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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 48 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+8:00: Latest developments in the Karen Read/Turtleboy case
+8:00: Worcester officials discuss increase in fatal opioid overdoses
+8:00: Long-awaited $10 million Worcester project to break ground in spring
+8:00: Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:13): Worcester school safety & Knitty Council debate
+8:00: The Faces of Worcester: Susan Dunshee
+8:00: Clinton schools, police investigating "inappropriate behavior"
+8:00: Littleton woman with "limited" snowmobiling experience killed in New Hampshire crash
+8:00: Root & Press opens on Shrewsbury Street
+8:00: Worcester native who created the original Pat Patriot design dies at 97
+8:00: Music Worcester Welcomes Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy in March
+Noon: Black artists "Catch the Fire" at exhibit at Worcester Crafts Center
+Noon: Serial arsonist arrested in Leominster for setting fire to dumpster behind local bar
+Noon: Former Grafton star Ifeatu Melifonwu raises game entering NFC Championship
-A local mother's mission to prevent furniture tip-overs (3:59)
-"Taylor Swift party" at Gerardo's Bakery for girl battling leukemia
-2 teens charged in connection with series of explosions in Central Mass.
-Buy the bottle: a request to change Worcester's liquor law in bars
-Worcester officials condemn racist speech used at council meeting
-Retro video games make a comeback at Worcester exhibit
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for January
-Worcester, Templeton among communities to receive housing project funding from state
-Charlie’s in Spencer sells $120,000 Keno ticket, Rutland man is big winner
-New York Times: The unthinkable mental health crisis that shook WPI
-Radio Worcester (12:05): Candy Mero-Carlson on vet services for seniors & tax work-off plan
-Radio Worcester (22:37): Paul DePalo talks justice reform & Governor’s Council
>DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week returns February 26th to March 9th
-ICYMI: Worcester police looking for missing girl
-In Worcester, loved ones bid farewell to National Guard members before deployment (2:01)
-"The Holdovers" shot in Central Mass. gets multiple Oscar nominations
-Animal nonprofits in Central Mass. are seeing record demand while donations remain stagnant
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Movie Monday at Senior Center
-Lamoureux Ford Testimonial (:47)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fitchburg principal placed on leave
-New indoor pickleball complex set to open at Wachusett Plaza in West Boylston
-Shrewsbury nomination papers now available
-State Trooper Todd Girouard charged with O.U.I. in West Brookfield
-Leominster man drives to Dragon's Leyr during road rage incident that began on Route 2
-Recalling Clinton's iconic timepiece
-Developer to build 233-apartment complex in Bolton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: American Antiquarian Society winter programs
-100FM The Pike (6:53): Comedian Tony Capobianco checks in with the morning show
-First portrait of Black Americans arrives at Mechanics Hall to be installed in March
-Last Call: Joanna MacGugan, historian
-WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 109 (27:50): Nick Zwirblia
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 24 (29:18): E.H.S. Challenged
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester infant who tragically passed away 3 months old
>SPORTS: Cash to burn? Here’s how Patriots could spend it in NFL free agency
-Chargers name Jim Harbaugh coach
-Bruins lose to Carolina, 3-2
-Holy Cross women win ninth straight. Highlights (1:38)
-Holy Cross men fall at American
-Holy Cross hosting a white-out basketball doubleheader on Monday
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
-Kia Sportages, Carnivals recalled for roof issue
>NATIONAL: Huge waves crash into U.S. military base in Marshall Islands (1:11)
-Boeing faces new safety alert over earlier generation of 737s
-Tragic: 5 family members killed in crash
>NEW ENGLAND: MCI-Concord will shut down in June
-Massachusetts woman killed in snowmobile crash in N.H.
>COLLEGES: Field trips give Clark students industry insights
-Aspiring dermatologist at UMass Medical School creates career exposure program for students in Worcester
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): N.T.S.B. urges parents not to fly with children on lap after Alaska Airlines incident
>BUSINESS: W.B.J.'s Movers & Shakers
-J&J agrees to pay $700 million to settle talc probes in 42 states
>SHOPPING: 50% off sales at Abby's House Thrift Shop
>HOMES: Worcester County real estate transfers for Sunday, January 14th
>HEALTH: Ozempic and Wegovy overdose calls have spiked, experts say
-Scientists say eating too late could increase your risk of heart disease
>FOOD: Panera Bread moves Charged Lemonade behind counter after lawsuits
>TV/STREAMING: Jon Stewart will return to "The Daily Show" as host
>MOVIES: Existential crisis as Hollywood rethinks what makes a hit movie
>CELEBRITY: Emma Stone applies to "Jeopardy!" every June: "I watch it" daily
>ANIMALS: Meet Twiggy, the waterskiing squirrel (1:15)
>HISTORY: Today in History for January 25th (1:19)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Heroic dog finds gas leak outside home
-Meanwhile, in California, woman accused of stealing $2,500 in Stanley cups
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:13). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Man and young child rescued from roof of burning building on Vernon Hill, 1 dog dead, officials say
-Chimney fire spreads to walls of Princeton home, prompting multi-town response
-Auburn officer arrested by State Police in online sting
-Proposed site of 364 Worcester apartments purchased by N.J. firm for $17 million
-Q.C.C. union votes no confidence in college President Luis Pedraja
-Hanover Theatre announces 2025-26 Broadway Series shows
-Drought status eases in Worcester
-Worcester County Wonders: At Hot Dog Annie's, it's all about the sauce
-Telegram & Gazette Student of the Week
-Police recorded 9 hate crimes in Worcester in 2024
-Worcester releases new data on shootings, ShotSpotter
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:53): Board of Health pushes for transparency on vaccines — Can it stay non-political?
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phanton Gourmet's Great 8 Pizza (5:22)
-ICYMI: New eatery planned near Polar Park
-Worcester’s toll in Titanic disaster
-Sheriff's office documents dating from 1700s donated offer glimpse into Worcester's past
-After almost a year as Head of School, Horgan reflects on Saint John’s community
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo: Post-election at the Regional
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Teen killed in Northbridge crash
-West Boylston sees lower insurance climb than some
-$42 million Shrewsbury D.P.W. project will head to townwide vote after Town Meeting approval
-Sterling Fire Chief David Hurlbut saluted for decades of service
-Cinthia Sykes leaving Boylston Elementary School
-Walmart plaza in Sturbridge sells for $31 million as part of wider $1.1 billion deal
-No micro-override request planned for this year in Grafton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: April is not fooling around
-New sculpture show coming to Tower Hill
>OPINION: Candy Mero-Carlson: Doing math on colleges buying land in Worcester
-Tim Garvin: Worcester community goes beyond measurement
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 459 (28:54): Congressman Jim McGovern
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to well-known and deeply respected hair stylist
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Rays, 16-1
-Worcester Bravehearts release 2025 schedule
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories: Emily and Zach Bubonovich
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 27
-Paige Bueckers goes No. 1 to Dallas Wings in 2025 WNBA draft
-Flag football club for Worcester high school clears first hurdle
-Saint John's baseball improves to 6-0 with romp over Malden Catholic in home opener
>NATIONAL: Coast Guard rescues 4 from capsized boat off Florida coast; 1 dead, 5 missing
-U.S. still won’t say whether it will return mistakenly deported man, despite Supreme Court decision
>TRAGIC: Amish children killed on the way to school in buggy crash with S.U.V. driven by teen
>NEW ENGLAND: No end for Karen Read jury selection yet | Your questions answered (12:22)
>COLLEGES: Clark, WPI among top-ranked game design schools
-Holy Cross Professor Emily Wilson (50:40): War, Homecoming, Heroism, Truth
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 hotels with unexpected perks
>BUSINESS: Mass. small business concerned about tariff impact, "doubles my cost"
-LPL Financial Research: Decent chance stock market bottom is in but far from certain
-Gen Z employees are never at their desks — and it's driving their bosses crazy
>SHOPPING: Fisher-Price recalls popular baby toys due to frightening choking hazard
>HEALTH: Common vitamin shown to reduce autoimmune disease
-Workplace music can impact performance, study says (1:25)
-Can eating sour candy actually stop your panic attack? We asked a doctor
>FOOD: 5 mistakes grocery shoppers make — and all can be easily avoided
>TV/STREAMING: Recap of seasons 1 to 4 of Netflix's "You" (17:04)
>MOVIES: Nobody 2: Bob Odenkirk is back in first trailer
>CELEBRITY: First pics of Katy Perry and Gayle King in space on Blue Origin flight
>ANIMALS: They said this tiny puppy would never walk - Now watch him run (1:43)
>HISTORY: Why's it called that? Rejoice Newton, known for hill that carries name
>GOOD NEWS: World War II vet asked for 100 cards before his 100th birthday — and the response was incredible
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, man rescued from chimney, arrested
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