcester will be swinging with free concerts September 20th through 24th
-Last Call with Thomas Connell, Civil War re-enactor
-Bad Advice: The Sort of Late Show
-Beats and Barbecue returns to bring the groove to Worcester Common
-Worcester accepting nominations for Poet Laureate to follow Juan Matos
-The Faces of Worcester: Serenity Jones
-What's Up Worcester's The Sitdown (22:30): Linette of Real Meals
>POLITICS: Worcester mayor backs Batista, but councilors want city manager search to go on
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a Worcester native who started and ran 3 successful businesses
-ICYMI: Movie to film in Downtown Worcester this week
-Permit for welding at new Doherty High was expired when fire started, city says
-ACT NOW: Fly from Worcester to New York City on JetBlue for $39
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>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Floor & Decor coming to Route 9 in Shrewsbury
-Man drives on flat tires to evade police during 21-mile chase from Sterling to Concord
-Shawna Shea Film Festival celebrates anniversary with Skids doc and more
-Holden recreation facilities could get major expansion
-Wachusett Regional School District Committee working on dress code update
-Music lessons available at Wachusett
-Nursing scholarship available for BSN students
>SPORTS: Yankees beat Boston, 5-3
-Enter to win a Mac Jones jersey, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Athletics' 'Sader Stories (24:26): Title IX reflection with Mary McNaughton-Collins
-Patriot League recognizes 5 Crusaders as Trailblazers of Distinction during the 50th anniversary of Title IX
-WooSox lose in Scranton, 4-1
-Shrewsbury-St. John's rivalry highlights a week of new matchups
-West Boylston football ready to move on after upending Northbridge
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has the SUV you need this fall for back to school and sporting events (4:48)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: Nearly 20% of Congress trades stocks that present conflicts of interest: report
-Holiday plane ticket prices hitting 5-year high as travel chaos continues
>NEW ENGLAND: Florida governor flies 50 migrants to Martha's Vineyard
-Healey opens general election with big lead over Diehl: Suffolk/NBC poll
>SHOPPING: Americans won't be going crazy with holiday gifting this year
>FOOD: Raisins distributed at stores nationwide recalled
>COLLEGES: UMass Graduate School of Nursing welcomes 43 to field at pinning ceremony
-NIH awards $1.8 million to WPI researcher to advance process that could streamline drug development
>HEALTH: COVID end "in sight," deaths at lowest since March 2020, WHO says
-Vitamin D won't protect you from COVID or respiratory infections, studies say
-UMass Medical School to test Paxlovid in kids
-Free COVID vaccinations on Thursday: 10-3 in Downtown Worcester
>BUSINESS: Workers say this is the No. 1 reason they'll quit
-Inflation remains high despite lower gas prices and cheaper used cars
>TV/STREAMING: Is the show over for Showtime? Paramount looks to consolidate the struggling network with Paramount+
>MOVIES: Christian Bale and David O. Russell met for 6 years over "Amsterdam"
>CELEBRITY: Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady are "living separately," source tells CNN
>HISTORY: Award medal for the Bancroft School in Worcester in 1931
>HOMES: See the top 10 most expensive homes sold this week in Worcester County
>ANIMALS: Caught on camera, shark jumps onto fishing boat off the coast of Maine
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): UPS driver rescues dogs from drowning in a backyard pool
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, bear crashes birthday party (:30)
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-Operations Ice Technician & Supervisor at DCU Center and Worcester Common Oval
-3rd shift grill cooks at iconic Worcester diner
-Bartender at Canal District restaurant
-Kitchen staff at Worcester restaurant expanding hours
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In The News
>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
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>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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