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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 60 today in Worcester
+1:00: What to expect from Thursday's nor'easter (3:29)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Assumption student to plead guilty to hacking, cyber extortion
+5:00: "People in Worcester can't afford rents": Augustus challenged on housing crisis
+5:00: Worcester City Hall adds security, ends garage parking
+5:00: Bill Ballou on baseball
+1:00: Worcester police arrests man with rifle, samurai sword after 9-hour standoff
-Earlier: Heavy police presence on Forestdale Road in Worcester
+1:00: Tractor-trailer stuck under Webster Street bridge (1:30). Article
+1:00: Trucker charged with stabbing another at Sturbridge truck stop
+1:00: Conan O'Brien said "greatest days" of his life spent at Worcester spot
+1:00: Albanian Festival offers 3 days of dance, music, heritage and food
+1:00: Listen Up: Taija New and Berm deliver new music
+1:00: Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
-16-year-old arrested, 19-year-old wounded in stabbing outside Target
-Earlier: Police investigating stabbing in front of Millbury Target
-Clark confers 468 undergraduate degrees to the Class of 2025
-Know a high school senior? Here's when they'll be getting a diploma
-Nativity School boys division to be named for co-founder Chick Weiss
-Hidden Gems: The best use of cheese I’ve ever seen on a taco at The Taco Spot
-Worcester County jail records at American Antiquarian Society uncover hidden lives
-Worcester state Sen. seeks state support for refugee resettlement, condemns immigration raids
-Nicholas Antanavica named Worcester Inspectional Services Commissioner
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Worcester restaurant named Phantom Gourmet Steakhouse Legend (5:12)
-ICYMI: Worcester Business Journal names city's Power 100
-New projects aim to ease Worcester’s housing shortage
-New Brussels Street Market draws big crowd
-Assumption graduates 349 at DCU Center
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Students create Lids for Love
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Worcester Diocese closing churches, merging parishes in Brookfields
-5-year forecast predicts fiscal cliff for Sutton
-After citizens' petition, Shrewsbury town meeting votes down single-use plastic bottle ban
-Clinton administrator search progressing
-Teens can work out for free at Planet Fitness this summer
-Manchaug First to host community event in hopes of inspiring preservation
-Wachusett Regional High School third quarter honor roll
-Blackstone Valley Regional student wins Bronze
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Local author from Sutton enjoys recent success
-Central Mass. Mom: The best kept “secret” to low-cost museum visits
>OPINION: Worcesteria: Remembering Aunt Pat, and the art of the shaggy-dog story
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: The warnings were never whispers — they were screams
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 154 (29:59): Downtown Worcester Business Improvement District
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former principal of Chandler Elementary School
>SPORTS: No timeline for Jayson Tatum's return from injury, Brad Stevens says
-Royer’s heroics lift Holy Cross baseball team to Patriot League Championship. Highlights (1:03)
-Christian Barmore talks challenges with returning to play after blood clots
-Bill Belichick's girl Jordon Hudson "iced out" of Nantucket society
-Red Sox beat Mets, 3-1
>CARS: Ford among over 280,000 vehicles recalled
>NATIONAL: 1,000-foot-tall "mega tsunami" threatens U.S. across 3 regions: study
>TRAGIC: Grandfather dragged to death by deranged carjacker: cops
>NEW ENGLAND: High school senior killed in car crash after prom on Cape Cod (1:40). Article
-Karen Read trial expert grilled on cross: "There was a lot of wincing" (22:05)
-What is fueling the New England serial killer phenomenon? (3:17)
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria celebrates 76th commencement
-WPI Class of 2025 encouraged to tackle problems, build communities (6:42)
-Speakers deliver messages of inspiration, resilience and hope at Worcester State commencement
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 cities struggling with overtourism
>BUSINESS: What is the nature of power? W.B.J.'s Power 100 provide their insights
-LPL Financial Research: Market update — Tariff pause boosts sentiment, Fed steady
-New job seekers help bump unemployment rate up to 4.6%
>SHOPPING: Igloo cooler recall list: Certain coolers can amputate fingertips
>HOMES: Gardening Central Mass.: The case for growing heirloom vegetables
>HEALTH: How much caffeine is too much? (2:48)
-Mass. man went to urgent care but was hit with a hospital bill (3:54). Article
>FOOD: McDonald's chef on why they have the best coffee — and the secret hack
>TV/STREAMING: "Sesame Street" is coming to Netflix (:25)
>MOVIES: Richard Gere reveals only way he’d do a "Pretty Woman" sequel
>CELEBRITY: Meryl Streep and Martin Short make out on "Only Murders in the Building" set
>ANIMALS: Couple left the city so their dog could have more friends (1:36)
>HISTORY: Before the American Revolution, these Massachusetts publishers rebelled in print
>GOOD NEWS: Man overcomes hurdles in getting job through Goodwill program (1:48)
-Meanwhile, British man unknowingly buys back his own stolen car
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:01). High of 37 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-12-year-old actor from Worcester makes big screen debut in "The Running Man" (4:54)
-Worcester water main break disrupts service for Shore Drive area residents
-Free electricity? Why some National Grid customers in Worcester aren't getting bills
-For Ken Burns, a part of history found at American Antiquarian Society
-Middle school students thinking big after attending S.T.E.M. program at WPI
-Worcester Animal Rescue League joins statewide dog adoptathon
-What's the fine in Worcester for not shoveling snow from your sidewalk?
-Girl Scouts compete in "Cookiepreneur Challenge" with local leaders
-New judge sets tentative trial date for Turtleboy witness intimidation case
-Meet T&G Santa's helpers for Saturday
-What's Up Worcester Sitdown (4:35): Killian Madden, Owner, Wicked Wheels
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Football nationals, leadership shifts, giving
>DINING OUT: The Dogfather talks Solomon Pond Mall, food trucks and signature chili
-ICYMI: Worcester students use live burn to highlight holiday tree safety (1:51). Article
-Car thefts up in November in city, 45% were preventable: W.P.D.
-With snow season here, temporary speed humps lifted from Worcester streets
-Driver trapped, car lodged under dump truck in unusual crash on Mass. Pike in Auburn
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): State restores grant funding for Wachusett, says it made a mistake
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Wachusett Echo: COVID effects on music program at the Regional
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2-alarm fire in Spencer
-Clinton Rotary pancake breakfast served Sunday
-Second exit from Shoppes at Blackstone Valley open Sunday
-Lancaster man hospitalized after propane tank explodes on Fort Pond Road
-Community, family gather to remember fallen hero
-Shrewsbury High's Team 467 building robots and friendships
-Andrew Turco takes the helm of Millbury High indoor track
-Library's Little Free Food Pantry supports community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: MaliFest, The Racky Thomas Band, "Messiah" and more ...
-100 FM The Pike (10:17): Comedian Jared Fried on food guilt, his first Boston comedy show
>OPINION: John Keough: Netflix deal could be catalyst for film industry expansion
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Part 2, Historical timeline of how black and brown humanity has been targeted across the globe
-Laurel: Sweet smell of success at the holiday fair
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 219 (27:15): Recruiting for the police department
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (1:23:40): Music in dementia — Finding the piano
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester Church Mother
>SPORTS: Patriots' closeness off the field helps them build best record in the NFL
-Mike Florio doesn't hold back on Belichick and Kraft's Hall of Fame candidacies
-NFL Week 14 schedule, TV and announcers
-Randolph ends West Boylston championship run in state final
-Hilton Garden Inn named official hotel of the Worcester Bravehearts
-Holy Cross men's basketball team rallies from 16 down to beat Fordham, 70-69
-Holy Cross women’s ice hockey tops Vermont, 2-1, completes weekend sweep
-Holy Cross women's basketball finishes road swing at Bryant on Sunday
-FIFA announces schedule for World Cup matches at Gillette (1:44)
-Lionel Messi, Inter Miami win MLS Cup
-Railers fall to Reading, 5-4
>CARS: Consumer Reports' most reliable automobile brands (1:58)
>NATIONAL: A look at what happened in the U.S. government last week
-Grand jury transcripts from Epstein, Maxwell investigation in Florida ordered to be released
-Frank Gehry, the most celebrated architect of his time, dies at 96
-Tragic: Grandfather and 3-month-old grandkid mauled to death by 7 pit bulls at home
>NEW ENGLAND: Man killed in officer-involved shooting in Manchester
-Shocking data, real stories reveal deadly disregard of school crossing guards (4:05)
>COLLEGES: Life in the first year lane: Finding community and involvement at Anna Maria
-Clark alum on his career in the wool industry
-WPI's Time to Startup (36:52): Talk first, build later
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This U.S. mountain town is 2026’s top trending destination
-5 helpful stretches to try before and after a long flight
>BUSINESS: Saint Vincent Hospital looking for new C.E.O., 10 months after last one was hired
-Radio Worcester (8:13): B.B.B. warns of "ghost-tapping" scam targeting tap-to-pay users
-101: Handling burnout on your team
-Ridgemark Home Remodeling continues to expand service, meet client needs
>HEALTH: The 10 best Christmas songs to work out to
-Year-End F.S.A., H.S.A. Guide: How to make the most of your accounts before 2026
>FOOD: McDonald’s is going green for the holidays with The Grinch Meal
>TV/STREAMING: Best Christmas movies on HBO Max
>MOVIES: "Five Nights at Freddy’s 2" opening to historic $57 million at box office
>CELEBRITY: Donald Glover says he had a stroke
-Shirley MacLaine, 91, enjoys a cocktail at her favorite restaurant during rare public outing
>ANIMALS: Puppy begs cars for help on side of road (2:01)
>HISTORY: The truth behind Worcester Center Galleria, the monster mall Worcester had to destroy
>GOOD NEWS: Toddler home after over 400 days in the hospital
-Meanwhile, in New Zealand, reporter whacked in the face by bird during live shot (1:09)
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