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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:50). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Mother and 11-year-old daughter killed in Worcester ambush shooting (4:30). Article (pictured)
-Earlier: Mother, daughter killed in Worcester S.U.V. shooting, sources say (2:00)
+6:00: Flood watch issued for Worcester County as heavy rain moves in
+Noon: ShotSpotter leak shows Worcester sensors cover East Side neighborhoods
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: Praising Bali Marle's locally produced chili crisp
+Noon: Rhiannon Giddens set to perform at Prior Arts Center at Holy Cross
+Noon: Guitar guru Nita Strauss returns to Worcester
+Noon: Listen Up: Worcester jazz trio Zamora team with Madlib for new album
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 15-year-old
-Bouncer acquitted of hiding gun after fatal shooting in Worcester strip club
-Worcester activists arrested in protest using Oppenheimer cutouts
-Worcester ranked 11th best place to live in the Northeast
-New Worcester shelter providing a place to stay for 13 families
-Introducing Honey - South High's new assistance dog
-Worcester holding Landlord Summit on Saturday at DCU Center
-Worcester attorney to receive Isaiah Thomas Award on April 5th
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:10): Worcester votes for pilot safe injection site
-Unsolved: Worcester — Jampy Rivera - Double Shooting on Sturgis Street. Video (12:26). Audio (12:26)
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine Eat Beat
-ICYMI: Teen shot on North Main Street in Worcester
-Elderly man arrested for drug trafficking in Worcester
-European Bakery & Pastry sets sights on new horizons
-Worcester receives grant to buy 15 electric school buses
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Scholarship opportunities
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-Town Manager's officer solicits Holden photos for annual Town Report
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster business owner charged with running house of prostitution (2:28). Article
-Workers at Oxford cannabis dispensary seek to unionize, citing low morale and pay
-Shrewsbury seeks Meals on Wheels volunteers
-BZ Bakers, Supporting Sisters join forces
-Breakfast will salute West Boylston firefighters
-The Landmark's public safety logs
-Blackstone River "community scientists" wanted to watch water quality
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Jimmy Cash, janitor with stamina
-Actor Observer set to headline show in Worcester
-John Mellencamp guitarist Mike Wanchic reflects on long musical journey
-WCCA-TV Soapbox No. 1326 (23:40): Massachusetts Good Neighbor Energy Fund
-WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 110 (28:20): Nick Zwirblia, Second Appearance
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to tenured professor at Assumption
>SPORTS: Patriots place rarely used transition tag on safety Kyle Dugger
-Red Sox’ Lucas Giolito could miss 2024 season with elbow injury
-Celtics edged by Cleveland, 105-104
-Bruins lose to Edmonton, 2-1, in overtime
-TODAY! Holy Cross women’s basketball ends regular season at home against Lafayette
-Holy Cross men beat Army in Patriot League Tournament
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Railers beat Maine, 2-1
-North boys, Wachusett girls advance in state basketball tourney
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
-General Motors recalls 820,000 pickup trucks
>NATIONAL: Paramedic gets 5 years for Elijah McClain’s death in rare case against medical responders
-Principal admits to murder-for-hire plot of teacher who was pregnant with his child
-Tragic: Father pleads guilty in 2-year-old son's drowning
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. town-by-town primary results
-Inside a school's unique approach to phone use (4:04)
>COLLEGES: How a Holy Cross student spent her 20th birthday in Worcester
-Anna Maria professor facing backlash for email that was critical of Division 3 athletics
-WPI celebrates Women's History Month
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This is how far out you should book a flight for the cheapest fare
>BUSINESS: UMass Memorial Medical Center ranked among the top 100 in the world
-LPL Research: Super 6 drives solids earning season
-Employment lessons learned in 2020 we're failing to remember
>SHOPPING: 13 ideas for toddler girl Easter baskets
>HOMES: The U.S. housing supply is short 7.2 million homes
>HEALTH: Post office will stop accepting orders for free COVID tests on Friday
-Study says some cognitive skills in elderly improve with time (1:08)
>FOOD: Wendy's is offering $1, $2 cheeseburgers for March Madness
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Guy Ritchie series on Netflix, "The Gentlemen" (2:42)
>MOVIES: WoMag's predictions for the 96th Oscars
>CELEBRITY: How Taylor Swift and poet Emily Dickinson are related
>ANIMALS: Cat falls in love with the girl next door (3:10)
>HISTORY: City Hospital
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Man from Sandwich preparing for retirement after $4 million lottery win
-Meanwhile, in Norway, fish hits weatherman in the face amid worst storm in 30 years
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:06). High of 34 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester bar's liquor license suspended for 5 days for after-hours assault
+6:00: Indie horror film festival returning to Worcester’s Mechanic Hall for second year
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (8:12): Worcester film maker Tom Dwyer talks about Dead of Winter Horror Festival
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (14:26): Bull rider Marcus Mast on near death experience with a bull and growing up Amish
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Guide to Dead of Winter Horror Film Festival in Worcester
+Noon: Mechanics Hall to host The Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy
+Noon: "Black Angels Over Tuskegee" in Worcester will tell story
+Noon: WPI professor explores how Black artists helped transform opera
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "The Brutalist," "The Last Showgirl," and more
+Noon: 19 Carter in Berlin is a hub for both the arts and the community
-Hazardous ice lingers on Worcester streets days after storm. Video (1:18)
-Family of late state police trainee from Worcester speaks as state senators seek investigation update (2:49)
-Stop & Shop faces potential strike in Mass. over contract dispute
-Radio Worcester (40:20): Transformative plans for Worcester’s 51-acre Saint-Gobain site in Greendale
-West Boylston will fire Town Administrator amid police station flag conflict, lawyer says
-Earlier: Flag controversy discussed at Select Board meeting (1:49). Article
-Families fighting to keep funding for medical research meet at UMass Medical School (1:50). Article
-After sky-high hikes, state orders gas companies to reduce total bills by just 5 percent (:23)
-Related: What is the delivery fee on gas bills and why is it so high? (4:30)
-Police find cocaine, fentanyl during search in Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:32): Councilor's indefinite absence sparks debate
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (21:18): Media misrepresents Worcester's sanctuary city vote
-DINING OUT: New restaurant to open at site of former Compass Tavern
-ICYMI: City Councilor Thu Nguyen will not return to council indefinitely
-Worcester rolls out enforcement of new 25 mph speed limit
-Worcester schools eye 7.9% budget increase for coming year
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): March Among Friends senior newsletter
-Ice melt arrives at Holden hardware store for storm-weary residents
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Favorite breakfast spot plans expansion to Shrewsbury
-Sterling officer hit by car during traffic stop
-Police seek help locating 29-year-old missing person
-Drug bust at Westminster residence uncovers cocaine trafficking operation
-Clinton Project 351 ambassador gets involved
-Clinton School Committee honors students, staff
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Concerts, historical demos and more
-Orchids bring color to Botanic Garden
-One Act Play Festival to take center stage at the Singh Performance Center
>OPINION: Kenzie Landsittel: Remember Women's Rights Convention in Worcester
-City of Worcester's Ready Worcester (1:03): Episode 4, preparing for snow storms
-Unity Radio's Susanity Life (58:15): Melisa Ann, intuitive energy healer
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester matriarch who passed away at 100
>SPORTS: Canada beats U.S., 3-2, in overtime to win 4 Nations Face-Off championship
-Bravehearts' New England Sports Summit breaks records
-With a renewed focus on boxing career, Worcester's Khiary Gray ready for title bout
-'Sader Stories (29:47): Varsity Club Hall of Famer Sam Fregenti
-Holy Cross women’s hockey team travels to Maine for final regular season series
-2 Holy Cross athletes nominated for Allstate Good Works Team
>CARS: Toyota recalls over 160,000 Sienna minivans due to seat back issue
>NATIONAL: California woman chased, fatally shot in parking lot: video
-Brian Laundrie's parents pariahs in Florida over Gabby Petito's murder: neighbors
-Tragic: Mom charged with abuse after 3 kids left alone for years
>NEW ENGLAND: Timeline of activities of cultlike group tied to killing of Border Patrol agent
-Why ambulances are waiting nearly an hour to bring patients into some Mass. hospitals
>COLLEGES: This is biomedical engineering at WPI (:23)
-Clark student Isaac Tomeho shines in both the digital and tactile worlds
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 places you'll recognize from famous songs
>BUSINESS: Walmart shares tank on dismal forecast as retail giant warns of slowing sales
-LPL Financial Research: Tariffs ignite a metals melt-up
-How Gen Z can get on the right financial track
>HOMES: Worcester is one of the hottest real estate markets in 2025. See how it ranks
>HEALTH: Study: 3 conditions increase risk of liver damage if you drink
-How "lemonading" can help you better cope with stress
>FOOD: Dunkin' to end non-dairy upcharges after guest feedback
>TV/STREAMING: George Stephanopoulos is "miserable" at "GMA"
>MOVIES: Who won the best actor Oscar last year? See list of recent winners
>CELEBRITY: Laraine Newman says Barbra Streisand confronted her over "SNL" skit
>ANIMALS: Ducks ask woman to help their friend who isn't moving (1:38)
>HISTORY: Worcester's Bull Mansion has historical ties to a doctor, not an animal
>GOOD NEWS: Man's liver transplant denial reversed after story goes viral
-Meanwhile, in Thailand, monkey uses human-like hand signals to direct traffic (:43)
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