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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:55). High of 46 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-How a Worcester student ended up at the world's largest climate conference
-Worcester County small businesses handle last-minute shopping rush
-This Worcester home has a White Christmas; family makes its own snow
-Worcester Tech students craft holiday ornaments for the community
-New Denholms exhibit showcases history of iconic Worcester department store
-Worcester businesses hope downtown will see growth similar to Canal District’s
-What’s open and closed on Christmas Day in Massachusetts
-Grocery stores open on Christmas in Worcester
-Radio Worcester (21:33): Worcester's Crisis Response Team
-Worcester Magazine's Women to Watch in 2024
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:00): 2023 top stories & 2024 outlook in Worcester
>FAITH: The Christmas story is "a great time to practice developing spiritual muscle memory"
-ICYMI: Lucky customer wins $100,000 at Worcester store
-Volunteers prepare thousands of meals for Christmas Bishop's Dinner
-Man charged with Worcester teen's killing 6 months later
-Worcester police quickly arrest man in attempted store robbery
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Quinapoxet slated to reopen in January
-Merry Christmas greetings from the team at Lamoureux Ford (:50)
-Wachusett N.H.S. inductees up to a challenge
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury shows holiday cheer with Caroling on the Common
-Victim of house fire in Orange identified
-Wachusett area towns' tax increases vary
-West Boylston looking at trash bag fee hike
>SHOWTIME: W.S.C. Stay Connected (58:44): Christmas with Elvis, starring Mike Slater
-Zach Bryan, Nicki Minaj and more scheduled for Mass. concerts in 2024
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester (12:54): Christmas 2023
-WCCA-TV's Perspectives No. 91 (29:00): Palestine Supporter, Part 2
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who was active in town softball and worked as supervisor in the Worcester public school cafeterias
>SPORTS: Patriots win a thriller on Christmas Eve, 26-23
-Will Celtics-Lakers on Christmas give us another Jayson Tatum-LeBron James moment?
-4 issues plaguing Bruins as they slump into holiday break
-Former Bruins draft pick Bobby Hehir diagnosed with terminal cancer
>CARS: Christmas Greetings from Bertera Nissan (1:31)
>NATIONAL: Children's Bethlehem parade becomes another symbolic casuality of war
-Colorado mall shooting on Christmas Eve leaves 1 man dead, 3 injured
-Tragic: 2 10-year-old boys killed after police chase father, crash
>NEW ENGLAND: Channel 10's To Catch a Contractor (18:19): The original series
-Opioid overdose prevention efforts turn to new strategies as epidemic continues
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Bermuda’s wonders are no less wonderful in winter
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Side hustles to benefit your bank account after the holidays
>HEALTH: Mass. psychiatrist on dealing with the holiday blues (2:30)
-Women should never ignore these heart attack symptoms (1:38)
>SHOPPING: Vaillancourt Folk Art celebrating 39 years of creating Christmas collectibles
>HOMES: Worcester on track to see significant drop in total single-family home sales for 2023
>FOOD: Joe Cannoli’s Bakery garners buzz with selection of tasty treats
>TV/STREAMING: What to watch on Christmas Day
-Best Christmas TV episodes: "Friends," "Modern Family," "The Office" and more
>MOVIES: National Board of Review winners list
>CELEBRITY: Lisa Kudrow told ex Conan O'Brien he was "no one" when he succeeded Letterman
>ANIMALS: Shelter animals get Christmas gifts (:56)
>HISTORY: Today in History for December 25th (2:01)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Stories to put you in the holiday spirit with Steve Hartman of CBS Evening News (48:48)
-Meanwhile, in the U.K. grandmother who charges her family for Christmas dinner ups prices
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:13). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-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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