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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:42). High of 90 today in Worcester
-Worcester residents can use library, Senior Center as cooling centers
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Second Worcester West Nile sample confirmed in Burncoat
+5:00: 8-year-old Ciara Barber of Worcester halfway to goal of visiting all 351 Massachusetts city and town halls (pictured)
+5:00: Worcester woman lost her home over $2,600 in back taxes; How a landmark court case could give it back
+5:00: Related: Worcester has recouped nearly $1 million in tax liens since 2018, report shows
+5:00: Worcester man arrested for gun, drugs near Shrewsbury Street
+5:00: TODAY! Pride Worcester holds candidate forum on July 26th
+5:00: Worcester Walks: At Winslow & Pleasant Park, a place of peace
+10:00: A female soccer player flees the Taliban, and finds a new life in Worcester
+10:00: Workers create new "shcool" zone in Holden (:31)
+10:00: TODAY! Shrewsbury farmers market 2:30-6:30
+10:00: Summer Gospel Fest offers something for listeners of all backgrounds, beliefs
+10:00: Listen Up: Brandie Blaze shines bright with "Broken Rainbows"
-Worcester video store, community media center opening
-Holden ski lodge turned horse barn, now converted to an Airbnb
-What's the future for the Christmas Tree Shops property in Shrewsbury?
-Nicole Apostola: On evaluating the city manager
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:13): Worcester City Council meeting confrontation
-Meghan Milonopoulos, North High School assistant principal, dies at 41 after battle with cancer
-Related: Meg's Journey, Part 5 -- A tearful goodbye (3:45)
-Related: Radio Worcester (10:49): Raising funds for Meg and her family
-Earlier: Meg's Journey, Part 4 (11:26); Part 3 (9:20); Part 2 (6:11); Part 1 (7:12)
>DINING OUT: Worcester cafe expanding hours effective Friday
-Mega Millions jackpot rises to $910 million after no one wins top prize
-ICYMI: This United States Women’s National Team soccer player has Worcester roots
-Worcester Mill Street Project: Public hearing date set
-New medical services center opens at Worcester homeless shelter
-Sign of the times: Telegram & Gazette to stay, but the sign goes
-Worcester man arrested for May Street commercial break-in
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Jason Bradshaw Memorial Scholarship awardees announced
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the Ford F-150 (5:49)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Car explosion in Sturbridge caused by woman inhaling fumes to get high
-Vintage Rebel Curiosity Shop celebrates quirky nostalgia in Leicester
-Traffic advisory Wednesday and Thursday in Leicester
-Town of Millbury receives $50,000 donation for parks and recreation
-Shrewsbury Youth and Family Services names new director
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Rabina completes $13.5 million refinance of Home Depot warehouse in Auburn
-Friends of Shrewsbury Public Library award scholarship
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Spirit and sound -- Worcester Summer Gospel Fest set
-Worcesteria: friends honor Ken Carson's role at That's Entertainment
-Janice Harvey: It’s Harvey versus Harvey as bunnies overrun garden
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 391 (28:16): Mattie Castiel
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 72 (28:02): Mass. Organization of African Descendants
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who taught writing at area colleges
>SPORTS: U.S.-Netherlands rivalry renewed in critical early World Cup match
-Related: World Cup soccer schedule Wednesday
-Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bruins forward and captain, retires after 19 seasons
-Jaylen Brown, Celtics agree to 5-year supermax deal worth up to $304 million, biggest in NBA history
-Red Sox beat Braves, 7-1
-Red Sox trade Kiké Hernandez to Dodgers
-WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts slowly chugging towar playoff berth
-Next Bravehearts home game: 10:30 a.m. Thursday (Camp Day Doubleheader)
-Tickets on sale for Holy Cross-Harvard football at Polar Park
-Bronny James, LeBron James's 18-year-old son, suffers cardiac arrest during practice
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
-NATIONAL: 27 hacked-up bodies discovered in Mexico just miles from U.S. border
-Temperatures reach 110 degrees for record 25th straight day in Phoenix
-Tragic: Teen drowns in lake during trip with football team
>NEW ENGLAND: Devens prison employee charged with accepting $90,000 from wealthy inmate
-V.A. Medical Center employee from Royalston sentenced to 8 years for possessing child porn
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 surprisingly great food destinations in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: For maximum recharge, take a Wednesday off
-Mass. jobless rate sinks to record low 2.6 percent
>HEALTH: Can Alzheimer's disease be prevented?
-Mass. emergency room pleas for patients to consider urgent care
>HISTORY: Worcester Historical Museum Facts about Worcester
>SHOPPING: Walmart will dim store light weekly for those with sensory disabilities
-Radio Worcester (7:36): New “free piano” scam has B.B.B. warning consumers to beware
>FOOD: Wendy's unveils new cold brew coffee drink based on its signature Frosty
>TV/STREAMING: Where to watch "One Last Time: An Evening With Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga"
>MOVIES: "Die Hard" crew feared Bruce Willis was dead after first scene
>CELEBRITY: "A Chorus Line" and "All My Children" actress Pamela Blair dead at 73
>ANIMALS: Kittens are attached like velcro to their dad (3:03)
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, July 16th to 22nd
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman goes from homelessness to managing a store in 4 years
-Meanwhile, student’s alleged attempt to cheat with A.I. hilariously fails
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In The News
>WEATHER: Late snow tonight into Saturday, high of 28 today in Worcester (3:29)
-Weekend snow and bitter cold temperatures (8:06)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: In Worcester, there's an extra "E" at May Street Elementary School
+Noon: Goddard rocket launch centennial celebrations ready for lift off
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Oxford's Whistle Stop Bar & Grill revitalized by new owners
+Noon: New England's most romantic restaurants for a perfect date night
+Noon: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on streaming: "Hamnet," "The Secret Agent" and more
-Worcester bakery offering free coffee, Patriots cake giveaway
-$325K snow crab heist in Worcester leads to federal charges
-Former Worcester Vice Lords leader who ordered witness killed to remain in prison
-Donovan Goparian new trial? Judge sets May hearing in Worcester murder case
-Central Mass. police have seen unusual run of traumatic events in early 2026
-Radio Worcester (19:45): D.P.W. commissioner explains snowstorm response, parking ban enforcement and road treatment
-Snow removal lacking in Worcester, city councilors say
-T&G This Week: Covering the shootings in Spencer
>DINING OUT: Addie Lee’s Soul Food: A Sector 1 legend
-ICYMI: Man says son was shot 3 times prior to deadly standoff in Spencer (1:28). Article
-Related: Suspect in Spencer shooting identified, worked for Worcester D.P.W. (2:36). Article
-Worcester couple gets 18 years in prison for sexually trafficking young relative
-Worcester courthouse evacuated following bomb threat
-Worcester board advances Shrewsbury Street apartments, despite parking concerns
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden eyes "bare minimum" in compliance with M.B.T.A. housing requirement
-Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
-Wachusett Echo: What’s behind the decline in school election participation?
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Truck driver dies after Route 2 crash
-Police in South Carolina make arrest in death of Oakham native
-Elderly woman in medical coma, cat dies after Lancaster apartment fire
-Worcester County towns get $500,000 to prepare for extreme weather
-Shrewsbury police stats for January
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Evil Felipe, "Wortown Rising," "Sinners," and more ...
-"Wortown Rising" proves that Worcester hip-hop has been thriving for decades
-Noah Kahan takes steps to prevent scalpers from getting tickets (1:39)
-Artist Cicely Carew lifts orchids in exhibition "Elevated"
-Nominations sought for this year's Stanley Kunitz Medal
>OPINION: Andrea Joy Campbell: Fighter for human rights in state's corner
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (55:11): Chuck Jackson and Larry Schuyler, Building Bridges Veterans Initiative
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:01): Charter reform, snowstorm accountability and Spencer shooting
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:01): Worcester snow response, city council power shifts and downtown growth
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who served during Vietnam War
>SPORTS: Drake Maye M.V.P. runner-up, Mike Vrabel and Josh McDaniels win coaching awards
-How Vrabel’s speeches have lifted Patriots amid playoff run
-Former Patriot Adam Vinatieri headlines a Hall of Fame class missing Bill Belichick
-Patriots' TreVeyon Henderson reveals he eloped ahead of Super Bowl
-Patriots teammates don't seem happy with Tom Brady's Super Bowl take
-Holy Cross men’s basketball hosts Lehigh for Cousy Court Dedication, 125th anniversary celebration
-No. 13 Holy Cross women's ice hockey set to take on Boston College & New Hampshire
-Holy Cross announces 2026 football coaching staff
-Abby Kelley's Layomi Akintan sets tone for Bears
>NATIONAL: Guthrie family shares second plea to possible kidnappers after first ransom deadline passes
-Rep. McGovern accuses D.O.J. of deliberately exposing Epstein victims while protecting the perpetrators
-Tragic: 3 sisters jump to their deaths from balcony after dad bans them from playing game on phone
>NEW ENGLAND: Driver faces charges after car plows into home (1:41)
-Private school teacher on leave after student contracts S.T.I., others report "inappropriate physical contact"
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 28 (37:38): Engineering Safer Skiing | Christopher Brown
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 of the oldest Olympic venues still in use
>BUSINESS: Mass. business confidence continued to slip in January
-LPL Financial Research: Dueling mandates: The Fed’s policy caution and Treasury’s growing borrowing needs
-New Worcester conference to promote inclusive leadership
>HOMES: Hot housing markets in New England (5:08)
>SHOPPING: 25+ best Amazon Presidents Day sales, per a pro deal-hunter
>FOOD: Here's how to throw Super Bowl party without breaking the bank (1:55)
>HEALTH: How a cancer diagnosis can affect a patient's mental health (3:24)
-Researchers find that experimental cholesterol-lowering pill could give millions a new option
>TV/STREAMING: FX announces release date for limited series on JFK Jr.'s whirlwind romance
>MOVIES: 11 best new movies on Netflix
>CELEBRITY: Harrison Ford hints he'll retire from acting after "Shrinking" ends
-"Full House" alum Dave Coulier gives health update after back-to-back cancer diagnoses
>ANIMALS: Bulldog greets her neighbors through her special fence window (1:56)
>HISTORY: Former Union Depot in Worcester, 1907
>GOOD NEWS: Good Samaritan saves child from attacker
-Meanwhile, in Ontario, escaped emu runs through town, predicts "6 more weeks of winter"
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