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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:45). High of 80 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: License Commission approves restaurant in Canal District of Worcester (pictured)
+1:00: 2 Worcester residents charged in U.S. Capitol riot: FBI
+1:00: Family Health Center of Worcester didn’t get emergency funds; Here’s how it survived
+1:00: Cliff Goodwin and crew record new album at Abbey Road
+1:00: Six Things: Jazz at the EcoTarium, Rose Show, Travis Denning ...
+1:00: Jessa Smith Campbell's musical "Woven" on the fringe of big things
-Father of Amanda Dabrowski testifies to finding phone taped underneath her car
-Related: Another juror dismissed from Carlos Asencio murder trial as graphic testimony continues
-Worcester Summer Getaway with Delta contest to give 2 round-trip tickets
-Worcester schools may close pandemic-era medical waiting rooms
-Quinsigamond Elementary School teacher retires after nearly 40 years
-6 years sober, Worcester woman still reported for child abuse for taking addiction medication
-UMass Medical School, Worcester County Jail to collaborate on substance use treatment program research
-City Council hits roadblock on action about out-of-town constables serving foreclosures
-Radio Worcester Radio Roundtable (43:31): Discussing Polar Park expenses
-Worcester hosts "Internet for All" summit at Union Station
-TODAY! Movies on the Worcester Common returns June 15th
-TODAY! Greendale Job Fair 11-2 on Thursday
-Unsolved: Worcester - "Hit-and-run or homicide? Travis Monroe - Oct. 1, 2006". Video (22:18). Audio (23:36)
>ANIMALS: "Friendly" racoon hanging out on Worcester's West Side
-ICYMI: Help Worcester P.D. find missing 14-year-old
-Teen tasered, 3 face charges after fight at Worcester baseball game
-Jurors view 2 knives and autopsy photos as Worcester restaurant murder trial continues
-Worcester announces $2 million in A.R.P.A. funds for food insecurity
-Former Worcester Superintendent Maureen Binienda to lead Easthampton schools
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): TODAY! Live art demonstration 6-8 Thursday
-Retiring staff at Wachusett leave their mark
-Watch as Brilla Coffee travels 2,000 miles from Nicaragua to your cup (2:52)
-Lamoureux Ford wins national award for 26th consecutive year (1:03)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): TODAY! Millbury Summer Concert Series starts June 15th
-Free Paxton Kids Bike Rodeo on Saturday
-Grafton Library long range planning committee seeks members
-Grafton police log, June 16th edition
-Dube settles in at Berlin library
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
-Bud Light loses its title as America’s top-selling beer
>SHOWTIME: Last Call: Comedian Anthony Amorello
-Studio Theatre Worcester's "The Mad Ones" reaches out beyond the stage
-Writing Lines: South Shore stories, modern Beats and more
-TODAY! Worcester's Queer AF holds first Pride Month event as season kickoff
-100 FM The Pike (8:18): Ratt singer Stephen Pearcy about new box set: The Atlantic Years 1984-1991
-The challenge of being a supermom and a Taylor Swift superfan
-John Monfredo: “Worcester: The city that reads” book drive a huge success
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 70 (28:21): Partisan Politics
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 10 (28:10): Inroads in Pittsfield
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime local pharmacy owner
>SPORTS: 5 key takeaways from Patriots O.T.A.s
-Red Sox beat Rockies, 6-3
-Bravehearts rained out. Next home game 6:30 Thursday
-WooSox beat Norfolk, 13-5
-Win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (45:07): Celebrating Fathers Day with Dave and Maureen Magarity
-Saint John’s baseball comes up short in semifinals against Taunton
-Saint John’s volleyball fights until the end in semis
-Worcester resident Robyn Mays will compete in Masters Olympia in Romania in August
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
-NATIONAL: At least 79 people drown after migrant boat sinks off Greek coast
-Grand jury votes to indict Marine who held homeless man in fatal chokehold on New York subway
-Tragic: Newly wed man drowns on Hawaii honeymoon, thieves steal his belongings from beach
>NEW ENGLAND: Harvard morgue manager, others charged with selling stolen body parts
-Liquor store clerk accused of stealing $3 million lottery ticket skips arraignment
>BUSINESS: Mass. seeing billions in excessive health care spending
-Radio Worcester (10:32): Get the insider information to outsmart smishing scammers
>HEALTH: Millions of COVID patients living without sense of taste and smell
-About 15% of U.S. children recently received mental health treatment, new C.D.C. data shows
>SHOPPING: Mass. sales tax holiday weekend scheduled
>COLLEGES: Assumption Spring Dean's List
-Clark Challenge. Change. podcast (8:45): Cycles of sexual revolution and the history of sexuality with Professor Nina Kushner
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 of the world’s most unusual churches
>HOMES: Check out these homes for sale in Worcester
>TV/STREAMING: Ryan Seacrest rumored to replace Pat Sajak as "Wheel of Fortune" host
>MOVIES: Tom Hanks turned down "When Harry Met Sally" because he was happily divorced
>CELEBRITY: Treat Williams was "alert and answering questions," motorcycle crash witness says
>FOOD: What's behind lobster, ice cream price increases? (4:44)
>HISTORY: Former Hotel Standish, 767 Main Street in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Former sanitation worker and Harvard Law student honors support staff (2:34)
-Meanwhile, in Florida, bear shocks beachgoers by swimming out of the ocean
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:35). High of 81 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Environmental groups launch boycott of Polar Beverages
-New lead detective hopes to solve Molly Bish case, as murder hits 26 years
-Rutland disables social media comments amid tension, staff cuts
-Worcester parents demand money for books rather than iPads in schools
-Worcester outpatient rehab center opens on Elm Street
-2 from Worcester charged among 15 in federal benefit fraud sweep
-Free bus service to Worcester airport extended
-Worcester County Wonders: The survival of the Sir Vival
-Man convicted of killing Trooper George Hanna denied parole (:29)
-Radio Worcester (22:58): Thrive Support & Advocacy celebrates awards & growth
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review
>FAITH: Former mechanic to be ordained a priest
>DINING OUT: Airport Seafood & Grille ready for takeoff in Southbridge
-The 30 best ice cream shops in Massachusetts, ranked
-ICYMI: Child hospitalized after falling out of second-story window in Worcester (:14). Article
-Local family loses mother, daughter less than 2 weeks apart
-Worcester couple’s sex trafficking conviction in doubt after judge’s gift to victim revealed
-Worcester considers eliminating parking minimums to make way for more housing
-Missing pet tortoise returns to Worcester home after 3-day A.W.O.L.
-$1 million lottery ticket sold in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden Bandstand Concert Series 6 to 8 Sunday
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-July Among Friends senior newsletter
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Lost dog found in Leicester
-Oakham battery storage facility gets state OK. Residents call it a "nightmare"
-100 FM The Pike (9:21): Westborough officer Ashlyn Mercier crowned Miss Mass.
-"Armed person in crisis" expected to face charges after discharging firearms from Princeton residence
-Southbridge keeps last call at 2 a.m., rejects state's 3 a.m. bar pilot
-Cumberland Farms in Blackstone sells $1 million winning ticket
-From petroleum to pollinators: Oxford project moves forward
-Closing West Brookfield Elementary School graduates its final class
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
-Jazzed Up (Duo) Saturday at Val's in Holden
>SHOWTIME: Things to do: Blues with JC Smith, Colonail Charlton, Out to Lunch ...
-Pulse Magazine Weekend Guide (:25)
-See Studio Theater Worcester's "Superhero" this weekend
-Explore, create & connect at the Worcester Center for Crafts
>OPINION: WCCA-TV's Close To Home No. 604 (29:07)
-100 FM The Pike (18:54): Ask The City Manager: Scots, swans and cleaning up the city
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:13): Housing, rent control and Worcester's future
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a reading specialist for the Worcester Public Schools
>SPORTS: Patriots quarterbacks coach Ashton Grant helps motivate Fitchburg football team
-Ranking the 25 most important Patriots for 2026: Nos. 5 through 1
-Worcester's Aaron Nkrumah joins Denver Nuggets
-2 teams emerging as Jaylen Brown trade rumors swirl
-Team U.S.A remains in high spirits despite falling to Türkiye
-Red Sox beat Yankees, 6-1
-Bravehearts beat Lowell, 4-2
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Toledo, 13-1
>NATIONAL: Grandmother may be "involved" in deaths of grandchildren: Police
-America's 10 friendliest states
-Tragic: Army veteran suffers vicious road-rage attack as he claims suspect thought he was driving too slow
>NEW ENGLAND: Man allegedly stabbed father 20 times in daytime murder at park (1:04)
-Former Mass. orthopedic surgeon sentenced to prison for rape (2:13)
-Another resignation, criminal referral tied to Mass. D.O.T. overtime scandal (1:40)
>COLLEGES: What student loan borrowers need to know before switching from the S.A.V.E. Plan
-WPI researchers develop system to customize hydrogel implants
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The strange item now banned by Southwest Airlines
-This helpful hack saves on airport parking fees
>BUSINESS: How much water does A.I. really use?
-Local bank adds Sutton C.P.A. and entrepreneur to board of directors
-Business name disputes in Massachusetts
>SHOPPING: How scammers are using fake shopping websites to trick you (2:13)
>HOMES: 3 common laundry habits that may be wearing out your clothes
>HEALTH: 18 kids’ undiagnosable diseases solved by A.I.: "Total game changer"
>FOOD: Elevate your sips and snacks this summer (4:00)
>TV/STREAMING: What to watch this weekend: Top movies on Netflix and best shows on HBO
-Teaser for new Netflix series with Will Ferrell, "The Hawk" (1:44)
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Tuner," "Power Ballad" and more
>CELEBRITY: Is Taylor Swift getting married in Rhode Island? Every clue becomes a wedding rumor in small beach town (:21). Article
-"Lilo & Stitch" actress Daveigh Chase reportedly had millions in residuals at time of death
>ANIMALS: Couple realizes coyote following them isn't what it seems (4:00)
>HISTORY: Black patriots finally get their place in history (3:15)
>GOOD NEWS: Conjoined twins separated after 19 months see each other for first time
-Meanwhile, filmmakers claim they've caught America's Loch Ness Monster on video: "My eyes were popping out"
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