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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 52 today in Worcester
-February climate summary for Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 13-year-old
-2 local men sentenced in contraband tobacco scheme that cost the state millions
-Worcester Irish Festival holds 40-year anniversary celebration
-Menkiti Group outlines vision for Worcester ahead of Denholm Building project
-Here’s how to find Polar Seltzer's new secret flavors (1:01)
-Worcester Art Museum connects "the local and the global" with impressive collections
-New UMass Medical School education and research building enters final phase of construction
-Daughter of Malcolm X discusses book with Worcester State, Holy Cross students
-Massachusetts homeowners share insurance nonrenewal frustrations
-Earlier: Worcester woman's homeowners insurance threatened (3:45)
-Nonbinary trans youth hold Nex Benedict vigil in Worcester
-Black, Hispanic drivers treated differently after police stops in Mass., report says
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for February
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (44:03): M.B.T.A. Act & Gov. Healey’s nomination
-W.P.D. Civilian Academy (1:58:16): Week 7
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester — Jampy Rivera - Double Shooting on Sturgis Street. Video (12:26). Audio (12:26)
>DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week helping business at Eller's Restaurant in Leicester
-ICYMI: Historic Oakhurst Manor in Northbridge ravaged by fire (1:57)
-Worcester honors its unique connection with abolitionist Frederick Douglass (3:41)
-Unionized Worcester Starbucks workers will get credit card tips
-A Holy Cross student's love letter to Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): 2024 Good Neighbor Awards announced
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-As Attorney General sues over zoning law, Holden has time to comply
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Millbury police hold line on unruly teens at Shops at Blackstone Valley
-Crash leaves utility pole on top of overturned vehicle in Auburn
-Shrewsbury seeks new D.P.W. director
-Boy Scouts to celebrate Treasure Valley camp centennial
-Leominster man arrested for repeatedly making false 911 calls leading to police dispatch
-When are the 2024 Wachusett Dam Days in Clinton?
-Auburn Police Department February at a glance
-West Boylston papers available for June 4th election
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: Way Up South, Orchestre Métropolitain and more ...
-Worcester State’s annual poetry event features poet Andrea Cohen
-Winchendon Music Festival to reorganize, no summer 2024 concerts
-Brian Nelson on Worcester Interstate 290 and ancient Rome
-Manny Jae Media (37:24): Manny and the Mayor, Episode 2
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 24 (29:05): State judicial nomination process
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a "a beloved drummer, DJ, and friend to many" who passed away at 43
>SPORTS: After 43 years, Worcester's J.P. Ricciardi adjusting to life outside baseball
-Bruins lose to Islanders, 5-1
-Tom Brady beats his NFL combine 40-yard dash time 24 years later
-Holy Cross football kicks off week of weight lifting tests
-'Sader Stories (28:10): Black History Month spotlight with Gary Acquah
-LeBron James becomes the first NBA player to score 40,000 points
-Railers beat Lions, 4-0
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
-Why 2024 may be the best year to buy a new car or truck
>NATIONAL: Massive blizzard pummels West Coast, bringing up to 10 feet of snow
-Doorbell camera shows moment father confesses to murdering his son
-Tragic: Mass. basketball referee dies after collapsing during game
>NEW ENGLAND: 81-year-old minister killed in North Shore pedestrian crash
-Father charged with D.U.I. after canoe capsizes with children onboard
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Housing Justice Summit open to the community
-New Clark undergrad honors program takes shape for launch in fall
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): What’s inside the secret chamber at Mount Rushmore?
>BUSINESS: Could vacant office buildings help solve Mass. housing problem? (4:21)
-Physik Instrumente breaks ground on new U.S. headquarters in Shrewsbury
>SHOPPING: Amazon Prime Day is coming
>HOMES: This one kitchen item could be wreaking havoc on your health — and it's not a microwave
>HEALTH: Diabetes patients struggling to find medications people are using for weight loss
-Brain changes precede Alzheimer's. Researchers have clues about which come first
>FOOD: Uhlman's Ice Cream in Westborough starts the 2024 season
>TV/STREAMING: 11 best new shows on Netflix in March
>MOVIES: "Office Space" turns 25. Cast on unlikely auccess, Mike Judge, Jennifer Aniston
>CELEBRITY: Bravo stars defend Andy Cohen after Leah McSweeney's cocaine allegations
>ANIMALS: Woman adopts abused dog rescued from Iran
>HISTORY: Former YWCA building on Chatham Street
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. resident turns 113 years old
-Meanwhile, in Philadelphia, video shows horse running on I-95 highway
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:13). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Man and young child rescued from roof of burning building on Vernon Hill, 1 dog dead, officials say
-Chimney fire spreads to walls of Princeton home, prompting multi-town response
-Auburn officer arrested by State Police in online sting
-Proposed site of 364 Worcester apartments purchased by N.J. firm for $17 million
-Q.C.C. union votes no confidence in college President Luis Pedraja
-Hanover Theatre announces 2025-26 Broadway Series shows
-Drought status eases in Worcester
-Worcester County Wonders: At Hot Dog Annie's, it's all about the sauce
-Telegram & Gazette Student of the Week
-Police recorded 9 hate crimes in Worcester in 2024
-Worcester releases new data on shootings, ShotSpotter
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:53): Board of Health pushes for transparency on vaccines — Can it stay non-political?
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phanton Gourmet's Great 8 Pizza (5:22)
-ICYMI: New eatery planned near Polar Park
-Worcester’s toll in Titanic disaster
-Sheriff's office documents dating from 1700s donated offer glimpse into Worcester's past
-After almost a year as Head of School, Horgan reflects on Saint John’s community
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo: Post-election at the Regional
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Teen killed in Northbridge crash
-West Boylston sees lower insurance climb than some
-$42 million Shrewsbury D.P.W. project will head to townwide vote after Town Meeting approval
-Sterling Fire Chief David Hurlbut saluted for decades of service
-Cinthia Sykes leaving Boylston Elementary School
-Walmart plaza in Sturbridge sells for $31 million as part of wider $1.1 billion deal
-No micro-override request planned for this year in Grafton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: April is not fooling around
-New sculpture show coming to Tower Hill
>OPINION: Candy Mero-Carlson: Doing math on colleges buying land in Worcester
-Tim Garvin: Worcester community goes beyond measurement
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 459 (28:54): Congressman Jim McGovern
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to well-known and deeply respected hair stylist
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Rays, 16-1
-Worcester Bravehearts release 2025 schedule
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories: Emily and Zach Bubonovich
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 27
-Paige Bueckers goes No. 1 to Dallas Wings in 2025 WNBA draft
-Flag football club for Worcester high school clears first hurdle
-Saint John's baseball improves to 6-0 with romp over Malden Catholic in home opener
>NATIONAL: Coast Guard rescues 4 from capsized boat off Florida coast; 1 dead, 5 missing
-U.S. still won’t say whether it will return mistakenly deported man, despite Supreme Court decision
>TRAGIC: Amish children killed on the way to school in buggy crash with S.U.V. driven by teen
>NEW ENGLAND: No end for Karen Read jury selection yet | Your questions answered (12:22)
>COLLEGES: Clark, WPI among top-ranked game design schools
-Holy Cross Professor Emily Wilson (50:40): War, Homecoming, Heroism, Truth
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 hotels with unexpected perks
>BUSINESS: Mass. small business concerned about tariff impact, "doubles my cost"
-LPL Financial Research: Decent chance stock market bottom is in but far from certain
-Gen Z employees are never at their desks — and it's driving their bosses crazy
>SHOPPING: Fisher-Price recalls popular baby toys due to frightening choking hazard
>HEALTH: Common vitamin shown to reduce autoimmune disease
-Workplace music can impact performance, study says (1:25)
-Can eating sour candy actually stop your panic attack? We asked a doctor
>FOOD: 5 mistakes grocery shoppers make — and all can be easily avoided
>TV/STREAMING: Recap of seasons 1 to 4 of Netflix's "You" (17:04)
>MOVIES: Nobody 2: Bob Odenkirk is back in first trailer
>CELEBRITY: First pics of Katy Perry and Gayle King in space on Blue Origin flight
>ANIMALS: They said this tiny puppy would never walk - Now watch him run (1:43)
>HISTORY: Why's it called that? Rejoice Newton, known for hill that carries name
>GOOD NEWS: World War II vet asked for 100 cards before his 100th birthday — and the response was incredible
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, man rescued from chimney, arrested
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