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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:43). High of 45 today in Worcester
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+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Bob Marley: One Love," "Land of Bad," and more
+Noon: American Spiritual Ensemble to give first concert in Worcester
-8 fired nurses sue Worcester hospital, claiming retaliation for reporting unsafe conditions (1:10). Article
-Worcester resident fed up with people dumping trash in his neighborhood
-Worcester to use surveillance cameras to capture people dumping trash illegally
-Worcester leaders looking to keep emergency homeless shelter open through June
-Raid at Worcester smoke shop uncovers illicit flavored tobacco, T.H.C.
-22-year-old man indicted on federal gun, drug charges
-TODAY! Roast of Worcester returns to ridicule Wormtown, for a good cause
-Worcester sixth-grader handing out 310 Easter baskets to homeless children
-Worcester-area residents back fare-free buses
-Worcester, Auburn, state launch plan to celebrate Robert Goddard
-Nativity School of Worcester accepting applications for 2024-2025 Girls Division
-Radio Worcester (15:12): Khrystian King celebrates high school champs & advocates safety
>DINING OUT: Finding a good place for fish and chips for Lent
-ICYMI: Worcester schools turn to its crisis intervention team in tragic times
-Worcester strip club to pay $280,000 to settle class action lawsuit
-Worcester City Council OKs Civil Service exit for chiefs after union outcry
-Worcester Union Station platform update (7:23)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Holden Kids Night Out program 5:30 to 8:30
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-Monthly grief support peer group on Wednesday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2 arrested after police chase ending in Auburn (:30). Article
-Contested race for library trustee in Shrewsbury
-Tennis and pickleball courts at Windle Field out for bid
-Get your Friday fish and chips in Sutton
-Top 25 salaries of Paxton town employees for 2023
-Clinton Chamber hosts legislative breakfast
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-New England Country Music Club dances
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: Sleepy Hallow, Richard Thompson, "Little Women" ...
-Thank You, Harold — Surprise bequest funds new gallery at WCUW
-Faces of Worcester: Katherine Aguilar
-Shaun Connolly: Hungover?
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 530 (27:40): Unhoused issue and Kelley Square development delays
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 195 (28:50): Scott Fulmer, Massachusetts Teachers Association, Part 1 of 2
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to retired Worcester police detective
>SPORTS: Holy Cross women's basketball team wins in NCAA Tournament, to face No. 1 Iowa Saturday
-Bruins lose to Rangers, 5-2
-100 FM The Pike (4:33): Junior Welterweight champ Denzel Whitley talks strategy for Pandemonium at the Palladium
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
>NATIONAL: Hot air balloon crashes into power lines, sparks fire (1:15)
-Tragic: Man dies in freak accident during his engagement party
>NEW ENGLAND: Police investigating apparent murder-suicide involving child
-Why are so many young people planning to leave Boston? (21:05)
>COLLEGES: Creative writing professor and storyteller slated as Anna Maria LaVigne Lecture Speaker
-C.S. students share why they chose WPI (2:49)
-Crusader of the Week: Nick DiMarco
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The best glamping sites in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Nichols professor Hans Despain on Americans struggling in economy
-LPL Research: A busy (and perhaps historic) week for central banks
-Venture Forum announces initiatives for startup community in Worcester & Central Mass.
>SHOPPING: Best Buy's Insignia air fryers recalled, refunds available to buyers
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, March 10th to 16th
>HEALTH: Man gets world's 1st genetically-edited pig kidney transplant (1:42)
-WCCA-TV's Health Matters No. 238 (28:27): WooDerm Health Matters
>FOOD: Chips Ahoy! to debut new recipe with improved chocolate chips
>TV/STREAMING: "Anyone But You" sets Netflix premiere date and it’s sooner than you think
>MOVIES: Michael Keaton teases he’s seen a cut of "Beetlejuice 2"
>CELEBRITY: Meryl Streep and Martin Short enjoy Broadway outing after denying dating rumors
>ANIMALS: This dog is so loyal to her mom (:42)
>HISTORY: Dorothea Dix, the "voice of the mad"
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 13 years after caring for N.I.C.U. baby, man becomes boy's baseball coach
-Meanwhile, in California, bear raids woman's trash can
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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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