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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 78 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester bank robbery suspect in standoff behind Denholm Building; ground covered with cash
-Worcester seeks to redevelop D.P.W. properties off Shrewsbury Street
-Group that fights Worcester's overdose crisis hit with funding cut
-Second Out to Lunch of the season brings arts, music, business and more to the Common
-State authorizes tax abatement for daughter of fallen Worcester firefigher
-Elevated cocktail lounge The 1885 coming to Worcester’s Canal District
-TODAY! Latin American Festival will feature music, arts, food, and more on Worcester Common
-Related: Traffic advisory for Latin American Festival in Worcester
-TODAY! Worcester Hot Dog Safari Saturday
-TODAY! Worcester Branch Naacp Community Cookout Saturday
-TODAY! Pride Worcester 2023 kicks off Saturday with a pageant
-Farmers markets in Central Mass.
-7 years later, Vanessa Marcotte's memory lives on through foundation in her name
-Why Larry Shetler is running for Worcester District 1 City Council seat
-Watch the full city councilor at-large candidate forum
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for August
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding 17-year-old girl
-2 children taken by their non-custodial mother in Worcester found safe in upstate New York
-How a pair of Facebook posts prompted an outcry and roiled a Worcester City Council race
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (40:28): Political fallout from “hateful and harmful” social media posts
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Document shredding at regional recycling center Saturday
-TODAY! Composting 8-2:30 Saturday
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the Ford F-150 (5:49)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Flash floods dump rain into the region
-Salvation Army thrift store in Spencer closes after nearly 30 years
-Sutton playground fund growing by thousands
-Benefit for Grafton fire victims August 26th
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Natural gas line clears way for 1.1 million-square-foot warehouse in Douglas
-Grafton Job Corps delivers a different kind of education
-Bolton and Lancaster officials move school questions forward
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Seven Things To Do: Pike Hair Fest, Pride Worcester Pageant, more ...
-Worcester Walks: The city's only flock of sheep say hello at Donker Farm
-Jazz at Sunset returns "All In" with Verve and beautiful melodies
-TODAY! Plastic City Comic Con brings comic conventions back to their roots
-First Person: The Library of Disposable Art — all in good "faith"
-Shaun Connolly: The Worcester Defense
-Ray Mariano: Clarence Thomas a disgrace to Supreme Court
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to lifelong Worcester resident who married her childhood sweetheart
>SPORTS: Red Sox beat Yankees, 8-3
-TODAY! Pandemonium at the Palladium fight card Saturday night in Worcester
-100FM The Pike (5:54): Steven Sumpter on his bout at Pandemonium at the Palladium
-Why Ezekiel Elliott may fit better for the Patriots than Dalvin Cook
-The 210 Awards for the Worcester Bravehearts 2023 season
-WooSox beat RailRiders, 3-1
-Assumption football team looks to repeat as league champion (4:05)
-Webster's Anh-Dao Tran joins women's basketball staff at Dartmouth
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NATIONAL: Hurricane Hilary could dump over a year’s worth of rain on parts of the Southwest
-British nurse guilty of murdering 7 babies, making her among U.K.’s worst child serial killers
-Tragic: Mass. woman, 21, dies after being pinned between 2 trucks in Maine
>NEW ENGLAND: Tornado confirmed in 4 Mass. towns (2:36)
-Vehicle's camera captures tornado crossing New England highway (1:34)
-93-year-old woman dies in apparent drowning off Castle Island
>COLLEGES: Clark climatologist: "There’s likely a climate change signal in everything we see"
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): A packing guide for fall travel
>BUSINESS: Affirmative action's removal from college admissions will impact corporate ladder
-Radio Worcester (8:53): Q.R. codes used in nationwide scams, B.B.B. warns
>HEALTH: Popular acid reflux medicine linked to higher risk of dementia: study
-Long COVID in U.S. adults is on the decline, but many still struggling with symptoms, studies show
>FOOD: Price Chopper/Market 32 issues voluntary recall of corner-to-corner pizzas
>SHOPPING: A second Prime Day is coming as Amazon announces Prime Big Deal Days
>HOMES: See 5 new houses on the market in Worcester
>TV/STREAMING: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand -- "No Hard Feelings," "Elemental," and more
>CELEBRITY: Michelle Pfeiffer, 65, shares makeup-free Instagram selfie: "You really don’t age"
>ANIMALS: Puppy abandoned on the road meets her new B.F.F. (:59)
>HISTORY: Today in History for August 19th (1:35)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Foster dog helps save family from boat fire
-Meanwhile, in Texas, hawk drops snake on woman, prompting both to attack her
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In The News
>WEATHER: Last day of oppressive heat, high feels like 95 to 100 today in Worcester
-Cooling centers open today in Worcester; water available
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Mass. names Worcester 1 of 78 Housing Choice Communities
+6:00: Here's when Disney on Ice will skate into Worcester
+6:00: Bill Ballou on baseball
+Noon: Camels as pets? Meet Phil and RJ of Grafton
+Noon: Old Sturbridge Village to host Redcoats and Rebels for 250th anniversary
+Noon: Texas country band Flatland Cavalry heading to Indian Ranch in Webster
+Noon: Listen Up: Chill out for summer with Caylin Costello, D-Tension songs
+Noon: Last Call: Catherine Zebrowski, writer and musician
-13-year-old girl reported missing in Worcester
-U.S. News: UMass Memorial Medical Center is a top Mass. hospital, best in Worcester
-Can you help Worcester police ID these road-rage suspects?
-2 Shrewsbury men arrested in Boston prostitution sting
-Community rallies to help Leicester girl, hospitalized for year with cancer, celebrate birthday
-Algae treatment planned for Coes Reservoir, Indian Lake on Thursday
-Worcester school jobs saved as administration releases education funding
-Worcester elderly apartments sold for $17 million
-More body camera footage released of Eureka Street I.C.E. incident. Here's what it shows
-What's the best way to enjoy summer in Worcester County? Vote in round 3
-5 places to get out on the water in Central Mass. this summer
-Worcester African Festival returns for third year
-Interested in becoming a Worcester Police Officer? (:47)
-Radio Worcester (22:34): Commissioner Rob Antonelli on Worcester’s parks progress, priorities and planning
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:21): When immigration enforcement meets local politics
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Nan Xiang Express set to come to Shrewsbury
-ICYMI: Good Samaritan helps out driver in Worcester crash
-Downtown Worcester apartments at center of CitySquare redevelopment sold for $122 million
-2 Central Mass. women die in Old Orchard Beach, Maine camper explosion (2:15). Article
-"My baby!": Newly released body cam video shows new insight into Worcester I.C.E. arrest
-Worcester police arrest 3 juveniles after gun found in car
-Millbury police arrest 3 Worcester men in separate thefts
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Eagle Lake still closed for swimming
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
-This week's road closure and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): bankHometown consolidating Webster branches
-Clinton man accused of using pudding barcode taped around finger to steal $40 of groceries
-Item photos: Young "royals" get ready for Fancy Nancy Tea Party
-Drive-throughs targeted in West Boylston as new Dunkin's gets variance
-Lancaster administrator sets directions for now
-Shrewsbury High’s Chemistry Club brings science to elementary schools
-Spencer Selectmen talk evaluation, criteria for E.M.S. request for proposals
-Former Templeton administrator warns select board of 9C cuts, hiring woes, and out-of-class pay risks
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 8 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Worcester writers bring the drama in summer showcase
-Destiny's Child reunites onstage for first time in 7 years at Beyoncé's "Cowboy Carter" finale
-Hanover Theatre takes over full management of the J.M.A.C.
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (1:01:31): A Tribute to the Beatles by the Hip Swayers, Stomp N' Holler, Hit the Bus
>OPINION: Worcesteria: How low can it go? Dry spell dries up Elm Park's ponds
-Margaret Smith: For a Catholic fan, Ozzy's life and lyrics strike a holy note
-What's Up Worcester's Minute with Meagan (15:24): Jenny Gaul, Executive Director, Joy of Music Program (JOMP)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a Worcester native who ran a home daycare for over 20 years
>SPORTS: Christian Gonzalez injury to sideline Patriots cornerback for "a bit"
-How Kayshon Boutte has impressed so far at Patriots training camp
-Red Sox beat Twins, 8-5
-Bravehearts beat New Britain, 3-2 . Next home game: 6:30 Wednesday. Buy tickets here
-Holy Cross Athletics (1:57): Get to know Coach Bryan Robbat
-WooSox beat IronPigs, 7-5
-King of the Court basketball tournament debuts at Worcester parks
>NATIONAL: 8.8-magnitude earthquake sends tsunami into coasts of Russia, Japan and Alaska
-Ghislaine Maxwell will plead the Fifth in House testimony — unless demands are met: defense lawyer
-ChatGPT passes the "I'm not a robot" test — a "terrifying" step toward developing a mind of its own
>TRAGIC: Toddler dies after "slipping" from dad’s arms on water slide
>NEW ENGLAND: Powerful moment for Mass. family who was forced to live in park (2:16). Article
-Intruder bathed, slept, ate & stole while Boston family was away on vacation (3:45)
>COLLEGES: Q.C.C. president pushes for faculty pay hikes
-WPI researcher tackles water treatment woes with battery tech
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Inside the "arms race" to win the new luxury cruise ship market
>BUSINESS: Highlights from A.A.R.P.'s 99 ways to save money (1:46)
-LPL Financial Research: Economy in uncharted waters
-Report: Small size of Mass. sports betting industry limiting opportunities for minorities, women and veterans
>SHOPPING: When do Spirit Halloween stores open this year? Here's our guess
>HEALTH: Police, doctors warn of e-bike dangers as use skyrockets in Mass.
-Researchers say some artificial sweeteners could impact brain (:53)
-COVID barely detectable in wastewater, but is it time to celebrate? (2:15). Article
>FOOD: Greek Chicken Salad Bowls
>TV/STREAMING: Robin Roberts reveals why she’s been absent from "GMA"
>MOVIES: 40 best needle drops in movies of all time
>CELEBRITY: Tom Cruise, Ana de Armas attend Oasis show — after band roasted actor
-Justin Baldoni breaks social media silence to celebrate milestone with wife amid Blake Lively legal battle
>ANIMALS: 14-year-old dog dumped at shelter gets a ton of new siblings (1:40)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Grafton Street, Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Woman found alive 9 months after vanishing near Death Valley
-Meanwhile, in New Hampshire, polite black bear stuns homeowners after ringing doorbell before exploring hot tub
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