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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 (1:13). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Man and young child rescued from roof of burning building on Vernon Hill, 1 dog dead, officials say
-Chimney fire spreads to walls of Princeton home, prompting multi-town response
-Auburn officer arrested by State Police in online sting
-Proposed site of 364 Worcester apartments purchased by N.J. firm for $17 million
-Q.C.C. union votes no confidence in college President Luis Pedraja
-Hanover Theatre announces 2025-26 Broadway Series shows
-Drought status eases in Worcester
-Worcester County Wonders: At Hot Dog Annie's, it's all about the sauce
-Telegram & Gazette Student of the Week
-Police recorded 9 hate crimes in Worcester in 2024
-Worcester releases new data on shootings, ShotSpotter
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:53): Board of Health pushes for transparency on vaccines — Can it stay non-political?
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phanton Gourmet's Great 8 Pizza (5:22)
-ICYMI: New eatery planned near Polar Park
-Worcester’s toll in Titanic disaster
-Sheriff's office documents dating from 1700s donated offer glimpse into Worcester's past
-After almost a year as Head of School, Horgan reflects on Saint John’s community
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo: Post-election at the Regional
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Teen killed in Northbridge crash
-West Boylston sees lower insurance climb than some
-$42 million Shrewsbury D.P.W. project will head to townwide vote after Town Meeting approval
-Sterling Fire Chief David Hurlbut saluted for decades of service
-Cinthia Sykes leaving Boylston Elementary School
-Walmart plaza in Sturbridge sells for $31 million as part of wider $1.1 billion deal
-No micro-override request planned for this year in Grafton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: April is not fooling around
-New sculpture show coming to Tower Hill
>OPINION: Candy Mero-Carlson: Doing math on colleges buying land in Worcester
-Tim Garvin: Worcester community goes beyond measurement
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 459 (28:54): Congressman Jim McGovern
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to well-known and deeply respected hair stylist
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Rays, 16-1
-Worcester Bravehearts release 2025 schedule
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories: Emily and Zach Bubonovich
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 27
-Paige Bueckers goes No. 1 to Dallas Wings in 2025 WNBA draft
-Flag football club for Worcester high school clears first hurdle
-Saint John's baseball improves to 6-0 with romp over Malden Catholic in home opener
>NATIONAL: Coast Guard rescues 4 from capsized boat off Florida coast; 1 dead, 5 missing
-U.S. still won’t say whether it will return mistakenly deported man, despite Supreme Court decision
>TRAGIC: Amish children killed on the way to school in buggy crash with S.U.V. driven by teen
>NEW ENGLAND: No end for Karen Read jury selection yet | Your questions answered (12:22)
>COLLEGES: Clark, WPI among top-ranked game design schools
-Holy Cross Professor Emily Wilson (50:40): War, Homecoming, Heroism, Truth
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 hotels with unexpected perks
>BUSINESS: Mass. small business concerned about tariff impact, "doubles my cost"
-LPL Financial Research: Decent chance stock market bottom is in but far from certain
-Gen Z employees are never at their desks — and it's driving their bosses crazy
>SHOPPING: Fisher-Price recalls popular baby toys due to frightening choking hazard
>HEALTH: Common vitamin shown to reduce autoimmune disease
-Workplace music can impact performance, study says (1:25)
-Can eating sour candy actually stop your panic attack? We asked a doctor
>FOOD: 5 mistakes grocery shoppers make — and all can be easily avoided
>TV/STREAMING: Recap of seasons 1 to 4 of Netflix's "You" (17:04)
>MOVIES: Nobody 2: Bob Odenkirk is back in first trailer
>CELEBRITY: First pics of Katy Perry and Gayle King in space on Blue Origin flight
>ANIMALS: They said this tiny puppy would never walk - Now watch him run (1:43)
>HISTORY: Why's it called that? Rejoice Newton, known for hill that carries name
>GOOD NEWS: World War II vet asked for 100 cards before his 100th birthday — and the response was incredible
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, man rescued from chimney, arrested
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