Worcester's License Commission imposed an earlier closing time on Hurricane Betty's strip club after a fatal shooting exposed repeated security violations, with a formal hearing set for Nov. 5. | mrf.lu/2vfMq

At the scene, first responders found a child who was conscious. The child was taken to a local hospital. | mrf.lu/2vdkM

An internal Worcester Police review cleared officers of favoritism toward City Councilor Kathleen Toomey after a crash, but found they violated body-camera policy by muting audio. Read the full report here. | mrf.lu/2v5jM

An internal review cleared officers of giving Councilor Kathleen Toomey preferential treatment but sustained a violation for manually muting audio during the call. | mrf.lu/2v5Td

City officials are revisiting a Worcester strip club following a deadly shooting at the business. Another fatal shooting took place there in 2022. | mrf.lu/2b9z4

Worcester Public Schools is working with the state to develop new graduation standards after voters eliminated MCAS as a graduation requirement in 2024. | mrf.lu/2bwrM

Polar Park in Worcester will host the Savannah Bananas' "Banana Ball" games for the first time 2027, featuring the Texas Tailgaters and Firefighters. Here's how to get a ticket. | mrf.lu/2b5L2

Sarah Skinner, a nurse practitioner, distributes hundreds of homegrown dahlias to hospital patients annually, a tradition that has grown with community support. | mrf.lu/2gHnL

A GoFundMe has raised more than $75,000 for the wife and three daughters of Ilir Janko Melka, a Worcester man killed in a Jamaica Plain car crash on Sunday. | mrf.lu/2gkf5

Worcester Public Schools held a public meeting to gather feedback on its third set of school boundary realignment proposals, with a final scenario set to be presented in December. | mrf.lu/26nCw

The Worcester City Council was cautiously optimistic over the city's plan to handle snow this year, though questions about keeping contractors accountable were brought up. | mrf.lu/26PFX

Worcester County features 10 contested races for the November Elections, with one of the districts featuring a three-way race. | mrf.lu/266-C

A shooting in Worcester early Sunday morning left one man dead and another seriously injured. | mrf.lu/260KS

The priest initially faced three criminal charges, but his case was resolved without a conviction. | mrf.lu/26scy

Worcester's Mexicali Cantina Grill received a five-day liquor license suspension after a Sept. 3 inspection found 15 underage patrons drinking, with 10 fake IDs confiscated. | mrf.lu/26Zc3

Three Worcester teens were caught stealing used cooking oil from Beverly restaurants after a neighbor spotted suspicious activity and alerted police, according to police. | mrf.lu/28ynK

Tom Oliveri is retiring after 29 years at Peppercorn's Grille and Tavern. Here's who's taking over. | mrf.lu/28Dvl

Worcester's license commission unanimously approved a victualler license for Cafe Eidy, a new restaurant on Chandler Street from chef David de Castro, who plans to open in late fall. | mrf.lu/28xD6

A death certificate obtained by MassLive shows the cause and manner of Karen Solomon's death remain pending more than six weeks after her body was found in Worcester. The investigation remains ongoing. | mrf.lu/2fK2g

Three men, including two from Worcester, were arrested in a Connecticut sting operation after trying to break into a storage unit used as bait to catch dirt bike and ATV thieves, according to police. | mrf.lu/2fyMD