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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:56). High of 50 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worker in Westborough crushed by tractor-trailer filled with water (1:11). Article (pictured)
+6:00: Worcester to hold inauguration January 2nd
+Noon: Caitlin McCarthy's "Wonder Drug" closer to filming in Worcester
+Noon: Friends remember Oxford man killed in Conn. dirt bike crash
+Noon: Person dead at Lunenburg trailer park, suspect in custody
-Earlier: Unattended death under investigation in Lunenburg (:20)
+Noon: Faces of Worcester: Idaliana Medina, M.Ed.
+Noon: Listen Up: Jonathan Jay Babcock sets history with new album
+Noon: Last Call: Andrienne Clark, retired journalist
-Turtleboy blogger jailed as bail revoked amid new charges (2:30). Article
-Worcester Airport — leisure travel taking off
-Worcester named the biggest boomtown in Massachusetts for 2023
-Worcester doughnut shop one of five in state that are "New England Doughnuts Worth the Drive"
-Fallon Health branding coming to One Mercantile building
-Passport lost in Boston returns to Irish woman via good Samaritan in Grafton
-How to dispose of your tree in Worcester after Christmas
-Worcester has selected finalist for chief equity officer position, city manager says
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for December
-Radio Worcester (14:24): Jim Brooks discusses emergency shelter planning in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:00): 2023 top stories & 2024 outlook in Worcester
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Comfort Food restaurants (4:58)
-ICYMI: Oxford man, 22, dies in Connecticut dirt bike crash, reports say
-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
-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): Spencer man injured in “high-speed” crash, OnStar reported truck was going 84 mph
-2 dogs killed in Christmas Day house fire in Orange
-Shrewsbury family has lived in town for 5 generations
-Grafton property sold to large solar company for $315,000
-West Boylston ribbon cutting done with "Pride"
-Joseph McManus retires from Tufts veterinary school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Leon Trout to cap off 2023 with a big show at Electric Haze
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 22 (27:31): Sidnee Cox
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 20 (29:27): Worcester's housing crisis
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who was an Eagle Scout and completed the Pan Mass. Challenge
>SPORTS: Bill Belichick "expressing doubt" to his staff about Patriots future
-Worcester Hockey Alumni 2023-24 highlights, NHL week 11
>CARS: Christmas Greetings from Bertera Nissan (1:31)
>NATIONAL: I.R.S. waiving $1 billion in penalties for people, firms owing back taxes for 2020 or 2021
-Tragic: Boy dies after being hit by ice hockey puck in the neck
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 dead in Christmas Night crash involving drunken driver, Mass. police say
-Van crashes into day care at Y.M.C.A., injuring 4 children (2:06)
-Advocate calls for change at Mass Save program amid backlog of rebates
>COLLEGES: 6 WPI graduates keep their bond going with series of taste trips
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Winter at Wildflower Farms in Gardiner, N.Y., means plenty of hygge
>BUSINESS: Employers are doing stealth layoffs now
-SiriusXM sued for allegedly trapping customers in unwanted subscriptions
>HEALTH: Does cold weather make you sick? Experts debunk winter health myths
-Stress-eating comfort food makes stress worse, study finds — here’s why and what to eat instead
>SHOPPING: Wavvz Concepts aiming to create fashion movement in Worcester
>HOMES: Own piece of fistory with 74-year-old, $35 million Nantucket compound, including private beach
>FOOD: Quaker recalls some granola bars, cereals due to Salmonella risk
>TV/STREAMING: How "The Day After" saved the world from nuclear annihilation
>MOVIES: "Color Purple" beats "Aquaman 2" at Christmas Day box office
>CELEBRITY: Guy Fieri's kids will get their inheritance if they do these things
>ANIMALS: This tiny primate is the world's cutest animal (3:01)
>HISTORY: Today in History for December 27th (1:23)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman missing for 4 days found in car at bottom of canyon
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, thieves argue they should face lesser charge because their stolen goods were on sale
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:35). High of 73 today in Worcester
-U.S. officials are bracing for another summer of dangerous heat. These maps show where it's most likely to happen
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Woman arrested in Leominster shot and killed her boyfriend, court docs say
+6:00: On set at "The Walking Dead: Dead City" in Worcester
+Noon: Family of 14-year-old Worcester teen killed in shooting announces funeral
+Noon: Play explores life of suffragist and abolitionist Julia Ward Howe
+Noon: Six Things to Do: Psychic Faire, poet Alejandro Jimenez and more
+Noon: Knights and fairies galore at renaissance fair in Phillipston this weekend
-"Pop, pop ... bang, bang!" Driver wounded in shooting before car slams into Worcester house (2:18)
-Related: Resident recounts waking to gunshots, S.U.V. slamming into house
-"The Walking Dead: Dead City" TV show filming begins in Downtown Worcester
-City Manager Eric Batista to reject committee recommendations, renew Spectrum contract
-Related: The Buzz with City Manager Batista — Cable Talk
-May Day rally focuses on lack of affordable housing in Worcester
-Korean fried chicken shop coming to Downtown Worcester
-Yellow tulip hope gardens in bloom across Worcester
-Cell phone use in classrooms; "a full ban doesn't work"
-Worcester had the highest opioid overdose death rate in state in 2023
-A vivid memory of protest: Remembering the local student protests of May 1970
-Radio Worcester (48:04): Radio Roundtable discusses Supreme Court's homelessness ruling impact on Worcester
>DINING OUT: Local chefs tackle Girl Scout cookies at Fork It Over
-ICYMI: 29-year-old Worcester man killed in crash on Southwest Cutoff
-New party space opens at the top of Glass Tower
-Developer who purchased Becker College properties in Worcester sells 2 in 5-parcel, $6 million sale
-How many Worcester city employees made the $200,000 club?
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Budget presentation by Finance Committee on Friday
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Annual town election May 13th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Woman injured in Lancaster railroad crossing crash
-New video shows moment school bus tilted off side of road in March in Hubbardston
-Unofficial results give Nicholas Lazzaro and Katherine McKenna select board seats in Millbury
-Local teachers' nonprofit helps students learn outside the classroom
-Contested races highlight June 10th Clinton election
-Spencer Town Meeting voters to take up budget, solar bylaw changes
-Wachusett Area Chamber hosts Scholarship Scramble Golf Tournament
-Furniture upgrade underway at Thayer Memorial Library
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Singer-songwriter Tasteless Jack makes Redemption Rock taproom debut on Saturday
-Save $5 on tickets to Shrewsbury Street Nurses Pub Crawl for a limited time
>SHOWTIME: Worcester native publishes novel that challenges readers
-Holy Cross Performing Arts Center exhibit fosters cultural exchange
-Sarah Connell Sanders: How to throw a meat raffle fundraiser
-Radio Worcester (22:50): Inside Mechanics Hall — May events from music to magic
-Last Call: Shelby Watterworth, artist
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor's Forum No. 39 (28:25): Central Mass. Agency on Aging
-Unity Radio (58:39): Unity In The Community
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 27 (29:01)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career nurse who also sang in the Worcester County Light Opera Company
>SPORTS: Celtics wrap up series with Heat, 118-84
-Watch Mike Gorman’s final sign-off in last game as Celtics broadcaster
-Player comparisons for every Patriots draft pick
-Bravehearts announce first 8 returning players
-Red Sox beat Giants, 6-2
-100FM The Pike (8:25): Coach Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman talks about leaving the Railers for Austria
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 5-2
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Feds probing 130,000 Ford Mustang Mach-E cars after crashes involving hands-free tech
>NATIONAL: Los Angeles heist gang behind daylight robberies busted
-Police shoot, kill armed student outside Wisconsin middle school: authorities
-Tragic: 3-year-old shoots himself, school officer parent arrested
>NEW ENGLAND: The faces of the Karen Read trial (20:11)
-Update on babies found in freezer in Boston, new details revealed
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria Senior Profile: Mia Kuhl, C.J. Major
-New expenses will push Clark’s cost over $70,000 next year
-Enhanced WPI transfer programs open new vistas for Q.C.C. students (4:06)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This surprising city was named top global destination by travel expert
>BUSINESS: Ending restaurants' tip credit could cost jobs, close eateries and bars
-LPL Research: That was quite a week
-Radio Worcester (9:55): Avoid home scams! Tips & B.B.B. mission with Alex Guardiola
>SHOPPING: Walmart is launching a new store brand called Bettergoods
>HOMES: Cost of buying a home in America reaches a new high, Redfin says
>HEALTH: This is the healthiest time to eat dinner, recent study says
-Infectious disease expert discusses how to handle ticks amid state's first detection of Powassan virus
>FOOD: Is this really Mass.'s "Most Iconic Food"? Food Network says so
>TV/STREAMING: "Bridgerton" showrunner teases who will lead Season 4
>MOVIES: South Park's Matt Stone, Trey Parker set comedy with Kendrick Lamar
>CELEBRITY: Michael Richards reunites with Jerry Seinfeld on first red carpet in 8 years
>ANIMALS: Meet Shamrock, the green puppy taking the internet by storm
>HISTORY: Main Street from Front Street in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. woman wins $1 million lottery prize twice in 10-week span
-Meanwhile, in Florida, NASA confirms mystery object that crashed through roof of home came from space station
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