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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Last day of oppressive heat and humidity, high will feel like 91
+6:30: Woman accused of kidnapping stranger’s infant went by "Tiny Demon" on Facebook, told man the baby was his
+6:30: Man charged in connection with kidnapping was told the baby was his, didn’t realize child had been taken, attorney says
+6:30: Family of Officer Familia promotes new foundation in his honor (1:08)
+6:30: Worcesteria: Lucas' vanishing video, Binienda battles the Illuminati
+6:30: Police urging public to be on the lookout for loose python slithering around Northbridge
+6:30: TV show set in Worcester renewed for Season 2 on AMC
+6:30: "Cruella" is now streaming for free on Disney+
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands for the latest specials before your weekend making plans
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
+Noon: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - August 27th
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: Channel 5's Wake Up Call from Polar Park (:54)
+Noon: Radio Worcester (19:59): School Committee Candidate Jermoh Kamara talks WPS Superintendent comments
+Noon: Water main shut off on Holden Street in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester Fire Department focused on recruitment, diversity
-Widow of Officer Manny Familia talks of the drowning and his commitment to serve Worcester (:54). Article
-Full video: Officer Familia’s wife speaks (4:05)
-"My whole life was in her car": Young Worcester mother speaks out about moment she says a woman took off with her newborn
-Man wielding hammer drives car toward WPI football field as pedestrians leave scrimmage, police say
-Worcester resident concerned over trash on private street
-Days before school starts, Leicester Middle School is unusable
-Worcester School Committee splits with bus service, will run its own
-WCCA-TV's Worcester Election Countdown (28:26): Meet Molly McCullough, incumbent candidate for School Committee
-5 questions for Etel Haxhiaj, District 5 Worcester City Council candidate
-ICYMI: Worcester woman remembered as teen mentor as killer sentenced to 6 years
-Artist Spotlight: Amber Tortorelli
-Five Things to Do: Josh Turner, Bring Your Own Improv, Memory Lame and more ...
-Joyner Lucas set for first hometown show in years with Joyner Fest
-"Black Panther" movie chase unfolds in Worcester
-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): Piglets on the loose in Uxbridge
-Douglas man arrested for DUI was 5 times the legal limit, police say
-Southborough singer Storm Large's journey ends on "America's Got Talent"
-The 210 Awards for the Worcester Bravehearts 2021 season
-Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Worcester State football starts a new era
-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: Holy Cross names Madeline Vargas Dean of the Faculty
-Business: Worcester company expands to Westborough, Michigan
-Worcester businessman David Brunelle named Chairman of Berkshire Bank
-National: 12 U.S. service members among 72 people killed in Kabul airport attack
-Animals: Elderly chihuahua siblings among 100 pets up for adoption in Mass. after being rescued
-Health: UMass Memorial Health launches Hospital at Home program
-Shopping: Wayfair Labor Day Sale offers up to 50% off on outdoor seating, more
-Food: Eating 1 hot dog takes 36 minutes off your life, study claims
-Homes: 5 open houses for you in Worcester
-History: Bay State House, Exchange and Main streets in Worcester
-TV/Streaming: "Dancing with the Stars" announces JoJo Siwa and Suni Lee as season 30 cast members
-Movies: Kristen Stewart channels Princess Diana in "Spencer" teaser
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 13-year-old brain cancer survivor delivering smiles to families at hospital
-Meanwhile, man's "weird" hotel etiquette divides internet
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Diocese of Worcester allowing parents to decide if students should wear masks
-What to know about Mass. school mask mandate exceptions
-Citing rising COVID rates, Sterling Board of Health votes to cancel Sterling Fair
-Leominster woman, Conway student are winners of state’s final "Mass VaxMillions" giveaway
-ICYMI: Worcester teachers union in support of vaccine mandate for teachers, masks in schools
-Mass. reports 1,793 additional cases, 13 new deaths
-Portland, Maine, could return to indoor mask rules
-Tragic: Florida woman hospitalized with COVID-19 comes home to find husband dead from virus
-Tampa hospital filled with COVID-19 patients was forced to turn away someone needing emergency cancer treatment, doctor says
-Liquid oxygen means Hillsborough County, Florida water is being treated with bleach
-1 in 3 Americans had COVID by end of 2020: study
-Poll shows half of U.S. workers favor employee shot mandate
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:06). High of 34 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester bar's liquor license suspended for 5 days for after-hours assault
+6:00: Indie horror film festival returning to Worcester’s Mechanic Hall for second year
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (8:12): Worcester film maker Tom Dwyer talks about Dead of Winter Horror Festival
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (14:26): Bull rider Marcus Mast on near death experience with a bull and growing up Amish
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Guide to Dead of Winter Horror Film Festival in Worcester
+Noon: Mechanics Hall to host The Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy
+Noon: "Black Angels Over Tuskegee" in Worcester will tell story
+Noon: WPI professor explores how Black artists helped transform opera
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "The Brutalist," "The Last Showgirl," and more
+Noon: 19 Carter in Berlin is a hub for both the arts and the community
-Hazardous ice lingers on Worcester streets days after storm. Video (1:18)
-Family of late state police trainee from Worcester speaks as state senators seek investigation update (2:49)
-Stop & Shop faces potential strike in Mass. over contract dispute
-Radio Worcester (40:20): Transformative plans for Worcester’s 51-acre Saint-Gobain site in Greendale
-West Boylston will fire Town Administrator amid police station flag conflict, lawyer says
-Earlier: Flag controversy discussed at Select Board meeting (1:49). Article
-Families fighting to keep funding for medical research meet at UMass Medical School (1:50). Article
-After sky-high hikes, state orders gas companies to reduce total bills by just 5 percent (:23)
-Related: What is the delivery fee on gas bills and why is it so high? (4:30)
-Police find cocaine, fentanyl during search in Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:32): Councilor's indefinite absence sparks debate
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (21:18): Media misrepresents Worcester's sanctuary city vote
-DINING OUT: New restaurant to open at site of former Compass Tavern
-ICYMI: City Councilor Thu Nguyen will not return to council indefinitely
-Worcester rolls out enforcement of new 25 mph speed limit
-Worcester schools eye 7.9% budget increase for coming year
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): March Among Friends senior newsletter
-Ice melt arrives at Holden hardware store for storm-weary residents
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Favorite breakfast spot plans expansion to Shrewsbury
-Sterling officer hit by car during traffic stop
-Police seek help locating 29-year-old missing person
-Drug bust at Westminster residence uncovers cocaine trafficking operation
-Clinton Project 351 ambassador gets involved
-Clinton School Committee honors students, staff
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Concerts, historical demos and more
-Orchids bring color to Botanic Garden
-One Act Play Festival to take center stage at the Singh Performance Center
>OPINION: Kenzie Landsittel: Remember Women's Rights Convention in Worcester
-City of Worcester's Ready Worcester (1:03): Episode 4, preparing for snow storms
-Unity Radio's Susanity Life (58:15): Melisa Ann, intuitive energy healer
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester matriarch who passed away at 100
>SPORTS: Canada beats U.S., 3-2, in overtime to win 4 Nations Face-Off championship
-Bravehearts' New England Sports Summit breaks records
-With a renewed focus on boxing career, Worcester's Khiary Gray ready for title bout
-'Sader Stories (29:47): Varsity Club Hall of Famer Sam Fregenti
-Holy Cross women’s hockey team travels to Maine for final regular season series
-2 Holy Cross athletes nominated for Allstate Good Works Team
>CARS: Toyota recalls over 160,000 Sienna minivans due to seat back issue
>NATIONAL: California woman chased, fatally shot in parking lot: video
-Brian Laundrie's parents pariahs in Florida over Gabby Petito's murder: neighbors
-Tragic: Mom charged with abuse after 3 kids left alone for years
>NEW ENGLAND: Timeline of activities of cultlike group tied to killing of Border Patrol agent
-Why ambulances are waiting nearly an hour to bring patients into some Mass. hospitals
>COLLEGES: This is biomedical engineering at WPI (:23)
-Clark student Isaac Tomeho shines in both the digital and tactile worlds
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 places you'll recognize from famous songs
>BUSINESS: Walmart shares tank on dismal forecast as retail giant warns of slowing sales
-LPL Financial Research: Tariffs ignite a metals melt-up
-How Gen Z can get on the right financial track
>HOMES: Worcester is one of the hottest real estate markets in 2025. See how it ranks
>HEALTH: Study: 3 conditions increase risk of liver damage if you drink
-How "lemonading" can help you better cope with stress
>FOOD: Dunkin' to end non-dairy upcharges after guest feedback
>TV/STREAMING: George Stephanopoulos is "miserable" at "GMA"
>MOVIES: Who won the best actor Oscar last year? See list of recent winners
>CELEBRITY: Laraine Newman says Barbra Streisand confronted her over "SNL" skit
>ANIMALS: Ducks ask woman to help their friend who isn't moving (1:38)
>HISTORY: Worcester's Bull Mansion has historical ties to a doctor, not an animal
>GOOD NEWS: Man's liver transplant denial reversed after story goes viral
-Meanwhile, in Thailand, monkey uses human-like hand signals to direct traffic (:43)
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