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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Temperatures rise, high of 85
+6:00: Paxton rescuers use cell phone pings to find lost hiker
+6:00: 3 killed in Winthrop shooting, including suspect, after stolen truck levels building
+6:00: 5 die in hot air balloon crash in New Mexico’s largest city
+9:30: It's Saturday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+9:30: Collapsed Florida building was flagged for "major structural damage"
-Ryan Reynolds, Will Ferrell movie to film scenes next month in Worcester
-ICYMI: "Black Panther 2" to film scenes in Worcester this summer, sources say
-Worcester rapper Joyner Lucas to headline "JoynerFest 2021" at Palladium
-All the Things You Need to Do this Weekend in Worcester
-Campaign to curb Worcester youth gun violence begins Saturday
-Worcester man indicted for murder in fatal shooting in May
-Cherry Valley man arraigned for November stabbing death
-Worcester County officials trumpet program to stem opioid overdose deaths
-Abby's House building being considered for National Register
-WCCA-TV's "Worcester Election Countdown" (28:02): Guillermo Creamer
-Former home of Shack's Clothes gets a makeover
-Worcester rededicates renovated "Cousy Courts" at Crompton Park
-Summit campus in Worcester helps students on autism spectrum transition to college
-Clark professor edits award-winning encyclopedia on LGBTQ studies
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news, including columns by Ray Mariano and Winston Wiley
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List for Saturday
-New Episode of Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (20:50): George Dickel Tennessee Whiskey
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Holden Police Citizens Academy aims to break barriers
-Music Worcester to launch inaugural summer season at Riley-Pappas Pavilion
-Festive day celebrates Krashes Field upgrades in Princeton
-Mass Pike's "most disruptive" project of summer continues this weekend
-Health: Blood test that detects more than 50 cancers now available
-Starfires bats overcome Bravehearts. Next home game 4 p.m. Sunday. Buy tickets
-Bravehearts' jersey created by fan to debut on Sunday
-WooSox drop 3rd straight to Rochester
-Contest! Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox home game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross football team happy to be working out again
-Cars: Get a worry free car for summer vacation at Bertera Nissan (4:47)
-RV rentals and sales, including at Fuller RV in Boylston, are shaking up the travel industry
-National: Police in Colorado mistakenly kill Good Samaritan who stopped active shooter
-View from air shows destruction at condo collapse in Florida (:35)
-History: Worcester Lunch Car Co.
-Animals: Adoption Option: Meet Kovi and Poppy
-Homes: $2.59 million private island for sale near Wachusett Reservoir
-TV/Streaming: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
-SEE FOR YOURSELF: Full episodes 1 and 2 of AMC series set in Worester (1:28:59)
-Celebrity: Oscars to honor Samuel L. Jackson and Danny Glover
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Local food banks each receive $500,000 donation
-Meanwhile, in Wareham, photo of fish with a funny expression is going viral
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Did COVID-19 take your taste and smell? Here’s when they may return
+6:00: COVID-19 made a perfect storm for a deadly fungal infection in India, UMass Medical School doc says
-Worcester health leaders weigh in on Delta variant
-Worcester reports 17 new cases, will host "Vax Bus" mobile vaccine clinic July 1
-How the Worcester area compares to Massachusetts for vaccinations
-How does exercise affect your chances against COVID-19? A doctor explains
-UMass Medical School researchers find doctors’ recommendations boost vaccine acceptance
-ICYMI: Worcester groups working to vaccinate people of color
-Gov. Baker offers tickets to The Weeknd, Enrique Iglesias as incentives for getting vaccinated
-Here's when the $1 million Mass. VaxMillions lottery drawings will be held
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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