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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+7:00: Police investigate another Worcester shooting
+7:00: Holy Cross football team picked as Patriot League preseason favorite
+8:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – July 9
+8:30: Reality TV show returning to film in area
-Worcester woman faces fentanyl, heroin charges
-Victim of fatal shooting, a 24-year-old Worcester man, donates organs as part of his last wish to give back
-Newest Worcester eatery set to open this month
-Shore Park Beach in Worcester closed
-Truck doesn't make it under I-290 overpass in Worcester
-Worcester's bid to keep police records secret gets boost from judge
-Nearly 1 in 5 Worcester homes lack internet access: Why municipal broadband access matters
-UMass Medical School announces ALS treatment breakthrough (1:15)
-Radio Worcester Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Joe Petty (21:40): COVID-19, schools & police body cams
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Paxton students ‘graduate’ vehicularly
-Cars: Bertera Nissan simplifies sales and service
-Worcester Bravehearts sock 3 homers in road win, at Nashua today
-Homes (brought to you by Ross Mortgage): Rent vs. Buy... and all the Reasons Why!
-ICYMI: Check out the latest 5 deals in Worcester for health & fitness, auto repair, bridal bouquet and more
-Macy's takes 50 percent off select items for July sale
-Heat will stay stuck on extra high for July in most of U.S.
-70% chance of tropical storm hitting New England this weekend, NWS says
-National: 'Glee' actress missing in California lake
-Tragic: Nurse and mother of four killed in Kentucky trying to help car crash victim
-Meanwhile, in Oregon, man driving stolen car crashes into woman driving another stolen car
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+7:00: 61 new cases in the last week in Worcester, 5,308 total
+7:00: WCCA-TV airs milestone 70th 'Daily Breaking' show. See list of all guests
+7:00: Worcester native on front lines of U.S. Navy coronavirus fight
+7:00: ‘Worcester Together’ announces over $2.3 Million in recovery phase funding
+7:00: Florida reports record high COVID-19 deaths in a single day
-Central Mass. city and town case numbers
-UMass Memorial piloting coronavirus saliva testing
-WCCA-TV's 'Daily Breaking' (22:44): Edward Madaus, Executive Director, Guild of St. Agnes Early Education and Child Care
-ICYMI: 'Nobody got left behind': Interview with Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Maureen Binienda
-Mass. reports 30 new deaths, 162 additional cases
-New England: Suspect pulled gun on man for not wearing face mask, Bridgewater Police say
-WHO acknowledges 'evidence emerging' of airborne spread
-Death rates may be down, but cases and hospitalizations are surging
-This 60-second hack to make your face mask fit better is going viral
-Ivy League suspends all fall sports
-Help To Retire offering remote consultations to those nearing retirement (1:00)
-Here's how the coronavirus caused a nationwide coin shortage
-Commute and Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV Rental and Sales): Demand for RVs high as millions of Americans taking summer trips despite pandemic
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Texas mother of 4 recovers after fighting flu, COVID-19 at the same time
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:19). High of 37 today in Worcester
-Bundle up: Worcester area to get cold blast from the polar vortex
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester honors 6 firefighters who died in warehouse fire 26 years ago (:41)
-Final review clears officer in fatal March shooting in Boylston
-I-290 bridge over Lake Quinsigamond set for "massive resurfacing"
-McGovern Liquor Store building in Greendale sold for $1 million
-TODAY! Radio Worcester (8:06): Bank celebrates 1-year anniversary with 10-cent gas promo
-Road closure on Main Street 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday
-Plans to add bike lanes on Pleasant Street in Worcester
-Museum of Worcester taps arts leader with deep local roots
-T&G Santa's helpers for December 3rd
-Woman charged after allegedly accelerating S.U.V. at ex-husband’s wife in Charlton
-Aislinn Doyle: December 4th School Committee Meeting agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for November
-Worcester Public Schools Check-in: What families should know by December
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant to celebrate fourth anniversary on Saturday
-ICYMI: Worcester remembers 26th anniversary of deadly Cold Storage Warehouse fire
-Mpox cases confirmed in Worcester; 2 patients hospitalized at UMass Memorial
-Worcester pizza shop offers price paid in "Home Alone" 35 years ago
-Sprawling historic building could soon disappear from I-290 landscape
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holidays in Holden Friday and Saturday
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Holden police introduce new officer, Darian Spencer
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Wild chase through Shrewsbury streets leads to fentanyl bust
-Scottish Highland bull has been on the lam in Uxbridge since August
-Gardner man sentenced to life in prison in 2017 murder
-Leicester woman arrested for violating restraining order at Cumberland Farms
-Worcester Walks: Westborough trails a relief from hectic holidays
-Sculpt Pilates has come to Sutton
-Spruce Street Golf League crowns champions
-Police logs for Shrewsbury, Grafton and Westborough
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-The Silverbacks return to rock out at the White Eagle
>SHOWTIME: "A Christmas Carol" gets a new look in Hanover production
-100 FM The Pike (15:21): Worcester's Alicia Witt on her new Christmas album and balancing music and acting
-Last Call: Art DuBois, poet and human services professional
>OPINION: Janice Lindsay: The thread of holiday meaning
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (57:21): Pamela Taylor, Realtor
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who passed away at age 100
>SPORTS: Why Patriots are the NFL’s best team despite easy schedule
-Patriots' Kraft, Belichick among Hall of Fame finalists
-NFL Week 14 schedule, TV and announcers
-Holy Cross men’s basketball cruises to home victory against Northeastern
-Holy Cross women's basketball falls to Harvard
-Holy Cross football team adds 10 during early signing period
-West Boylston primed for trip to Gillette Stadium to play in fourth straight Super Bowl
>NATIONAL: Florida speedboat crash leaves 3 Mainers dead
-America's most-used password in 2025 is one word
-Tragic: Parents accused of cutting baby out of daughter's womb
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe murder trial Day 3 analysis (29:45)
-Search resumes for man seen clinging to side of boat in Merrimack River
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross Professor Playlists: André Isaacs
-Worcester State's Juan Davila is charting a path from Worcester to the world
-UMass Medical School students build equity, health and community at Worcester Earn-A-Bike
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 island getaways that won’t break the bank
-Escape to a Winter wonderland at Banff’s Sunshine Mountain Lodge
>BUSINESS: Saint-Gobain opens doors to new Worcester headquarters building
-How's the economy? Let W.B.J. know by taking the 2026 Economic Forecast survey
-LPL Financial Research: More keys for markets in 2026. LPL market outlook sneak peek
-Private employers cut 32,000 jobs last month – hiking odds of interest rate cut
>SHOPPING: A budget-friendly holiday. Managing gift expectations
>HEALTH: W.H.O. warns backsliding on measles elimination as coverage falls
-7 deaths, more than 700 serious injuries linked with diabetes glucose monitor errors
>HOMES: Can you afford a "starter home" in the Boston area? Housing report says only 15% of renters make enough
>FOOD: Ocean Spray investigating water-filled cranberry sauce cans
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "The New Yorker at 100" (2:14)
>MOVIES: The 100 best comedy movies of all time: Critics' pick
>CELEBRITY: Beloved HGTV star Hilary Farr breaks silence on "devastating" health rumors
>ANIMALS: Cat who can’t groom himself falls asleep during bath time (1:32)
>HISTORY: Author James Patterson makes bombshell claim about Marilyn Monroe's death
>GOOD NEWS: Army veteran, double amputee sets several world records
-Meanwhile, in New Jersey, Christmas tree farm ripped for selling "horrific" spray-painted firs
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