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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:46). High of 35 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Lock 50 closes; staff unhappy with handling
+6:00: Amazon warehouse at Greendale Mall nears opening, city councilor says
+6:00: Worcester police warn of rash of TikTok-linked car thefts
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (6:53): Breakdown Lane for January 26th
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" and more
+Noon: Worcester market to close permanently
+Noon: Drug trafficking suspect in Worcester tied to home invasion
+Noon: Worcester teen Ayla King faces trial for racketeering in Georgia Cop City case
+Noon: National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine coming to Mechanics Hall
-Long-awaited $10 million Worcester project to break ground in spring
-Root & Press opens on Shrewsbury Street
-Channel 5's "Chronicle:" Hidden history is scattered throughout Worcester
-14-year-old arrested for robbing Worcester market with a machete (pictured)
-Latest developments in the Karen Read/Turtleboy case
-City councilors take issue with Worcester snowplowing efforts
-Worcester officials discuss increase in fatal opioid overdoses
-Worcester native who created the original Pat Patriot design dies at 97
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for January
-The Faces of Worcester: Susan Dunshee
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:13): Worcester school safety & Knitty Council debate
>DINING OUT: Burncoat Basketball fundraiser at 2 Chefs Restaurant on Saturday
-ICYMI: A Sterling 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
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett girls basketball continues perfect season with 70-30 win
-Lamoureux Ford Testimonial (:47)
-Movie Monday at Senior Center
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Clinton schools, police investigating "inappropriate behavior"
-Littleton woman with "limited" snowmobiling experience killed in New Hampshire crash
-New indoor pickleball complex set to open at Wachusett Plaza in West Boylston
-Dog found in Shrewsbury Market Basket parking lot
-Serial arsonist arrested in Leominster for setting fire to dumpster behind local bar
-Grafton Select Board won't issue R.F.P. for alternative cell tower location
-Templeton pub is reopening after fire
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Big shoes filled: Polka Dottie becomes a certified clown
-Black artists "Catch the Fire" at exhibit at Worcester Crafts Center
-Music Worcester Welcomes Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy in March
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 24 (29:18): E.H.S. Challenged
-Manny Jae Media (39:35): Manny and Dr. Rachel Monárrez, Superintendent, Worcester Public Schools
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who made a deep connection to Ghanaian culture
>SPORTS: Former Grafton star Ifeatu Melifonwu raises game entering NFC Championship
-Why Patriots coach Jerod Mayo calls owner Robert Kraft "Young Thundercat"
-Patriots receiver Kayshon Boutte arrested on multiple charges
-Bill Belichick has no 2024 prospects after losing out on Falcons job
-Celtics destroy Heat, 143-110
-Bruins beat Ottawa, 3-2
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
>NATIONAL: Alabama executes man with nitrogen gas
-20 people rescued from ice floe in Lake Erie
-Tragic: 2 kids home from school due to weather killed in house explosion
>NEW ENGLAND: Stone steeple of historic New London church collapses (1:34)
-Harvard cancer institute to retract 6 studies, correct 31 others
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Dance Team seventh in the nation in hip hop
-127,000 in Mass. could see student loans canceled under new plan
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): These 10 airports are the worst for connecting flights
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. Girl Scouts name a new C.E.O.
-Turbotax banned from advertising popular tax filing product as free
>SHOPPING: One-third of Gen-Z shoppers admit they shoplift at self-checkout kiosks
>HOMES: $7 million "fixer-upper" in Western Mass. with indoor pool is secluded sanctuary
>HEALTH: Blue Cross Blue Shield delays change in colonoscopy coverage
-This is how much exercise you need for better brain health: study
>FOOD: Wendy's launches breakfast burrito
>TV/STREAMING: Netflix adds record 13.1 million subscribers
>MOVIES: "Mission: Impossible 7" comes to Paramount+
>CELEBRITY: Sarah, Duchess of York, diagnosed with a malignant skin cancer
>ANIMALS: Blind forever puppy melts in his new dad’s arms (3:36)
>HISTORY: Today in History for January 26th (1:48)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Family receives letter written in 1943, delivered after 80 years
-Meanwhile, in Alabama, wild video shows jail escapee nabbed hiding in trash can (:45)
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Court docs reveal disturbing new details behind viral video involving ex-Southbridge McDonald’s manager (2:21). Article
-Cost to fix Worcester police station put at $20 million over 3 years\
-Tiny home village for homeless seniors breaks ground in Worcester
-Emergency closes Worcester restaurant until Friday
-Railers owner buys Pulse Magazine, CM Pride Magazine
-Worcester State nursing program welcomes first group of Anna Maria nursing students
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday's School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester organizations get $425,000 for affordable housing efforts
-Back-to-back national honors spotlight Worcester Public Library’s evolving role
-Radio Worcester (23:08): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista discusses city’s first-ever $1 billion budget
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Small Plates (5:56)
-ICYMI: Worcester police honor fallen officers, former chief Gary Gemme
-Assumption graduates 304 students at DCU Center
-Anna Maria College closing comes as disappointment for Molly Bish's family (2:17). Article
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police holding second annual Cruiser Cup Golf Tournament June 12th
-Wachusett Echo: Internship and employment at the school bank
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree crash leaves Southbridge home uninhabitable
-Westborough police continues to investigate shots fired on Research Drive
-Man with spiked-bat, drugs arrested in Leominster after 911 report of impaired driver
-Seeing double: Shrewsbury High School graduating class boasts 17 sets of twins
-Dudley candidates' night to be held June 8th
-Webster Town Meeting approves budget, drone bylaw, Pine View Liquors petition
-Shrewsbury teachers no longer need COVID vaccine
-Blackstone Valley Regional named distinguished school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (19:15): Greater Worcester Opera brings “1776” to Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 23 (28:52): Meatball, Part 1
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Depression in motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why Puerto Rico still doesn’t receive S.N.A.P. benefits
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. No. 164 (29:35): The Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former UMass Medical School professor and Physician of the Year
>SPORTS: Tom Brady takes dig at Bill Belichick during Georgetown commencement speech
-Jason Varitek's wife takes shot at Red Sox G.M. after coaching ouster
-Red Sox beat Royals, 3-1
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2026 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 32
>CARS: Gas prices climbing— What frustrated drivers can expect next (4:12)
>NATIONAL: San Diego mosque shooting: 3 men killed, suspects found dead (1:37)
-American who was on doomed cruise reveals what it's like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
-Tragic: Toddler crushed to death by antique dresser as she climbed it to reach a toy
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot dies in small plane crash in Rhode Island (:52)
-Pipe bomb found in Mass. pond, police investigating (1:12)
-Video shows Good Samaritans rushing to pull 2 people from car following rollover on I-495
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Cheer scores at national championships
-Clark honors Worcester student, staff members for inclusion and equity work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 top trending U.S. summer destinations
-The first thing you should do in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: Banks find ways to finance nonprofits, despite their lending and revenue challenges
-LPL Financial Research: Energy shock expected to hit prices harder than the economy
>HOMES: Homes are older than ever—but local permitting systems could slow down essential renovations
>HEALTH: Discussing ebola outbreak with infectious disease specialist (3:14)
-What no one tells you about egg freezing
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Oven-roasted turkey parmesan over spaghetti
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Lopez movie on Netflix, "Office Romance" (2:42)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Steven Spielberg's new movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Carrie Underwood rejected L.A. glamour to live on Tennessee farm
-William Daniels, 99, and wife Bonnie Bartlett, 96, detail "rules" of "open marriage"
>ANIMALS: Playful puppy from local shelter looking for active family (3:09)
>HISTORY: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
>GOOD NEWS: School principal retires, but returns as a handyman (2:34)
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo does "6-7" hand motion at the Vatican
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