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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Last day of heat wave
+6:00: Shrewsbury police officer hit by a car while working detail (:19)
+6:00: Video shows water gushing into garage moments before Florida condo collapse
+6:00: Bill Cosby freed from prison, his sex conviction overturned
+6:00: Price hikes, product shortages could continue even as pandemic winds down
+6:00: Listen Up: Go local this Fourth with holiday playlist
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - June 30
+Noon: Derek Grimm serves up Very Good Beverages with local cocktail pop-ups
+Noon: Nitro Circus' "You Got This" tour coming to Worcester
+Noon: Sean Scott Hicks seeks redemption from violent past
+Noon: Sturbridge Fire Department keeps 2-alarm fire from spreading
+Noon: U.S. companies hired 692,000 new workers in June: report
+Noon: How to watch tonight's Central Massachusetts High School Sports Awards
-Here are the signs and symptoms of heat stroke and heat exhaustion
-Child taken to hospital after falling in Worcester pool, police say
-Worcester men who fired gunshots inside club after they were kicked out sentenced to prison
-Sutton man who left scene of fatal pedestrian crash gets 2.5 to 4 years
-Oxford competitive eater sets sights on famous Coney Island hot dog eating contest
-Northborough bakery deals with backlash for supporting LGBTQ community
-Actors Jon Hamm and John Slattery filming in downtown Worcester
-St. Vincent nurses offer counter proposal
-Community rallies around Worcester Little League following snack bar break-in
-YWCA shows off historic $24 million renovation
-Worcesteria: Book, NPR show put The Hotel Vernon in the spotlight
-Residential drop-off site announces extended hours on Wednesdays, new $5 per item price
-Refreshed I-290, I-190 coming to Worcester by November
-Worcester company signs contract with Honda to recycle electric vehicle batteries
-Contractor penalized $40,280 over Worcester asbestos removal
-Radio Worcester (9:52): City Manager Ed Augustus talks heatwave, WRTA, 4th of July, and evaluation
-Radio Worcester (8:18): WRTA Advisory Board Chairman Gary Rosen talks about expanded service
-Song to Get You Through the Week: Ricky Duran debuts "Star" on People website
-Mass. ranks in top 5 states for teen drivers
-ICYMI: Drug shipment from Italy to Worcester seized by feds (:26)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news, including Greendale Mall demolition scheduled
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List for Wednesday
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (20:50): George Dickel Tennessee Whiskey
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Override fails; Rutland faces budget cuts
-That swarm of helicopters now is to prevent a mosquito swarm later
-Video: Honeybees need help at Grafton Town House
-13-year-old battling cancer sets sights on becoming The Greatest Baker
-Nourse Farm in Westborough opens Veg Out food truck for second season
-Bravehearts explode for 7 runs in an inning twice in splitting twin bill. Next home game 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Buy tickets
-WooSox officially open Gate A on Plymouth Street
-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)
-RV rentals and sales, including at Fuller RV in Boylston, are shaking up the travel industry
-Health: Walmart to launch its own low-price brand of insulin
-UMass Medical School doctor gets grant to study pharmacological treatment for autism spectrum disorder
-Tragic: Landscaper dead after jumping off bridge into Scituate Harbor to cool off
-History: Smiley face creator Harvey Ball getting birthday bash in Worcester
-At the office: Microsoft Office is getting a major redesign
-Animals: Worcester adoptable pets of the week: Emmie, Corinne & more
-Homes: U.S. home prices jump at fastest pace in more than 15 years
-Shopping: The 10 best deals from HP's Fourth of July sale
-TV/Streaming: LeVar Burton explains his obsession with becoming the next "Jeopardy!" host
-WATCH: Full episodes 1 and 2 of AMC series set in Worester (1:28:59)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman rejected from being Yankees bat girl 60 years ago finally gets her shot
-Meanwhile, in Texas, woman allegedly slams car into liquor store in bid to run over her lover
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: How to protect yourself against the Delta variant, according to experts
+6:00: Johnson & Johnson vaccine: Will a booster shot be needed?
+Noon: Dr. Fauci warns there may soon be "2 Americas" as divide widens between vaccinated and unvaccinated areas
+Noon: Worcester Public Library will forgive lost book fees for those who received vaccine
-Vax bus mobile clinic visits Worcester, Fitchburg Thursday Friday
-Registration for "Mass VaxMillions" giveaway begins this week. Here’s everything you need to know
-Moderna: Study confirms vaccine protects well against Delta variant (:22)
-More than half of Americans feel July 4 gatherings are risky: poll
-ICYMI: Dr. Finberg of UMass Medical School and Vaccine Task Force praises hospital requirements for staff
-UMass Medical School stepping up to aide in vaccinations
-Massachusetts reports 63 new cases, 1 additional death
-Nearly all COVID deaths in U.S. are now among unvaccinated
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:23). High of 75 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing girl
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old
-Shrewsbury shooting victim ID'd as Kevin Doherty, 56; suspect arraigned
-Related: New details revealed in deadly shooting of Shrewsbury dad (3:03)
-Related: Suspect’s criminal history includes machete attack, fights
-Related: Machete attack victim says suspect should have been in jail (2:46). Article
-Related: Suspect who allegedly killed Shrewsbury father is held without bail (2:32)
-Earlier: Shrewsbury father shot to death after walking 6-year-old child to school (2:58). Article
-Firefighters battle blaze at scrap metal site in Worcester
-Webster woman in court after allegedly causing bomb scare at convenience store (:32). Article
-Worcester motorcyclist killed in crash with tractor-trailer remembered
-Goodbye trash, and pounds: City D.P.W. crews make clean sweep of streets
-Spotted lanternfly detected in 13 Worcester County cities and towns: How to stop the spread
>POLITICS: Meet the candidates: Jermoh Kamara on health, schools, community
-The016.com announces political ad packages
-WCCA-TV's WCCA-TV Primary Candidate Forum (41:14)
>DINING OUT: New Worcester Mediterranean restaurant announces official opening date
-ICYMI: Worcester man charged with killing his toddler son in Ohio ordered held without bail
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old
-Traffic delays after tractor-trailer gets stuck under bridge in Worcester
-State Police recruit from Worcester died from blunt force injuries, family attorney says (2:21). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden recreation fields formally opened
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-September Among Friends senior newsletter
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): It’s the Spencer Fair!
-It's the first year at the new David Prouty High. Here's what it looks like
-Dudley man arrested after shoving officer during intoxicated dispute at home
-Man charged after crashing into pole and tearing through yards in West Boylston
-Sample ballot for September 8th Paxton vote
-Leominster residents urge council to reverse Orchard Hill zoning to block apartment project
-D.J. or band needed for Rutland Sock Hop
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Pinecroft Dairy 5 p.m. Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Chainsmokers at Breakaway Festival, KC and the Sunshine Band and more ...
-"Whirlwind": Worcester fans raise money for movie about cycling legend Major Taylor
-King Richard's Faire opens new location in Carver for 44th season
-Design a bookmark for this Worcester Public Library contest
>OPINION: Stacey Kenneally: Finding our way — Wins with my sensory child
-First Person: In matters of faith, Joe Fusco Jr. looks for "returns"
-WCCA-TV's What It’s Worth No. 478 (28:59): Movie Reviewers
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to nurse who worked at UMass Memorial for 33 years
>SPORTS: Patriots release veteran safety Jabrill Peppers in surprise move
-Patriots unveil new alternate uniform for Week 13 game vs. Jets
-Red Sox lose to Pirates, 4-2
-Red Sox release Walker Buehler to end $21 million debacle
-WooSox lose to Durham, 5-3
-Worcester Academy basketball legend joins athlete advisory board for Boston Legacy FC
>NATIONAL: Middle schoolers shielded younger students using buddy system during school shooting
-Radio Worcester (13:19): McGovern warns of capital militarization, vows to reintroduce Epstein files amendment
>TRAGIC: Bullfighter gored to death in shocking arena attack in Portugal (2:01)
>NEW ENGLAND: State Police enforcing Move Over law over Labor Day weekend
-I.C.E. has arrested more noncriminals than criminals in Mass. this year: See stats
>COLLEGES: Assumption welcomes its newest Hounds
-WPI biomedical engineering professor receives $630,000 grant for fibrosis study
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 of the world's biggest natural arches
>BUSINESS: New inflation data factors into the Fed's interest rates decision
-LPL Financial Research: Grand ideas at the Grand Tetons
-Can a resolution be reached at Market Basket next week? (17:15)
>SHOPPING: Wayfair Labor Day sale | Save up to 80%
>HEALTH: CVS restricts COVID shots in 3 states, including Mass.
-Caffeinated coffees are mostly free of toxins, with a few exceptions
>FOOD: Kellogg's becomes first company to sign binding agreement removing toxic dyes from cereals
>TV/STREAMING: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES:New movies on streaming: "Together," and more
>CELEBRITY: Bruce Willis' wife reveals his "scary" symptoms pre-dementia diagnosis
-Idris Elba admits he's never watched "The Wire"
>ANIMALS: Dumped neglected dog learns to be a puppy again (1:49)
>HISTORY: What is gerrymandering? You can trace its history back to Mass.
>GOOD NEWS: Needham girl's book about cancer journey features police pup who escorted her home
-Meanwhile, Bermuda Triangle mystery solved? This scientist’s theory is making big waves (4:53)
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