Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+UPDATED: Barre man, 71, allegedly shot landlord to death (2:28)
+6:30: High speed chase leads to multi-agency search in Charlton
+10:45: One arrest in Worcester shooting Friday morning
+10:45: The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List for Friday by Jay Berman
+10:45: It's Fri-YAY! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands to start the weekend right
+8:45: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Sept. 4
+8:45: Motorcyclist seriously injured in Route 9 crash in Westborough
-Overnight fire in Worcester three-decker displaces 6
-Repeat drunken driver found with suspected cocaine in Dudley, police say
-Students in Worcester get 10% off in September at this Worcester restaurant
-Expanded outdoor dining eyed in Worcester
-7 Things To Do In The Worcester Area Labor Day Weekend
-This was the second warmest summer ever recorded in Worcester
-ICYMI: Worcester restaurant, a West Side favorite, reopening next week
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Wrenn, Laliberte win Auburn selectmen seats
-Amazing sunset Thursday night at the Old Stone Church in West Boylston (:23)
-Worcesteria: Ed Markey shows up
-Broncos deal former Doherty High star Isaac Yiadom to Giants
-Cars: Bertera Nissan offers many brands of pre-owned cars (7:35)
-Health: Why am I always cold? — Reasons you feel chilly
-Shopping: Gap takes up to 50 percent off for Labor Day sale
-Homes: 4 upcoming open houses in Worcester
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Hundreds of backpacks distributed to Worcester students in need
-Food: Here's Burger King’s new ‘touchless’ restaurant designs with solar panels, outdoor seating
-TV: ‘Mulan’ will be free for all Disney+ subscribers in December
-Meanwhile, in Britain, watch this parrot impress zoo patrons by singing Beyonce cover
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:30: 11 Northeastern students dismissed for hotel gathering (:26)
+10:45: Mass. unemployment claims continue to climb, hitting one-month high
+8:45: U.S. death toll projected to reach 410,000 in the next 4 months
-Worcester reports second straight week of increased cases
-Worcester school nurses to work on getting students free flu shots during remote learning following new state vaccine requirement
-‘What happens if one of us sets sick?’ Worcester students and parents air concerns about school safety
-Colleges shouldn't send students home who have COVID-19, Dr. Fauci says
-ICYMI: Despite improvements, unemployment rates in Greater Worcester among nation's worst
-Massachusetts reports 393 new cases, 17 additional deaths
-881,000 new unemployment claims last week (:17)
-Average American's time spent staring at screens has skyrocketed
-Worried about your financial health? Here's who can help
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV Rental & Sales): Make this Labor Day weekend special by renting an RV
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 88 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Family of missing Worcester man seeking public’s help with finding him
-Worcester police mourn tragic loss of animal control officer at age 41
-Report on St. Vincent Hospital validates nurses' concerns
-Turtleboy alleges malfeasance by prosecutors in witness intimidation trial
-Radio Worcester (12:44): Worcester Business Journal's Eric Casey discusses stunning bankruptcy
-Earlier: Chip Norton, owner of Mercantile Center, files for bankruptcy amid lawsuits, $70 million in debt
-Officials celebrate opening of 18-unit modular apartment complex for formerly homeless
-Worcester to treat Indian Lake on Thursday
-A tradition grows: St. Mary's set for Mediterranean festival
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Back to school: Worcester 2025-26 school calendar
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:27): Meeting law violation, preliminary election, does any of it matter
>DINING OUT: Longtime home of Helen's Bakery to reopen as Quinsigamond Village Bakery & Cafe
-ICYMI: "This community used to be beautiful": Worcester neighbors upset about landscape business
-Trial set to begin of Millbury firefighter charged with child rape
-Mural honoring slain mother and daughter to be unveiled at Worcester school
-Rapper Joyner Lucas honored with street name in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Do you recognize these cats?
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Select Board gives Beal Commons 60-day extension as questions linger
-Webster police investigating Pleasant Street gunfire between man in car and pedestrian
-Westborough firefighters respond to building fire & hotel fire concurrently
-Woman convicted of disorderly conduct after profane outburst outside pub
-Millbury baseball honored ahead of WooSox game for winning state title
-Collectibles Fair returns to Grafton in September
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: "New Heights" podcast with Taylor Swift returns — hours after "glitch"
-Leon Trout embraces a new change in direction with latest album, "Paradigm"
-Last Call: Andre Gaines-Roberson, tribal historic preservation officer
>OPINION: Unity Radio's Journey for EforAll (48:47): Michelle Memnon, Spiritually Fabulous
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to the former Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Juvenile Court
>SPORTS: Drake Maye has better day than J.J. McCarthy at joint practice
-Takeaways from Patriots joint practice with Vikings (3:38)
-NBA approves sale of Celtics to Bill Chisholm, league announces
-Red Sox lose to Astros, 4-1
-Holy Cross (2:14): Get to know Coach Elliott
-Holy Cross Camp Report (:53): Running back Sam Slade
-WooSox lose to Iowa, 1-0
>NATIONAL: C.B.O.: Tax law hurts poorest Americans, benefits richest
-Uvalde police body camera video parents pleading to officers Robb Elementary School
>TRAGIC: Mom who begged for help finding missing 10-year-old son charged after his body is found
>NEW ENGLAND: Rock that hit Mass. home believed to be meteorite (2:08)
-Alien ship? Satellite? Strange glowing light spotted in skies above Mass.
-State Auditor Diana DiZoglio hires law firm to sue legislature over voter-approved audit
>COLLEGES: Less than half of student loan borrowers are current on $1.6 trillion in debt
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 airlines with the best in-flight food
>BUSINESS: Worcester County C.E.O.s elected to board of statewide advocacy organization
-LPL Financial Research: Stocks sailing smoothly through policy crosscurrents so far
-Women’s Executive Academy applications due in early September
>SHOPPING: Are you paying more than your neighbors for the same item? You might be (2:39)
>HOMES: How to fight a denied homeowner's insurance claim (1:45)
>HEALTH: Bacteria that can cause rare "flesh-eating" disease infects swimmer at Cape Cod beach
-Creating small gains with Barre (2:04)
>FOOD: Skittles, Hershey and Nestle are removing artificial colors
>TV/STREAMING: Jennifer Aniston will star in series inspired by Jennette McCurdy's memoir "I'm Glad My Mom Died"
>MOVIES: "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" turns 50. Cult classic does time warp
>CELEBRITY: Cheryl Hines breaks silence on RFK Jr. marriage rumors a year after his alleged affair
-Rebecca De Mornay slams double standard of aging in Hollywood
>ANIMALS: Couple moves to new home that comes with a stray cow (1:49)
>HISTORY: Talk radio fans have fond memories of Larry Glick
>GOOD NEWS: How a teen is using fashion sense to help shelter pets (1:55)
-Meanwhile, wild brawl breaks out between Carnival Cruise passengers (1:01)
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