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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 40 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Auburn K9 tracks down missing child on freezing cold night (:28) (pictured)
+6:00: Holden police ask for help in case of booze boosted from Big Y
+6:00: New owner keeps legendary Kenmore Diner tradition cooking
+6:00: Worcester Historical Museum hosts free events in February
+6:00: Youth Unity (15:24): Voices of Change — Worcester's leaders speak out at inauguration
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (4:16): The Pike Breakdown Lane For February 2nd
+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 — "Wonka," "The Beekeeper" and more
+Noon: Worcester Beer Garden aims to reopen with new business partner
+Noon: British ensemble VOCES8 brings its 8 voices to Mechanics Hall
+Noon: "Menopause The Musical 2" set for Hanover Theatre
+Noon: Theo Epstein joins Red Sox ownership group as senior advisor
-UMass Memorial dealing with "crisis situation" due to emergency room overcrowding
-Police remember Paxton Chief Robert Mortell 30 years after line-of-duty death
-Family, friends mourn loss of longtime hairdresser Sal Arcuri
-Nurses file complaints against Saint Vincent Hospital (2:37)
-Worcester to celebrate Black History Month
-Song, art, dance: Black History Month event honors women in education
-Online commenting coming to an end on telegram.com
-Permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless opens in Worcester
-Manny Jae Media (24:41): Positively Suzanne Positive Vibes Studio Grand Opening
-A sweet time at Hebert's Candy Mansion
-Punxsutawney Phil says spring is near
-How accurate is Groundhog Day? Here's how often Punxsutawney Phil really gets the weather right
-Radio Worcester (13:34): City Councilor George Russell on Worcester’s trash system. Time for change?
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:16): City Council meeting marred by profane, racist calls
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant among Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Snack Attack Destinations (5:22)
-Canal District restaurant announces closing, third business to close in January
-ICYMI: Worcester nursing home cited for understaffing, overmedication, neglect
-Related: Disturbing conditions at a Worcester nursing home prompt questions of state oversight
-Report: Worcester median rent rose 7.6% in 2023
-86-year-old woman victim of hit-and-run
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden Ice Rink opening 11-noon Saturday
-Lamoureux Ford Testimonial (:47)
-Wachusett students underutilizing Media Center miss out on valuable resources
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police arrest man for trafficking meth
-Parents outraged by firing of 2 Southbridge teachers
-Ex-husband shares memories of Lunenburg murder victim
-Driver cited after ice flies off truck and shatters car windshield in Uxbridge
-Grafton school budget discussions continue February 6th
-Wachusett area public safety logs
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Local indie rockers Space Shot at Redemption Rock Brewing on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Small Stones Festival of the Arts opens
-Remembering Chita: "We’re taking the stairs"
-Things to Do: Vanessa Collier, "Barbie" and a "Socks On! Dance Off!"
-Mayor Petty asks for report on free museum days for public school families
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 524 (27:49): Homeless encampments
-Manny Jae Media (39:33): Manny and Mayor Joe Petty
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who owned and operated family business for many years
>SPORTS: Patriots hiring Alex Van Pelt as offensive coordinator
-What Tom Brady thinks of Jerod Mayo taking over as Patriots coach
-Celtics lose to Lakers, 114-105
-Worcester boxer Jamaine Ortiz prepares for his first world title fight (1:27)
-Holy Cross announces spring sport broadcast schedule
-Lewis Hamilton to leave Mercedes for Ferrari F1 team
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
>NATIONAL: Astronomers say skyscraper-sized asteroid will pass near Earth
-U.S. prison labor tied to some of the world's most popular food brands
-Tragic: High school freshman collapses, dies during girls' J.V. basketball game
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. man shot, killed by Maine police officer after multi-state crash, officials say
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria students hosting American Cancer Society Relay for Life
-Worcester State awardees inspire students with innovative classroom strategies
-Exploring the history of Clark's English House
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Travel warning issued for the Bahamas due to spike in murders
>BUSINESS: Hanover Insurance Q4 earnings snapshot
-Radio Worcester (10:43): Prevent tax identity theft — File early, use I.R.S. P.I.N.
>HOMES: Nantucket home with theater, game room sells for massive sum
>HEALTH: Why is syphilis is at highest numbers since 1950? (3:00)
-Here's how much coffee you should drink every day to lose weight
>FOOD: Quaker Oats granola bar among products at risk for salmonella
>TV/STREAMING: Sneak peek at "Bridgerton" Season 3 (:50)
>MOVIES: "Oppenheimer" to stream on Peacock starting February 16th
>CELEBRITY: Darius Rucker arrested for minor drug offense in Tennessee
-Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake’s Super Bowl show was 20 years ago
>ANIMALS: Shaking puppy is so happy to be rescued (:56)
>HISTORY: Today in History for February 2nd (1:30)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman driven off her land by a racist mob. 8 decades later, she owns it again. (2:35)
-Meanwhile, in Michigan, Amish horse and buggy stolen from outside Walmart
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 84 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester named one of the best places to live in 2025
-"Still so shocked!": Worcester woman thought she won $100,000, but actually won $1 million on scratch ticket
-Legal battle over $21 million donation to Holy Cross comes to a close
-TCB preserves 85 units of affordable housing in Downtown Worcester
-Worcester man gets 6 years for loaded guns, silencer
-Paxton couple gets a surprise from a "bear-y" handsome visitor
-Area man's family disputes teen dogwalker's allegations of kidnapping (3:02)
-Earlier: Dog sitter lured into Southbridge home, kidnapped, police say
-Doherty Valedictorian Dea Kamberi eyes government career
-Marching for childhood cancer; 100-mile Ruck returns
-This Week in Worcester: Not believing lies is anti-police sentiment in Worcester
-Radio Worcester (22:45): Mayor Petty talks housing, petitions and Latin American Festival
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:09): Supermarkets, festivals and power of petitions
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): At Dinky’s Blue Belle Diner, breakfast served with a side of community
-ICYMI: Police raising funds to support officers seriously injured in alleged O.U.I. crash (1:20). Article
-Man stabbed multiple times at Shell Station in Worcester
-After stalled makeover, Commerce Building owner seeks to unload downtown property
-City council presses for answers on Mill Street safety, costs, steps
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Corner Shop awards scholarships
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
-Abigail Lei awarded Grange scholarship
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Millbury adopts housing production plan
-Leominster shoots down horse racing and Fairgrounds overlay district proposal
-Millville transit firm to pay $1 million over alleged MassHealth fraud
-Sutton Cultural Council launches summer concert series
-Clinton School Superintendent Steven Meyer garners praise at review
-Need a gift basket? Check out Rosie's
-Board chooses new Lancaster fire chief
-Luther Burbank Middle School honor roll announced
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: ArtsWorcester's "One" exhibit, Poet's Cauldron and more
-100 FM The Pike (13:56): Jeremy Piven
-Coldplay's Chris Martin has cheeky reaction after exposing apparent "affair" at Boston concert
-WooBox public art project celebrates community and brings pop of color
>OPINION: John Keough: The Worcester gaslight council continues to shine
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: The Puerto Rican flag on the Statue of Liberty
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 469 (28:09): State Senator Michael Rodrigues
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who served in the Navy for 20 years
>SPORTS: NFL assistant sees Patriots’ Christian Gonzalez as "next great one"
-Fans get money's worth with upcoming Futures Collegiate League All-Star festivities
-Bravehearts well represented as Futures League All-Star Game rosters announced
-First-place Bravehearts win again, 10-2. Wyatt Hoffman named Open Sky Community Services Player of the Game
-Bravehearts' next home game: 6:30 Saturday. Buy tickets here
-Holy Cross promotes Joelle Prata to associate head coach for women's lacrosse
>NATIONAL: Suicide in Jeffrey Epstein's jail cell is "impossible," says mobster
-4 people die in Florida from flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters
>TRAGIC: Physical therapist burned alive inside hyperbaric oxygen chamber at his practice
>NEW ENGLAND: 17-year-old boy arrested in killing of paddleboarder in small Maine town
-Mass. S.J.C. confirms conviction of 5-time drunk driver after Channel 4 report (2:08)
>COLLEGES: Tour New York City’s Garment District with developer Tom Creighton of Holy Cross
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 of the most beautiful places to visit in Spain
>BUSINESS: AT&T $177 million settlement: When could customers get paid?
-LPL Financial Research: Midyear stock market outlook — Path to upside clouded with uncertainty
-With Rhode Island acquisition, Aubuchon hardware now in every New England state
>HOMES: Can I light a fire in my backyard? What to know about fire pits, bonfire rules
>SHOPPING: More than 67,000 cases of deodorant sold at Walmart, Dollar Tree and on Amazon recalled
>HEALTH: People with dementia living longer in 5 regions of the world (:22)
-Dermatologists warn complex shower routines may harm skin (1:05)
-Study: Longer daytime naps associated with higher risk of death (1:30)
>FOOD: KFC's "comeback" plan includes free buckets of chicken: How to get one
>TV/STREAMING: CBS is ending "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" next year
>MOVIES: Lilo & Stitch becomes first 2025 title to cross $1 billion globally
>CELEBRITY: Tom Cruise, Ana de Armas make a splash with private Spanish getaway
-See the style looks from the ESPYs red carpet: Simone Biles, Brooks Nader, Ilona Maher and more
>ANIMALS: Huge fluffy dog with longtime cat obsession finally gets his own (1:58)
>HISTORY: 2 famous dancing cops brightened up Mass. streets while directing traffic
>GOOD NEWS: Restaurant raises money to buy employee new e-bike after theft
-Meanwhile, in Portsmouth, deer crashes into restaurant (:13)
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