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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 32 today in Worcester
-"Let them have it!" Worcester residents glad to be spared worst of winter storm
-Worcester businesses keep busy during Tuesday's snow
-How much snow fell in Worcester County? The latest town-by-town totals
-Declared winter parking ban in Worcester lifted
-Why do school districts decide snow days so early? (3:12)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+8:00: Lawyer responds to Auburn mobile home complaints
+8:00: The Faces of Worcester: Rachel Blessington, Business Owner & Midwife
+1:00: Worcester's Youth Poet Laureate crafts poem with community words (4:08). Article
+1:00: A busy Valentine's Day at Edible Arrangements in Worcester
+1:00: St. V's nurses allege conditions "getting worse, not better"
+1:00: Janice Harvey: Time to get out of your house and support the local arts
+1:00: Last Call: Owen Dominguez, student photographer
-Worcester's newest bar won't serve alcohol
-This visionary Worcester woman changed the way many Americans celebrate Valentine’s Day
-Local group collecting Valentine's Day cards for seniors
-Where to celebrating Valentine's Day in Worcester
-Racist speech infiltrates Worcester City Council meeting again
-City Council discusses security at City Hall, rats, homelessness
-Aislinn Doyle: School Committee agenda preview
-Solution for Worcester rat problem again sought by City Council
-Worcesteria: Time to get real when it comes to live entertainment
-Channel 5 Wake up call from Major Edwards Elementary School in West Boylston (:30)
>FAITH: Ash Wednesday and Valentine's are on the same day, what can Catholics do?
>DINING OUT: Valentine's Day plans? Check Dining Out
-ICYMI: Worcester teen killed in Monday shooting: Police
-Worcester Regional Airport regains its altitude under Andy Davis’s watch
-Former chaplain of the Worcester Fire Department passes away at 63
-Ink-credible proposal: Worcester man pops the question with a "tattoo"
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden Conservation Commission has a vacancy
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-From gymnastics to diving - a decisive health move for Wachusett's O'Malley
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster residents frustrated by denial of federal aid for flood damage
-Spencer Sewer Commissioners “reluctantly” raise rates by as much as 30 percent
-Lane brothers latest in sports tradition at Wachusett
-Millbury deprived of community events
-Grafton annual town election is May 21st
-North Central chamber launches Manufacturing Council
-Shrewsbury Police Department January at a glance
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Rucker Collective takes home Grammy for work on Lecrae song
-"The Catskills" at Worcester J.C.C. is a nostalgic look at Borscht Belt
-Radio Worcester (10:05): Raising Wrenn’s — A powerful memoir recounting a turbulent youth
-Listen Up: Kristian Montgomery at large with "Lower County Outlaw"
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 560 (27:03): Guillermo Creamer
-Manny Jae Media (37:10): Dr. Sheri Ann McLean, McLean Coaching and Consulting
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman owned Dance Loft Worcester for over 30 years
>SPORTS: Celtics beat Nets, 118-110
-Bruins lose to Lightning, 3-2
-2 baseball teams, 1 city: can Bravehearts, WooSox find peace?
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Clark Tournament to return for 83rd year with expanded girls divisions
-Campco Elite Girls Basketball Clinic coming to Bancroft School this summer
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
>INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL: 9 gold mine workers are missing after landslide in Turkey (:32)
-Dashcam video shows jet crash on Florida highway (:43)
-Tragic: 8-year-old girl struck and killed while boarding school bus
>NEW ENGLAND: Probation for clerk who tried to cash customer’s winning lottery ticket
-Major swaths of state’s healthcare system considered high risk due to patient backlog
>COLLEGES: Feel the love on Valentine’s Day at these Worcester spots
-Anna Maria to host annual Legislative Breakfast Thursday
-Clark student: "My Journey into the Nightmarish World of Clark’s Nearly Non-Existent COVID Policy"
-Nichols rises in U.S. News Best Online Programs rankings
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The best museums on the West Coast
>BUSINESS: Here are the 5 best top-paying, low-stress jobs for 2024
-58% of likely voters support boosting wages for tipped workers
>SHOPPING: Target considering paid membership program to compete with Amazon, Walmart
>HOMES: Experience luxury living at its finest in 4-bed masterpiece with fireplace and scenic views
>HEALTH: Here's how long it takes to recover from food poisoning
-Nose picking likely "partially" to blame for Alzheimer's disease: scientists
>FOOD: Free wings at Buffalo Wild Wings for Super Bowl overtime: Here's when
>TV/STREAMING: Top 10 Valentine's Day TV episodes to keep you company
>MOVIES: Hallmark Valentine's Day movies
>CELEBRITY: Kate Winslet says after "Titanic" that "being famous was horrible"
>ANIMALS: Abandoned pup becomes grandpa's best friend (:59)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Couple celebrates 7 decades of Valentine's Days together
-Meanwhile, in China, octopus attempts to climb out of restaurant seafood bucket (:22)
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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