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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 31 today in Worcester
-December climate summary for Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Loved ones say goodbye to Rutland mother, newborn twins after medical emergency
-Earlier: Rutland firefighter lives every moment for wife, children lost to tragedy
-Veterans group seeks family of Army sergeant who died in Vietnam
-3 men arraigned on murder charges in Dorchester Street shooting
-Mural artist moves studio to Providence, raises concern about future of arts in Worcester
-Hearing on proposed car-auction site in Worcester postponed to February 10th
-2025 Economic Forecast survey: Central Mass. business leaders show less enthusiastic optimism
-Pulse Magazine's People to Watch 2025
-Advisory links alcohol consumption to cancers: Here's how Worcester feels about the report
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:16): City settles canine bite case amid tensions between Councilor King and Mayor Petty
>FAITH: Nuns in short supply across U.S. These young women defy trend (:59)
-ICYMI: Mail carrier helps stop house fire along his route (2:28). Article
-Worcester police arrest man in theft from graveyard
-Market Basket concerned about proposed gas station on Route 20
-UMass Memorial welcomes first baby of 2025
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Good Neighbor nominations sought
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-"Best Class Ever" holds 30th reunion
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Authorities investigating unattended death in Hubbardston
-Woman arrested after chase, crash in Lancaster
-Shrewsbury Police Department December statistics
-West Boylston starting superintendent search
-Hiring process for 2 key town positions continues in Sutton
-Ellie's Pet Barn among dropoff sites for pet supply drive
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Want to be a movie star? These films are holding auditions in Mass.
>OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin: New year, same mess. A house of chaos
-Brian Nelson: Laurel cartoon on taking down Christmas decorations
-Shaun Connolly: Horrorscopes 2025
-WCCA-TV's Defining Good Health No. 7 (29:11): Deniz Ahmadinia, Part 1
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to highly skilled carpenter who passed away at 39
>SPORTS: Drake Maye questionable for today's season finale
-Brian Hoyer’s 3-step plan to fix the Patriots offense
-NFL Week 18 schedule, TV and announcers
-Pat Ricard (David Prouty) and Chris Lindstrom (Shepherd Hill) earn Pro Bowl nods
-Bruins lose to Maple Leafs, 6-4
-Holy Cross women's hockey team edged by No. 15 Northeastern
-Holy Cross men's hockey falls to Omaha in overtime
-Holy Cross men's and women's basketball to face American
-Railers beat Royals, 3-1
>NATIONAL: Man arrested with largest stockpile of homemade explosives in F.B.I. history
-Body found lodged in wheel well of United plane in Maui on Christmas Eve
-Tragic: Son fatally shot by his dad as he tried to protect pregnant fianceé on Christmas Eve
>NEW ENGLAND: R.M.V. speeds up process for disability parking placards (2:03)
-4 bodies found with gunshots in West Greenwich, R.I. home
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross 2024: The Year in Photos
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Inside the world's coolest Airbnb — a private jet owned by Pablo Escobar
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-U.S. credit card defaults soar to highest level in 14 years
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, December 29th to January 4th
>SHOPPING: Wayfair's New Year Super Sale offers up to 70% off
>HEALTH: Seasonal affective disorder: When to see a doctor? (3:54). Article
-Major eye drops brand being recalled due to fungal contamination
>FOOD: How to make the perfect 1 pot soup for winter (3:57)
>TV/STREAMING: Apple TV+ originals are free to stream this weekend
-"Malcolm in the Middle" revival starring Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek confirmed at Disney+
>MOVIES: Sony CEO admits "Kraven the Hunter" was studio’s "worst" launch
>CELEBRITY: Indie filmmaker Jeff Baena, husband of Aubrey Plaza, found dead
>HISTORY: Norton Company, circa 1955
>ANIMALS: Golden Retriever gets puppy sibling to grow up with (1:34)
>GOOD NEWS: Barber students give back with haircuts to homeless community
-Meanwhile, in New Jersey, porch pirate caught twerking on Ring camera returns to home to whine after victim posts video online
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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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