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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Tuberculosis cases skyrocket in Worcester, but risk considered low
-12-year-old Worcester boy giving back by making Easter baskets to help kids in shelters (2:49). Article
-Wachusett grad will play with Usher at Super Bowl halftime show
-Emotional support clown offers services to Worcester area
-"People are upset": Worcester construction project suspended after residents complain of damage
-Former D'Angelo's on West Boylston Street could be replaced by condos
-Stolen gun found on shelf of Worcester grocery store
-Worcester to plant 2 Miyawaki forests, establish "cool pockets"
-Less than 16% of top executives and 0 C.E.O.s at major Central Mass. publicly traded companies are women
-Why auto and homeowners insurance are going up in Mass., and how you can save (4:42). Article
-Worcester Public School News featuring South High School (12:32)
-Jose Antonio Rivera: The Champ's Opinion – Jamaine Ortiz-Teofimo Lopez fight
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:54): Worcester City Council hate groups and more
-Unsolved: Worcester (24:40) — "What Happened to Holly Piirainen?" Audio (24:39)
>DINING OUT: Super Bowl plans? Check Dining Out to see local offers
-ICYMI: Worcester fighter Jamaine Ortiz outboxes champ, loses title fight on points
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): February Among Friends senior newsletter
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-Chicago World's Fair reprise in Holden
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Smoke alarms saves family as fire tears through Ashburnham home (1:52)
-Meet Bentley: Regatta Point’s canine lifeguard
-Shrewsbury’s fiscal 2025 budget takes shape
-Old Grafton fire station reno vs. demo costs still on the agenda
-Clinton posts election information
-Boylston ready for spring elections
-Unlicensed falconry operation uncovered in Pepperell leads to multiple charges
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
-TODAY! Sgt Scag, Futon Lasagna, Sweet Babylon, The Agonizers, and The Negans at the Raven on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Anette Barrios-Torres is Eliza in "My Fair Lady" coming to Worcester
-Ukrainian orchestra performs in Worcester for the first leg of its U.S. tour
-Tattoo pop-up shop opens at Worcester Art Museum this weekend
-Weston Anderson and Grave Digger back at DCU Center for Monster Jam
-100FM The Pike (5:44): The Pike Breakdown Lane For February 9th
-Sevendust singer Lajon Witherspoon excited about the future of band
-Worcester State students showcase artwork at the ArtsWorcester College Show
-Ray Mariano on Taylor Swift, LeBron James and celebrity endorsements
-Manny Jae Media (1:00:15): InnerViews Live with Abbie Cotto
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who built and ran a booming local cafe
>SPORTS: Celtics beat Wizards, 133-129
-Is Patriots’ Mac Jones salvageable? 2 M.V.P. quarterbacks believe so
-Dont'a Hightower returning to Patriots as linebackers coach
-Former Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien named Boston College coach
-The "legendary" Chiefs tight end from Leominster (not Travis Kelce) (1:01)
-Holy Cross women's hockey team tie Friars claiming shootout win
-Railers lose to Mariners, 5-4
-North High boys' basketball brushes off long layoff in rout of St. John's
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
>NATIONAL: 5.7 magnitude earthquake shakes Hawaii's Big Island
-O.J. Simpson reportedly diagnosed with prostate cancer
-Tragic: Harrowing video captures base jumper leaping to death
>NEW ENGLAND: Harmony Montgomery's stepmother gives graphic testimony at murder trial (3:07)
-Officials warn about supplements with "gas station heroin" sold in Mass.
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria and South High partnership empowers students
-Worcester State President Barry Maloney on reinstating S.A.T.
-Holy Cross seniors gather, reflect during Convocation
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Fairytale destinations to make you swoon
>BUSINESS: Where was most of America’s stuff imported from last year? It’s not China
-Central Mass. businesses see benefits in remote work, particularly for women who often have busier home lives
>SHOPPING: The best TV deals to shop ahead of Super Bowl 2024
>HOMES: Would you pay $34,000 for this foldable Amazon house?
>HEALTH: Is ginger ale good for an upset stomach? Experts weigh in
-Experts offer advice after C.D.C. reports 57 pediatric deaths this flu season
>FOOD: New Coke flavor unveiled; what does it taste like?
>TV/STREAMING: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "American Fiction," "I.S.S." and more
>CELEBRITY: Jamie Lee Curtis celebrates 25 years of being "clean and sober" after struggling with opioid abuse
>ANIMALS: Guy finds abandoned puppy under a bridge (:50)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman returns bridal photos that were lost for decades
-Meanwhile, in Alabama, thieves take off with 200-foot radio tower, transmitter, knocking AM station off the air
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:27). High of 90 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: From the lab to the spotlight: Miss Worcester County 2024 is arising star (2:46). Article
+6:00: Police investigating bank robbery at Hometown Bank in Webster; suspect fled on motorcycle into Conn.
+6:00: Car engulfed in flames in Westborough
+Noon: Focus on "much needed" programs — Centro elaborates on Latin American Festival cancelation
-Earlier: Organizer: Fear of I.C.E. was factor in decision to cancel Worcester Latin American Festival
+Noon: 100 FM The Pike (14:34): Worcester Fire Department cookoff firefighters trade hoses for hot plates
+Noon: Peppercorn's reopens after renovation
+Noon: What's the best summer thing to do in Worcester County? Vote in round 1
+Noon: Listen up: On "Northeastern," Old Tom & the Lookouts eyes "the curse of being from the Northeast"
+Noon: EcoTarium celebrates 200 years of science, nature and discovery
-A city-owned grocery store in Worcester? Councilor wants to look into it
-WNBA star and Worcester Academy alum Aliyah Boston gets her flowers at State House ceremony
-Planet Fitness opens third location in Worcester
-Worcester trade show exhibit company expands with acquisition of Texas firm
-Research center at UMass Medical School celebrates new name
-Mike Bendetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-This Week in Worcester: Not believing lies is anti-police sentiment in Worcester
-Jim McGovern frustrated after loss in budget bill fight, but says "I don't feel hopeless" (8:38). Article
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Crompton Pool delay, negative review drama and police mask ban
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): New seafood eatery opens in Worcester
-ICYMI: Woman in hospital after shooting at Crompton Park
-Worcester mayor says fund freeze could cost 20 school jobs
-Worcester ranks among top U.S. metros for S.T.E.M. jobs
-Worcester County Wonders: Three-deckers remain a thriving icon for city
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Up to "Shannanigans" with handmade crafts
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
-This week's traffic delays and road closures
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): W.R.T.A. service expands through Shrewsbury, Westborough and Northborough
-No lifeguards at Lake Chauncy (again), mirroring statewide trend
-Item photos: Scenes from the Clinton fireworks
-A "peek behind the curtain" for residents at S.E.L.C.O.’s Open House
-Millbury receives funding for senior center improvements as part of Fiscal Year 2026 budget
-Paxton considers Black Hill Road bridge replacement
-233-unit development in Grafton granted $9 million in state support
-Lancaster officials question why fire voices not heard
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesdays at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: 100 FM The Pike (9:08): The Breakdown Lane
-Will Aerosmith tour again? What Joe Perry said about possibility
-Art with a message: Main South installation aims to promote pedestrian safety
-Dodgers announcer wins National Baseball Poetry Festival's "Green Monster" challenge
-Sharon Oliver: Being a successful social media influencer is not limited to the young
>OPINION: Katy McQueen: A day of nostalgia at Storyland
-Bill Shaner: All the fun a wicked god must be having with us
-Aaron Langlois: Oakham wants clean energy - and environmental safety
-Unity Radio's Cannabis 101 (55:03)
-A Minute with Meagan (14:51): From breakups to breakthroughs — The Sparrow Collective is rewriting the story
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former owner of Atlas Press
>SPORTS: The biggest nights in summer baseball are coming to Worcester
-4 Worcester Bravehearts, Holy Cross right-hander Danny Macchiarola picked in Major League Baseball Draft
-Bravehearts playing loose and crushing the ball. Next home game: 6:30 Tuesday. Buy tickets here
-Checking in on how these local Major League Baseball stars are doing at the All-Star break
-TODAY! Connecticut Sun face Indiana Fever at Garden ahead of WNBA All-Star Break
>NATIONAL: Camp Mystic cabins were in known flood zone — despite recent $5 million overhaul
-Man calmly confesses to murdering, dismembering his elderly landlord
>TRAGIC: Sad last text from woman who fell in volcano revealed: "Heartbroken when we said goodbye"
>NEW ENGLAND: Everything we know about the fire at an assisted living facility in Fall River (10:20)
-Drug overdose deaths tied to opioids on the decline
>COLLEGES: Anya Brown and the Outdoors Club at Holy Cross (1:51)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The T.S.A. recently banned these items in checked bags
>BUSINESS: Meta investing hundreds of billions in superintelligence
-LPL Financial Research: Midyear stock market outlook — Path to upside clouded with uncertainty
-Why free snacks at the office could soon get scrapped
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers, Sunday, July 13th
>SHOPPING: Shop college dorm essentials at Staples
>HEALTH: The top 10 "feel-good" habits people do to for long-term wellness: survey
-Seemingly harmless, symptomless virus may actually cause Parkinson’s disease: study
>FOOD: Top 10 least healthy fast food chains revealed — here's where your favorite falls
>TV/STREAMING: CBS's "Boston Blue" recasts Sean Reagan in Donnie Wahlburg "Blue Bloods" spinoff
>MOVIES: John Carpenter movie "Halloween" is getting a new look. How to buy it
>CELEBRITY: John Goodman looks better than ever at "Smurfs" premiere after 200-pound weight loss
>ANIMALS: Mom and 7 puppies found in abandoned hoarder home (1:51)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Site of 1776 Declaration of Independence reading, Worcester City Hall Plaza
>GOOD NEWS: Missing teen found alive on remote island: "One-in-a-million miracle"
-Meanwhile, in Scotland, clinic pleads for a stop to "unsolicited" urine samples
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