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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 36 today in Worcester
-Worcester Public Schools closed
-Wachusett Regional School District schools closed
-Latest snowfall totals in Massachusetts
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Little known about shooting that left 2 dead in Worcester apartment
+6:00: Worcester police arrest suspect in convenience store robberies on train
+6:00: Dudley woman wins $1 million on scratch ticket
+6:00: Driver injured when tree falls on van in Oxford (1:24)
+1:00: Crews clear streets as Worcester gets first snowfall of season (1:20)
+Noon: Struck Catering to close in December following 25 years in business
+Noon: 4-story, 122-room hotel proposed for Worcester near Route 146
+Noon: Southbridge fire was set intentionally: arson investigators
+Noon: Six Things to do: Clowning, carols, bells a-ringing
+Noon: Christine Ebersole to perform in Broadway in Worcester show
+Noon: Broadway in Worcester announces show starring Cheyenne Jackson
+Noon: Loose Salute plays tribute to Michael Nesmith with show at Vincent's
-Worcester crews ready for plowable snow (1:48)
-Declared Winter Parking Ban in effect
-Streets reopened after electrical fire in Downtown Worcester evacuated building
-How a Worcester rapper wound up touring with members of the Wu-Tang Clan
-Community Healthlink reaches tentative labor deal; staffing challenges persist
-Globetrotters ambassador "Too Tall" Winston visits patients at UMass Memorial
-The bean figures in dishes globally ... and here in Central Mass.
-Shrewsbury woman dies in fatal crash in New York
-Flames rip through 2 apartment buildings in Southbridge (2:00)
-Liz Goodfellow: Worcester Speaks No. 6 — Nate Sabo
-Aislinn Doyle: December 5th School Committee meeting agenda preview
>DINING OUT: Worcester tavern to host chili cook-off Sunday
-ICYMI: Worcester marks 25 years since 6 firefighters killed battling blaze (2:10). Article
-Patients scramble as UMass Memorial, other hospitals split from Tufts insurance
-Worcester receives funding for substance use diversion
-Nonprofit launches mushroom initiative to address food insecurity
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden's Jingle and Mingle on Friday
-Related: Trolley stops for Jingle and Mingle
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Feeling better through fitness
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Jonathan Lind, ex of murderer Julia Enright, set for perjury trial
-Authorities identify man who died in crash, car fire in Douglas
-Holiday open house at Shrewsbury library Saturday
-Millbury Chain on Lights Sunday
-Grafton celebrates the holidays Sunday
-Holiday festivities around Wachusett towns
-Rutland Police Department Warrant Wednesday
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: WoMag editor Victor Infante charts course of marriage in new novella
-Radio Worcester (11:01): stART at the Station returns Sunday for holiday fun
-"Mariah Carey's Christmas Time" show is coming to Boston. How to go
-Small Stones Festival of Arts gears up for January 25th opening
-Last Call: Bob Manlick and Sara Furbush, Worcester Mineral Club
>OPINION: Worcesteria: Silent witnesses in exhibit marking Cold Storage fire
-Worcester City Manager Eric Batista: Celebrate the holidays in the Heart of the Commonwealth
-Shaun Connolly: Horrorscopes
-Unity Radio's Youth Unity (27:04): Linda McSweeney from Worcester Public Schools
-Unity Radio's Now I Thrive (57:43)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to member of the Wagner Motors family
>SPORTS: Patriots coach Jerod Mayo "on solid ground" for 2025 season
-NFL Week 14 schedule, TV and announcers
-Bruins beat Blackhawks, 4-2
-Red Sox, reliever Aroldis Chapman agree to $10.75 million contract
-Holy Cross men's basketball holds off Harvard, 68-67. Highlights (2:20)
-Railers fall to Adirondack, 7-4
-Hudson, Uxbridge win football state championships (2:15). Article
>NATIONAL: UnitedHealthcare C.E.O. shot killed in "targeted attack" outside Manhattan hotel
-A mystery disease has killed 179, mostly teens, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
-Tragic: "A Christmas Carol" actor dies after collapsing onstage mid-show
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. State Police lawsuits, transparency concerns
-Karen Read prosecutors want defense's dog bite expert barred from testifying in new trial
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria's AMCAST (30:51): Dr. Jennifer Carlson
-Clark Accessibility Network advocates for a more inclusive campus
-WPI Professor Richard Lopez discusses learning, human connection in A.I. age (17:36)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 best places to travel in 2025
>BUSINESS: Tips for Gen Z job seekers and the people who hire them (3:27)
-Unity Radio's Black in Business (56:27)
>SHOPPING: Amazon Prime — Video, music, free deliveries and other member perks
>HEALTH: Why December has the highest rate of heart attacks (2:21)
-Pancreatic cancer patient survival doubled with high dose of common vitamin, study finds
>FOOD: Fruit supplier SunFed Produce recalls cucumbers over salmonella fears
>TV/STREAMING: Behind the scenes of Bravo’s decision to reboot "Vanderpump Rules" with new cast
>MOVIES: Who’s the best Farrelly Brothers leading man? Jack Black, Jim Carrey and Ben Stiller compete
>CELEBRITY: "Exhausted" Taylor Swift wants to take time off after lengthy Eras Tour: report
>HISTORY: State Normal School, circa 1914
>ANIMALS: Tiny bird barges into woman's apartment, makes himself at home (1:47)
>GOOD NEWS: Dog saved from house fire meets her heroes
-Meanwhile, in London, world's tallest and shortest women meet each other for afternoon tea
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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