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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:44). High of 82 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police bodycam: Teen shot by taser after Little League brawl
+6:00: Worcester airport to see second phase of runway fixes start August 21st, Massport say
+6:00: Jennifer Algarin sentenced to prison for stabbing her boyfriend to death in 2019
+6:00: Mental health crisis in the Worcester schools: What is being done about it?
+6:00: Worcester Election: Forums porobe district City Council candidates
+6:00: WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts tie as league's wins leader, but end up third seed in playoffs
+Noon: A repurposed school bus is bringing arts, tech programs to underserved youth in Worcester
+Noon: Pop punk band Yellowcard celebrates "Ocean Avenue," hits Worcester with new music
+Noon: Janice Harvey: Old Orchard Beach brings memories of childhood vacations
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 15-year-old
-Last call: Worcester bar closes, will relocate outside of city
-New Tradition Bar opens in Worcester
-Worcester Regional Airport 2023 passenger numbers "stronger" after pandemic
-UMass Memorial ranked among best hospitals in state, new study says
-Drone flight inside Doherty Memorial High School construction (3:55)
-Worcester police arrest man after commercial break-ins on Green Street
-Radio Worcester (26:53): 6 nonprofits successfully relocate to former Unum building in Worcester
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester -- "Rival Gang Retaliation". Video (18:19). Audio (20:21)
>DINING OUT: Radio Worcester (8:10) -- Taste the Best of Central Mass. with Worcester Restaurant Week
-ICYMI: Worcester nonprofit receives $4 million for Greendale demolition, redevelopment
-Nonprofit Be Like Brit is increasing its security measures following kidnapping in Haiti
-Worcester hotel being converted into housing for the homeless is sold for $10.8 million
-What you need to know: Worcester preliminary election on September 5th
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! American Legion Post 42 meeting 2:30 Tuesday
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the Ford F-150 (5:49)
-Mountview Middle School graduates, award recipients
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Ski Ward making snow in August
-Marion’s Camp in Sutton closed to swimming August 10th
-Bolton Fair returns for 140th year this weekend
-Millbury's link to professional basketball's integration efforts
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Shrewsbury police activity for July
-Grafton Select Board supports bottle bill revisions
-Summer concerts continue in Item towns
-Blackstone Valley Tech announces third trimester commendation list
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Access presale tickets for Disney on Ice at the DCU Center
-100 FM The Pike (4:51): Andy Grigorov from Cinema Worcester on finding a theater
-RoboCop's Peter Weller insults, annoys and kind of entertains at FAN EXPO Boston panel
-Aislynn Doyle: “I’d love to see actual proof”
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 176 (28:39): Nelly Medina, Candidate for School Committee, District E
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 14 (27:29): Former Mayor Konnie Lukes, attorney Stephen Gordon and Mark Henderson of the016.com
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime nurse who passed away at age 101
>SPORTS: Patriots gearing up for first preseason game
-Red Sox beat Royals, 6-2
-$5 tickets to Bravehearts' playoff game at 7 p.m. Wednesday
-TODAY! Fan bus to Burlington, Vermont for Bravehearts' playoff opener
-Bill Ballou's baseball column
-WooSox Weekly: WooSox 4-2 week keeps them in International League’s second-half playoff race
-Holy Cross football team ranked No. 5 in preseason Top 25
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
-Over 120,000 Kia Niro, Niro EV cars recalled for risk of engine compartment fire
>NATIONAL: $1.55 billion Mega Millions jackpot is the 3rd largest in U.S. history
-3 dead, dozens injured as tour bus crashes on Pennsylvania highway
-Tragic: Girl, 8, shot by man upset with kids making noise
>NEW ENGLAND: N.H. father indicted in death of his son, 7, found burned, beaten
-Complaint leads to discovery of body at Boston public works facility
>COLLEGES: Women are still underrepresented as college presidents
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The most patriotic small towns in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Is this the summer of strikes for U.S. workers? Here’s what the data says
-Should you be confident in The Hanover Insurance Group?
>SHOPPING: Here's when Christmas Tree Shops will hold its final day of business
>HEALTH: COVID levels in Mass. trending up
-A blast of air up the nose can stop migraine pain: new study
>FOOD: Lunchables adding fresh fruit to new snack tray, available in some stores this month
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, July 30th to August 5th
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy!" producer reveals big changes for "derailed" Season 40
>MOVIES: Take a look at the movies coming to theaters in August
>CELEBRITY: "Today" contributor Jill Martin opens up about “scary” cancer journey
>ANIMALS: Chimp sees the sky for first time in 28 years (2:56)
>HISTORY: Today in History for August 8th (1:35)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mail carrier saves the life of 90-year-old woman during her shift
-Meanwhile, in Arkansas, truck spill covers highway in nacho cheese
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 59 today in Worcester
-Warm weather headed to Worcester
-Drought conditions improve in Worcester County
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester professor says Artemis II is "one of the biggest missions we have accomplished" (2:48)
-Related: Artemis II crew returns to Earth after historic moon mission (3:40)
-Worcester 17-year-old sells electronics with gun inside, gets arrested
-State Police lieutenant faces a perjury charge in the Enrique Delgado-Garcia case. Here’s why
-Worcester man stabbed to death identified
-For E.V. owners, more places to plug in planned in Worcester
-Altea's, Cocktail Garden among New England's best brunches
-Local Girl Scouts learn financial literacy, 1 cookie at a time
-Worcester-area fire departments receive safety grants
-Officers trade badges for books at local preschool
-TODAY! Community Pregnancy Pop-Up 11 to 2 at YWCA
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review: Schools, health care and spring momentum
>DINING OUT: Gourmet burger spot coming to Worcester
-ICYMI: Longtime Worcester nonprofit leader passes away
-Man indicted in fake trucking scheme that stole frozen snow crabs from Worcester warehouse
-The Worcester cafe with a bookstore, with a second mini-cafe inside
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Hydrant flushing Monday in Jefferson
-Jazzed Up Trio at Val's on Saturday
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-State Sen. Durant, Rep. Ferguson to hold office hours Tuesday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Former Oxford town manager's lawsuit faces free speech defense
-TODAY! Mass. climate chief to speak at Gardner summit
-New parking garage on Route 9? It will be a Hyundai dealership
-Webster’s Zoning Board of Appeals approves Pavilion Avenue special permit
-Man charged with unarmed robbery after grabbing $180 from register at Quabbin Harvest
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Blues at FrontRoom, "Rocket Man" and more ...
-Tickets on sale for Bert Kreischer at Hanover Theatre
-Spending a day in the life of Old Sturbridge Village interpreters
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1371 (30:00): Ron Brunk, Shab, The Fake Whales and more
>OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin: When did money become more important than humanity?
-What's Up Worcester's Crossroad Conversations (48:00): Audra Doody, Safe Exit Initiative
-Unity Radio's Future Focus (59:12): City Manager Eric Batista and Mayor Joe Petty
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:34): Who runs Worcester?
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Doherty High student who passed away tragically at age 15
>SPORTS: Dianna Russini sidelined by N.Y. Times after internal investigation into bombshell Mike Vrabel photos
-Best edge defender fits for Patriots in NFL Draft
-Celtics beat New Orleans, 144-118 (2:01). Article
-Celtics’ potential first-round matchup gets more clarity
-Red Sox lose to Cardinals, 3-2
-Former Braveheart Ben Rice finally living up to best-in-baseball metrics for Yankees
-Futures League announces Bravehearts schedule
-Holy Cross Spring Practice Report (2:20): Westin Elliott
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Columbus, 8-5
-Railers beat Greensboro, 5-4
>CARS: Tesla secretly working on new, smaller, cheaper electric S.U.V.: report
>NATIONAL: 6 U.S. cities and states that offer the best benefits for seniors
-Chris Hansen warns Roblox dangers far worse for kids than past online chatrooms
-Tragic: Dad with cancer dies after insurance said treatment "not medically necessary"
>NEW ENGLAND: Why communities across Mass. may vote to raise property taxes (2:13)
-Diana DiZoglio asks "Where the hell is my audit?" (2:24)
-Cape Air plane window blows open mid-flight bound for Boston
>COLLEGES: The Princeton Review names Clark a top school for game design in 2026
-Holy Cross students and professors say: “Justice for Contingents”
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 of the most charming U.S. desert towns to visit
-Renovated Framingham castle reopens as 3 hotels
>BUSINESS: Inflation soars to hottest levels in 2 years
-6 college startups win $14,000 at WooTank pitch competition
-Most Americans are using A.I. — but people are sick and tired of hearing about it: survey
>HEALTH: Health officials now monitoring tick-borne alpha-gal syndrome (2:08). Article
>SHOPPING: How to buy Taylor Swift designer Kindred Lubeck jewelry collection
>FOOD: Burger King is testing mix and match king size sliders boxes
>TV/STREAMING: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
-CBS reveals replacement for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert"
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "The Bride!", "Psycho Killer" and more
>CELEBRITY: All the clues Cardi B and Stefon Diggs may be back together
-Michael J. Fox insists he's alive and "doing great" after CNN blunder led to shock death rumors
>ANIMALS: Dog unlocks shelter door and runs back to his old home (2:09)
>HISTORY: 100 years ago, Worcester spelling bee champ vied in national match
>GOOD NEWS: Mass. man survived devastating heart condition, now he saves lives (2:20)
-Meanwhile, Arkansas woman runs half marathon while wearing 55 T-shirts
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