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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:55). High of 38 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police looking for missing girl (pictured)
+6:00: Animal nonprofits in Central Mass. are seeing record demand while donations remain stagnant
+6:00: "The Holdovers" shot in Central Mass. gets multiple Oscar nominations
+6:00: Poet Jonathan Blake set to read from new book at Jacob Edwards Library
+Noon: Snow, freezing rain expected in Worcester next 2 days
+Noon: Developers, activists, and city officials say parking requirements are blocking needed development
+Noon: Great Brook Valley residents now eligible for cannabis business ownership assistance program
+Noon: Winter Walks: Elmer's Seat may be small, but the view is spectacular
+Noon: Listen Up: Abby Lamarre's "Pink Parka" a cozy antidote to winter chill
+Noon: Full list of Oscar nominees
+Noon: Oscar snubs and surprises: Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie are out
-Dozens evacuated during Park Ave. gas leak
-Worcester Art Museum accused of housing stained glass stolen from France
-Worcester restaurant starts operating as a bakery during the morning hours in the coming months
-Guest gives birth inside Worcester hotel
-Worcester woman bites another woman's face during assault, police say
-W.P.D: Do you know these men wanted for questioning in fraud investigation?
-Wachusett Brewery purchased by Smuttynose owners, report says
-Worcester Cares For Those In Need hosts food and clothing drive
-Green Party candidates speak in Worcester
-Worcester Schools eye vision for future in new strategic plan
-Radio Worcester (18:19): Mark Henderson on evolving local news with mission of The016.com
-T&G Student of the Week: Vote for 1 of these 8 students
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (53:35): RMVillage protest — Urgent need for women’s shelter?
-ICYMI: Worcester firefighters respond to 2 house fires in brutal cold
-Worcester Regional Research Bureau launches Worcester Public Schools data dashboard
-T&G editor Sarah Barnacle to explore Worcester County in new column
-In Worcester County, a changing fight against opioids
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Arizona Doug concert Wednesday
-Lamoureux Ford Testimonial (:47)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury High may offer new "career pathway" next year
-Uxbridge pays $1.2 million to settle lawsuit over community impact fees
-Clinton woman brings her faith to Hope Noel jewelry
-Local police departments offer assistance to Wilbraham after shooting of officer
-West Boylston police log January 15th to 22nd
-The Landmark's public safety logs
-"Bumper" announces retirement
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Friends-themed cookie decorating class Wednesday at Redemption Rock
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: Compagnie Hervé Koubi, "Baked & Bakwards" and more
-New Holocaust exhibit opens at the American Heritage Museum
-Ska-Punk artist Joe Samba set to pick up the energy at Electric Haze
-Worcesteria: Knitty Council spat has City Council all stitched up
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 411 (28:33): Students of Forest Grove Middle School
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 522 (27:46): Trash/Norton/Curtis Apartments/Woo Fridges
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local Navy veteran who owned a seamless gutter company for 35 years
>SPORTS: Similarities and differences between Jerod Mayo and Bill Belichick’s styles
-Why Patriots interviewing Nick Caley for offensive coordinator job should be viewed as positive
-What is Bill Belichick’s coaching market outside Falcons?
-Celtics win in Dallas, 119-110
-Bruins down Jets, 4-1
-Kiley Ronan named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Worcester Hockey Alumni 2023-24 highlights, NHL week 15
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
>NATIONAL: Medical evac crew killed in Oklahoma chopper crash
-Forever stamp prices price hike in effect
-Tragic: 3 family members electrocuted after power line falls on S.U.V.
>NEW ENGLAND: Armed man fatally shot by police during Nashua domestic disturbance
-Western Mass. man gets 6 to 7 years for raping child
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria AMCAST (22:07): Manny Rivas
-Clark alum charts on N.P.R. after 20-year break from music
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Spirit Airlines ranks dead last in passenger legroom: survey
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-What to do if your colleague takes credit for your work
>SHOPPING: Home Design recalls 500,000 beds sold at Walmart, Wayfair and others
>HOMES: Rare Cold War bunker lists for sale in Washington
>HEALTH: Alzheimer’s blood test may be a step closer to reality, per study
-Care for vomiting, diarrhea and dehydration
>FOOD: McDonald's brings back beloved Strawberry & Crème Pie
>TV/STREAMING: "The Office" star confirms they're "certainly" in for reboot
>MOVIES: 18 feel-good movies to watch over and over again
>CELEBRITY: "Succession" Emmy winner Sarah Snook heading to Broadway
>ANIMALS: More than 2 in 3 pet owners believe they adopted themself in pet form
>HISTORY: Today in History for January 23rd (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman wins $925,434 from lottery ticket she thought was a loser
-Meanwhile, in Florida, drunken woman crashes car into dentist's office, chili joint
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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