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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 22 today in Worcester
+Noon: Snowfall totals in Central Massachusetts
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: City of Worcester to open "warming centers" Tuesday and Wednesday
+5:00: Parking ban lifted as of 7 p.m. Monday
+5:00: King's teaching a reminder of conflict, unity at Worcester breakfast
+5:00: Concert to highlight unity between Black and Jewish communities
+5:00: Radio Worcester (14:30): City Manager Eric Batista addresses allegations of transphobia
+5:00: Radio Worcester (16:49): District 3 City Councilor George Russell announces retirement, addresses council controversy
+5:00: Worcester County Wonders: America's oldest Armenian Church
+5:00: 210 Sports: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 15
+Noon: Report, video show how Assumption "To Catch a Predator" case escalated
+Noon: Polar Seltzer releases 4 new "dessert cart" flavors
-Crews work to clear Worcester roads after overnight snow storm (2:34)
-Earlier: Drivers brave steep hills and slick roads in snowy Worcester (2:20)
-Meet Mac: Worcester's new K-9 tracker (1:24). Article (pictured)
-Worcester Airport saw busiest year since Massport took over nearly 15 years ago
-Despite drop in opioid-related deaths, fight continues locally
-Investigation launched following Worcester councilor’s accusations of transphobia
-Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Central Mass.: Here's what you need to know
-In honor: MLK Day breakfast, service, volunteer opportunities
-When Martin Luther King Jr. preached in Worcester
-What's open, closed on M.L.K. Day and Inauguration Day
-Worcester detective honored with Badge No. 1 (:46)
-Mental health treatment research firm opens Worcester location
-Trash & recycling pickup delayed by a day in Worcester starting Monday
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester's Literacy "Crisis" (Part 1)
-Faces of Worcester: Francisco Diaz, owner of Diaz and Sons
>DINING OUT: Shrewsbury Street restaurant celebrates 25 years in business
-ICYMI: Worcester native living in Hollywood describes California wildfires
-A toast to Worcester Eats Facebook members, now at 100,000 and counting
-Worcester tech firm moves to new Auburn headquarters
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: A beginners guide to midterms
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo: Don’t forget to close your tabs — The school’s wifi
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury couple walks through all 351 Mass. communities
-Trash and recycling delayed a day this week in Shrewsbury
-4 arrested in Auburn drug bust; fentanyl seized from sewer
-With ever-changing admissions, Chapman Education a "champion"
-Boylston Light part of solar array project
-Millbury Memorial Junior/Senior High School Honor Roll
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
-The Item's Neighbor to Neighbor column
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
-Mocktail recipes for Dry January (7:20)
>SHOWTIME: Young dancers compete at Worcester theatre
>OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Reflecting on Dr. King’s legacy
-Jamie Eldridge: State corrections department needs tech upgrade
-100FM The Pike (11:01): City Councilor Khrystian King on his efforts to revive First Night Worcester
-Manny Jae Media (24:09): City Manager Eric Batista
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 152 (29:33): Dysautonomia, Part 2
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local man who won the Carnegie Medal for Heroism
>SPORTS: Jerod Mayo's Patriots firing was "unfair": Vince Wilfork
-Railers lose to Wheeling, 4-3, in shootout
>NATIONAL: L.A. facing "worst of the worst" fire conditions as forecasters issue dire warning
-TikTok nation goes nuts as social-media app returns
-2025 holiday schedule: Full list of dates for federal holidays, more
-Tragic: 4 generations of the same family lost their homes in L.A. wildfires
>NEW ENGLAND: Young man found dead at Mass. trash facility. His family wants video and answers
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria E.M.T. students filling a void in emergency healthcare
-On the effort to unionize undergraduate workers at Clark
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 stunning personal residences of U.S. presidents
>BUSINESS: C.P.I. inflation report and what it means for the U.S. economy (7:45)
-41% of companies worldwide plan to reduce workforces by 2030 due to A.I.
>SHOPPING: Victoria's Secret winter sale — Get 7 panties for $35 for Valentine's Day
>HEALTH: Here's the age when shoveling snow becomes "very dangerous"
-Staying active through winter important for mental, heart health
>FOOD: Strawberries & Creme M&M's hit stores for Valentine's Day
>TV/STREAMING: CNN to shift Wolf Blitzer to mornings in massive shakeup at network: report
>MOVIES: "Wolf Man" clawed its way to No. 1 on its opening day
>CELEBRITY: How L.A. fires are affecting Hollywood — Award shows, TV delays, concerts and more
>HISTORY: Footbridge at Lake Quinsigamond, circa 1934
>ANIMALS: Baby falls in love with rescue kittens (1:37)
>GOOD NEWS: How a beloved professor's bond with a former student transcends illness (2:40)
-Meanwhile, in Belgium, food safety authority: Do not eat Christmas trees
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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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