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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:57). High of 32 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Man pleads guilty in crash that killed 5-year-old Worcester girl
+5:00: Born in Worcester, Thomas and Ruth O'Brien, parents of comedian Conan O'Brien, die days apart
+5:00: WPI to host the Mass. FIRST LEGO League Championship on Saturday (2:39)
+5:00: 100FM The Pike (6:13) The Breakdown Lane
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Venom: The Last Dance," "Heretic," and more
+Noon: Home for Christmas — "Masterpiece" Saint Nicholas icon at Icon Museum
+Noon: First Person: A sound, a song, a memory in a 1930s foxtrot tune
-Jury finds Lind guilty of perjury in treehouse murder case
-Construction resumes at delayed $300 million facility in Worcester
-Tufts environmental policy department seeks to improve public transportation in Worcester
-UMass Medical School Nobel Laureate among 77 opposing Cabinet pick
-Roof of Uxbridge building partially collapses in storm (1:58). Article
-Dudley Middle School collecting gifts for kids in need (4:13)
-Scratch ticket worth $100,000 sold at Worcester store
-Why Me Sherry’s House Christmas Giving Tree Parade (5:15)
-Final Village Marketplace of the year on Saturday
-Worcester's gun buyback program returns Saturday
-Related: Radio Worcester (8:19): Dr. Michael Hirsh discusses 20-year gun buyback program
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:18): Tom Marino, Mark Henderson and Randy Feldman on D.O.J. report
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:39): D.O.J. report criticizes Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (14:15): City Councilor Khrystian King calls for accountability and oversight of W.P.D.
>DINING OUT: At Ruby Doo’s, chef Drew Day shares "the food I grew up on"
-ICYMI: Pastor shares experience amid Worcester's D.O.J. civil rights report (1:42). Article
-Radio Worcester (18:29): Worcester mayor responds to D.O.J. report
-Woman says she was victim of aggressive Worcester police officers (3:10)
-Pan-Mass Challenge will begin in Worcester in 2026 (2:27). Article
-Tropical Smoothie Cafe opening first location in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Rutland man sleeping outside to raise awareness of homeless veterans (4:19)
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Conservation Commission has an opening
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police ask for help finding missing 15-year-old
-Team 467 offers an up-close look at robotics
-Leicester Police Department welcomes new officer
-Auburn Police Department welcomes new officer
-Officials identify Gardner residents killed in New Salem multi-vehicle crash on Route 202
-Suspect arrested after stealing and crashing vehicle during police chase in Fitchburg
-Man with suspended license flees police, drives home, escapes out back, and runs onto Route 2
>BARS & BANDS: Brewery creates brew to honor Worcester IceCats
>SHOWTIME: Six Things to Do: Shopping, concerts, sequins, chainmail
-Four Year Strong returns to Worcester for annual holiday show
-The "most dangerous" Christmas song to listen to while driving
-TODAY! "His House" screening at Black Culture Movie Night at The Village
-"Requiem for the Living" Saturday at Barre Town Hall
>OPINION: Tina Agostinelli: Creating a meaningful holiday with your traditions, your magic
-WCCA-TV's What It's Worth No. 464 (27:54): Perceptions of women with tattoos
-WCCA-TV's Mayor's Forum No. 47 (28:56): Trish Alpert, Friendly House
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who helped establish the first medical and surgical intensive care unit in Worcester
>SPORTS: Bill Belichick introduced as new U.N.C. coach (17:11)
-Belichick "burned a lot of bridges" back to NFL before choosing U.N.C.
-Tom Brady reacts to Belichick’s North Carolina stunner
-Why Robert Kraft is unlikely to part with Jerod Mayo, Eliot Wolf
-Celtics beat Pistons, 123-99
-Bruins lose to Kraken, 5-1
>NATIONAL: Drone sightings in New Jersey — All of the leading theories
-F.B.I. warns texts between Android, Apple phones pose cybersecurity risk (2:45). Article
-Tragic: Boy, 2, died "from sepsis" after doctors "misdiagnosed him with constipation"
>NEW ENGLAND: Hearing in Karen Read case focuses on role dog bite testimony (2:34)
-2 die after truck goes into water in New Hampshire town
>COLLEGES: Assumption C.D.I.C. launches Career Closet initiative
-For Clark game designer Milo Justice, Menticide is a matter of the mind
-WPI's unforgettable International Dinner celebration (1:01)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): JetBlue ending routes to several popular U.S. cities -- including some at JFK
>BUSINESS: Inflation is on the rise again in Massachusetts
-LPL Financial Research: High-level thoughts on stock and bond markets in 2025
-W.B.J. promotes Eric Casey to managing editor
>SHOPPING: Shopping sustainably at Burncoat Center for Arts and Wellness for the Holidays
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, December 1st to 7th
>HEALTH: Survey reveals Americans’ struggle with weight loss goals
-More Americans are receiving psychotherapy for their mental health, study says (:50)
>FOOD: Massachusetts sells America's worst peanut butter brand
>TV/STREAMING: 11 best new movies on Netflix
>MOVIES: Michael Douglas says Silicon Valley is dumbing down Hollywood
>CELEBRITY: Jay-Z vehemently denies raping 13-year-old girl with Sean "Diddy" Combs
-Golden Globes snubs & surprises — Jon M. Chu, Diego Luna and more
>HISTORY: Front Street towards Main in Worcester, circa 1870s
>ANIMALS: 20-year-old rescue cow finds her soulmate (4:03)
>GOOD NEWS: Couple become world's oldest newlyweds
-Meanwhile, in Tennessee, father recites things his wife tells him that he could never say to her
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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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