Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+2:00: Worcester Police respond to 5 incidents of gunshots Wednesday night
+2:00: The Mayor’s Live Streaming & Live Music List for Thursday, by Jay Berman
+2:00: WPI researchers awarded record $56 million during last fiscal year
+11:00: VIDEOS: Worcester Police ask for help in solving break-in, theft in downtown Worcester
+10:00: Polar Beverages goes nationwide in blockbuster deal with Keurig Dr Pepper
+8:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester, July 30
-4-alarm fire at cold storage warehouse in Worcester (:25). Gallery (16 photos)
-Worcester Police seek to ID suspect in restaurant break-in
-Worcester shooting suspect 'may have been acting in self-defense,' lawyer says
-Retirement housing plan for Worcester is scaled back
-Facebook Live leads to Southbridge man's arrest, gun charges
-Another outage coming to Worcester commuter rail line
-Radio Worcester (18:59): Worcester municipal broadband with Paul Matthews & Tom Quinn of the WRRB
-WCCA-TV 'Daily Breaking' (27:27): Lauren Monroe from Technocopia
-How an unassuming Worcester watering hole became a legendary punk rock club overnight
-March Of Dimes Central Massachusetts holding auction for NICU nurses
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fallen tree caused wide electric outage Tuesday in Shrewsbury
-Cars: Bertera Nissan simplifies sales and service
-Bravehearts held to 3 hits in loss; home game at 6 tonight
-Homes (brought to you by Ross Mortgage): Why homes are being bought quickly during pandemic
-National: Fire, bridge collapse on Arizona after train derails
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Georgia inmates help save prison guard during heart attack
-Meanwhile, in China, video shows moment two people are swallowed by sidewalk
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+2:00: Worcester Public Schools medical forum (1:27:15)
+10:00: U.S. economy shrank at record-breaking 32.9% rate last quarter
+8:30: Worcester State University reports most cases among state's public colleges
-Medical experts confident in Worcester's back-to-school strategy
-Wachusett working on reopening plans
-Host of Spencer party denies it was designed to expose people to virus
-Shrewsbury St. restaurants open doors, patios during phase 3
-Worcester metro unemployment jumps to 15.8%, among nation's worst
-Burncoat Center for Arts regroups
-How to get a free coronavirus test in Worcester
-Worcester, UMass Memorial to provide free masks, hand sanitizer, testing on Monday
-Landlords to urge judge to overturn eviction ban
-Georgia man who spread COVID-19 to his family — killing his father — is now donating plasma to save lives
-As U.S. nears 150,000 deaths, group warns of hundreds of thousands more without action
-Worried about your financial health? Here's who can help
-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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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 56 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+1:00: Isaiah Disla, 16 at time of killing, to be tried as adult in Worcester
+1:00: Things to Do: The Porch Party Mamas, Pride launch, "Nine" and more
+1:00: The Ghost Inside returns to Palladium on the heels of new album
+1:00: W.C.P.A. to launch poetry series in memory of Richard Fox
+1:00: Shaun Connolly: Low T Troubles
-Worcester Art Museum discrimination lawsuit has been dismissed
-Worcester Housing Authority looking to relocate Lakeside residents
-Worcester pastor commemorates the 109th anniversary of Armenian Genocide
-Worcester Facebook groups support the local community with resources
-Worcester woman arrested after multi-agency investigation
-New Worcester Police Department gun unit targets repeat offenders, strengthens penalties
-Central Mass. unemployment rates drop in March
-First Worcester Miyawaki forest planting targets library lot
-Sturbridge's Robin Lataille still hoping for second kidney transplant after being taken off the list
-Radio Worcester (16:55): Mayor Petty discusses Worcester Public Schools, M.B.T.A. boost and Heart to Hub express
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (45:58): City violence and upcoming State of the City address
-ICYMI: Planned Downtown Worcester restaurant may lose licenses
-See Worcester job, income, population changes over 30 years
-Judge orders prosecutor to turn over documents in Turtleboy case
-Ride-share drivers rally in Worcester to support contractor work, benefits
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Attorney General gives Holden until December to comply with M.B.T.A. law
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Wachusett names new principal
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Northbridge company settles wage violations for $190,000
-Sutton Historical Society to host presentation on metal detecting
-Community Harvest Project Plantapalooza begins May 2nd
-Houghton hosts Community Reading Day
-Nashoba opens some slots for School Choice
-Will Harper harvests F.F.A. Agribusiness award
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Singer Cara Brindisi wants to talk
-TODAY! "Beyond the Frames: A Musical Celebration" set for Mechanics Hall
-Screen Time: Remembering Clinton's Bewitching star, Agnes Moorehead
-Gardening Central Mass.: Spring ephemerals a great start to the season
-Sarah Connell Sanders: A few spring things to fling yourself into family fun
-Last Call: Fred Gerhard, poet
-Manny Jae Media (28:06): Manny and City Manager Eric Batista
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 200 (27:20): Peter Panagiotou, Pay It Forward Card Shows
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 32 (28:51): Sidnee Cox, Part 2
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime area lawyer
>SPORTS: Bruins beat Toronto, 4-2
-Celtics lose to Miami, 111-101
-Red Sox beat Cleveland, 8-0
-Bill Belichick joining ESPN's "Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli"
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (31:03): Get to know field hockey coach Lindsay Jackson
-'Saders in 60 (1:00)
-The “210 Awards” for the Worcester Railers 2023-2024 season (Part 1)
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Hyundai recalls Genesis vehicles for crash risk
>NATIONAL: Fluoride being removed from water systems in more U.S. communities
-Universal Studios tram accident injures 15
-Tragic: Tourist plunges to her death into active volcano while posing for photo
>NEW ENGLAND: Final jury seated in Karen Read murder trial (2:01)
-State revenues are up from last year, but budget concerns linger
>COLLEGES: WPI shows introverts how to succeed in college, work
-Anna Maria AMCAST (28:35): Revive, a recovery community outreach program
-Deadline for Mass. students to get college aid moved amid F.A.F.S.A. problems
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The calmest cities in the world
>BUSINESS: The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits holds steady
-LPL Research: The ever-changing market narrative
-Mass. surpasses $6 billion in cannabis sales as unofficial 4/20 holiday breaks singe-day sale record
>SHOPPING: Birch Alley leaves Canal District, moves to Manchaug
>HOMES: Climbing prices, declining sales of Central Mass. homes largely continue in March
>HEALTH: Does working out before bed affect sleep? Experts explain
-3.6 million Medicare enrollees may now be eligible for Wegovy coverage
>FOOD: Public health alert for ground beef over possible E. coli contamination
>TV/STREAMING: "The Office" follow-up will star Domhnall Gleeson and "White Lotus" star Sabrina Impacciatore: Report
>MOVIES: Toy Story 5, next Star Wars movie set release dates
>CELEBRITY: Morgan Wallen breaks silence on Nashville arrest: "I'm not proud of my behavior"
>ANIMALS: Heartbroken dog reunited with her puppies after fiend abandons mom, sells babies in parking lot
>HISTORY: Former Post Office in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Drummer celebrates 100th birthday playing with his band (:47)
-Meanwhile, in Scotland, reported armed man at train station was "Star Wars" stormtrooper
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