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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Scattered showers and thunderstorms
+9:30: One man injured, businesses damaged after brazen daylight shooting in Worcester. Photos
+4:30: Video shows what appears to be Worcester police officer slapping man in stretcher
+4:30: Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (23:00): Spectrum, police body cams, Columbus statue and schools
+12:10: 'Unattended death' at Shrewsbury truck stop
+12:10: Pedestrian hit by paving truck in Oxford
+12:10: Today is National Hot Dog Day! Coney Island debuts outdoor seating today
+12:10: No more fines at Worcester Public Library
+12:10: Worcester ranked among best places to rent in America
+8:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - July 22
+8:30: 15 injured after shooting outside Chicago funeral home last night, cops say
-16-year-old Worcester teen slain in Boston was ‘at the wrong place, at the wrong time’, aunt says
-Gallery (20 photos): Family and friends in Worcester mourn Dante Carlor, who was killed in Boston
-Police investigate a 20-year-old man shot on Pleasant St. in Worcester
-Man stabbed in attempted robbery in Worcester
-'The worst': Worcester leaders trash cable company
-Worcester won't remove Christopher Columbus statue
-Recreation Worcester canceled for Wednesday because of inclement weather forecast
-Avoid Indian Lake and Coes Reservoir on Thursday
-Councilor concerned Unum is not in compliance with TIF agreement with Worcester
-Radio Worcester (15:52): City Manager Ed Augustus on BLM mural, police body cams, WPS & Spectrum, Columbus and rooftop bar
-Radio Worcester (22:18): Worcester's return to school plan with School Committee members Laura Clancey and Tracy Novick
-Worcester retiree cleans up after lakeside litterbugs, urges city enforcement at Orcutt landing
-ICYMI: Worcester lounge robbed of liquor, police say
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Driver escapes injury as falling tree damages car in Millbury
-Grafton fire chief no longer retiring early
-Spencer man charged with lewdness, ordered to stay away from children without supervision
-Cars: Bertera Nissan simplifies sales and service
-Bravehearts remain in first place despite loss
-Homes (brought to you by Ross Mortgage): Worcester-area homes taking twice as long to sell this summer
-Health: Scientists are one step closer to delaying aging
-Tribute to the co-founder of the old Tipperary Pub in Worcester who passed away on Sunday
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 500 people join donor registry in hopes of helping 5-year-old Auburn boy
-Michigan judge denies release of teen who was jailed after not doing homework
-Meanwhile, in Michigan, woman arrested for trying to hire a hitman on rentahitman.com
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+9:30: Massachusetts reports 192 new cases, 18 deaths
-New Shrewsbury police chief tests positive on same day he’s sworn in
-MIAA votes to start high school sports on Sept. 14th (2:27)
-Mass. hotlines let workers snitch on bosses who break virus rules
-Gov. Baker extends moratorium on evictions and foreclosures
-Mass. reports 165 new cases, 17 deaths
-Is stopping COVID-19 as simple as wearing masks, social distancing and washing hands?
-U.S. infections 10 times higher than reported: CDC
-Pandemic inspires people to spend their money on small businesses and not big corporations
-California went from bending the curve to a major surge. What happened?
-How to get out of town while social distancing: 'Chronicle' visits Fuller RV in Boylston and speaks with Sheri Fuller (5:54)
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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
+6:00: Cars line Kelley Square block for 10-cents-a-gallon gas (:18). Article
+6:00: Zombies seen on Main Street in Worcester for "Walking Dead" spinoff series filming (:18)
+6:00: Worcester's new climate-controlled self storage facility
+6:00: Thanksgiving sees many former Worcester pros at the top of their leagues
+Noon: Family identifies man who was struck and killed on Route 20 in Auburn
+Noon: Traffic foils shoplifting getaway in stolen sedan: Auburn P.D.
+Noon: Mixed response to plan for changes to Pleasant Street at Worcester hearing
+Noon: Things to Do: MaliFest, The Racky Thomas Band, "Messiah" and more ...
+Noon: Festival of Lights, visits from Santa and more at local holiday events
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: A gift list for the ages
-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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