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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:51). High of 35 today in Worcester
-4:00: Latest snowfall prediction from National Weather Service
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: JetBlue's inaugural flight from Worcester to Fort Myers takes off
+5:00: Worcester bakery preparing special treats for Three Kings Day
+5:00: Ray Mariano on Pope Francis, LGBTQ couples, Bishop Robert McManus
+5:00: North boys basketball team unveils state title banner, beats Doherty
+5:00: 100FM The Pike (8:31): The Breakdown Lane for January 5th
+1:00: Search for accused wife killer Aaron Pennington resumes
+1:00: Planned Downtown Worcester restaurants not expected to open anytime soon
+1:00: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+1:00: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+1:00: New movies on demand — "Eileen" and more
+1:00: Wormtown brewmaster unveils new taproom-brewery
+1:00: Tribute artist Dan Fontaine brings Elvis show to Worcester
-Worcester preparing for potential of heavy snowfall (2:06)
-Worcester calling for "patience" ahead of snow storm with plow driver shortage (1:43). Article
-Owner of popular Worcester restaurant sells to new owners after 8 years
-State Sen. Robyn Kennedy reflects on her first year in office
-Worcester City Council standing committees have been announced for 2024-2025
-How high is Worcester? Legal cannabis is a big "hit," but challenges remain
-PAWS for People visits Worcester Public Library
-Radio Worcester (10:13): Table Talk Pies reopens at Worcester Market, 100th anniversary plans
-Planet Fitness in Worcester offers advice to members with New Year's Resolutions
-Indoor Pickleball opens in West Boylston on January 25th
-The latest COVID numbers from Massachusetts
>DINING OUT: Review of Northborough restaurant
-ICYMI: 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
-The Faces of Worcester: Sarah Connell Sanders
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Morocco presentation by Ron Rosenstock January 10th at Senior Center
-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): Nationwide bomb threats reach Dudley, Concord
-40B project heads to Shrewsbury Zoning Board of Appeals
-Championship football team reunites 50 years later
-Mayor of Leominster sworn in for 16th term (1:56)
-Puppy dies after ingesting rat poison (1:54)
-Beaman Library hosting service projects January 16th to 20th
-Grafton student in Youth for Community Improvement program
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-New dates for the Jazzed Up Duo at Val's
>SHOWTIME: BBQ & beer, Petty tribute, curling: 5 fun things this weekend
-Three Things to Do: Go for a walk, listen to music, welcome 2024
-New England Country Music Club dances
-City of Worcester's The Buzz with City Manager Batista (8:44): Worcester 311
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 520 (27:58): Looking ahead to 2024
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a professor at Quinsigamond Community College for over 40 years
>SPORTS: Report details Patriots’ eye-opening dysfunction amid lost season
-Details emerge about Bill Belichick’s pivotal meeting with Robert Kraft
-Don Sweeney crushed free agency and it’s greatly benefiting the Bruins
-Brian Vaganek named defensive coordinator for Holy Cross football
-Worcester man training for Boston Marathon in honor of late friend
>CARS: Christmas Greetings from Bertera Nissan (1:31)
-Ford hikes price of some F-150 Lightning models up to $10,000
>NATIONAL: 6th grader killed, 5 injured in Iowa school shooting (1:13)
-How to get a slice of Verizon's $100 million class-action settlement
-Tragic: 67-year-old man with Alzheimer’s beaten by 2 men
>NEW ENGLAND: Attacks on postal workers on the rise in New England
-Report: State spent $42 million on emergency shelters in 2 weeks
>COLLEGES: Clark grad Judge Margaret Guzman joins the federal bench
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Top 20 picks for places to visit in 2024
>BUSINESS: Job openings, number of workers quitting drop in November
-Toxic positivity at work: Why too much optimism can hurt employee productivity, experts say
>HEALTH: E.R. wait times are longer due to more COVID, R.S.V. and flu cases (2:10)
-These are the standout breakthroughs in tech that may revolutionize health care
>FOOD: Starbucks rolls out re-usable cup option nationwide in move to cut down on waste
>SHOPPING: Magnetic balls sold by Walmart recalled due to choking and injury risks to kids
>TV/STREAMING: 2024 broadcast TV show premiere dates
>MOVIES: Meryl Streep says "Barbie" “saved the movies last summer and all of our jobs”
>CELEBRITY: "Beverly Hills 90210" star Ian Ziering breaks silence after New Year’s Eve biker gang brawl
>ANIMALS: Goldendoodle rescued from puppy mill completely transforms (3:26)
>HISTORY: Today in History for January 5th (1:31)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman gets engaged after buying $6,000 wedding dress for $25
-Meanwhile, in Arizona, beavers invade neighborhood
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 58 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Man killed in Worcester crash
+5:00: Developer buys site of planned Worcester hotel for $1.4 million
+5:00: "Exactly what we need": Worcester parishioners discuss Pope Leo's first year
+5:00: Revolutionary Reading 6 to 7:30 tonight at The Village
+Noon: Listen Up: Mowesby & the Northern Flicker shine on new album, "Wave"
+Noon: National Baseball Poetry Festival returns to Worcester
+Noon: Worcester Walks: Water, woodlands and wonders at Wells State Park
-Hear a loud boom lately? It may be this
-Developers of Worcester housing projects file for bankruptcy
-Worcester City Manager reverses on green building code, says policy will continue
-Radio Worcester (23:26): Khrystian King opposes pause of Worcester stretch code
-"Devastating blow": What comes next after Community Healthlink closes?
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Worcester spent $10 million on winter storms, nearly doubling budget
-What is next for Anna Maria campus? Future of the site is up in the air
-Worcester School Committee wants review of maintenance at Foley Stadium
-Walmart stores in Mass. face remodeling. Is Worcester's one of them?
-Traffic stop in Worcester leads to gun charges for 50-year-old man
-Worcester man sentenced to 6 years for possessing loaded, stolen gun after prior conviction
-Worcester County Wonders: The legends of Lancaster's Blood Forest
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: The best prime rib in Mass. can be found at this charming local historic restaurant
-ICYMI: JetBlue flights from Worcester "absolutely full" during April vacation
-City Manager: Worcester police able to assist I.C.E. on criminal cases
-3 cars found on the bottom of Green Hill Pond
-Shuttered Worcester eatery gets new life
-Coffee shop to open in high-profile Canal District development
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): 122 Diner teases "exciting announcement"
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Person shot near Fitchburg State University
-Gardner man faces federal charges of fentanyl distribution
-Traveler Restaurant owners retire after 33+ years, closing one chapter along I-84
-Leominster man arrested after police find stored images showing sexual abuse of toddlers
-Webster man arrested for throwing trash can at girlfriend who upset him while he had a headache
-Southbridge fire budget, lieutenant promotion process head to Town Council
-Brookfield business faces lengthy process to sell prepackaged food
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Vue on Friday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester State prof Siri Colom part of Peabody Award-winning team for podcast
-Internationally acclaimed guitarist returns to Southbridge
-Mariah Carey has surprising reaction to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame snub
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Worcester council holds fewest meetings in 20 years in 2025
-Shaun Connolly: In Florida nobody's canceled
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor’s Forum No. 61 (28:29): Letter Carriers’ Food Drive (Second Saturday in May)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (23:18): City Council reverses course
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:43): Chickens banned, housing struggles continue
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to lifelong Worcester resident who passed away at age 104
>SPORTS: Patriots’ draft class draws mostly solid reviews
-Updated Patriots depth chart with 2026 draft picks
-Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 5-0
-Former Holy Cross basketball standout and assistant coach RJ Evans named AIC coach
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Tailgating OK for Boston’s World Cup soccer games after all
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 29
-WPI softball coach battles cancer, leads team to success
>NATIONAL: King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive in U.S.
-Man charged with attempted assassination in White House correspondents’ dinner shooting
-Tragic: Ohio girl, 2, suffocated to death in "freak accident" after Hyundai S.U.V. seat folds down on her
>NEW ENGLAND: Mother accused of killing 2 children confessed: Records reveal (2:00)
-The real stakes in the fight over a 1% income tax cut
-Radio Worcester (15:41): Seth Moulton frames Senate race as “future of the Democratic Party”
>COLLEGES: Assumption honors and C.T.E.Q. students take spring break trip abroad
-Holy Cross names R.F. Kuang, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah to faculty roles
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Previewing Cape Cod's summer rental season (2:17). Article
>BUSINESS: Anna Maria College to lay off 150, close next month
-LPL Financial Research: American industrial renaissance: Fact or fiction?
-Anthropic's "Claude Mythos" model sparks fears of A.I. doomsday, wave of devastating hacks
>HOMES: Mass. hardware store shares tips on helping your lawn (3:40)
>HEALTH: Doctor explains powerful new street drug cychlorphine (2:42)
-C.D.C. warns of drug-resistant salmonella infections linked to backyard poultry
>FOOD: Mass. beverage company offers taste of Cape Cod in a can (1:51). Article
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Pop Culture Jeopardy!" coming to Netflix (1:23)
>MOVIES: Sally Field refused this iconic role, reveals it was never her "cup of tea"
>CELEBRITY: Nicole Kidman hospitalized after filming pro-wrestling scene
-Rob Reiner's son described parents’ deaths as "living nightmare"
>ANIMALS: Obese Golden Retriever does infinite zoomies now (3:15)
>HISTORY: Worcester County Wonders: Setting the Revolution record straight
>GOOD NEWS: Oncology nurse gives her liver to save her father after harrowing diagnosis
-Meanwhile, Florida teen seen joyriding on lawn mower inside Target store
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