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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:39). High of 36 today in Worcester
-"Warmest year in station history": 2024 annual climate summary for Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Worcester police arrest man in theft from graveyard
+5:00: 210 Sports: Former Central Mass. college hockey players in the pros
+1:00: UMass Memorial welcomes first baby of 2025
+1:00: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+1:00: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+1:00: New movies on demand — "Wicked," "A Real Pain" and more
+1:00: Beyond the studio: Unique exercise classes across Central Mass.
-Fire at Worcester apartment complex displaces 28 people
-Worcester teen indicted for murder in Paine Street shooting
-17-year-old faces gun charges after fleeing traffic stop
-Man kidnapped and beaten by Assumption students, police say (2:56)
-Earlier: 5 local college students charged with kidnapping in "Predator" hunting attempt gone horribly wrong
-Owner of former Fallon HQ to partner with nonprofit to convert Worcester office building into affordable condos
-Candlepin bowling is the subject of a new exhibit in Worcester
-Worcester announces 2025 trash and recycling calendar
-ICYMI: 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
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): "Best Class Ever" holds 30th reunion
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Public input meeting for zoning bylaw review January 16th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston completes A.R.P.A. spending plans
-Ladder truck contract approved in Grafton
-Man arrested after breaking into ex-girlfriend’s car, pouring urine on driver’s seat
-Despite millions spent, Northborough's White Cliffs estate remains empty
-Bank brings joy to Clinton with toy drive
-January hikes around Wachusett Reservoir
-The Item's Neighbor to Neighbor column
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Inside Worcester's Free Play Bar Arcade on Family Day (1:03)
>SHOWTIME: Radio play next up for Sterling Theater
-Millbury, Sutton artists in Small Stones Festival of the Arts
>OPINION: Safe Exit Initiative: Intersection of prostitution, substance use disorder and mental health disorders
-Manny Jae Media (44:27): Mayor Joe Petty
-Radio Worcester (21:34): Ronny LeBlanc explores U.F.O. theories and New Jersey drone mysteries
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who served 42 years in the military
>SPORTS: Patriots "100% focused" on beating Bills Sunday, coach Jerod Mayo says
-NFL Week 18 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Timberwolves, 118-115
-Rangers beat Bruins, 2-1
-Holy Cross men's basketball edges Loyola in Patriot League opener
-Holy Cross women's basketball beats Loyala in league opener
-Holy Cross women's hockey opens 2025 against nationally ranked B.U. and Northeastern
>CARS: Nearly 400,000 Ford pickup trucks, S.U.V.s and other vehicles recalled
>NATIONAL: U.S. launches multiple strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen
-What we know about the timeline of the New Orleans terror attack
-Vegas Cybertruck bomber shot himself in head before explosion, police say
-Tragic: 13 people including children die in stampedes at charity events
>NEW ENGLAND: Fire in Vermont fire leaves 2 dead, 2 injured
>COLLEGES: Q.C.C. intersession courses open for enrollment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 winter festivals you need to experience at least once
>BUSINESS: Wachusett Brewing parent to merge with Harpoon’s owner in latest craft beer shakeup
-Directory: Business and industrial parks in Central Mass.
>HOMES: To rinse or not to rinse dishes, debate over dishwasher habits settled
>SHOPPING: If you hear "Code Brown" at a Mass. Walmart, leave immediately
>HEALTH: Do I need to take so many pills? (1:02)
-Experimental vax could help treat common form of lung cancer (:54)
>FOOD: You probably have 2025’s flavor of the year in your pantry
>TV/STREAMING: "Sesame Street" searching for new home as HBO pivots away from children’s programming
>MOVIES: "Up in Smoke," "Pride of the Yankees" among movies added to National Film Registry
>CELEBRITY: Why "Home Alone" star Daniel Stern left Hollywood to "raise cattle" and "grow tangerines"
>HISTORY: Former Women's Club, now Tuckerman Hall, in Worcester
>ANIMALS: 700-pound cow still thinks she's her mom's baby (2:39)
>GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman's 2024 "On the Road" stories (1:58:15)
-Meanwhile, passenger blasted for bringing "emotional support" Great Dane on airplane
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:06). High of 34 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester bar's liquor license suspended for 5 days for after-hours assault
+6:00: Indie horror film festival returning to Worcester’s Mechanic Hall for second year
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (8:12): Worcester film maker Tom Dwyer talks about Dead of Winter Horror Festival
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (14:26): Bull rider Marcus Mast on near death experience with a bull and growing up Amish
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Guide to Dead of Winter Horror Film Festival in Worcester
+Noon: Mechanics Hall to host The Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy
+Noon: "Black Angels Over Tuskegee" in Worcester will tell story
+Noon: WPI professor explores how Black artists helped transform opera
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "The Brutalist," "The Last Showgirl," and more
+Noon: 19 Carter in Berlin is a hub for both the arts and the community
-Hazardous ice lingers on Worcester streets days after storm. Video (1:18)
-Family of late state police trainee from Worcester speaks as state senators seek investigation update (2:49)
-Stop & Shop faces potential strike in Mass. over contract dispute
-Radio Worcester (40:20): Transformative plans for Worcester’s 51-acre Saint-Gobain site in Greendale
-West Boylston will fire Town Administrator amid police station flag conflict, lawyer says
-Earlier: Flag controversy discussed at Select Board meeting (1:49). Article
-Families fighting to keep funding for medical research meet at UMass Medical School (1:50). Article
-After sky-high hikes, state orders gas companies to reduce total bills by just 5 percent (:23)
-Related: What is the delivery fee on gas bills and why is it so high? (4:30)
-Police find cocaine, fentanyl during search in Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:32): Councilor's indefinite absence sparks debate
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (21:18): Media misrepresents Worcester's sanctuary city vote
-DINING OUT: New restaurant to open at site of former Compass Tavern
-ICYMI: City Councilor Thu Nguyen will not return to council indefinitely
-Worcester rolls out enforcement of new 25 mph speed limit
-Worcester schools eye 7.9% budget increase for coming year
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): March Among Friends senior newsletter
-Ice melt arrives at Holden hardware store for storm-weary residents
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Favorite breakfast spot plans expansion to Shrewsbury
-Sterling officer hit by car during traffic stop
-Police seek help locating 29-year-old missing person
-Drug bust at Westminster residence uncovers cocaine trafficking operation
-Clinton Project 351 ambassador gets involved
-Clinton School Committee honors students, staff
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Concerts, historical demos and more
-Orchids bring color to Botanic Garden
-One Act Play Festival to take center stage at the Singh Performance Center
>OPINION: Kenzie Landsittel: Remember Women's Rights Convention in Worcester
-City of Worcester's Ready Worcester (1:03): Episode 4, preparing for snow storms
-Unity Radio's Susanity Life (58:15): Melisa Ann, intuitive energy healer
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester matriarch who passed away at 100
>SPORTS: Canada beats U.S., 3-2, in overtime to win 4 Nations Face-Off championship
-Bravehearts' New England Sports Summit breaks records
-With a renewed focus on boxing career, Worcester's Khiary Gray ready for title bout
-'Sader Stories (29:47): Varsity Club Hall of Famer Sam Fregenti
-Holy Cross women’s hockey team travels to Maine for final regular season series
-2 Holy Cross athletes nominated for Allstate Good Works Team
>CARS: Toyota recalls over 160,000 Sienna minivans due to seat back issue
>NATIONAL: California woman chased, fatally shot in parking lot: video
-Brian Laundrie's parents pariahs in Florida over Gabby Petito's murder: neighbors
-Tragic: Mom charged with abuse after 3 kids left alone for years
>NEW ENGLAND: Timeline of activities of cultlike group tied to killing of Border Patrol agent
-Why ambulances are waiting nearly an hour to bring patients into some Mass. hospitals
>COLLEGES: This is biomedical engineering at WPI (:23)
-Clark student Isaac Tomeho shines in both the digital and tactile worlds
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 places you'll recognize from famous songs
>BUSINESS: Walmart shares tank on dismal forecast as retail giant warns of slowing sales
-LPL Financial Research: Tariffs ignite a metals melt-up
-How Gen Z can get on the right financial track
>HOMES: Worcester is one of the hottest real estate markets in 2025. See how it ranks
>HEALTH: Study: 3 conditions increase risk of liver damage if you drink
-How "lemonading" can help you better cope with stress
>FOOD: Dunkin' to end non-dairy upcharges after guest feedback
>TV/STREAMING: George Stephanopoulos is "miserable" at "GMA"
>MOVIES: Who won the best actor Oscar last year? See list of recent winners
>CELEBRITY: Laraine Newman says Barbra Streisand confronted her over "SNL" skit
>ANIMALS: Ducks ask woman to help their friend who isn't moving (1:38)
>HISTORY: Worcester's Bull Mansion has historical ties to a doctor, not an animal
>GOOD NEWS: Man's liver transplant denial reversed after story goes viral
-Meanwhile, in Thailand, monkey uses human-like hand signals to direct traffic (:43)
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