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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 (:27). High of 58 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Mass. National Guard sergeant from Leominster charged with killing boyfriend (1:50). Article
-Cuts coming: Worcester schools face $22 million budget deficit
-On set at "The Walking Dead: Dead City" in Worcester
-Related: "The Walking Dead: Dead City" TV show filming begins in Downtown Worcester
-Family of 14-year-old Worcester teen killed in shooting announces funeral
-Worcester police investigate stabbing on Chandler Street
-Search warrant leads to arrest of Worcester man for drugs
-Mass. D.O.T. exhibit at DCU Center features simulator for navigating streets
-Channel 7 solves timeshare problem for local widow
-The Faces of Worcester: Allen Greenman, Real estate & watchmaker
-Radio Worcester (48:04): Radio Roundtable discusses Supreme Court's homelessness ruling impact on Worcester
>CELEBRITY: Worcester's Denis Leary to appear in first movie since 2014
>DINING OUT: Central Mass. Mom's Best Gluten-Free Restaurants in Central Mass.
-ICYMI: "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
-City Manager Eric Batista to reject committee recommendations, renew Spectrum contract
-Related: The Buzz with City Manager Batista — Cable Talk
-Korean fried chicken shop coming to Downtown Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! 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): Shrewsbury Select Board creates Municipal Facilities Optimization Committee
-Gardner man in unresponsive state drives up to Clinton police in Hannaford parking lot
-Northborough residents react to being named the safest in Mass.
-Tribute Road Race Saturday in Clinton
-Bulfinch Bee 5K Saturday in Lancaster
-Clinton Chamber hosting several events
-Fitchburg vacant property registration requirement now live
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Singer-songwriter Tasteless Jack makes Redemption Rock taproom debut on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Six Things to Do: Psychic Faire, poet Alejandro Jimenez and more
-Knights and fairies galore at renaissance fair in Phillipston this weekend
-Play explores life of suffragist and abolitionist Julia Ward Howe
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 27 (29:01)
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor's Forum No. 39 (28:25): Central Mass. Agency on Aging
-Unity Radio (58:06): TheWoo508
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local man who passed away at age 104
>SPORTS: Bruins lose Game 6 to Toronto, Game 7
-Here's what Bruins broadcaster Jack Edwards said after his final game
-Dates for Celtics second round series vs. Cavs or Magic
-For Patriots, it's out with “Do Your Job,” in with “Process… Progress… Payoff.”
-Belichick — the Holy Cross coach, not the other one — named Coach of the Year
-Red Sox fall to Giants, 3-1
-WooSox lose to Lehigh Valley, 7-1
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-New U.S. cars will be required to have automatic emergency braking in 5 years
>NATIONAL: U.S. drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana
-17-year-old charged with murdering 10-year-old sister
-Tragic: 2-year-old boy dies after inflatable house goes airborne
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial Day 3 recap | What happened at the scene of death? (31:36)
-Tanker fire closes I-95 in Norwalk, Conn. (1:13)
>COLLEGES: Filmmaker and Clark alum explores identity, acceptance and blue-collar realities
-Anna Maria Senior Profile: Haylee Walker, class of ‘24
-Assumption students recognized for academic excellence at 40th Honors Convocation
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Beautiful African paradise islands that most tourists don’t know about
>BUSINESS: African business expo in Worcester eyes increased attendance for second year
-LPL Research: That was quite a week
-This is the most dreaded word at work: "My mind goes to the worst places"
>SHOPPING: Credit card skimmers found at Walmarts, including one in Hudson
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, April 21st to 27th
>HEALTH: U.S. fertility rate dropped to lowest in a century
-Eating avocados may lower diabetes risk for women: study
>FOOD: Walgreens keeps selling out of mango gummy candy — and Gen Zers are desperate
>TV/STREAMING: Max streaming service to crack down on password sharing after move boosts Netflix
>MOVIES: Margot Robbie to produce live-action "Monopoly" movie
>ANIMALS: He was in the shelter for over 600 days until... (:59)
>HISTORY: Soldier's Monument, Worcester Common
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Soldier surprises 5-year-old daughter at school
-Meanwhile, man paddles river in Australia's largest pumpkin
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