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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 46 today in Worcester
+Noon: Will it snow in the northeast for Christmas? Channel 4 meteorologists talk storm chances (12:47)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: 16 homicides in Worcester in 2024 is the most in decades
+6:00: Worcester star Joyner Lucas hangs out online with Will Smith (33:26)
+6:00: Mayor’s civics academy returns to Worcester
+6:00: Second Chance Animal Services helped record number of pets in 2024
+6:00: In Barre, 2 full-time public jobs raise taxpayer concerns about double-dipping (3:51)
+Noon: 120 million Americans expected to travel this season
+Noon: Buy the Book: Gift ideas from local booksellers for lovers of literature
+Noon: Nominations open for Worcester Music Awards
+Noon: Last Call: Elena Pratt, artist
-William Breault, lifelong champion of Worcester's Main South, dies at 80
-Report on Worcester police misconduct sparks outrage at City Council meeting (2:51)
-Related: At packed City Council meeting, a divided response to D.O.J. report on Worcester Police Department
-Related: Advocates demand apology, reparations for prostituted Worcester women after report
-Related: Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:50): Dissecting the D.O.J. report and city’s biggest stories of 2024
-How Worcester Regional Airport responds to drone sightings
-Honoring the Forgotten 11 for their sacrifices in World War II
-Worcester Public Schools have more staff of color, but district still falls short of goals
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester School Committee agenda preview
-TODAY! UniBank to offer 99-cent gas at Kelley Square station for 3 hours Wednesday morning
-Local college culinary program launches careers post-incarceration
-First responders hit the ice to benefit Worcester 6
-Area marathoner runs the world for wishes
>DINING OUT: Check Dining Out for holiday deals and meals
-ICYMI: National monument established for Worcester's Frances Perkins, first female cabinet secretary
-Another fatal shooting in Worcester after victim found in truck
-Givenchy Smith ordered held in shooting death of Carlos Mangual
-Police: Spa owner bribed victim to stay silent about assault
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Town wants input on plans for Eagle Lake Recreation Area
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Wachusett Regional High School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Crumbl Cookies files permits to open in White City
-Shrewsbury police welcome new officer
-X-Golf open at Highland Commons
-Sutton volunteer is Blackstone Heritage Corridor honoree
-Clinton Middle School announces honor roll
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Paul Winter Consort to celebrate winter solstice in Mechanics Hall
-Shop and listen local for albums by Worcester artists
-Listen Up: Riding peaks, valleys with High Lowdowns
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Worcester's illegal restriction on Human Rights Commission
-Janice Harvey: Columnist takes a trip with Ghost of Christmas Past
-Ariana Becker: 10 date night at home ideas
-Wenona Racicot: Proposed Farm Bill poses threat to Mass. farmers
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 444 (27:29): Mass Academy at WPI
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (59:04): Judge Luis Perez
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to renowned singer and voice coach in Worcester
>SPORTS: Bill Belichick had interest in Jets before landing at North Carolina
-Bruins beat Flames, 4-3
-Bravehearts' donation fuels local food pantry
-Holy Cross women’s basketball rolls to victory on Worcester Schools Day
-Holy Cross men's basketball beats Quinnipiac, 70-69
>CARS: U.S. to require passenger vehicles to sound alarms if rear passengers don’t buckle up
>NATIONAL: Hannah Kobayashi speaks out after monthlong disappearance
-C.D.C. warns rise in opioid that's 100 times more potent than fentanyl
-1 person dead, 9 others injured after a "mass shooting incident" in Maryland
-Tragic: Students describe Wisconsin school shooting: "Why did they do that?"
>NEW ENGLAND: Climber rescued after 60-foot fall into gully in White Mountain
-Frank Bellotti, former Mass. lieutenant governor and attorney general, dies at 101
>COLLEGES: Happy holidays from WPI (1:14)
-Anna Maria’s Esports team are N.E.C.C. champions
-Worcester State unveils Inclusive Excellence and Belonging strategic plan
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 New Year’s celebrations that don’t take place on January 1st
>BUSINESS: Mass. employers offer more health insurance, but at a higher cost and with lower participation rates
-LPL Financial Research: A Golden Age for Income Investors
-Walmart tests body cameras for store employees as retail crime surges
>HOMES: Mass. enacts new homestead law, expanding protections
>SHOPPING: Want to return a gift? What are the policies for Target, Walmart?
>HEALTH: Tips for women to navigate menopause (4:11)
-How gratitude can lower stress, according to Tufts expert (2:31)
>FOOD: Celebrate Kwanzaa with traditional recipes
>TV/STREAMING: The best historical movies on Netflix
>MOVIES: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller to star in new "Meet the Parents" sequel
>CELEBRITY: Jamie Foxx reveals he suffered a brain bleed and a stroke in 2023
>HISTORY: Old South Church in Worcester, circa 1910
>ANIMALS: Adoption Option: Lola the dog needs a loving home
>GOOD NEWS: Nonprofit spreads cheer to children in Ukraine (1:39)
-Meanwhile, Disney fans are convinced they discovered a hidden detail in theme park names: "Ain’t no way"
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:59). High of 54 today in Worcester
-Will it be a snowy winter? What the Old Farmer's Almanac predicts in Massachusetts
>TOP OF THE NEWS:
-Auburn police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old
-Albert Carabba, held in Mississippi in case of missing Worcester woman, fights return to Mass.
-4 Worcester officers among those honored by governor at Trooper Hanna awards
-Worcester's South High mourning sudden death of English, theater teacher
-Extensive rehab planned for Plumley Village in Worcester
-Worcester celebrates beginning of Lakeside Apartments project
-Worcester marks 175 years since historic women’s rights gathering
-Discovering the place where Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut meet
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:25): Calls for civilian oversight amid skepticism over implementation
>POLITICS: District council candidates debate key issues at Mechanics Hall. Video (2:04:55)
-GBH hosts Worcester mayoral debate Thursday
-Radio Worcester (23:24): Owura-Kwaku Sarkodieh launches mayoral bid with a vision for a “New Deal” in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:55): City Council cell phone use becomes a campaign issue
>DINING OUT: Downtown Worcester restaurant closed Thursday for private event
-Mercado Restaurant replacing Flying Rhino Cafe on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester
-ICYMI: Long-awaited report calls for civilian review board to oversee Worcester police
-Suicide-awareness advocates seek rail changes at Worcester County Courthouse after man's death
-Video shows man stealing 500 Pokemon cards from Worcester shop (2:13). Article
-Worcester woman part of "Hamilton" cast as the iconic show celebrates 10th anniversary
-Worcester Business Journal landlord seeks to convert Shrewsbury Street building into 44 apartments
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Free the students!
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): After Select Board discussion, Beal Commons clears final hurdle
-Leominster woman admits stealing from elderly in Worcester County
-Leominster teen missing from Boston
-Fitchburg man arrested for running acquaintance over in JCPenney parking lot over $50 debt
-80-unit affordable housing complex planned for Route 12 in West Boylston
-Millbury Schools recognized for mathematics achievement on latest M.C.A.S. test
-Photos: Clinton community celebrates Hispanic heritage
-Community Harvest Project to host 19th annual Harvest Home Festival November 2nd
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice will "jump" into the DCU Center
-Listen Up: Big-League Collective, Dusknight deliver new music
>OPINION: Janet Limke: Bill promoting plant-based foods at state facilities good medicine
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (50:31): Brenda Vezina, C.E.O., Kiva Centers
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Vietnam War veteran from Worcester who worked for the Department of Youth Services
>SPORTS: Interim coach bump? Patriots beating Titans would go against trend
-5 running back trade candidates for Patriots to jump-start run game
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-'Sader Stories (27:31): Varsity Club Hall of Famer Jerry Dickinson
>CARS: Price of new car hits over $50,000 for first time ever (1:58)
>NATIONAL: Supreme Court weighs Voting Rights Act challenge
-Federal workers face mounting financial strain as government shutdown drags on
-Tragic: Crash kills family of 8, including 5 children and a pregnant woman
>NEW ENGLAND: Seth Moulton to challenge Senator Ed Markey in 2026
-Woman pleads guilty to taking, sharing explicit photos of children at day care
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria's ESports Blog: Director’s Corner
-Holy Cross Professor Susan Elizabeth Sweeney shares tips on writing from Edgar Allan Poe
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 surprisingly cheap European cities to visit
>BUSINESS: Survey reveals main reason why many "dread" the holiday season
-LPL Financial Research: Happy Anniversary Bull Market
-Taking bids: New company sought to run Mass. D.O.T. service plazas
>HOMES: New law on home sales takes effect in Massachusetts (3:19). Article
>SHOPPING: Shop the LG Beauty Belif glowing kit to combat dry winter skin
>HEALTH: Nonverbal dementia patient makes breakthrough with unexpected therapy
-70 percent of American adults may be considered obese under new definition of condition
>FOOD: KFC brings back fan favorite flavor Original Honey BBQ
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix true crime doc "My Father, the BTK Killer" (1:27)
>MOVIES: Paul Thomas Anderson's 10 movies, ranked from worst to best
>CELEBRITY: Jonah Hill flaunts his thinnest physique yet on set of new film
-Britney Spears fires back at Kevin Federline over memoir allegations
>HISTORY: Infamous WWII Nazi identified with help of A.I.
>ANIMALS: Dog attached to 5-foot leash his whole life is finally free (1:37)
>GOOD NEWS: Grandchildren's ages earn man a $50,000 lottery prize
-Meanwhile, in California, 2,346-pound pumpkin wins world championship
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