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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 (:59). High of 54 today in Worcester
-Will it be a snowy winter? What the Old Farmer's Almanac predicts in Massachusetts
>TOP OF THE NEWS:
-Auburn police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old
-Albert Carabba, held in Mississippi in case of missing Worcester woman, fights return to Mass.
-4 Worcester officers among those honored by governor at Trooper Hanna awards
-Worcester's South High mourning sudden death of English, theater teacher
-Extensive rehab planned for Plumley Village in Worcester
-Worcester celebrates beginning of Lakeside Apartments project
-Worcester marks 175 years since historic women’s rights gathering
-Discovering the place where Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut meet
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:25): Calls for civilian oversight amid skepticism over implementation
>POLITICS: District council candidates debate key issues at Mechanics Hall. Video (2:04:55)
-GBH hosts Worcester mayoral debate Thursday
-Radio Worcester (23:24): Owura-Kwaku Sarkodieh launches mayoral bid with a vision for a “New Deal” in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:55): City Council cell phone use becomes a campaign issue
>DINING OUT: Downtown Worcester restaurant closed Thursday for private event
-Mercado Restaurant replacing Flying Rhino Cafe on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester
-ICYMI: Long-awaited report calls for civilian review board to oversee Worcester police
-Suicide-awareness advocates seek rail changes at Worcester County Courthouse after man's death
-Video shows man stealing 500 Pokemon cards from Worcester shop (2:13). Article
-Worcester woman part of "Hamilton" cast as the iconic show celebrates 10th anniversary
-Worcester Business Journal landlord seeks to convert Shrewsbury Street building into 44 apartments
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Free the students!
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): After Select Board discussion, Beal Commons clears final hurdle
-Leominster woman admits stealing from elderly in Worcester County
-Leominster teen missing from Boston
-Fitchburg man arrested for running acquaintance over in JCPenney parking lot over $50 debt
-80-unit affordable housing complex planned for Route 12 in West Boylston
-Millbury Schools recognized for mathematics achievement on latest M.C.A.S. test
-Photos: Clinton community celebrates Hispanic heritage
-Community Harvest Project to host 19th annual Harvest Home Festival November 2nd
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice will "jump" into the DCU Center
-Listen Up: Big-League Collective, Dusknight deliver new music
>OPINION: Janet Limke: Bill promoting plant-based foods at state facilities good medicine
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (50:31): Brenda Vezina, C.E.O., Kiva Centers
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Vietnam War veteran from Worcester who worked for the Department of Youth Services
>SPORTS: Interim coach bump? Patriots beating Titans would go against trend
-5 running back trade candidates for Patriots to jump-start run game
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-'Sader Stories (27:31): Varsity Club Hall of Famer Jerry Dickinson
>CARS: Price of new car hits over $50,000 for first time ever (1:58)
>NATIONAL: Supreme Court weighs Voting Rights Act challenge
-Federal workers face mounting financial strain as government shutdown drags on
-Tragic: Crash kills family of 8, including 5 children and a pregnant woman
>NEW ENGLAND: Seth Moulton to challenge Senator Ed Markey in 2026
-Woman pleads guilty to taking, sharing explicit photos of children at day care
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria's ESports Blog: Director’s Corner
-Holy Cross Professor Susan Elizabeth Sweeney shares tips on writing from Edgar Allan Poe
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 surprisingly cheap European cities to visit
>BUSINESS: Survey reveals main reason why many "dread" the holiday season
-LPL Financial Research: Happy Anniversary Bull Market
-Taking bids: New company sought to run Mass. D.O.T. service plazas
>HOMES: New law on home sales takes effect in Massachusetts (3:19). Article
>SHOPPING: Shop the LG Beauty Belif glowing kit to combat dry winter skin
>HEALTH: Nonverbal dementia patient makes breakthrough with unexpected therapy
-70 percent of American adults may be considered obese under new definition of condition
>FOOD: KFC brings back fan favorite flavor Original Honey BBQ
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix true crime doc "My Father, the BTK Killer" (1:27)
>MOVIES: Paul Thomas Anderson's 10 movies, ranked from worst to best
>CELEBRITY: Jonah Hill flaunts his thinnest physique yet on set of new film
-Britney Spears fires back at Kevin Federline over memoir allegations
>HISTORY: Infamous WWII Nazi identified with help of A.I.
>ANIMALS: Dog attached to 5-foot leash his whole life is finally free (1:37)
>GOOD NEWS: Grandchildren's ages earn man a $50,000 lottery prize
-Meanwhile, in California, 2,346-pound pumpkin wins world championship
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