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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: A beautiful day ahead, high of 76
+6:00: Neighbors shocked, saddened by apparent murder-suicide in Oxford (2:35)
+6:00: Worcester City Council approves updated parking plan for residents, employees in Canal District
+6:00: Worcester mulls what to do with $110.6 million in stimulus funds
+6:00: Drone video above Lincoln Park Tower Apartments in Worcester (1:58)
+2:30: UPDATED: Death investigation underway after 60-year-old man pulled from pool at Shrewsbury home
+12:30: Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Joe Petty (11:40): Parking, Cousy and summer
+12:30: Radio Worcester (9:05): Worcester Police Lt. Sean Murtha talks dirt bikes and fireworks
+Noon: Worcester spray parks open at noon today, pool and beaches open July 1
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - June 23
+Noon: Worcester ranked among 50 best-run cities in U.S.
+Noon: Music Worcester debuts "Summer@MW," a summer series of indoors and outdoors concerts
+Noon: Last call with William Spangenberg and Louis Fiacco
+Noon: Lab tests reportedly find no identifiable tuna DNA in Subway tuna sandwich
-Family tragedy in Oxford
*3 children - ages 13, 4 and 3 - escape following apparent murder-suicide (2:03)
*Total coverage: Channel 5 (1:40), Telegram & Gazette, Channel 7, Channel 10, Channel 25
*DA's press conference (4:46)
-Dirt biker facing multiple charges after speeding through Main South neighborhood in Worcester (1:35). Article
-Worcester body shop owner's surveillance video helped convict him of fraud (2:33). Article
-Toddler falls from second-story window in Worcester after pushing fan, police say
-Main witness implicates Worcester lawyer in witness bailout plot
-Worcester to seek $1.25 million state grant for Table Talk apartments
-Table Hoppin': Dropping in on Tom’s International Deli
-YWCA in Worcester to offer free life-saving swimming lessons to children
-Janice Harvey: Recent deaths show water safety, swimming lessons are crucial
-Worcester native releases new drive-thru ordering artificial intelligence technology
-At St. Vincent, group prays for end of nurses' strike
-WPI hires accomplished higher ed and industry financial expert as CFO
-Worcesteria: You gotta leave Hollywoo to see 'F9'
-Frederick Douglass Communal Reading at Worcester Common July 1
-Radio Worcester (20:46): Jermoh Kamara on her run for Worcester School Committee
-Jazz at Sunset is back in Worcester
-ICYMI: Vernon Hill snack shack broken into, vandalized once again
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news, including last night's City Council meeting
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List for Wednesday
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (29:00): No Blanton's? Now what?
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community members discuss proposal to change Shrewsbury High mascot
-Tribute to longtime Auburn garden center co-owner who recently passed away
-Grafton official censured for support of Select Board candidates
-Shrewsbury residents worried about truck traffic from proposed warehouse
-Police: Swerving motorist nabbed with guns, crystal meth, cocaine in Auburn
-Bravehearts rained out. Next home game at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Buy tickets
-WooSox win in Rochester, 10-6
-Contest! Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox home game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-At the office: Gig workers at center of emerging labor law fight
-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: Man shot, killed in front of kids on Father's Day
-History: Former dry goods store on Main and Foster streets in Worcester
-Health: Poor sleep linked to dementia and early death, study finds
-Food: McDonald's announces new loyalty program launch
-Animals: See new pets for adoption in the Worcester area
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Anonymous customer leaves $16,000 tip at New Hampshire bar and grill
-Meanwhile, in Florida, woman goes to ATM to withdraw $20, discovers almost $1 billion in account
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+12:30: QCC is a Vaccine Champion College
-A doctor's message to young vaccine hold-outs (3:35)
-Deaths in America's nursing homes soared 32% in 2020, watchdog report says
-ICYMI: Worcester groups working to vaccinate people of color
-Experts warn Delta variant could make unvaccinated communities 'look like last winter' (2:22)
-Dr. Fauci declares Delta variant ‘greatest threat' to nation's efforts to eliminate COVID-19
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:35). High of 78 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester man charged with manslaughter in Dorchester stabbing
+6:00: Remembering Gloria Steinem's visits to Central Mass.
+6:00: WCCA-TV continues streaming at wccatv.com while working on restoring cable transmission
+6:00: Old Sturbridge Village to mark America’s 250th with Special Muster Day
+6:00: Holy Cross men’s ice hockey to face Maine at DCU Center
+Noon: Meet Shrewsbury's new educators, ready to inspire students this fall
+Noon: Things to Do: Pike Hairfest, Dustin Ybarra and Spencer Fair
+Noon: Detour Music Fest goess off beaten path at Fuel America Grove Street
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: Low-tech, high- engagement games for littles
-Sutton woman charged with photographing jurors says she was trying to get a picture of Lindsay Clancy (1:00). Article. Arraignment (11:37)
-Developer revives stalled apartment project on Worcester’s Chandler Street
-Worcester apartments sale signals shift in real estate investment, broker says
-Fatal overdoses down in Worcester, but much work remains to be done
-Worcester police respond to jackknifed tractor-trailer near Burncoat Street and I-290 on-ramp
-Traffic advisory for Park Ave. at Sagamore Road
-Worcester startup gets $8 million NASA grant to make medicine in space
-Worcester hosts first ever Dominican Festival
-Local students to contact International Space Station
-Worcester School Committee to consider recognizing June and September as Pride Months
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Labor Day gas prices reach record highs, straining budgets of Mass. drivers
-Should there be a national primary Election Day? Clark Professor Robert Boatright thinks so
-Radio Worcester (23:05): Why primary voters don’t represent the broader electorate
>DINING OUT: Shake Shack delays plan to open first local location
-Wonder food hall opens this week in Shops at Blackstone Valley
-ICYMI: Worcester rehab participants were used as unpaid workers: A.G.
-Woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in fatal Worcester pedestrian crash
-Police hunt for suspect after Worcester stabbing
-Fleeing driver crashes near Kelley Square; bolts scene on foot
-Incumbents Mary Keefe, Jim O'Day secure Democratic nominations for state Rep.
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Openings on Zoning Board of Appeals
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn police seek public’s help locating missing 38-year-old man
-West Nile virus detected in Shrewsbury; spraying today
-Store manager helps thwart $1,500 gift card scam, Sturbridge police say
-Officials look at drone policy as Spencer police build new program
-UMass Memorial opens new urgent care outpost in Northborough
-Dudley’s electricity aggregation program introduces new rates for 2026-27
-Oxford sets bulk item drop-off dates for October, November
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Duo at The Vue 6 to 9 Friday
>SHOWTIME: Mowesby & the Northern Flicker deliver new sound on "Code Red"
-Jason Homer: What I’m reading now
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1390 (30:03): Shab, Dolly Parton and more
-Last Call: Isiah Tucker, executive director, Inner Voice for Outer Change for Youth
>OPINION: Christine Shustak: When Mero-Carlson's service, allegations collide
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 505 (28:38): Paul Matthews
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:25): Worcester primary turnout, police oversight and I.C.E. questions
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Holy Cross professor
>SPORTS: Pushing back on idea Patriots are doomed by depth issues
-Bill Belichick used "diabolically clever" field goal trick to gain Patriots edge in shocking reveal
-Red Sox fall to Mariners, 8-3
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox game in Buffalo postponed
>NATIONAL: Feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies at 92
-Judge sends Charlie Kirk murder case to trial with defendant facing potential death penalty
-6 months into the Iran War, gas prices are up 37%
-Tragic: Mom of 2 killed in freak accident as plane making emergency landing hits her car
>NEW ENGLAND: Lindsay Clancy trial (18:39): What to know about judge's last-ditch effort to avoid mistrial
-Mass. median net wealth is $370,000, racial gaps persist
>COLLEGES: WPI’s transfer pathways open doors for more S.T.E.M. students
-Assumption named to Princeton Review’s Best 392 Colleges
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): America’s most (and least) stressed cities
-This U.S. airline will let you pay for an empty middle seat
>BUSINESS: W.B.D.C. helps Worcester transportation company buy $1.75 million property
-LPL Financial Research: The cash flow case for value
-Uber slashing over 3,000 jobs as rise of robotaxis dents ride-hailing business
>HOMES: Lottery opens for 10 new, affordable Worcester condos
>SHOPPING: Amazon launches verification tool to help consumers avoid scams
>HEALTH: WCCA-TV's Health Matters No. 252 (28:50): Water Safe Worcester
-Alert warns parents about appeal of "upper deckies" among teens (3:23)
>FOOD: Dish on a Dime (3:30): White bean hummus
-Taco Bell debuts nostalgic Salt & Straw Churro Ice Cream Taco
>TV/STREAMING: "Dancing with the Star" Season 35 cast and partners released
>MOVIES: Every "Spider-Man" movie villain, ranked
>CELEBRITY: Lionel Richie back home after 3-day hospitalization in I.C.U.
-Madonna, 68, shows off fresh-faced freckled look and ultra-smooth complexion
>ANIMALS: Watch: Bear booted out of car, leaves with a watermelon (1:18)
>HISTORY: Boston gravestone changing what we know about colonial life (2:31)
>GOOD NEWS: Delivery drivers save woman's life
-Meanwhile, in Maine, bigfoot sightings prompt police response
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