Here's what happening in The 016 Wednesday, July 14

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  Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today

  In The News

  -Latest weather; Heat, humidity increase, risk of thunderstorms this afternoon

  +6:00: Juan Gutierrez sentenced to 16 years for shooting man in face as he rode his son’s bicycle

  +6:00: Becker College properties: Meeting to probe neighborhood future

  +6:00: You can now book JetBlue flights from Worcester through June 2022

  +6:00: Listen Up: Punk Rock TreeHouse is up to "Mischief"

  +6:00: Greater Worcester Opera reschedules Gilbert & Sullivan concert

  +Noon: Home Depot in Auburn reopens after gas leak, controlled burn (:23)

  +Noon: As USDA food program ends, Central Mass. groups work to feed families

  +Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - July 14

  +Noon: Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty and Tim Garvin (16:27): Worcester teacher pipeline & Amazon's donation

  +Noon: WPI creates tenure and extended contract opportunities for teaching faculty

  -Worcester official wore wire for FBI years before fraud indictment

  -Home Depot in Auburn evacuated for propane leak, gas burned off

  -Mystery solved? Worcester man says scam Snapchat led him to enter Northbridge home

  -Earlier: Northbridge police searching for man accused of entering house (:26)

  -Charlton police find man on drugs passed out in car with child

  -WPD charges man with trafficking in cocaine, having stolen gun

  -Worcester police arrests – June 10-13

  -Worcester committee releases recommendations for increasing teacher diversity

  -Worcester educators union, district hoping for fast resolution to contract talks

  -Radio Worcester (11:56): City Manager Ed Augustus talks about the Bell Pond stabbing, rain & climate change, police body cams & Delta variant

  -Worcester Human Rights Commission to hold listening sessions on police body cameras
  

  -Only in The 016: Comedian Tony V on performing at benefit for family of fallen Worcester officer (10:58)

  -3 days of Jazz in August in Worcester

  -Worcester youth programs get $100,000 boost

  -ICYMI: Nearly 60 Worcester restaurants receive $13 million in Restaurant Revitalization funds

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news

  -Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List for Wednesday

  -Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (27:12): Yellowstone Bourbon Barrel Pick 

  -The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leicester Drive-In to remain closed this summer

  -Webster Five completes HQ move to Auburn

  -Pepperoni Express moves down the street to escape rising waters in Grafton

  -Southborough teen interviews Michelle Obama for Vogue knitting magazine 

  -Business: Mass. could see 25% of workers displaced over next decade, Gov. Charlie Baker’s future of work study suggests 

  -Bravehearts lead East team to win in All-Star Game. Home doubleheader at 10:30 a.m. Thursday on Camp Day. Buy tickets

  -Free hat, ticket to Bravehearts game with vaccination card

  -WooSox fall to RailRiders, 5-2 

  -Cars: Great Savings right now at Bertera Nissan in Auburn (4:12)

  -RV rentals and sales, including at Fuller RV in Boylston, are shaking up the travel industry

  -National: Wildfires threaten homes, land across 10 Western states 

  -New England: After customers berate staff, Cape restaurant shuts for "Day of Kindness" 

  -Health: "Vaper to Vaper" program to involve teens in getting peers to quit e-cigarettes

  -Animals: Police capture loose camel in Oklahoma

  -Food: No. Just no. Kraft has made mac and cheese ice cream a thing 

  -Celebrity: "Night Court" actor Charlie Robinson dead at 75

  -TV/Streaming: Nominees for the 73rd Emmy Awards

  -Emmy snubs and surprises

  -History: The former Holiday Inn in downtown Worcester 

  -Homes: Worcester's oldest house sells 

  -Shopping: Shop Amazon's Christmas in July essentials

  -Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Good Samaritan trained in CPR steps in to save choking 10-day-old girl in Iowa 

  -Meanwhile, in California, parachutist falls through roof and into house

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  Coronavirus (COVID-19)

  +6:00: 79 fully vaccinated Mass. residents have died from breakthrough infections, data shows

  +6:00: Young children will pay the price if enough U.S. adults don’t get vaccinated, expert says

  -New cases, hospitalizations in Massachusetts back on the rise

  -U.S. cases rising again, doubling over 3 weeks

  -Expert says Americans need to make a choice to avoid a surge

  -Why are Mass. government offices still closed post pandemic?

  -ICYMI: Mass. doc still has "no hesitancy" with J&J vaccine (3:02)

  -Viral anti-vaxxer changed her ways and got the vaccine

  -A new poll shows why some vaccine-hesitant Americans decided to get the shot

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