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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:49). High of 78 today in Worcester
-Why this summer in New England was really wet
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Trial nears for Steven Foley, accused of killing, burning Cynthia Webb; Here’s what we know
+5:00: Find back to school information for Worcester families
+5:00: Leaking propane tank blamed for fatal Berlin explosion
+5:00: Teen arrested for carjacking, fleeing police in 3 towns
+5:00: Irish folk singer-songwriter Niall Connolly makes Worcester debut
+5:00: WooSox beat Rochester, 4-3
+5:00: Bill Ballou's baseball column
+Noon: 2 Worcester residents charged in Shrewsbury road rage incident
+Noon: Worcester Airport will develop plan to eliminate "close calls" on runway
+Noon: Community Healthlink estimates 8 to 12 months to fully reopen detox programs in city
+Noon: Electric Haze to mark 10th anniversary with music, art and more
+Noon: Seven Things To Do: Get The Led Out, Jolly Beggars, The Outlaws ...
-Woman at Worcester Regional Airport stopped with loaded gun, T.S.A. says
-Worcester receives $4.1 million grant for lead hazard reduction
-Caribbean carnival to mark 10th anniversary in Worcester
-Protesters object to Worcester Catholic schools' restrictive new LGBTQ+ policy (:52). Article
-Worcester District 5 candidates clash over police, attacks
-WATCH: District 5 Worcester City Council candidate debate. Audio (1:38:56)
-Nicole Apostola: District 5 candidate debate
-Superintendent's Welcome Back message for Worcester Public Schools (6:10)
-Nicole Apostola: W.E.C. School Committee District E candidate forum
-This Week in Worcester (55:54): The August of the Worcester Police Department
-Manny Alvarado (33:31): Oread Castle Park community cleanup
-Huge sale at Abby's House Thrift Shop
>DINING OUT: Bakery owner opens restaurant on Lincoln Street in Worcester
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester -- The Main South Woodsman serial killer - Part 2. Video (16:41). Audio (17:42)
-ICYMI: Pyramid sculpture vandalized outside Worcester Art Museum
-Vice Squad cracks down on drug dealing in Green Island in Worcester
-Mass. P.O.S.T. Commission releases police discipline database; 46 Worcester officers included
-After homelessness, Worcester Housing Authority program helps woman become financially stable
-Worcester convenience store sells $1 million winner
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Area Chamber awards scholarships
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the Ford F-150 (5:49)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Rutland K9 Storm catches first suspect
-Shrewsbury’s Maple & Main names retail manager
-Dudley special election results
-Local Boy Scouts deliver school supplies to Ukrainian kids
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Spencer Fire Department warns of fire risks of lithium-ion batteries
-Gardner officials seek more information about proposed horse racing facility before zoning vote
-City of Gardner receives $200,000 for fiber optic network to improve municipal I.T.
-Public safety logs from The Item
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Lavender Darcangelo’s "America's Got Talent" fate is revealed
-Worcester Historical Museum looking to break "smile" record
-Listen Up: Dark and dreamlike, Nicole Sutka's latest is a feast of sounds, emotions
-Worcester Walks: Donker Farm offers forest trails, creature encounters
-Writing Lines: Poetry comes clean, comforting canines and more
-Last Call: Musician Sam Herman
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 15 (28:20): We are not SAM
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 15 (28:01): Former mayor Konnie Lukes, attorney Stephen Gordon and Mark Henderson of the016.com
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to John J. DiIorio, aka “John Da Barber” of Worcester
>SPORTS: Red Sox beat Astros, 7-5
-Ezekiel Elliott "ready to play" after signing with Patriots last week
-NFL preseason Week 3 schedule, TV and announcers
-Holy Cross football kicks up preparation at competitive preseason camp
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Charlie Eppinger steps aside as St. John's High baseball coach after successful 17-season run
-WooSox beat Rochester, 5-2
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
-Feds, Mass. A.G. reach agreement on "right to repair" law
>NATIONAL: Video shows Yevgeny Prigozhin's plane crashing in Russia (1:20)
-4 people dead in shooting at California biker bar, authorities say
-Tragic: Elementary student killed and 23 others injured as bus crashes on first day back at school
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 dead in Maine plane crash, F.A.A. says
-Fairs in Massachusetts -- Here’s what you need to know
>COLLEGES: Worcester parks for enterprising Clarkies
-3 trustees elected to the Nichols College board
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The top travel destinations for 2024 revealed
>BUSINESS: Leominster maternity center battle part of national struggle
-Leadership Worcester Class of 2024 announced
>HEALTH: Postpartum depression pill showing positive results in trials
-Mass. doctor discusses importance of preparing to combat COVID before school starts
>FOOD: A rice shortage is sending prices soaring across the world
>SHOPPING: These children's beds are being recalled due to strangulation and death risks
>HOMES: New properties for sale in and around Worcester
>TV/STREAMING: How subtitles are taking over TV
>MOVIES: When is "Barbie" coming to streaming? Preorder the movie on Prime Video now
>CELEBRITY: Kevin Hart tears muscles while racing former Patriots player
>ANIMALS: Rescue dog with wild zoomies becomes calmest big brother (3:18)
>HISTORY: Today in History for August 24th (1:25)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman who received kidney from stranger on mission to help others (1:56)
-Meanwhile, Mass. man to get new passport in time for his Italy wedding after dog ate document (:53)
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:55). High of 33 today in Worcester
+6:00: Few more inches of snow expected; Worcester parking ban remains
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Former city councilor on trial after I.C.E. arrest incident (1:47)
+6:00: Millbury officer shot in standoff released from hospital, recovering
+6:00: Dozens of Central Mass. firms work with NASA, including WPI, where researchers follow in Goddard’s footsteps
+6:00: Retired Worcester judge weighs in on D.C.F. dispute as child faces possible move to Guatemala (4:17)
+6:00: Advance Placement Honor Roll includes 2 Worcester schools
+Noon: Saint John's High School goes into lockdown after social media threat
+Noon: 2 performers have local beat as "STOMP" tour comes to The Hanover
+Noon: Listen Up: Solo flights from local artists Morning Son and Theoria
-4 charged with manslaughter in death of state police recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia of Worcester (5:51). Article
-Related: Press conference (22:15)
-Related: Read the full report
-Worcester woman, 88, found dead in freezing cold outside her home
-Worcester D.P.W. chief: Parked cars were biggest obstacle to plowing
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-Worcester man arrested for stealing $134.99 bottle of tequila from Shrewsbury liquor store
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Central Mass. taekwondo teacher’s drive to be "the best" takes her to Korea for special honor
-Central Mass. Chronicles: Can Worcester Airport be profitable for airlines?
-National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness event puts pandemic in focus
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Southern Food restaurants (5:36)
-ICYMI: Trial set for Worcester pair accused of releasing hundreds of mink at Pennsylvania fur farm
-Worcester 3-decker porch fire quickly extinguished
-Heating, water issues force patient evacuations at UMass Memorial MetroWest hospital (1:44). Article
-Latest water main break in Worcester repaired
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): American Legion Post 42 meeting 2:30 Tuesday
-Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn High cancels Tuesday classes due to smell of gas in building
-Parts of Shrewsbury lose power overnight
-Over 25,000 gallons of wastewater released into Flint Pond in Shrewsbury in January
-Former Westborough cinema to become Hindu worship site, following $5.1 million sale
-Woman arrested after kicking E.R. staff, spitting on police at Leominster hospital
-23-year-old area man seriously injured, charged with D.W.I. in N.H. snowmobile crash
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale 7 to 9 Friday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester teens to take the mic at poetry slam
-February vacation week activities in Central Mass. and beyond
>OPINION: Aislinn Doyle: It was never about the snow
-Worcester Business Journal editorial: Worcester's Kitty Hawk moment
-Noelia M. Chafoya: Learning first, tech second in Worcester schools
-WCCA-TV's Streetlights No. 1 (27:02)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:01): Charter reform, snowstorm accountability and Spencer shooting
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime teaching assistant in Worcester
>SPORTS: Will Patriots bounce back after Super Bowl loss? Here’s what history says
-How Seahawks’ defense disrupted Drake Maye and Patriots
-Will Campbell ducks media after Patriots awful Super Bowl
-Maxx Crosby would love to play for Patriots coach Mike Vrabel
-Celtics assign Jayson Tatum to practice with Maine G League Team
-Brandon Carlo-Fraser Minten trade has been a home run for Bruins
-Holy Cross women's hockey ranked 14th in the country
-Holy Cross women's hockey Senior Day (1:18)
-Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 18
>NATIONAL: Latest video plea from Savannah Guthrie reveals somber "shift" in tone: NBC reporter
-Epstein victims use Super Bowl commercial to pressure Pam Bondi to release withheld files
-Tragic: 13 skiers, climbers and hikers died in Italian mountains over the last week
>NEW ENGLAND: Flight from Boston at center of security situation in Aruba (:51)
-Brown University shooting: New body cam video shows aftermath (2:18)
>COLLEGES: Worcester State professor elected President of the Korean Society of Criminology in America
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 U.S. malls that are destinations in themselves
-Why are the new T.S.A. scanners so slow?
>BUSINESS: Spencer manufacturing startup projects to reach hundreds of millions in sales by 2030
-LPL Financial Research: 5 reasons the run in emerging markets could continue
-Landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms begins
>HOMES: Homeowners keeping homes longer in Mass., Conn., California, R.I. and Maine
>SHOPPING: Valentine's Day gift ideas for co-workers, teachers, friends and more
>FOOD: Chips Ahoy! Baked Bites Brookie snacks recall expanded
>HEALTH: Expert says sleep habits can help ward off dementia (1:22). Article
-"Take the vaccine, please," Dr. Oz says in an appeal as measles cases rise
>TV/STREAMING: The Best Super Bowl LX ads, Winter Olympics and "Wutherthing Heights" preview
-"Shrinking" Season 4: Apple TV’s hit comedy snags early renewal ahead of Season 3 premiere
>MOVIES: "Send Help" wins Super Bowl Box Office as "Melania" tumbles to No. 10
>CELEBRITY: Olivia Colman describes herself to her husband as a gay man
-Catherine O'Hara died from a pulmonary embolism. Cancer was the underlying cause
>ANIMALS: Mangy feral puppy turns into the cuddliest family dog (2:23)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: 40 Grafton St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: People mocked his mangled truck, until man stepped up to help (3:01)
-Meanwhile, in Oklahoma City, 4-legged "pooch pirates" swipe package from porch
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