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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:17). High of 32 today in Worcester
-Looking back at the Blizzard of '78, 47 years later (11:45)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester nonprofit's future in doubt after it's funding left out of state budget
+6:00: Worcester is getting a pop-up Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy
+Noon: Winter storm hits Worcester (1:11)
+Noon: Seven Things to Do: James Montgomery Band, Italian Opera and more ...
+Noon: "Solus," shot in Worcester, to debut at Dead of Winter film festival
+Noon: Robert Kraft casts Tom Brady, Snoop Dogg in his latest ad
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing adult sisters
-Classes canceled at Worcester Public Schools
-Declared Winter Parking Ban in Worcester to take effect at 9 a.m. Thursday
-Idea Lab free open work day and open house planned for Thursday postponed
-Worcester Diocese abuse victims want state's report made public
-What to expect at Worcester’s soon-to-reopen eatery
-National day care franchise to open Worcester location
-Elder service providers feeling pressure as population expands
-Aislinn Doyle: February 6th School Committee Meeting agenda preview
>DINING OUT: Manny Jae Media (20:06): Desy Bar and Grill ribbon cutting
-ICYMI: In Worcester, a 10-month-old hears for the first time (2:37). Article
-Want an oven from a classic Worcester restaurant? Equipment sale this month
-Local developer proposes 6-story apartment building on Chandler Street
-Worcester City Council tables vote on sanctuary status for transgender community
-Related: Calls for Worcester to be sanctuary city for trans community (2:24). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Terrance Fencher spreads positivity and creativity throughout Wachusett
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Free Narcan training February 11th at Holden Safety Complex
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Scam claims to be from Shrewsbury Consumer Science Department
-Shrewsbury Youth and Family Services invites new board members
-Fitchburg’s decades-long downtown revitalization enters its next phase
-Rutland Police Department's Warrant Wednesday
-Grafton boards, commissions and committees need members
-Laura Taylor Clinton's new Council on Aging director
-The "spell" of success in Bolton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: "The Cher Show" coming to turn back time in Worcester
-Radio Worcester (18:17): City’s growing role in major film & commercial productions
-Ozzy Osbourne announces final show with Black Sabbath
-Lifelong love of Mozart leads to new look at "The Magic Flute"
-Listen Up: "Raining Femmes" a deluge of joyful covers
>OPINION: Elizabeth Chirico: How to stay sane on a snow day
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: The immorality of dehumanizing migrants
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 47 (28:32): Shelley Wright & CE4ST, part 2
-Unity Radio's Now I Thrive (58:24)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who served the Worcester Fire Department for 42 years
>SPORTS: Patriots quarterback Drake Maye says he recruited players at Pro Bowl
-Chiefs' Steve Spagnuolo, a Grafton native, savors latest Super Bowl run
-Bruins lose to Rangers, 3-2
-Holy Cross men's basketball team falls to Army
-Holy Cross football announces 2025 signees, transfers
-Worcester Bravehearts celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day
-Railers beat Atlanta, 3-2
>CARS: Ford expects to rack up E.V. losses of up to $5.5 billion in 2025
>NATIONAL: Second type of bird flu detected in U.S. dairy cows
-Man on FBI's Most Wanted list arrested in newlywed bathtub killing
-Tragic: "Loving father" killed in hammer throw accident while attending son's high school track meet
>NEW ENGLAND: Maine Mall shooting suspect at large, victim expected to survive
-Students spend a quarter of the school day on their phones (1:58)
>COLLEGES: New way to produce batteries invented at WPI patented (:54)
-Anna Maria secures nearly $1 million to advance nursing labs
-Clark grad Penelope Amara has built an online community to inspire authors
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): These are America’s most lavish — and expensive — hotel suites
>BUSINESS: Nissan, Honda to scrap $60 billion merger talks: report
-LPL Financial Research: U.S. exceptionalism — Is it still intact?
-Employees reveal how productive they are when working from home
>SHOPPING: Shop Presidents Day TV sales for up to 60% off now
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers, Sunday, February 2nd
>HEALTH: What is food noise and how can it be silenced? (1:01)
-Lack of sleep can bring up unpleasant memories, study says (:51)
>FOOD: McDonald's Shamrock Shake returns alongside Uncle O'Grimacey
>TV/STREAMING: Teaser for fifth and final season of Netflix's "You" (:42)
>MOVIES: "Jurassic World Rebirth" trailer with Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali
>CELEBRITY: New Ben Affleck Dunkin’ Donuts Super Bowl commercial features Jeremy Strong
-"Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo honored as Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
>ANIMALS: Tangled baby fox calms down for his rescue (1:46)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Crystal Pond, Main South, Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: World War II veteran celebrates his 103rd birthday
-Meanwhile, in Idaho, man bounces table tennis balls with his mouth to break record
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 90 today in Worcester
-What to know about past "very strong" El Niños
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: 1 dead, 2 injured in stabbing off Ararat Street in Worcester, police say (:16). Article
+6:00: Worcester councilors say city is shouldering homelessness burden from surrounding towns
+6:00: Victor D. Infante's WoMag Rundown (7:20)
+1:00: Worcester man arrested after child found alone in locked car at Northborough Walmart (1:56). Article
+1:00: Worcester school principal involved in harassment call days before going on leave
+1:00: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+1:00: Decades by DeZyne to headline this year's Pet Rock Fest
+1:00: Facebook and Instagram down as Meta products hit with widespread outage
-Parents of WPI's “Lost Sons” speak out
-Worcester prepares for World Cup watch parties (2:21)
-Related: Security, parking plans for World Cup games on Worcester Common
-Related: Local E.M.T. squads ready for World Cup watch parties in Worcester
-Related: Worcester License Commission says bars can stay open later for World Cup
-Related: Worcester awaits World Cup, and fans get a view of history
-Here's what's replacing Boston Market on Park Ave.
-Federal government accuses Chip Norton of fraud and millions in undisclosed transfers
-Woman struck, killed by flatbed tow truck identified by Worcester police
-Earlier: Worcester pedestrian struck, killed by flatbed tow truck
-National Grid begins massive project to upgrade lines in Central Mass.
-TODAY! Traffic advisory Friday for Grove Street
-TODAY! Fitness in the Parks summer series kicks off Friday
-Northbridge man who accidentally killed brother avoids prison time in plea
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
-Claremont Academy graduation (54:56)
-Worcester names new principal for North High
>DINING OUT: Worcester pizzerias see business boom following visits from Dave Portnoy
-ICYMI: Worcester man faces murder charge after beloved baker’s death
-Worcester activist, barred from City Hall, arrested again
-Developer seeks to build a new shopping plaza with multiple restaurants on Grove Street in Worcester
-Worcester sweep nets 8 suspects, drugs and illegal guns
-Downtown Worcester restaurant closed until June 22nd
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Update on construction at Senior Center parking lot
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-Annual business personal property inspections begin Monday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Motorcycle, S.U.V. involved in serious Auburn crash
-Pub to close after 8 years due to "more than a few challenges"
-Worcester man charged with trafficking after drugs found in Squishmallows tin at Northborough Inn
-Free kids bike rodeo at Paxton Days 10 to noon Saturday
-Nearly 300 Leominster employees made $100,000 or more in 2025
-Highlights from Shrewsbury Select Board meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Jazzed Up (Trio) at Uxlocale Friday, (Duo) at Val's in Holden, Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to do: Wormtown rising, do the Time Warp, many voices ...
-R&B Legend Jon B. on new tour, music release (5:05)
-"Blizzard of Lies" author on new Karen Read book (3:17)
-Kayem, M.F.A. unveil traveling art exhibit featuring historic American figures with hot dogs
>OPINION: Shaun Connolly: June Horrorscopes
-Who remembers the wonderful, wacky World Cup of 1966? I do!
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 341 (28:47): Jay Givan, 250th anniversary of America
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local man who passed away at 22 after a lifelong battle with Tay-Sachs disease
>SPORTS: See the full U.S. men's soccer schedule for the World Cup
-A.J. Brown pushes Drake Maye to be "perfect" at Pats minicamp (2:21)
-Former Holy Cross star Jalen Coker earns a 3-year, $35 million extension from Carolina
-Red Sox exec Sam Kennedy calls season "embarrassing"
-Bravehearts single-game tickets on sale now
-Bravehearts to host Italian Heritage Night with Brian Scalabrine June 20th
-Bravehearts beat New Britain, 6-0
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to Rochester, 6-4, in game 1, second game postponed because of weather
>NATIONAL: U.S. will need years to replenish stockpiles of advanced weapons used in Iran war
-U.F.O. whistleblower claims billions in secret spending hidden from Congress
-Tragic: Details emerge after dad executed twin sons in bedroom -- as adorable boys are pictured
>NEW ENGLAND: N.H. court overturns father’s murder conviction in death of Harmony Montgomery
-2 men killed in bloody Fall River homicide, 1 found with pitchfork impaled in head
>COLLEGES: Worcester State and Everett schools partner to offer direct admission to high school seniors
-Clark senior interns for Department of Environmental Protection, researches soundscapes in cranberry bogs
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Beat the Summer travel chaos with these easy hacks (3:48)
-The surprising passport mistake that could ruin your trip
>BUSINESS: U.S. oil reserves near 40-year low at 349.2 million barrels
-LPL Financial Research: Is bad news already priced into the bond market?
-New investment accounts fund an early start for kids (2:14)
>SHOPPING: Mass. sets tax-free weekend date for August
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: This mobile clinic is bringing care to new moms' front door (2:29)
-Dirty soda drinks might be doing you dirty as doctors warn of health risks
>FOOD: Homemade roasted tomato sauce
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix series "Worst Neighbor Ever" (2:04)
>MOVIES: Summer movie guide: "The Odyssey," "Toy Story 5," and more
>CELEBRITY: Aubrey Plaza cradles her baby bump
-Lizzo gets candid about new album, details wild moment from Sports Illustrated Swimsuit show
>ANIMALS: This cat waited his whole life for a dog best friend (1:53)
>HISTORY: Worcester County Wonders: Restoring history one milestone at a time
>GOOD NEWS: After growing up homeless, woman shares apartment with mom (3:04)
-Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, boy, 7, puts on 50 sweaters to break world record
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