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In The News
+6:30: Suspects in Worcester killing caught in New York and Florida
+6:30: Professor accused of sexual misconduct no longer at Holy Cross
+6:30: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List by Jay Berman
+8:15: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - Sept. 10
-Delta ending flights out of Worcester beginning in October
-Bomb materials force police to evacuate Canal District building. Video (2:08)
-Central Mass. woman allegedly never told Social Security her mother died ... in 1999
-Webster man charged with robbing store near his home twice
-Beware of this phone scam using package delivery, which was reported in Worcester
-Shrewsbury St. residents say expanded outdoor dining could be 'parking disaster'
-Marijuana store opens on Lincoln Street
-Mike Paciello: The Grafton Hill I once knew
-WCCA-TV 'Daily Breaking' (27:00): Mark Henderson, Founder/CEO, the016.com
-Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (18:51): Outdoor dining, back to school, crime stats and more
-Girls Inc. of Worcester opens Saint-Gobain Technology Center
-ICYMI: Worcester community center ransacked, $12,000 of equipment stolen
-Reminder: Trash and recycling in Worcester will be delayed one day all this week because of Labor Day
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Westminster driver in fatal Auburn crash is arraigned on motor vehicle homicide charge
-Local orchard named among top 10 nationally
-Former accountant for Central Mass. town accused of stealing of stealing $700K
-Sturbridge Police seek help in stolen kayak and canoe case
-Study shows racial disparity for prison sentences in Mass.
-Cars: Bertera Nissan offers many brands of pre-owned cars (7:35)
-Sports: Spencer's Pro Bowl fullback Pat Ricard is ready for Ravens season
-Shopping: Mall owners buy J.C. Penney
-Meanwhile, in Kentucky, man accused of stealing sheriff’s K-9 by luring it away with sausages
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:30: City Hall, other municipal buildings, to reopen in Worcester on Monday
+6:30: Mass. to allow arcades to open, allocate $5M more for restaurants
+6:30: How COVID-19 attacks the brain
+6:30: U.S. layoffs remain elevated as 884,000 seek unemployment benefits
-Mass. town-by-town map: Worcester and Holden are Yellow
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Quinsig student performs ‘We can fight the virus’ to tune of classic Billy Joel song
-School year opens under COVID-19 protocols for St. John's, St. Paul
-Clark University declares 'successful' start with just 4 cases
-Teachers push back against return to classroom in several communities
-U.S. job postings rise to 6.6M in July, but hiring drops
-ICYMI: Dentists are seeing an epidemic of cracked teeth. What’s going on?
-Worried about your financial health? Here's who can help
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester man, 62, struck, killed crossing Hope Ave.
-Husband and wife educators to graduate together from Worcester State with master’s degrees
-Why a 3D printed goat remains the guest of honor at WPI’s graduations
-Couple scrambles to save wedding after Anna Maria College announces closure
-Former Councilor Etel Haxhiaj to receive Worcester peace award alongside immigrant advocate
-Worcester park could be renamed in honor of Roberto Clemente (:47). Article
-Black bear relocated after being found near busy road in Shrewsbury
-Railroad spike hurled through windshield on Route 2 in Gardner, driver says (2:15)
-Burncoat High School prom photos at Worcester’s Union Station
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Frank's Steak House: The oldest steakhouse in Greater Boston (4:40)
-ICYMI: Popular true crime podcast examines 2017 Worcester murder
-Union Station operator search begins as Maxwell Luciano’s vows to stay
-Worcester radio station sold for $1.45 million
-Worcester initiative tackles social isolation crisis — a conversation at a time
-Affordable housing project near Worcester Senior Center may be delayed
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Voters pass Proposition 2 1/2 override
-American Legion Post 42 meeting 2:30 Tuesday
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Audit shows $424,000 unknown to Barre officials before override request
-Webster Special Town Meeting approves capital spending, sewer pump station project
-Man with G.H.B., meth and ketamine in vehicle arrested after Leicester crash
-Blackstone man arrested on warrant, charged after drug use and prostitution reported at apartment
-Leominster man arrested after crashing into truck, fire hydrant outside Mai Tai’s before fleeing scene
-Transparency, oversight at center of Auburn Housing Authority debate
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Brad Paisley announces new tour dates, including 4 stops in New England
-Victor D. Infante: Bill Buckner, Jack McCarthy and the modern era's "Casey at the Bat"
>OPINION: Katy MacQueen: 4 laughable misconceptions I had about motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: We keep calling it apathy when people are actually tired of being used
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 101 (8:05): Homelessness, Part 3
-WCCA-TV's Close To Home No. 601 (28:41): Leah Bradley
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away unexpectedly at age 26
>SPORTS: WPI softball coach leads team to record season after cancer diagnosis (3:52)
-Assumption, WPI softball teams win championships and N.C.A.A. berths
-Why NBA Draft Lottery results were a win for Celtics
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 31
>CARS: Clearing up the backup camera
>NATIONAL: Hantavirus patient in critical condition after doctors dismissed symptoms as "anxiety"
-Radio Worcester (16:19): U.F.O. expert Ronny LeBlanc says new Pentagon files could mark “turning point in human history”
-Tragic: Missing hikers found dead and holding each other after volcano erupts
>NEW ENGLAND: Cambridge shooting, how it all unfolded
-Inside an alarming year for Mass. prisons: Spate of suicides forces reckoning
>COLLEGES: Research led by WPI professor advances sustainable solutions for end-of-life battery waste
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Memorial Day weekend getaways within 2 hours of Central Mass.
>BUSINESS: Nichols, Worcester Business Journal launch second year of Women’s Executive Academy
-LPL Financial Research: A new Fed regime: Warsh, policy direction, and treasury market consequences
-Know How: Vanity metrics need to die
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: An O.B.G.Y.N.’s take on pregnancy timing
-Ariana Becker: A mindset reset this Mental Health Awareness Month
>SHOPPING: Amazon Memorial Day sale: Dates, categories, what to buy
>FOOD: The real difference between whole foods and processed foods
>TV/STREAMING: Savannah Guthrie officially confirms surprising career move as mom Nancy remains missing
>MOVIES: When Michael Keaton and Glenn Close scrapped over "The Paper"
>CELEBRITY: Martin Short speaks for first time about "nightmare" of his daughter's death
-Hayden Panettiere details being put in bed with an "undressed," "very famous" man at 18
>ANIMALS: Mama dog leads rescuer to a hidden cave to save her puppies (1:44)
>HISTORY: Publisher Isaiah Thomas was a true American patriot
>GOOD NEWS: 82-year-old E.M.T. holds coverage together for community
-Meanwhile, in Kansas, students take Oscar Mayer Wienermobile to prom
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