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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:50). High of 50 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: "Turtleboy" blogger jailed as bail revoked amid new charges (:40)
+6:00: Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for December
+Noon: Worcester Airport — leisure travel taking off
+Noon: Worcester the biggest boomtown in Massachusetts for 2023
+Noon: 2 dogs killed in Christmas Day house fire in Orange (:19)
-Oxford man, 22, dies in Connecticut dirt bike crash, reports say
-31-year-old seriously injured in early Christmas crash in Spencer
-Man with gun busted at loud party early Christmas morning in Worcester
-Anti-Hamas billboard in Worcester vandalized with statement about Israel (2:10). Article
-B.O.L.O. issued for Turtleboy blogger, sources say
-Christmas meal served at St. Paul's Cathedral
-District Attorney Joe Early on expanded task force to combat opioids
-High school students facilitate $41,000 in grants for nonprofits
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:00): 2023 top stories & 2024 outlook in Worcester
-Worcester Police Department Civilian Police Academy, Week 1 (1:27:58)
-ICYMI: How a Worcester student ended up at the world's largest climate conference
-This Worcester home has a White Christmas; family makes its own snow
-Worcester Tech students craft holiday ornaments for the community
-Lucky customer wins $100,000 at Worcester store
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>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 Select Board amends email response policy
-Northborough developer sues town over decision to block apartment development
-Sutton Power Choice prices moving to market levels in January
-Grafton 2024-25 school year draft schedule discussed
-Howe Ave.-Millbury Ave. reconfiguration recommended
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: New Denholms exhibit showcases history of iconic Worcester department store
-Shaun Connolly: Traveling! (With anyone but Rick Steeves)
-WCCA-TV's Perspectives No. 91 (29:00): Palestine Supporter, Part 2
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 22 (27:31): Sidnee Cox
>SPORTS: Celtics dominate Lakers, 126-115
-Patriots’ Christian Barmore dominates Broncos amid All-Pro caliber season
-Bill Belichick caught on hot mic screaming at ref
>CARS: Christmas Greetings from Bertera Nissan (1:31)
>NATIONAL: Pope Francis blasts the weapons industry as he makes a Christmas appeal for peace in the world
-Unaccompanied 6-year-old boy put on wrong Spirit Airlines flight
-Southwest Airlines cancels hundreds of flights, disrupting some holiday travelers
-Tragic: Sisters, 2 and 7, killed in California house fire believed caused by Christmas tree
>NEW ENGLAND: N.H. cruiser hit by Mass. driver on side of icy highway
-M.B.T.A. grapples with smoke issue, power inspections on Christmas (:50)
>COLLEGES: Nichols student selected for C.P.C.U. Society’s NextGen Scholarship
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The most stunning mountain towns in Europe
>BUSINESS: W.B.J.'s 10 bold predictions for 2024
-More Central Mass. business leaders are feeling positive about the economy
>HEALTH: COVID hospitalizations up 30% as docs urge patients to seek new vaccine
-What is chronic fatigue syndrome? How patients live with the disease
>SHOPPING: What holiday shoppers should know about card draining
>HOMES: Fewer breaking into market as Mass. home prices soar
>FOOD: How to make your very own McDonald's breakfast sausage
>TV/STREAMING: New on Netflix in January (7:07)
>MOVIES: Box office humbug as "Aquaman 2" opening to only $38 million-$40 million
>CELEBRITY: Celebs celebrate Christmas: Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Oprah and more
>ANIMALS: Mom found genius way to give her dog snow throughout year (:58)
>HISTORY: Today in History for December 26th (2:01)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): A mysterious Secret Santa motivated students to raise thousands for those in need (3:04)
-Meanwhile, in California, Amazon won't sell sex drive-boosting donkey supplements in state
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 82 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Expensive weapon detection system leased by UMass Medical School rarely used (3:18). Article
-Worcester woman, firm admit to $1.6 million MassHealth fraud
-"Caretaker" stole from local elderly victim, squatted, police say
-Dominican man sold rifles, guns in Walmart parking lot in Worcester, feds say
-Worcester Housing Authority gives old movie theater new life
-Today! Mural honoring slain mother and daughter to be unveiled at Worcester school
-Worcester schools approve grant for new machines at Worcester Tech, with a caveat
-Worcester schools release bus routes early. Video (1:56)
-End of summer celebration Saturday at The Village
-Central Mass. tomato farmers bounce back from wet, cold start in spring
-Is Goose a he or a she? Now we know, as celebrity lizard settles into new home
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:27): Meeting law violation, preliminary election, does any of it matter
>DINING OUT: 100 FM The Pike (9:54): James and Gabriella from Worcester’s legendary Boulevard Diner
-ICYMI: Family of missing Worcester man seeking public’s help with finding him
-Worcester police mourn tragic loss of animal control officer at age 41
-Report on St. Vincent Hospital validates nurses' concerns
-Turtleboy alleges malfeasance by prosecutors in witness intimidation trial
-Radio Worcester (12:44): Worcester Business Journal's Eric Casey discusses stunning bankruptcy
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Planned power outage August 26th
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2 sought in attempted carjacking of Uber driver, passenger in Lancaster (1:34). Article
-Inside the futuristic traffic technology Shrewsbury is using to prevent accidents
-Man’s car towed for revoked registration after passing field sobriety test in Rutland
-Leominster City Council votes to raise school committee stipend to $4,000
-Police seize unsecured guns, family seeks involuntary commitment for man struggling with addiction
-Bill causes concern for towns housing fairs
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-New Gallup poll shows what Americans are thinking about alcohol
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Lee Brice, Tyler Hubbard and Hot Dog Safari
-Stephen Martin's "Thumper" evokes growing up in Worcester in the 1950s
>OPINION: Tim Murray: State government belongs in office, not in spare room
-Asha Holmes: 5 after-school routine ideas for a calm home
-Unity Radio's Susanity Life (53:53)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who owned multiple restaurants with her husband
>SPORTS: Patriots’ Mike Vrabel demanding more leadership from Drake Maye
-Red Sox getting some schedule relief after daunting stretch
-Roman Anthony putting himself on short lists with Hall of Famers
-Celtics schedule with dates, opponents for every game
-Holy Cross women's soccer drops season opener to Fairfield
-Holy Cross women's soccer 2025 season preview
-Holy Cross football media day
-WooSox beat Iowa, 13-10
>CARS: Here's what to check to avoid buying a water-damaged car
>NATIONAL: 6 dead in Michigan after truck crashes into van carrying members of Amish group
-Idaho killer called his mom on way home from slaying and again on his way to visit crime scene: report
>TRAGIC: Parents and child killed when tree falls on their car
>NEW ENGLAND: Landscaping worker killed after contacting live power line in N.H. (2:27). Article
-Woman injured in shooting at Mass. pond, police believe incident was intentional
>COLLEGES: Plant puncture tools: Holy Cross summer research (1:25)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 of the most remote places in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Inc. magazine names 17 Central Mass. companies among annual list of fastest-growing businesses
-LPL Financial Research: Stocks sailing smoothly through policy crosscurrents so far
-State equity fund boosts cannabis small businesses with $27 million amid uphill battle with larger firms
>SHOPPING: The North Face has an Amazon storefront
>HOMES: Real estate mogul Anthony Lamacchia discusses current state of Mass. home prices
>HEALTH: Putting our stress on D.N.D. with modern mindfulness (4:36)
-Local doctor urges young people to get screened for colon cancer after son’s passing (6:18)
>FOOD: Healthy or harmful: Taking a look at plant-based meats
>TV/STREAMING: Kelly Clarkson's talk show future confirmed following ex-husband death
>MOVIES: First look at new Jordan Peele movie, "Him" (1:42)
>CELEBRITY: Leonardo DiCaprio, 50, insists he's "emotionally" 32 amid backlash over dating younger women
>ANIMALS: Someone adorable was abandoned in this doghouse (2:46)
>HISTORY: "Dirty Water" is more than a game-winning song
>GOOD NEWS: Boy's heartwarming moment with prize-winning goat at animal show goes viral
-Meanwhile, Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver's "Marriage Story" used to scare wolves
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