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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:23). High of 34 today in Worcester
-Channel 5's Cindy Fitzgibbon breaks down how snow blitz happened (7:14)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old
+6:00: Declared winter parking ban to take effect at 11 p.m. Tuesday in Worcester
+6:00: Auburn High athletic director charged with sending pornographic video to 17-year-old
+6:00: Westborough police rescue girl held against her will at hotel (1:28)
+Noon: Last Call: Livv Welch, photographer and Fitchburg State student
+Noon: Janice Harvey: Listening to children singing raises fears for their future
-Central Mass. bar arcades look to cash in on nostalgia
-Local man resident wins $1 million on Powerball
-Worcester residents report feeling Maine earthquake
-Clark grad and Philadelphia Eagles owner in running to buy Celtics
-Themes of coverage, leadership mark Mass. Women of Color Coalition annual meeting
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Radio Worcester (11:13): Worcester City Clerk explains agenda process amid council controversy
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:54): Council controversy, political underpinnings and Worcester’s future
>DINING OUT: New owners of Ground Round trying to balance expectations, excitement with upcoming reopening
-ICYMI: Owner of Central Mass. Subway shops ordered to pay back wages
-Worcester bishop, Catholic schools superintendent address immigration enforcement
-Worcester County feeling the effects of new immigration policy
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): January events at Senior Center
-Holden update from Town Administrator Peter Lukes (8:00)
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): "Forever chemical" elevated in Sterling well
-How Shrewsbury’s Highway Division prepares for winter weather
-3 arrested, 4 charged in drug bust at home linked to past deaths
-Shoplifting incident during charity toy drive at Leominster Target
-Worcester County Wonders: Westborough's most famous inventor
-West Boylston police log January 13th to 19th
-Local Jazzercise taking part in kindness
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: "Songs of Hope" honors bond between Black, Jewish communities
-Radio Worcester (10:15): Worcester’s film scene shines — "Solus" to premiere at Dead of Winter Film Festival
-Small Stones announces awards at festival opening
>OPINION: Worcesteria: Transphobia fight at City Hall an echo of national anxiety
-Unity Radio 's The Susanity Life (58:36): Ernie Floyd, executive producer of Unity Radio
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who escaped Germany in 1939
>SPORTS: Mike Vrabel-led Patriots staff boasts plenty of head coaching experience
-Tom Brady "running everything" for Raiders as Las Vegas turns to Pete Carroll
-Celtics lose to Rockets, 114-112
-Holy Cross men’s ice hockey to host annual Alumni Weekend Saturday and Sunday
-Crusaders add Shane Davenport as Director of Sport Performance
-Holy Cross men's basketball and women's basketball fall to B.U.
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni 2024-25 highlights, NHL week 16
-Athletic trainers back on Worcester schools’ budget agenda
-Doherty, Burncoat, South battle for top spot in Inter High hoops
>CARS: Ford and Kia among over 500,000 vehicles recalled
>NATIONAL: Mudslides and floods swamp L.A. as much-needed rains fall on fire zones
-Holocaust survivors gather for likely the final time at 80th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation
-Tragic: 95-year-old woman who survived Nazis, Chernobyl and COVID dies crossing street
>NEW ENGLAND: Driver dies in crash at I-495 rest area in Haverhill
-Teachers union reportedly makes new push to legalize strikes (:29)
>COLLEGES: Clark to partner with African Community Education
-Worcester State launches upgraded virtual campus tour
-UMass Medical School appoints Harvard director to help integrate A.I. into science research
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 spectacular ancient Roman landmarks to visit in Italy
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-LPL Financial Research: Is the bond market worried about inflation?
-New Chinese A.I. company sends American investors into panic (1:37)
>HOMES: Worcester County home listings asked for less money in December
>HEALTH: New tool aids students with cerebral visual impairment (3:00)
-New study uncovers the biggest risk factor for colon cancer in under 35s — and it will shock you
>FOOD: Expect record-high egg prices for most of the year
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix show, "American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson" (2:27)
>MOVIES: Steven Spielberg says he fought to stop "E.T." sequel from being made
>CELEBRITY: Conan O'Brien to receive Mark Twain Prize for comedy
>HISTORY: Franklin Building, Franklin Square in Worcester, 1898
>ANIMALS: Stray puppy rescued from abandoned building (1:44)
>GOOD NEWS: California man proposes to girlfriend after finding engagement ring in Eaton Fire rubble
-Meanwhile, in the U.K., yet another gender reveal stunt devolves into horror and confusion: "Oh, s--t! Oh, no!"
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Court docs reveal disturbing new details behind viral video involving ex-Southbridge McDonald’s manager (2:21). Article
-Cost to fix Worcester police station put at $20 million over 3 years\
-Tiny home village for homeless seniors breaks ground in Worcester
-Emergency closes Worcester restaurant until Friday
-Railers owner buys Pulse Magazine, CM Pride Magazine
-Worcester State nursing program welcomes first group of Anna Maria nursing students
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday's School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester organizations get $425,000 for affordable housing efforts
-Back-to-back national honors spotlight Worcester Public Library’s evolving role
-Radio Worcester (23:08): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista discusses city’s first-ever $1 billion budget
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Small Plates (5:56)
-ICYMI: Worcester police honor fallen officers, former chief Gary Gemme
-Assumption graduates 304 students at DCU Center
-Anna Maria College closing comes as disappointment for Molly Bish's family (2:17). Article
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police holding second annual Cruiser Cup Golf Tournament June 12th
-Wachusett Echo: Internship and employment at the school bank
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree crash leaves Southbridge home uninhabitable
-Westborough police continues to investigate shots fired on Research Drive
-Man with spiked-bat, drugs arrested in Leominster after 911 report of impaired driver
-Seeing double: Shrewsbury High School graduating class boasts 17 sets of twins
-Dudley candidates' night to be held June 8th
-Webster Town Meeting approves budget, drone bylaw, Pine View Liquors petition
-Shrewsbury teachers no longer need COVID vaccine
-Blackstone Valley Regional named distinguished school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (19:15): Greater Worcester Opera brings “1776” to Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 23 (28:52): Meatball, Part 1
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Depression in motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why Puerto Rico still doesn’t receive S.N.A.P. benefits
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. No. 164 (29:35): The Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former UMass Medical School professor and Physician of the Year
>SPORTS: Tom Brady takes dig at Bill Belichick during Georgetown commencement speech
-Jason Varitek's wife takes shot at Red Sox G.M. after coaching ouster
-Red Sox beat Royals, 3-1
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2026 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 32
>CARS: Gas prices climbing— What frustrated drivers can expect next (4:12)
>NATIONAL: San Diego mosque shooting: 3 men killed, suspects found dead (1:37)
-American who was on doomed cruise reveals what it's like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
-Tragic: Toddler crushed to death by antique dresser as she climbed it to reach a toy
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot dies in small plane crash in Rhode Island (:52)
-Pipe bomb found in Mass. pond, police investigating (1:12)
-Video shows Good Samaritans rushing to pull 2 people from car following rollover on I-495
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Cheer scores at national championships
-Clark honors Worcester student, staff members for inclusion and equity work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 top trending U.S. summer destinations
-The first thing you should do in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: Banks find ways to finance nonprofits, despite their lending and revenue challenges
-LPL Financial Research: Energy shock expected to hit prices harder than the economy
>HOMES: Homes are older than ever—but local permitting systems could slow down essential renovations
>HEALTH: Discussing ebola outbreak with infectious disease specialist (3:14)
-What no one tells you about egg freezing
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Oven-roasted turkey parmesan over spaghetti
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Lopez movie on Netflix, "Office Romance" (2:42)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Steven Spielberg's new movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Carrie Underwood rejected L.A. glamour to live on Tennessee farm
-William Daniels, 99, and wife Bonnie Bartlett, 96, detail "rules" of "open marriage"
>ANIMALS: Playful puppy from local shelter looking for active family (3:09)
>HISTORY: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
>GOOD NEWS: School principal retires, but returns as a handyman (2:34)
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo does "6-7" hand motion at the Vatican
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