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>WEATHER: Rain likely early, sun in the afternoon, high around 71 today in Worcester
>71ST ANNIVERSARY OF WORCESTER TORNADO OF 1953
-"NBC 10 Timelines" recalls Worcester tornado (22:26)
-Worcester tornado, rare color video before and after (5:24)
-Worcester tornado newsreel coverage, Part 1 (9:20)
-Worcester tornado newsreel coverage, Part 2 (6:31)
-John DiPietro: Worcester tornado interview with a survivor (5:08)
-Worcestory Lesson Extra: June 9 anniversary of Worcester tornado of 1953
-Lianne Lajoie: The 1953 Worcester Tornado in its Time: Panic and Recovery
-FROM 2023: Worcester tornado remains New England's most deadly and destructive 70 years later (4:34)
-FROM 2023: Mike Benedetti: Worcester Tornado 70th anniversary Special Edition
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester among America's "hottest" housing markets
-WuXi Biologics puts $300 million Worcester project on hold, city says
-City of Worcester will use A.R.P.A. money to fund Rec Worcester this year
-Former Grafton Selectman Bruce Spinney charged with wire fraud
-Police accuse Leicester man of shooting at "likely" pimp
-How "one pill can kill": Why the D.E.A. was in Worcester last week
-Burncoat High School graduation (1:46:11)
-Worcester County sheriff urges lawmakers to pull plug on inmates' free phone calls
-Faces of Worcester: Amy Chase, CEO of Crompton Collective, Haberdash Worcester & other retail stores
-Radio Worcester (48:47): Radio Roundtable on Spectrum senior discount, continuing saga of Mill Street
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for June
-ICYMI: Massive sinkhole opens up in Worcester after water main break
-Worcester man stopped by T.S.A. for carry-on full of SPAM, video goes viral (2:59). Article
-Newly constructed Worcester low-rise apartment complex sells for $3 million
-Motion to cut $500,000 from Worcester schools’ central office shot down
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Movie wins award for Holden filmmaker
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Holden author captures parents' wartime correspondence
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Ground broken for new Nashoba
-Clinton runner on verge of becoming priest
-Rutland students winners of ride to school in police car
-Spencer police/fire to get computer-aided dispatch, records software system
-Shrewsbury Police Department May stats
-Shrewsbury Select Board seeks 7 qualified individuals to serve on the Sustainability Committee
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: W.S.C. Stay Connected musical performance with The Ed Sullivans (57:16)
-Ray Mariano: Political power play grabs earmarks in state budget
-Sarah Connell Sanders: Girls on the Run goes big at Polar Park Event
-WCCA-TV's Perspectives No. 96 (27:15): Celene Ibrahim
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (1:09:27): Nana Opoku, father of slain former North star Carl Hens Beliard
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester restaurant and bodega owner who volunteered in the community
>SPORTS: Jason Kidd trying divide-and-conquer strategy vs. Celtics' stars
-5 key questions entering Celtics-Mavericks Game 2
-Betting public crushed after Celtics handle Mavericks in Game 1
-Caitlin Clark left of U.S. Olympic team
-Bravehearts beat Road Warriors, 7-3. Next home game: 2 and 4 p.m today
-Savannah Bananas take over sold out Fenway Park
-Red Sox lose to White Sox, 6-1
-WooSox beat Rochester, 8-2
-Worcester Country Club celebrates $3.7 million course restoration
-Florida beats Edmonton, 3-0, in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has a car, truck or SUV for everyone (:47)
-Ford recalls 2024 Mustangs over fire risk
>NATIONAL: 4 Israeli hostages rescued
-3 people injured in 2 shark attacks at neighboring Florida beaches just 90 minutes apart
-Tragic: High school cheerleader killed when tree falls on camper
>NEW ENGLAND: Police investigate apparent drowning of 2-year-old in Brockton (2:21)
-Documents reveal horror of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting
>COLLEGES: Clark professors watch daughters, born 6 weeks apart, graduate
-Professor Joshua Cuneo talks teaching and diversity at WPI (2:15)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The most colorful cities in South America
>BUSINESS: Facebook is desperate to lure Gen Z — here’s how they’re doing it
-The next trivia app is created in Worcester
>HEALTH: Boston doctor weighs on using psychedelic drugs to treat P.T.S.D. (2:32)
-The disproportionate toll that COVID took on people with diabetes continues today
>HOMES: Here's why rental units in the U.S. are now bigger in size
>SHOPPING: What Worcester's Reading: A Great Notion
>FOOD: Chips Ahoy faces backlash from fans after cookie recipe changed
>TV/STREAMING: "Price is Right" contestant makes show history with winning bid
>MOVIES: "Bad Boys 4" jolting summer box office back to life
>CELEBRITY: Janis Paige, star of Hollywood and Broadway, dies at 101
>ANIMALS: Tiny Basset Hound meets her new pack (1:00)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Family stuns with statistical improbability as all 4 daughters are crowned valedictorian
-Meanwhile, in Georgia, alligator takes ride in police cruiser after driveway "arrest"
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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 32 today in Worcester
+1:00: Monster winter storm set to move across country. Boston meteorologists discuss latest forecast (12:38)
+4:00: How much did it snow in Central Mass.? See town-by-town totals
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: Vehicle buried in Shrewsbury Police Department lobby (:16). Article
+4:00: Declared winter parking ban in Worcester lifted
+1:00: West Brookfield woman, 73, dies after struck in Ware Walmart parking lot
+1:00: Worcesteria: Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday is a day of service
-City education advocate to address MLK Day Breakfast at Assumption
-Passing torch of MLK's legacy: Youth Breakfast held at Worcester State
-Related: When Martin Luther King Jr. preached in Worcester
-Related: MLK Jr. honored in Worcester, through the years (16 photos)
-A meal fit for royalty is coming to Worcester’s Mechanics Hall this month
-Worcester horror film festival moves to DCU Center for 2026
-Worcester foundation launches $125,000 grant program for community health
-UMass Medical School tapped by Department of Defense to test a better way of treating postpartum depression
-The community engine fueling Worcester County’s philanthropy
-Worcester city offices closed Monday, trash and recycling delayed
-Holiday reminders: What's open, closed on MLK Day
-Man steals $2,600 worth of goods from Shrewsbury store after posing as another person
>DINING OUT: Boston's first-ever Michelin star delivered to 311 Omakase (1:12)
-ICYMI: UMass Medical School Professor: New variant of the flu virus is driving surge of cases
-Worcester veterans services director out amid dispute over academic credentials
-Worcester man pleads guilty after nightclub gun report, foot chase through Worcester Common
-Professor reflects on service work with Ukrainian refugee students
-UMass Medical School student Jaein Jung launches Lantern Project to help refugee teens
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Rhubarb Pie Club Spotlight
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster project aims to prevent reprise of disastrous 2023 flood
-Sanitary line issue, topping off ceremony talked about by D.P.H.S. Building Committee
-Sterling Rail Trail entrance features new signage
-Sutton business pretties up porches with sustainable, locally made decor
-Introducing Grafton High's new gymnastic co-op
-Shrewsbury draft calendar keeps schools open on religious holidays
-Swim school to occupy former party store in White City
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Former Grafton resident pens first book
-Worcester Chamber Music Society presents "Shadow & Light" February 1st in Worcester
-100 FM The Pike (15:12): Virginia Madsen on her new movie filmed In Western Mass.
>OPINION: Robin Darling: What my laundry pile taught me about being a good mom
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (2:44:01)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:06): Defamation lawsuit sparks debate over press freedom in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:53): Lawsuit against This Week in Worcester spurs press freedom debate
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to doctor from Shrwewsbury
>SPORTS: Patriots top Texans, 28-16, to reach AFC title game
-Patriots defense proves it’s elite with masterclass vs. Texans
-Patriots’ win over Texans a big "program victory" for Mike Vrabel
-Drake Maye embraces wife in snowy scene at Patriots game
-Left-hander Ranger Suárez and Boston Red Sox agree to $130 million, 5-year contract
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Goalie of the Year Watch List
-Railers lose to Maine, 4-3
>NATIONAL: Iran protests death toll reaches over 3,000, rights group says
-High-speed trains collide after one derails in southern Spain, killing at least 21
-Tragic: Beloved pastry chef, 71, killed in freak accident with bread-mixing machine
>NEW ENGLAND: Driver suffers traumatic injuries in fiery Cape Cod crash (:27)
-Skiers rescued from deep snow in White Mountains
>COLLEGES: Assumption Fall Dean’s List
-Clark Career Exploration Week to feature sustainability panels, pop-up
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): American Airlines to offer new AAdvantage Rewards, free wifi in centennial year
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Here's how A.I. data centers affect the electrical grid
-You’re probably using this every day at the office, and it’s teeming with bacteria
>SHOPPING: Best portable chargers to keep your devices powered anywhere
>HOMES: Here's a winter checklist to save money and keep your house warm (1:56)
>HEALTH: Discussing the new A.I. health app
-New F.D.A. warning: possible seizure risk after flu vaccine in young kids (2:22)
>FOOD: Viral supermarket chicken hack sparks debate
>TV/STREAMING: One of the world's best climbers attempts to scale Taipei 101 live on Netflix (1:01)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Nate Bargatze movie, "The Breadwinner" (2:39)
>CELEBRITY: Melissa Leo gripes winning an Oscar was terrible for her career
-Timothy Busfield’s attorneys say an investigation undermines state’s child sex abuse charges
>ANIMALS: Dumped mama and 7 babies rescued from abandoned house (1:54)
>HISTORY: 107 years ago: The Great Molasses Flood, Boston's strangest disaster
>GOOD NEWS: 9-year-old boy honored fire department after saving family from fire
-Meanwhile, in St. Louis, multiple mystery monkeys on the move
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