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In The News
-Latest weather: Another beauty today
+1:30: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List for Thursday
+1:30: Worcester police seek assistance locating 2 missing teens
+1:30: UMass Medical School division shifting 500 employees to remote work
+1:30: John DiPietro: Vax Express rolls into Worcester (1:54)
+1:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - June 17
+1:30: Last call with Andrew Ahern, outgoing hub coordinator for Sunrise Worcester
+1:30: On this date in 2001: Father's Day tornado hits Princeton
+1:30: 5 things to do with Marylou Ferrante & Robin O'Herin, Steve Sweeney and more
+1:30: Friends of the Shrewsbury Library announce 2021 annual scholarship recipient
+1:30: Heather Bish on the next chapter in her life, search for Molly's killer
-"My entire life was in that car": Man's car ditched in Lake Quinsigamond after being stolen while he's at WooSox game
-Worcester man charged for chasing neighbors with knife
-Clinton police search leads to counterfeit Adderall made with meth
-Investigation underway after woman's body pulled from river in Athol
-Esquire magazine names the wings from this area restaurant the best in the state
-Worcester radio DJ loses bet, becomes "Turtle Boy" for a day
-Dozens of trees in Worcester will be removed to make room for new roads, sidewalks
-Worcester resident petitions for better sidewalks
-Worcester schools planning ahead to address learning gaps
-New Worcester County Jail intake building to serve as model for state
-Study finds Massachusetts 2nd best state to live in
-Worcester water, sewer rates set to rise in July
-Coes Pond in Worcester to be treated for weeds; no swimming
-Listen Up: Danson not happy on engaging 'Ever After'
-Abbie Cotto set for first full-length local show
-ICYMI: Worcester eyes city's next Big Dig
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-New episode! Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (29:00): No Blanton's? Now what?
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Holden appoints Dellecese to Wachusett Regional School Committee
-Millbury Youth Camp to host yard sale
-Sutton signs 3-year contracts with police and Teamsters
-Chamber of Commerce Facebook Live 360 Pivot (8:54): AIS
-Bravehearts top Lake Monsters. Home game at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Buy tickets
-WooSox' 7-game win streak snapped
-Red Sox ace Chris Sale's progress continues at Polar Park
-Contest! Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox home game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Cars: Get a worry free car for summer vacation at Bertera Nissan (4:47)
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-New England: State Police Lieutenant struck by tractor-trailer on I-495
-National: Congress approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. What is Juneteenth?
-Tragic: Firefighter called to car wreck finds daughter, 21, dead: report
-History: George Frisbie Hoar
-Food: Wegmans says customers' personal information may have been compromised
-TV/Streaming: Coming to Hulu in July; Coming to Disney+
-Animals: 60 kittens arrive in Massachusetts need new homes
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Cincinnati mother and son reunite after 42 years apart
-Meanwhile, in Idaho, dog ejected from vehicle in crash found herding sheep
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+4:30: OK to take pain relievers after vaccination?
-Vax Express coming to Union Station 10-2 Thursday, $25 grocery store gift cards to be given out with vaccination
-30,000 people vaccinated, 60,000 tested at Worcester’s Mercantile Center
-More than 500 breakthrough infections reported in Mass. in under 3 weeks
-ICYMI: Gov. Charlie Baker announces 'VaxMillions' giveaway for vaccinated residents (2:51)
-56 new cases, 4 additional deaths reported in Massachusetts
-Many vaccine holdouts in Massachusetts live south of Boston
-Study: 1 of 4 people who had COVID sought treatment for medical issues at least a month after infection
-Pandemic leaves some looking to repair or replace friendships, researchers find
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:31). High of 58 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: "Pop, pop ... bang, bang!" Driver wounded in shooting before car slams into Worcester house (2:18)
-Earlier: Resident recounts waking to gunshots, S.U.V. slamming into house
-Earlier: Worcester shooting victim crashed into home: Police
+6:00: "The Walking Dead: Dead City" filming begins in downtown Worcester
+6:00: Cell phone use in classrooms; "a full ban doesn't work"
+6:00: Radio Worcester (48:04): Radio Roundtable discusses Supreme Court's homelessness ruling impact on Worcester
+6:00: New video shows moment school bus tilted off side of road in March in Hubbardston
+6:00: Worcester native publishes novel that challenges readers
+Noon: Housing crisis focus of Worcester May Day rally
+Noon: Worcester had the highest opioid overdose death rate in state in 2023
+Noon: A vivid memory of protest: Remembering the local student protests of May 1970
+Noon: Save $5 on tickets to Shrewsbury Street Nurses Pub Crawl for a limited time
+Noon: Jazzed Up Duo at 961 (Union Station) 6 to 9 on Wednesday
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: How to throw a meat raffle fundraiser
+Noon: Last Call: Shelby Watterworth, artist
-29-year-old Worcester man killed in crash on Southwest Cutoff
-New party space opens at the top of Glass Tower
-Developer who purchased Becker College properties in Worcester sells 2 in 5-parcel, $6 million sale
-TODAY! Community meeting will consider Worcester charter reform
-How many Worcester city employees made the $200,000 club?
-New Worcester bike alliance launches with Bike Month events
-Worcester police chief says gun violence education starts at home
-Rape trial of former Rutland police officer underway in Worcester
-Boylston police search for 2 after armed robbery
>DINING OUT: Here are 15 Worcester restaurants offering outdoor dining right now
-ICYMI: Second suspect arrested in connection with Worcester shooting that killed teen
-Brothers in hospice together comfort each other in final days
-Wayward bear wanders onto busy Worcester road, gets sedated and moved
-Austin Street carriage house leveled after early morning fire Sunday
-Downtown Worcester gets zombie makeover for "The Walking Dead"
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Annual town election May 13th
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-D.A.R. visits Gale Free Library
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): S.E.L.C.O. celebrates Arbor Day at Dean Park
-Concert at Asa Waters Mansion to benefit Millbury Public Library
-Sterling teen named National Merit winner
-Clinton community supports memorial scholarship
-West Boylston actors bring "Anastasia" to stage
-B.V.T. announces second trimester Commendation List
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Shrewsbury Street Nurses Pub Crawl on Saturday, May 11th
>SHOWTIME: Worcester's poet laureate Oliver de la Paz turns postcards to poetry in his new book of sonnets
-El Salón's Plaza Sábados block parties eye community connections
-Listen Up: 2 female vocalists, 2 unique styles
-Janice Harvey: Untangling the weird stigma that comes with using Ozempic
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Humanity first
-Unity Radio (58:30): Unity In The Community
-Unity Radio (58:02): TheWoo508
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor's Forum No. 39 (28:25): Central Mass. Agency on Aging
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime producer of CBS's "60 minutes" and a trailblazer for women in news
>SPORTS: Bruins lose to Toronto in overtime, still lead series 3-2
-Celtics star to to miss several games after Game 4 injury
-Will Drake Maye start for Patriots in 2024? What to expect from rookie quarterback
-Tickets to Tom Brady’s Patriots Hall of Fame Ceremony on sale Thursday
-Red Sox beat Giants, 4-0
-Worcester Bravehearts release all-you-can-eat menu
-Bravehearts to make first roster announcement today
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Railers part ways with coach after missing playoffs for third straight year
-WooSox Rewind: Worcester suffers 2-4 week in Toldeo
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 12-5
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
>NATIONAL: N.Y.P.D. arrest pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia (1:24)
-Deathbed confession leads to bodies of mother, daughter in cold case
-Tragic: A 10-year-old boy woke up to find his family dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial Day 2 recap (31:50)
-No charges will be filed after 4 babies found in South Boston freezer (1:29)
>COLLEGES: Inside the key roles therapy dogs play on and off campus at Holy Cross
-Anna Maria Senior Profile: Mia Kuhl, C.J. Major
-Clark changes on-campus dining vendor, as 154 employees offered opportunity to work for new company
-Academic excellence celebrated at Worcester State Academic Achievement Awards
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Travel expert ranks favorite U.S. states
>BUSINESS: W.B.J. names the Power 100, the most influential Central Mass. professionals in 2024
-LPL Research: That was quite a week
-Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile fined nearly $200 million for sharing customer data
>SHOPPING: Walmart is launching a new store brand called Bettergoods
>HOMES: Sale closed in Chatham — $2.9 million for a 3-bedroom home
>HEALTH: Powassan virus, a tick-borne illness, found in Sharon
-Mass. doctor on breast cancer screenings: "Get your mammogram, start at age 40"
>FOOD: Coffee prices poised to surge further as food inflation rages
>TV/STREAMING: Giada De Laurentiis reveals why she really left Food Network
>MOVIES: New "Scary Movie" in the works
>CELEBRITY: "1000-pound Sisters" star Tammy Slaton shows skin after weight loss
>ANIMALS: These popular human foods that could be making your dog fat: study
>HISTORY: Hope Cemetery Monument Works, 1896
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Eighth grader helps stop school bus after driver passes out
-Meanwhile, at Walmart, customer shares ridiculous custom cake fail: "My mouth dropped"
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