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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 (1:01). High of 37 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-12-year-old actor from Worcester makes big screen debut in "The Running Man" (4:54)
-Worcester water main break disrupts service for Shore Drive area residents
-Free electricity? Why some National Grid customers in Worcester aren't getting bills
-For Ken Burns, a part of history found at American Antiquarian Society
-Middle school students thinking big after attending S.T.E.M. program at WPI
-Worcester Animal Rescue League joins statewide dog adoptathon
-What's the fine in Worcester for not shoveling snow from your sidewalk?
-Girl Scouts compete in "Cookiepreneur Challenge" with local leaders
-New judge sets tentative trial date for Turtleboy witness intimidation case
-Meet T&G Santa's helpers for Saturday
-What's Up Worcester Sitdown (4:35): Killian Madden, Owner, Wicked Wheels
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Football nationals, leadership shifts, giving
>DINING OUT: The Dogfather talks Solomon Pond Mall, food trucks and signature chili
-ICYMI: Worcester students use live burn to highlight holiday tree safety (1:51). Article
-Car thefts up in November in city, 45% were preventable: W.P.D.
-With snow season here, temporary speed humps lifted from Worcester streets
-Driver trapped, car lodged under dump truck in unusual crash on Mass. Pike in Auburn
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): State restores grant funding for Wachusett, says it made a mistake
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Wachusett Echo: COVID effects on music program at the Regional
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2-alarm fire in Spencer
-Clinton Rotary pancake breakfast served Sunday
-Second exit from Shoppes at Blackstone Valley open Sunday
-Lancaster man hospitalized after propane tank explodes on Fort Pond Road
-Community, family gather to remember fallen hero
-Shrewsbury High's Team 467 building robots and friendships
-Andrew Turco takes the helm of Millbury High indoor track
-Library's Little Free Food Pantry supports community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: MaliFest, The Racky Thomas Band, "Messiah" and more ...
-100 FM The Pike (10:17): Comedian Jared Fried on food guilt, his first Boston comedy show
>OPINION: John Keough: Netflix deal could be catalyst for film industry expansion
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Part 2, Historical timeline of how black and brown humanity has been targeted across the globe
-Laurel: Sweet smell of success at the holiday fair
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 219 (27:15): Recruiting for the police department
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (1:23:40): Music in dementia — Finding the piano
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester Church Mother
>SPORTS: Patriots' closeness off the field helps them build best record in the NFL
-Mike Florio doesn't hold back on Belichick and Kraft's Hall of Fame candidacies
-NFL Week 14 schedule, TV and announcers
-Randolph ends West Boylston championship run in state final
-Hilton Garden Inn named official hotel of the Worcester Bravehearts
-Holy Cross men's basketball team rallies from 16 down to beat Fordham, 70-69
-Holy Cross women’s ice hockey tops Vermont, 2-1, completes weekend sweep
-Holy Cross women's basketball finishes road swing at Bryant on Sunday
-FIFA announces schedule for World Cup matches at Gillette (1:44)
-Lionel Messi, Inter Miami win MLS Cup
-Railers fall to Reading, 5-4
>CARS: Consumer Reports' most reliable automobile brands (1:58)
>NATIONAL: A look at what happened in the U.S. government last week
-Grand jury transcripts from Epstein, Maxwell investigation in Florida ordered to be released
-Frank Gehry, the most celebrated architect of his time, dies at 96
-Tragic: Grandfather and 3-month-old grandkid mauled to death by 7 pit bulls at home
>NEW ENGLAND: Man killed in officer-involved shooting in Manchester
-Shocking data, real stories reveal deadly disregard of school crossing guards (4:05)
>COLLEGES: Life in the first year lane: Finding community and involvement at Anna Maria
-Clark alum on his career in the wool industry
-WPI's Time to Startup (36:52): Talk first, build later
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This U.S. mountain town is 2026’s top trending destination
-5 helpful stretches to try before and after a long flight
>BUSINESS: Saint Vincent Hospital looking for new C.E.O., 10 months after last one was hired
-Radio Worcester (8:13): B.B.B. warns of "ghost-tapping" scam targeting tap-to-pay users
-101: Handling burnout on your team
-Ridgemark Home Remodeling continues to expand service, meet client needs
>HEALTH: The 10 best Christmas songs to work out to
-Year-End F.S.A., H.S.A. Guide: How to make the most of your accounts before 2026
>FOOD: McDonald’s is going green for the holidays with The Grinch Meal
>TV/STREAMING: Best Christmas movies on HBO Max
>MOVIES: "Five Nights at Freddy’s 2" opening to historic $57 million at box office
>CELEBRITY: Donald Glover says he had a stroke
-Shirley MacLaine, 91, enjoys a cocktail at her favorite restaurant during rare public outing
>ANIMALS: Puppy begs cars for help on side of road (2:01)
>HISTORY: The truth behind Worcester Center Galleria, the monster mall Worcester had to destroy
>GOOD NEWS: Toddler home after over 400 days in the hospital
-Meanwhile, in New Zealand, reporter whacked in the face by bird during live shot (1:09)
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