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In The News
-Latest weather: Heat index approaches 100 today
+6:00: Widow of Officer Manny Familia talks of the drowning and his commitment to serve Worcester (:54). Article
+6:00: Full video: Officer Familia’s wife speaks (4:05)
+6:00: Days before school starts, Leicester Middle School is unusable
+6:00: Artist Spotlight: Amber Tortorelli
+Noon: Five Things to Do: Josh Turner, Bring Your Own Improv, Memory Lame and more ...
+Noon: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
+Noon: Joyner Lucas set for first hometown show in years with Joyner Fest
+Noon: "Black Panther" movie chase unfolds in Worcester
+Noon: Southborough singer Storm Large's journey ends on "America's Got Talent"
-Worcester woman remembered as teen mentor as killer sentenced to 6 years
-No charges in Oxford daycare fire that seriously burned toddler
-Family of Officer Familia developing the "Manny Tube" for police vehicles
-Worcester businessman David Brunelle named Chairman of Berkshire Bank
-Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival returns to Worcester Common August 28th
-Check out the highlights from this year's Taste of Shrewsbury Street
-Traffic advisory for downtown Worcester during filming of movie
-Worcester residents get $25 your utility bill balance at Out to Lunch Thursday on the Common
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - August 26th
-ICYMI: First look inside Torrey Lofts, Worcester's newest apartments
-School Committee candidate calls for a new superintendent; superintendent suggests candidate "coached"
-Worcester Tech freshmen get ready for first full year since 6th grade
-5 questions for Richard Cipro, Worcester District 1 City Council candidate
-Forum to be held for District 5 City Council candidates
-Bill Shaner: "They shouldn't be in health care but they are"
-Earlier: St. Vincent Hospital adding replacement nurses at "a rapid pace"
-Marc Martel brings the Ultimate Queen Celebration Show to Indian Ranch
-Last Call with Worcester Pride organizer Al Green
-Spinstatz Showcase comes to Worcester in "Love & Hip Hop edition"
-Northlands calls it a summer with Lee Brice the final show of the season August 29th
-New Episode: Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (40:33): Orgeat Syrup — What do I do with it?
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn farmers market resumes Thursday
-West Boylston football makes call for motivational help from Marines
-Mosquito spraying on Shrewsbury High School campus
-Shrewsbury patrols to focus on impaired driving through September
-Meet the new staffers for Millbury Public Schools
-Southborough's Storm Large makes "America's Got Talent" quarterfinals
-Arrest made in Virginia for murder of Milford man
-The 210 Awards for the Worcester Bravehearts 2021 season
-Boston Globe: Massachusetts Pirates offer fans fun, affordable, winning indoor football
-WooSox beat Buffalo, 9-4
-Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Cars: Lots of great high line cars at Bertera like BMW and Infinity (5:00)
-RV rentals and sales, including at Fuller RV in Boylston, are shaking up the travel industry
-Colleges: WPI names ambassador its first Distinguished Statesman in Residence
-UMass Medical School doctor lands $1.7 million grant
-Business: UMass Medical School named one of the best employers in Massachusetts
-Mass. biopharma industry swells with Worcester topping charts, says report
-New England: Man arrested after leading officers on wild chase in stolen Amazon van, police say
-Animals: 110 kittens and cats rescued from Louisiana looking for homes in Mass.
-Shopping: Shop the 21 best deals in Ulta's 21 Days of Beauty
-Food: Mass. company recalling chicken salad, dips due to contamination concerns
-Dunkin', Harpoon release 3 new fall beer flavors
-Homes: 5 open houses for you in Worcester
-History: Baseball game at the Oval in Worcester
-TV/Streaming: What’s leaving Netflix in September
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Florida restaurant customer leaves staff a $10,000 tip
-Meanwhile, in Florida, home for sale has a giant tree through the middle of it
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Diocese of Worcester allowing parents to decide if students should wear masks
+6:00: What to know about Mass. school mask mandate exceptions
+6:00: Leominster woman, Conway student are winners of state’s final "Mass VaxMillions" giveaway
-Worcester teachers union in support of vaccine mandate for teachers, masks in schools
-School committee member proposes outdoor lunches as safety measure
-Hanover Theatre will require masks and proof of vaccination or negative test at least through Thanksgiving
-J&J says its booster shot generated a promising immune response in early trials
-Universal masking for Shrewsbury students while indoors
-WBJ Panel: Nonprofits find silver linings after surviving the pandemic
-FLEXcon mobilized to help the front lines
-Pediatric hospitalizations surge to highest on record as doctors brace for more
-Bodies stacked to the ceiling as surge creates backlog at funeral homes, crematories
-NIH director: Children 5-11 may be eligible for vaccine by end of year
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:13). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Motorcyclist seriously injured in Rutland crash
+Noon: Mass Indie Film Fest returning to Worcester, Southbridge and online
+Noon: Listen Up: Dan Gabel finds big band sound on upswing with new album
+Noon: Last Call: Rev. Dr. Debora Jackson, dean of WPI Business School
+Noon: Bravehearts introduce 2025 coaching staff
-Man and young child rescued from roof of burning building on Vernon Hill, 1 dog dead, officials say
-Chimney fire spreads to walls of Princeton home, prompting multi-town response
-Auburn officer arrested by State Police in online sting
-Proposed site of 364 Worcester apartments purchased by N.J. firm for $17 million
-Q.C.C. union votes no confidence in college President Luis Pedraja
-Hanover Theatre announces 2025-26 Broadway Series shows
-Drought status eases in Worcester
-Worcester County Wonders: At Hot Dog Annie's, it's all about the sauce
-Telegram & Gazette Student of the Week
-Police recorded 9 hate crimes in Worcester in 2024
-Worcester releases new data on shootings, ShotSpotter
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:53): Board of Health pushes for transparency on vaccines — Can it stay non-political?
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phanton Gourmet's Great 8 Pizza (5:22)
-ICYMI: New eatery planned near Polar Park
-Worcester’s toll in Titanic disaster
-Sheriff's office documents dating from 1700s donated offer glimpse into Worcester's past
-After almost a year as Head of School, Horgan reflects on Saint John’s community
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo: Post-election at the Regional
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Teen killed in Northbridge crash
-West Boylston sees lower insurance climb than some
-$42 million Shrewsbury D.P.W. project will head to townwide vote after Town Meeting approval
-Sterling Fire Chief David Hurlbut saluted for decades of service
-Cinthia Sykes leaving Boylston Elementary School
-Walmart plaza in Sturbridge sells for $31 million as part of wider $1.1 billion deal
-No micro-override request planned for this year in Grafton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: April is not fooling around
-New sculpture show coming to Tower Hill
>OPINION: Candy Mero-Carlson: Doing math on colleges buying land in Worcester
-Tim Garvin: Worcester community goes beyond measurement
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 459 (28:54): Congressman Jim McGovern
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to well-known and deeply respected hair stylist
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Rays, 16-1
-Worcester Bravehearts release 2025 schedule
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories: Emily and Zach Bubonovich
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 27
-Paige Bueckers goes No. 1 to Dallas Wings in 2025 WNBA draft
-Flag football club for Worcester high school clears first hurdle
-Saint John's baseball improves to 6-0 with romp over Malden Catholic in home opener
>NATIONAL: Coast Guard rescues 4 from capsized boat off Florida coast; 1 dead, 5 missing
-U.S. still won’t say whether it will return mistakenly deported man, despite Supreme Court decision
>TRAGIC: Amish children killed on the way to school in buggy crash with S.U.V. driven by teen
>NEW ENGLAND: No end for Karen Read jury selection yet | Your questions answered (12:22)
>COLLEGES: Clark, WPI among top-ranked game design schools
-Holy Cross Professor Emily Wilson (50:40): War, Homecoming, Heroism, Truth
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 hotels with unexpected perks
>BUSINESS: Mass. small business concerned about tariff impact, "doubles my cost"
-LPL Financial Research: Decent chance stock market bottom is in but far from certain
-Gen Z employees are never at their desks — and it's driving their bosses crazy
>SHOPPING: Fisher-Price recalls popular baby toys due to frightening choking hazard
>HEALTH: Common vitamin shown to reduce autoimmune disease
-Workplace music can impact performance, study says (1:25)
-Can eating sour candy actually stop your panic attack? We asked a doctor
>FOOD: 5 mistakes grocery shoppers make — and all can be easily avoided
>TV/STREAMING: Recap of seasons 1 to 4 of Netflix's "You" (17:04)
>MOVIES: Nobody 2: Bob Odenkirk is back in first trailer
>CELEBRITY: First pics of Katy Perry and Gayle King in space on Blue Origin flight
>ANIMALS: They said this tiny puppy would never walk - Now watch him run (1:43)
>HISTORY: Why's it called that? Rejoice Newton, known for hill that carries name
>GOOD NEWS: World War II vet asked for 100 cards before his 100th birthday — and the response was incredible
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, man rescued from chimney, arrested
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