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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 40 today in Worcester
+Noon: 2024 annual climate summary for Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester teen indicted for murder in Paine Street shooting
+6:00: Owner of former Fallon HQ to partner with nonprofit to convert Worcester office building into affordable condos
+6:00: Wachusett Brewing parent to merge with Harpoon’s owner, in latest craft beer shakeup
+Noon: Fire at Worcester apartment complex displaces 28 people
+Noon: 17-year-old faces gun charges after fleeing traffic stop
+Noon: Candlepin bowling is the subject of a new exhibit in Worcester
-Worcester officials sound alarm over CarMax auction site proposal
-Worcester Business Journal's 10 bold predictions for 2025
-As large retail spaces become vacant, landlords are finding immersive businesses can keep the crowds coming in
-As Worcester’s small multifamily market cools, property owners see promise in communities like Auburn, Fitchburg and Southbridge
-Inside Worcester's Free Play Bar Arcade on Family Day (1:03)
-Worcester Memorial Auditorium has a storied history
-Seniors and kindergartners bond over holiday joy
-Worcester Public Library giving away books for classrooms
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for December
-Worcester announces 2025 trash and recycling calendar
-ICYMI: 5 local college students charged with kidnapping in "Predator" hunting attempt gone horribly wrong
-Private equity firm buys Worcester hotel for $20.4 million
-Worcester County Wonders: Strand's Ski Shop celebrates 90 years on the slopes
-With new year, new speed limit and traffic rules to take effect in Worcester
-Saint Vincent Hospital nurses say 2 patients died amid understaffing
-St. V's owner, Point32Health reach insurance coverage agreement at 11th hour
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Public input meeting for zoning bylaw review January 16th
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Look for big changes in Wachusett girls hoops this season
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): New Year's polar plunge in Rutland raises money for grieving firefighter
-Rutland woman, newborn twins remembered; wake set for Saturday
-Auburn police lay wreath at the grave of fallen Officer Stephen Lucas
-Man arrested in Leominster for driving unlicensed with unsecured 3-year-old in car, revoked registration
-P.M.L.D., C.L.A.S.P. join forces for winter clothing drive
-Wachusett area public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: 2025 Boston concerts: Music acts playing major Mass. venues this year
-2024's biggest albums and songs: Beyoncé, Ariana Grande and more
-The best guest stars and cameos of 2024
-Central Mass. Mom's 10 most-read posts in 2024
>OPINION: Last Call: Joanne and Joe Johnson, community volunteers
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1363 (27:36): Priscilla Ress, Good Neighbor Energy Fund
-Manny Jae Media (44:27): Mayor Joe Petty
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local woman who passed away months before her 103rd birthday
>SPORTS: Drake Maye injury adds intrigue to Patriots’ plan vs. Bills
-How Patriots can secure No. 1 pick NFL Draft
-First-round wide receiver history presents strong case for Patriots
-Holy Cross men's and women's basketball open league play on Thursday
-210 Sports: My 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame vote, if I had one
>NATIONAL: In National News, complete coverage of attack in New Orleans that killed 15
-Firework mortars, gas cannisters stuffed inside Tesla that exploded outside Trump's Las Vegas hotel
-Tragic: Animal lover beaten to death while trying to save abused dog
>NEW ENGLAND: Here’s the top 10 largest lottery prizes won in Massachusetts in 2024
-New Massachusetts laws taking effect in 2025 (:48). Article
-10 injured after Lego display collapses onto crowd at arcade in Peabody
>COLLEGES: Community impact, "soft skills" in frame for Clark's new M.F.A. program
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 destinations that are even better in the off-season
>BUSINESS: 2025 real estate report & economic forecast
-Worcester’s 2025 economic outlook: Brighter road ahead
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, December 22nd to 28th
>SHOPPING: Chewy new customer offer — Spend $49 or more, get a $20 eGift card
>HEALTH: Norovirus, R.S.V. add to post-holiday illness blues (4:25)
-5 medications that could give you dementia with long-term use
>FOOD: 1980s soda Jolt Cola is back — with more than twice the caffeine
>TV/STREAMING: The top 12 reality TV shows of 2024
>MOVIES: The most streamed movie of the past 5 years has been revealed
>CELEBRITY: Blake Lively's "It Ends With Us" co-star Brandon Sklenar reacts to her complaint against Justin Baldoni
>HISTORY: Former Rostrevor Club on Lake Quinsigamond
>ANIMALS: Dog who just got adopted holds mom's hand whole way home (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: TV news anchor donates kidney to stranger
-Meanwhile, vicious brawl breaks out on flight as passenger bites another
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:02). High of 26 today in Worcester
-December climate summary for Worcester
-Winter storm blankets U.S. with snow and ice
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Price Chopper location in Worcester will close January 31st
+6:00: $280,000 settlement reached for man who sued Worcester after murder charge was dropped
+6:00: Radio Roundtable (47:07): Will the Gaza cease-fire resolution be filed or discussed?
+6:00: Family to hold candlelight vigil for Brittany Tee on Friday
+Noon: As Central Mass. hospitals struggled, audit claims state watchdog agency failed
+Noon: Otis is neurodivergent hero of Worcester State prof Megan Connerly's children book
+Noon: Listen Up: Staying in the game with Torbin Harding of LoZ Records
-Worcester man accused of killing former employee with baseball bat, appears in court
-Earlier: Worcester man arrested after body found in Hubbardston
-"Why!?": Victim's family lashes out after Worcester man pleads guilty to 2019 murder
-Fires prompt Monday closures at Worcester charter school and Leominster High School
-Worcester man with suspended license, crack, fentanyl and stolen power tools arrested in Shrewsbury
-Popular Worcester night spot closes for renovations
-Worcester City Councilor Kate Toomey responds to charges of inaction on W.P.D.
-Worcester City Council to hear Gaza ceasefire resolution
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Man arrested for firing gun inside Worcester apartment: W.P.D.
-Child hit and killed by pickup truck in Leominster (1:24). Article
-More than 20 evacuated after fire in Fitchburg apartment building
-Aislinn Doyle: January 9th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:16): City settles canine bite case amid tensions between Councilor King and Mayor Petty
-ICYMI: Vernon Hill neighborhood gathers to support young girl battling cancer
-11-year-old Worcester cellist taking skills to the national stage
-Worcester man arrested after parking U-Haul at CVS, stealing Nugenix Testosterone Booster from Walgreens across the street
-Worcester Community Veterinary Hospital remains closed after fire
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden family wins WooSox season tickets
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Good Neighbor nominations sought
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Berlin boy gets to be fire chief for a day
-Spencer contemplates regional dispatch system
-Shrewsbury police awarded over $205,000 in grants in December
-Level 3 sex offender recently charged with rape arrested for failing to register new address
-Clinton students partner with court to celebrate diversity
-Wachusett area public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Boston Calling lineup announced with headliners Dave Matthews Band, Luke Combs and Fall Out Boy
-Popeye and Tintin enter the public domain in 2025 along with novels from Faulkner and Hemingway
>OPINION: Victor D. Infante: Where Worcester is at, and where it's headed, in 2025
-Kate Hayes: How to create a morning routine
-Robin Darling: 10 ways to kick those winter blues
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (1:18:16)
-WSC Stay Connected (53:31): Art as a reflection of life — A Bharatanatyam production
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to the first female president of the United Way of Central Mass.
>SPORTS: How Jerod Mayo talked his way out of Patriots job
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft says he put Mayo in "untenable situation"
-Patriots players react to Mayo's firing (1:49). Article
-Bill Belichick reacts to Patriots firing Mayo
-Jayson Tatum earns second Player of the Week honor of season
-210 Sports: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 13
-Radio Worcester (9:22): 30 years of hockey in Worcester
>CARS: Ford and Tesla among nearly 400,000 vehicles recalled
>NATIONAL: First U.S. bird flu death confirmed
-Strong earthquake kills at least 95 near Mount Everest
-Tragic: Oregon men die from exposure in forest looking for Sasquatch
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. ranked in top 5 "most moved from states", survey finds
-Mass. police academies have security concerns, inadequate training, state audit finds (2:42)
>COLLEGES: Radio Worcester (8:11): Q.C.C. president discusses new initiatives and programs boosting education
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): New Hampshire Ice Castles opening earlier than usual
>BUSINESS: "Potato cartel" colluded to artificially hike french fry, hash brown prices: lawsuits
-LPL Financial Research: Evaluating stock and bond market predictions from 2024
-United Way of South Central Mass. appoints next executive director
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, December 29th to January 4th
>HEALTH: Flu season in U.S. claims lives of 1,500, including 9 kids: C.D.C.
-Chin implants, facelifts, 3 other treatments will take off in 2025, plastic surgeons say
>FOOD: How the wax on your apples really gets there, according to a farmer
>TV/STREAMING: 7 Golden Globes winners to stream now on Prime Video
>MOVIES: Tom Cruise giving "Mission: Impossible" a shocking update: report
>CELEBRITY: Aubrey Plaza speaks on husband Jeff Baena's death by suicide: "An unimaginable tragedy"
>HISTORY: Legacy of Alice Brock and "Alice’s Restaurant" lives on
>ANIMALS: Terrified beagle who'd never been inside finally opens up (1:55)
>GOOD NEWS: Nurse adopts teen mom after caring for babies in N.I.C.U. (2:43)
-Meanwhile, in Maine, extremely rare, split-colored lobster discovered in grocery store
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