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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:58). High of 32 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Continuing tensions on display as restaurant owner arraigned in Worcester spray paint attack
-Local nursing home involved in wrongful death suit
-Family marks 2 years since Brittany Tee disappeared (2:51). Article
-Legendary sign in Worcester will get an upgrade
-Worcester Olympic sensation visits home
-Recording studio, with client list including Matthew McConaughey and Wyclef Jean, moving to Millbury
-Top winter date night ideas in Worcester
-Take the Worcester Community Preservation Act funding priorities survey
-TODAY! Chandler St. and Clark St. drop-off sites closed Saturday
-Culture and Climate Staff in the Worcester Public Schools (1:55)
-Radio Worcester (13:18): Worcester Chief Development Officer Peter Dunn on affordable housing projects
>FAITH: Learning lessons from Herod, the Magi and Jimmy Carter
>DINING OUT: Embrace winter’s chill with seasonal cocktail menus
-ICYMI: Mass. Child Advocate "mum" on review of Worcester child’s death
-Saint-Gobain, state pass the buck as employees in Worcester claim no wages paid since October
-Owners of former Green Street restaurant denied licenses to reopen
-Art installation on Worcester Common vandalized; police make arrest
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Despite court ruling, Holden will wait and see about complying with M.B.T.A. housing law
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Grafton woman makes Meals that Matter
-Clinton businesses benefit from A.R.P.A. funding program
-TODAY! Expert will discuss organizing at Clinton library on Saturday
-Lake Singletary Ice Fishing Derby next Saturday
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: "Fusion" at ArtsWorcester, blues at Bull Run and more
-100FM The Pike Breakdown Lane (6:20)
-J.O.M.P. cellist Sofia Hernandez-Williams, 11, going to national contest
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 6 ways to reform the Worcester Police Department
-Worcesteria: Locally and nationally, Carter is mourned and remembered
-Katy MacQueen: New year, same you
-First Person: Suzanna Paropos seeks a country home of the heart
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 581 (28:38): Our Lady Of Guadalupe, Part 2
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 448 (27:45): Scott Casper & American Antiquarian Society
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who founded a national management research and consulting company based in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots competing with these 3 teams for Mike Vrabel
-The unusual behavior Jerod Mayo displayed before Patriots firing
-There are plenty of locals to root for as NFL playoffs begin
-Former Holy Cross star Kalif Raymond selected to NFL All-Pro second team
-Wild Card Weekend schedule, TV and announcers
-Bravehearts to host 2025 Futures League All-Star Game at Polar Park
-Holy Cross men's and women's basketball to play Lafayette Saturday
-Holy Cross men's hockey wins, women's hockey falls
>NATIONAL: Los Angeles fire statistics — Area burned is larger than city of Boston
-California police refute celebrities floating arson theories as fires tear through L.A.
-Tragic: At least 66 people die after a truck plunges into a river in Ethiopia
>NEW ENGLAND: Scam targeting drivers with fake EZDriveMA toll texts (1:58)
-Rhode Island dad shoots pregnant wife, 2 young kids in murder-suicide
>COLLEGES: Radio Worcester (27:14): How Q.C.C. & Worcester State drive city development
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 spectacular works of Victorian architecture in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: U.S. adds 256,000 jobs in December, dimming rate cut hopes
-Mental health treatment research firm opens Worcester location
>HOMES: Mortgage rates climb for fourth straight week— remain at 6-month high
>HEALTH: New Medicare cap on prescription costs went into effect January 1st
-Every cigarette takes 20 minutes off your life, new study reveals
>FOOD: Chick-fil-A changed their fries — and fans are not happy
>TV/STREAMING: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "Flow," "2073" and more
>CELEBRITY: Hoda Kotb breaks down in tears during her last "Today" show
-A look back at Hoda's years on "Today"
>HISTORY: V66 offered a brief local alternative to MTV
>ANIMALS: Dog lost in the L.A. fires brings community together (1:32)
>GOOD NEWS: Family thankful group of strangers lifted car off woman in Lawrence (2:08)
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, man wanted after flubbing bank robbery by giving teller illegible note
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: After fatal shooting, Worcester strip club must close at 8
+6:00: City custodians protest treatment by Worcester's new cleaning contractor
+6:00: Friends of Worcester Public Library mark 70 years with $50,000 gift to new branch
+6:00: Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:22)
+Noon: Jury says it's deadlocked in Noel Inoa retrial; judge says keep trying
+Noon: Worcester airport sets record, but 500,000 goal looms
+Noon: Level 3 sex offender accused of trying to entice juvenile in Southbridge
+Noon: Things to Do: Día de los Muertos celebration, 'Ghosts in the Galleries
+Noon: Decade of ghouls and glamor: Haunted Speakeasy set for Worcester
+Noon: This is peak: Joe Fusco Jr. dreams about replacing a boiler
-Driver injured after car crashes through fence, lands on roof in Worcester (1:40). Article
-Child hospitalized after being hit by vehicle while riding bike in Worcester
-Worcester husband and wife die just 2 days apart
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-Worcester community seeks help after local designer’s bag, credit cards stolen
-Former Worcester police sergeant takes over National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division
-Worcester S.N.A.P. rolls drop 21% as advocates seek D.T.A. staff
-internal investigation clears officers of wrongdoing in Toomey crash
-Related: Advocates renew call for police review board after release of Toomey crash report
-Related: Read the full Worcester police review of city councilor's crash
-City to crack down on parking scofflaws during snow. But you'll be warned
-Central Mass. strip club to face license commission after deadly shooting
-Terror on Tory Fort: Check out Worcester family's Western take on Halloween
-Ché Anderson talks about roles at UMass Med School, Mass Cultural Council
-Nativity School opens applications for upcoming year
-Aislinn Doyle: W.P.S. In Brief: Realignment breakdown by school
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant expands to serve lunch
-ICYMI: State blocks out-of-state firm from buying nursing homes in Worcester, Fitchburg
-$51 million redevelopment brings 80 affordable senior apartments to Worcester's Lincoln Square
-Worcester's historic Heywood Boot building to receive $929K in state redevelopment funding
-Worcester lands record $5.5 million grant to remove lead hazards
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Midnight at the Masquerade mystery Thursday at Gale Free Library
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): What happens to Anna Maria College’s campus after bids fall short?
-Takeaways from latest Shrewsbury Select Board meeting
-Westborough police warn against "door kick" social media challenge
-Charlton voters approve data center restrictions, call for end to Flock cameras
-In stunning reversal, Westborough Town Meeting changes course on downtown zoning proposal
-Pastor Coates drops fraud claims against orchard developer and former Dunbar clients
-Southbridge man charged with armed robbery at Elm Street convenience store
-Dudley Town Hall access plan draws objections at Town Meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Val’s Restaurant in Holden Friday and Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice presents Spotlight Magic
-Get medieval: Autumn Knights Renaissance Faire set
-Celeste Ng headlines Worcester library fundraiser November 5th
-Suzanne Strempek Shea's popular memoir talk comes to Webster
-Charlton mom's book captures spirit of late son, paralyzed in 1997 crash
>OPINION: Sunita Razdan: Lend nature a hand - leave fallen leaves in yard
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 509 (28:27): Nativity School of Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Coffee with Konnie No. 545 (29:27): Hank Stolz
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:00): Journalists' superpower and Worcester media in 2026
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local woman who worked as a baking teacher
>SPORTS: Patriots-Bears preview: Keys to victory, prediction and more
-Drake Maye vs. Caleb Williams a battle of electric, maturing quarterbacks
-Patriots injured reserve activations explained: Decisions await
-Why Patriots cannot afford not to start Caleb Lomu each week
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-Mechanics Hall ready to rumble as boxing returns after long absence
-Holy Cross women's hockey team hits the road to face Dartmouth
-Holy Cross baseball announces Fall World Series
>NATIONAL: Nobel-winning A.I. pioneer warns: Befriend bots or "we're toast"
-How many Americans support second execution attempt for Christa Pike
-Ukraine's $500 drones slaughtered America's $25 million tanks in recent war game
-Tragic: Swimmer, 65, killed by shark despite wearing repellent band
>NEW ENGLAND: Officers say Matthew Farwell was agitated in days before Sandra Birchmore's death (2:49)
-Lawmakers reject Gov. Healey's gas tax suspension plan (:26)
-Massachusetts leads nation in lottery spending again
>COLLEGES: Clark Family & Friends Weekend 2026
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Half of Americans return home more drained than relaxed after a vacation, new survey says
>BUSINESS: Amazon hiring 6,000 seasonal workers in Mass.
-Radio Worcester (22:08): W.B.D.C. and Webster Five explain small business financing
-LPL Financial Research: Moats vs. inertia: Unpacking the personal A.I. agent threat
-Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion for deceiving users
>SHOPPING: Warning issued against 400,000 pressure cookers due to burn risk
>HOMES: Americans are abandoning a beloved tradition — and experts reveal 5 reasons why
>HEALTH: Sexually transmitted diarrhea is morphing into a superbug
-Medicare Advantage plan cuts: United, Humana reduce benefits for 1 million
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Baked salmon and rice
>TV/STREAMING: Elizabeth Holmes docs to watch before "You Can See Everything"
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Idris Elba movie, "Above the Below" (1:38)
>CELEBRITY: Selma Blair speaks out after mid-flight meltdown, arrest
-Judge tosses child sex abuse indictment against Timothy Busfield
>ANIMALS: Tiny cat loves swimming just as much as exploring the world (2:39)
>HISTORY: Building 19 author on nostalgia event this weekend (11:28)
>GOOD NEWS: Couple struck by lightning while walking hand in hand, hail Good Samaritan hikers for saving their lives
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, bear steals bag of gear from fire station
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