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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 72 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-A Worcester family’s battle from addiction and homelessness to living again
-New urgent care facility opens in Worcester
-Worcester police chief requested, then rejected, plan to eliminate court liaison officers
-Arkansas Diocese gender, sexuality policy used by Worcester Diocese
-W.R.T.A. makes bus schedule changes as drivers seek improvements
-"The Walking Dead," killer clowns and Bill Belichick -- Unusual course topics in Central Mass. colleges
-TODAY! Worcester Caribbean American Carnival celebrating 10th year
-TODAY! Worcester Fire Department vs. Worcester Police Department charity baseball game
-TODAY! National Cinema Day -- Where to see $4 movie in Mass.
-100FM The Pike (7:23): Sully Roberts from Veterans Inc. on the Run4Veterans 5k Run/Walk
-Nicole Apostola: Upcoming municipal candidate forums
>FAITH: "It’s not right to be in the world alone" -- Homelessness a place of loneliness, isolation
-Unsolved: Worcester -- The Main South Woodsman serial killer - Part 2. Video (16:41). Audio (17:42)
-ICYMI: UMass Memorial brings back staff mask mandate as COVID surges (1:44). Article
-Worcester bar remains closed following flood last week
-End of summer bucket list: Still time to do the things you mentioned in June
-3 arrested in Worcester home break-in
-What’s Up Woo (10:00): Protest erupts against new LGBTQ+ policy at Worcester Catholic schools
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Crocheting leads to hand made fun for Holden woman
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the Ford F-150 (5:49)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Gong cha opens at Blackstone Valley Shoppes
-With new courts at Coolidge, pickleball all the rage in Shrewsbury
-Leicester Public Safety Day September 19th
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Rocco's Doughnuts in Westborough now offers Doordash delivery
-Leominster man busted for assaulting officer who responded to a 911 call from his mother
-Eagle Scout gives Lancaster a place to sit and relax
-What’s new at North and South Grafton Elementary Schools?
-What’s new at Millbury Street School?
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-More Americans than ever are drinking hard liquor: Gallup poll
>SHOWTIME: Prior Performing Arts Center at Holy Cross
-100FM The Pike (12:16): Comedian Aaron Weber on Nashville, baseball and Myspace
-John Monfredo: Some advice for Worcester Public Schools families and students
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 396 (27:25): Troy Siebels
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 177 (28:19): Domenica Perrone, Candidate for City Council, At Large
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who spent his second career providing transport services to the patients at St. Vincent Hospital
>SPORTS: Red Sox beat Dodgers, 8-5
-Bravehearts x Boston Children’s Hospital Jersey Auction (:34)
-WooSox beat Rochester, 6-3
-Saturday's local sports roundup
-Revolution lose to CF Montréal, 1-0
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NATIONAL: 3 killed in racially motivated shooting in Jacksonville
-Maui missing list shrinks as survivors come forward
-Tragic: Girl on school bus dies while waving to friends as head collides with pole
>NEW ENGLAND: 8 people shot near Caribbean festival in Dorchester
-See 2024 Mass. ballot measures, 2026 Constitutional Amendments
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross parents share thoughts on moving students into college
-Nichols welcomes Class of 2027
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 12 of the strangest towns in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Radio Worcester (9:15) -- B.B.B. warns homeowners to be cautious of solar scams
-Meet the billion-dollar pitchwomen -- How Flo from Progressive and Jan from Toyota are advertising’s M.V.P.s
-N.L.R.B. adopts new standard for evaluating lawfulness of work rules
>HEALTH: A.D.H.D. in older adults may resemble early onset dementia
-Scientists race to understand highly mutated COVID variant spotted in 4 countries, including the U.S.
>FOOD: "Thanksgiving nachos" among new foods available at this year's Big E
>SHOPPING: Lowe's Labor Day sale -- Save on tools, appliances, and more
>HOMES: Wondering when to decorate for Halloween? Here's the answer
>TV/STREAMING: TV shows and movies affected by Hollywood actors and screenwriters’ strikes
>MOVIES: "Gran Turismo" speeds into the No. 1 spot at the box office
>CELEBRITY: Bob Barker, longtime host of "The Price is Right," dies at 99
>ANIMALS: Couple finds puppy living in a hole (3:29)
>HISTORY: Today in History for August 27th (1:54)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Off-duty State Trooper, bystanders rescue elderly women from burning car
-Meanwhile, in California, watch as bear burglar takes nap in man's bed
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
+6:00: Central Mass. drought status ends thanks to summer rain
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Pulse Magazine Weekend Guide (:22)
+6:00: Stephen DiRado’s Bell Pond photos are subject of N.Y.C. show, new book
+6:00: Worcester Arts Council opens grant application
+6:00: Gateway Players announce October dates for "The Outsider"
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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