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In The News
-Latest weather: Soaking rain Wednesday night into Thursday
+5:30: Cooking oil spill makes mess of Webster Square area
+5:30: The Bridge supporters change focus to city officials
+5:30: Radio Worcester (16:04): City Manager Ed Augustus talks Becker, The Bridge, and WFD racial intelligence training
+5:30: U.S. News & World Report ranks UMass Medical School 10th in the nation
+5:30: Ryleigh Modig of Spencer wins 'battle' on 'The Voice' after praise from Nick Jonas and John Legend
+5:30: Brimfield antique shows and flea markets will open in May, with limited participation
+11:45: Worcester man charged with setting car ablaze, interfering with firefighters
+11:45: Here's the most popular Easter treat in Massachusetts
+8:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – March 30
-'Very painful decision': Becker College permanently closing (:25)
-The school's announcement | | Parents, alumni react
-Assumption, Clark, Quinsigamond CC, WPI react to Becker announcement
-Worcester police find guns, meth in Main Street taco shop
-President Biden honors Worcester soldier killed in Vietnam (2:05). Article
-Area police departments help find missing hikers in Oxford
-Portable cameras aiding in St. Vincent's strike security
-Nurses union says St. Vincent is spending $30,000 a day on police details
-Worcester Public Schools, Durham adjusting to bus driver shortage
-Union Hill School Principal releases music video to welcome back students (2:38)
-Worcester to sign 5-year lease at St. Stephen's for Dual Language School
-Worcesteria: The situation changing at The Bridge
-WATCH: Weekend aerial views of Worcester's Polar Park
-ICYMI: Worcester sold the most winning lottery tickets worth $100,000 or more in 2020
-John DiPietro's Worcester Neighborhoods (11:51): Main Street from Lincoln Square to Webster Square
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Construction firm pays $3 million for Sutton expansion site
-Grafton seniors can receive new File of Life Cards Wednesday
-Union: State approves UMass Medical School for bargaining
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Tragic: Toddler dies after being struck by falling tree in Townsend
-Cars: The all-new Nissan Rogue is at Bertera Nissan (5:41)
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-Animals: Un-bearably cute video shows momma bear struggling to get 4 cubs across street
-Homes: 5 new properties for sale in Worcester
-Meanwhile, in the Caribbean, Mafia fugitive busted after he's seen in cooking videos: report
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Radio Worcester (13:09): Dr. Michael Hirsh talks about the 'little surge' we are seeing here in Massachusetts
-Homebound vaccination program begins: Here’s how it works, who is eligible
-ICYMI: WCCA-TV's "Mayor's Forum" #15 (27:25): Vacuna para el COVID-19
-Mass. officials announce 1,464 new cases, 15 deaths, 7-day positivity rate rises to 2.4 percent
-President announces 90% of adults will be vaccine-eligible in three weeks
-Ban on renter evictions during pandemic is extended
-Moderna, Pfizer vaccines 90% effective in real world study (:34)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): UPS drivers in Texas throw a birthday parade for co-worker recovering from COVID-19
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:31). High of 47 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Driver arrested after crashing with school bus in Barre
+Noon: Five Things to Do: Sympli Whitney, Jack Soreff, Zigmont and more ...
+Noon: Meet this year's Women Making History, shaping Worcester's future
+Noon: Clark professor’s award-winning documentary to be released this spring
+Noon: Tattoo, visual art intersect at Electric Haze Art Showcase
-Man to be indicted on murder charge in death of woman shot to death at Worcester massage parlor
-Samuel Peckham found guilty in 2022 Worcester road-rage killing
-Worcester interim police chief says department has harmed communities of color
-Worcester police's Alcohol Enforcement Unit aims to curb underage drinking
-Joyner Lucas reveals how young mother, daughter's tragic death impacted him
-Former Christmas Tree Shops plaza in Shrewsbury sold for $13.6 million as town considers site for M.B.T.A. zoning
-Clark receives $10 million donation toward new climate-focused school
-Roosevelt School lot project imminent to relieve Grafton Street gridlock
-Worcester students spark conversation about school lunches
-Worcester sets schedule for high school graduations
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for March 2024
-Worcester City Council rips rollout of Rental Registry Program
-Confusion surrounds city's new Rental Registry Program
-Transit riders in Worcester call for another year of free W.R.T.A. fares
-The Faces of Worcester: Principe Virtuez, business owner
-Powerball jackpot soars to an estimated $935 million after no grand prize winner
-Unsolved: Worcester — Murder of Judith Viewig & disappearance of Deborah Quimby. Video (19:50). Audio (20:19)
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Tasty Food Served FAST (5:17)
-ICYMI: Operation of D'Errico's Market in Worcester taken over by Everett-based meat supplier
-Tatnuck Meat & Seafood closes after 50 years in Worcester
-Second driver in 2021 Worcester drag-racing death gets probation
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Mountview Middle School honor roll
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-Gale Free Library "Windows of Opportunity" Gala April 27th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Broken Creek Vineyard flourishes under new ownership
-Drunk, unlicensed driver in swerving company van arrested for impeding traffic
-Shrewsbury Historical Society offers scholarships
-Princeton, Paxton caucuses select candidates
-Community Basketball: A night of March Gladness
-Lancaster shifts from building to trees
-The Landmark's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Hanover Theatre unveils stellar 2024-25 Broadway Series
-Pet Rock Fest seeks new home for its event in September
-American Antiquarian Society's "very modern portrait" of Ellen Dunlap
-A Word…A Poem for The Toddler Years
-Last Call: C.M. Caplan, author
-Sarah Connell Sanders: I used Chat GPT to "do" my colors
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Dear City Council...
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 417 (27:55): Marilyn Spivack
-Unity Radio (58:33): Black In Business
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to 103-year-old Worcester native who worked at her family's Eden Garden restaurant
>SPORTS: Patriots owner Robert Kraft reveals his expectations for 2024 season
-Bruins fall to Tampa Bay, 3-1
-'Sader Stories (32:31): Holy Cross women's basketball NCAA Tournament reflection
-Iowa vs. Holy Cross set NCAA women's first-round viewing record
-100FM The Pike (12:29): Worcester's J.P. Ricciardi gives the Pike Morning Show a preview of the MLB and Red Sox season
-7 WooSox "grads" could start on opening day for Boston Red Sox
-Railers beat Newfoundland, 5-2
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Subaru recall: Legacy, Outback vehicles recalled over airbag issue
>NATIONAL: Father of 3 and a budding entrepreneur are among 6 victims of the Baltimore bridge collapse
-Ex-Senator Joe Lieberman, 2000 Democratic V.P. nominee, dies at 82
-Tragic: 4-year-old dies of drug overdose, mother charged
>NEW ENGLAND: Man rescued from avalanche at Sugarloaf
-Recruitment for summer 2024 lifeguards begins (1:43)
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria AMCAST (28:07): Ghost stories
-Clark alum accused of hate speech on Instagram
-College students compete for "deals" in Woo Tank
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Here are the 10 happiest cities in America
>BUSINESS: Co-working office spaces in Worcester provide flexibility, community for entrepreneurs
-LPL Research: Navigating the strategic investing landscape
-Radio Worcester (25:18): Maximize tax savings tips from ClearPath’s Ryan M. Kittredge
>SHOPPING: What Worcester's Reading — TidePool Bookshop
>HOMES: U.S. new home construction surged last month, as mortgage rates stayed high
>HEALTH: Bird flu detected in dairy; Infectious disease specialist answers questions
-Measles cases in the U.S. have surpassed 2023's total, C.D.C. says
>FOOD: Dairy Queen announces summer Blizzard menu
>TV/STREAMING: HBO unveils dueling "House of the Dragon" Season 2 trailers
>MOVIES: Acclaimed documentary "Food, Inc." is back for seconds
>CELEBRITY: Kevin Bacon says he'll attend "Footloose" high school's final prom
>ANIMALS: This is what makes rescuing puppies worth it (:38)
>HISTORY: 80th anniversary of the "Great Escape" from Nazi German POW camp
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Hero teen led more than 100 to safety in Moscow terror attack
-Meanwhile, in the U.K., groom hilariously butchers vows on wedding day: "I will laugh at you when you’re sad" (:48)
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