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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:02). High of 42 today in Worcester
-Latest storm map from National Weather Service
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester calling for "patience" ahead of snow storm with plow driver shortage (1:43). Article
+6:00: Eat Beat for January
+6:00: BBQ & beer, Petty tribute, curling: 5 fun things this weekend
+6:00: Championship football team reunites 50 years later
+Noon: Owner of popular Worcester restaurant sells to new owners after 8 years (pictured)
+Noon: State Sen. Robyn Kennedy reflects on her first year in office
+Noon: Three Things to Do: Go for a walk, listen to music, welcome 2024
+Noon: How high is Worcester? Legal cannabis is a big "hit," but challenges remain
+Noon: PAWS for People visits Worcester Public Library
-3 brothers allege sexual abuse at Saint John’s in mid-1960s
-Pulse Magazine's People to Watch in 2024
-Radio Worcester (17:30): Worcester Mayor Joe Petty’s seventh term inaugural insights
-Related: Manny Jae Media (1:40:21): Worcester Inauguration
-Worcester awarded $146,000 grant for I.T. infrastructure
-The Faces of Worcester: Sarah Connell Sanders
-$800,000 in scholarships available for Worcester County students
-Indoor Pickleball opens in West Boylston on January 25th
-Coffee prices at Cumby's go up again (2:14). Article
>DINING OUT: Restaurant chain shutters multiple locations in Mass.
-ICYMI: UMass Memorial presenting plans to convert nursing home into hospital building
-K-9 Arnold joins Worcester Police Department
-Worcester man sentenced for shooting near courthouse
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Modular classrooms open at Dawson Elementary School
-Merry Christmas greetings from the team at Lamoureux Ford (:50)
-Christmas tree chipping next 2 Saturdays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury firm donates meals to local food agencies
-TODAY! Auburn police selling hoodies in support of K9 program
-Gardner man passed out on crack in Leominster Burger King parking lot arrested
-West Boylston football field vandalized by teens in cars
-Clinton High readies for F.I.R.S.T. with bridge crush
-Clinton man with suspended license arrested during routine traffic stop
-Heywood Hospital reopening mental health unit after 3 years
-Donation aids schools' music program
-Winchendon firefighter dies unexpectedly
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester names new Youth Poet Laureate
-What Worcester's Reading: A Great Notion
-Last Call: KRAMPUS for hire
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 519 (28:04): 2023 and 2024, Part 1 of 2
-City of Worcester's The Buzz with City Manager Batista (8:44): Worcester 311
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to noir-suspense novelist from Worcester
>SPORTS: Will Bill Belichick appeal to Robert Kraft’s humanity in end-of-season meeting?
-No Patriots selected to Pro Bowl for first time since 2000
-North High raises banner, honors late teammate, takes Doherty in home opener
-Boston's new pro women's hockey team opens inaugural season with a loss
-Holy Cross women's basketball team opens league schedule with win. Highlights (2:12)
-Holy Cross men's basketball team falls at Bucknell
-'Saders in 60 (1:00)
>CARS: Christmas Greetings from Bertera Nissan (1:31)
-113,000 Ford F-150s recalled for rear axle issue
>NATIONAL: Jeffrey Epstein contact names released by court
-Judge attacked in court by defendant during sentencing (:13)
-Tragic: Young man was best man at "hero" father's wedding before fatal Christmas hit-and-run
>NEW ENGLAND: 4 children die in Connecticut house fire
-These tax cuts take effect in Massachusetts in 2024 (1:39)
>COLLEGES: Radio Worcester (15:35): Q.C.C. Spring Semester & Super Saturday event details
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 historic city bridges you should cross at least once
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-These jobs saw the biggest pay hikes across the U.S. in 2023
>HEALTH: Have COVID or flu symptoms? Here's when you should see doctor (3:27)
-10,000 steps is 5 miles: Attainable exercise goals are key to resolutions
>FOOD: How to make a copycat Chick-fil-A sauce with 5 ingredients
>SHOPPING: Online retailer Zulily closes for good, will go into liquidation
>HOMES: 52-acre property in Connecticut sells for $57.5 million
>TV/STREAMING: Mandy Moore's on board for a "This Is Us" Christmas movie
>MOVIES: George Clooney reveals idea for new "Ocean's" movie: "Great script"
>CELEBRITY: AT&T's Lily credits Flo from Progressive for helping her deal with online sexual harassment
>ANIMALS: Featherless bird can't stop dancing (:59)
>HISTORY: Today in History for January 4th (1:27)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): $3.99 thrift store vase auctioned for over $107,000
-Meanwhile, in Georgia, museum hosts awkward family photo exhibit
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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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