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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 (:32). High of 21 today in Worcester
+5:00: Another cold night, next snow threat develops Sunday (3:18)
-Worcester winter parking ban remains as snow cleanup continues
-720 tickets, 400 tows in Worcester during storm
-"There isn’t enough help out there": Worcester gets mixed reviews on plowing
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Massport seeks to double Worcester airport passenger use by 2035, grow cargo operations
+5:00: Mini-grants applications for Worcester teachers now open
+Noon: Lunenburg school resource officer helps recover more than $100,000 in crypto scam
+Noon: "I Declare" eyes Black perspectives in face of historic anniversary
+Noon: Last Call: Dee O'Connor, book collaborator
-UMass Memorial sees spike in shoveling heart attacks after storm (1:53). Article
-City Council moves forward on Main Street tax exemption
-Kraft honors fallen officer’s family with Super Bowl tickets
-As "Laverne & Shirley" turns 50, remembering Worcester's own Big Ragoo
-Saint Vincent names interim C.E.O. and C.N.O. in leadership transition
-Worcester County Wonders: The future is bright for a new Whalom Park
>DINING OUT: Best hidden gem restaurants in America? Beloved spots worth the trip
-ICYMI: Worcester couple convicted of sex trafficking relative sentenced to prison
-Town Fair Tire wants to take over former Fortin's Market (and Dollar Tree) on West Boylston Street
-3-story apartment building proposed for Worcester’s Millbury Street
-TV food personality Alton Brown is set to return to Worcester in April
-Mystery on Main Street: Catacombs under downtown Worcester
-85-year-old man in Worcester jokes about spending birthday digging car out of snow
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-NEW! Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
-12-year-old cellist from Holden competes as semifinalist in national competition
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Massive water main breaks disrupt service in Grafton (1:30)
-Shrewsbury adds additional full-day Pre-K classrooms
-Traffic advisory for center of Millbury
-Clinton town clerk resigns, seat to be filled at upcoming election
-Woman arrested after sleeping on sidewalk, drinking near Leominster Market Basket
-Book your pup's next glow-up at Life is Ruff in Auburn
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Knox Train 250th celebrations at Old Sturbridge Village and Worcester
-Holy Cross, Worcester Academy legend Sherry Levin puts lifetime of lessons into new book
-Listen Up: Seeing "Faces" with Worcester rapper Ghost of the Machine
>OPINION: Dr. Mohammad Alhabbal: Many seniors face new crisis
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (58:04): TheHeavyWeight Dj Rasheed
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (51:35): How are the roads?
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Worcester C.P.A.
>SPORTS: Mike Vrabel says Patriots run to Super Bowl was "group effort" (1:06)
-Is Drake Maye hurt? Vrabel gives vague answer
-Maye had right shoulder issue before AFC Championship Game
-Whale comes in with $1.1 million wager on this Super Bowl bet
-NFL world shocked by Bill Belichick failing to make Hall of Fame
-How Belichick reacted to his shocking Hall of Fame snub
-Bill Polian denies being factor in Belichick's Hall of Fame miss
-Bruins beat Nashville, 3-2
-Caitlin Clark joining NBC's NBA coverage as special contributor
-Holy Cross men's basketball (on the road) and women's basketball (at home) face Colgate
>CARS: Volkswagen to recall 44,000 vehicles over high-voltage battery fire risk
>NATIONAL: Woman gets $3 million in romance scams
-Autopsy reports reveal horrific new details about University of Idaho victims' stabbing injuries
-Tragic: Father shoots and kills 4 family members, including wife, while his child hides in closet and calls 911: cops
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 children charged with murder after deadly beating in Providence
-Top Hawaiian chef and dad of 3 ID'd as fourth victim of Maine plane crash
-Radio Worcester (12:55): Jesse Littlewood explains ballot initiative to reform primary elections
>COLLEGES: Clark's visual arts M.F.A. residency includes learning, creating and building community
-Holy Cross professor: From ancient Rome to today, war-makers have talked constantly about peace
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Southwest's controversial plus-size passenger policy kicks in
-5 things you should always wear on a plane
>BUSINESS: UPS plans to cut up to 30,000 jobs as it scales back Amazon deliveries
-LPL Financial Research: The productivity advantage: Powering economic growth in 2026
-TikTok reaches last-minute settlement with woman who blamed app for depression, body dysmorphia
>HOMES: Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in the Worcester metro area
>SHOPPING: Behind the seams — A closer look at clothing quality (1:54)
>FOOD: Keurig recalls over 80,000 McCafé coffee pods
>HEALTH: Women who get pregnant in this window are more likely to live longer
-Deadly cancer risk spikes with certain level of alcohol consumption, study finds
>TV/STREAMING: Taylor Sheridan’s TV show lineup: "Landman" Season 3, "Marshals", "The Madison" and more
>MOVIES: Dirty Dancing sequel with Jennifer Grey moving forward
>CELEBRITY: Sydney Sweeney climbs Hollywood sign to hang up bras
-Claire Danes admits she had a "meltdown" after learning she was pregnant at 44
>ANIMALS: Wild squirrel visits dog every day for 5 years (2:13)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Belmont and Edward streets, Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Bouquet of lottery tickets earns birthday girl $20,000
-Meanwhile, in Australia, kangaroo causes chaos during bike tour, bikers injured
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