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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 (:32). High of 21 today in Worcester
+5:00: Another cold night, next snow threat develops Sunday (3:18)
-Worcester winter parking ban remains as snow cleanup continues
-720 tickets, 400 tows in Worcester during storm
-"There isn’t enough help out there": Worcester gets mixed reviews on plowing
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Massport seeks to double Worcester airport passenger use by 2035, grow cargo operations
+5:00: Mini-grants applications for Worcester teachers now open
+Noon: Lunenburg school resource officer helps recover more than $100,000 in crypto scam
+Noon: "I Declare" eyes Black perspectives in face of historic anniversary
+Noon: Last Call: Dee O'Connor, book collaborator
-UMass Memorial sees spike in shoveling heart attacks after storm (1:53). Article
-City Council moves forward on Main Street tax exemption
-Kraft honors fallen officer’s family with Super Bowl tickets
-As "Laverne & Shirley" turns 50, remembering Worcester's own Big Ragoo
-Saint Vincent names interim C.E.O. and C.N.O. in leadership transition
-Worcester County Wonders: The future is bright for a new Whalom Park
>DINING OUT: Best hidden gem restaurants in America? Beloved spots worth the trip
-ICYMI: Worcester couple convicted of sex trafficking relative sentenced to prison
-Town Fair Tire wants to take over former Fortin's Market (and Dollar Tree) on West Boylston Street
-3-story apartment building proposed for Worcester’s Millbury Street
-TV food personality Alton Brown is set to return to Worcester in April
-Mystery on Main Street: Catacombs under downtown Worcester
-85-year-old man in Worcester jokes about spending birthday digging car out of snow
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-NEW! Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
-12-year-old cellist from Holden competes as semifinalist in national competition
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Massive water main breaks disrupt service in Grafton (1:30)
-Shrewsbury adds additional full-day Pre-K classrooms
-Traffic advisory for center of Millbury
-Clinton town clerk resigns, seat to be filled at upcoming election
-Woman arrested after sleeping on sidewalk, drinking near Leominster Market Basket
-Book your pup's next glow-up at Life is Ruff in Auburn
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Knox Train 250th celebrations at Old Sturbridge Village and Worcester
-Holy Cross, Worcester Academy legend Sherry Levin puts lifetime of lessons into new book
-Listen Up: Seeing "Faces" with Worcester rapper Ghost of the Machine
>OPINION: Dr. Mohammad Alhabbal: Many seniors face new crisis
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (58:04): TheHeavyWeight Dj Rasheed
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (51:35): How are the roads?
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Worcester C.P.A.
>SPORTS: Mike Vrabel says Patriots run to Super Bowl was "group effort" (1:06)
-Is Drake Maye hurt? Vrabel gives vague answer
-Maye had right shoulder issue before AFC Championship Game
-Whale comes in with $1.1 million wager on this Super Bowl bet
-NFL world shocked by Bill Belichick failing to make Hall of Fame
-How Belichick reacted to his shocking Hall of Fame snub
-Bill Polian denies being factor in Belichick's Hall of Fame miss
-Bruins beat Nashville, 3-2
-Caitlin Clark joining NBC's NBA coverage as special contributor
-Holy Cross men's basketball (on the road) and women's basketball (at home) face Colgate
>CARS: Volkswagen to recall 44,000 vehicles over high-voltage battery fire risk
>NATIONAL: Woman gets $3 million in romance scams
-Autopsy reports reveal horrific new details about University of Idaho victims' stabbing injuries
-Tragic: Father shoots and kills 4 family members, including wife, while his child hides in closet and calls 911: cops
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 children charged with murder after deadly beating in Providence
-Top Hawaiian chef and dad of 3 ID'd as fourth victim of Maine plane crash
-Radio Worcester (12:55): Jesse Littlewood explains ballot initiative to reform primary elections
>COLLEGES: Clark's visual arts M.F.A. residency includes learning, creating and building community
-Holy Cross professor: From ancient Rome to today, war-makers have talked constantly about peace
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Southwest's controversial plus-size passenger policy kicks in
-5 things you should always wear on a plane
>BUSINESS: UPS plans to cut up to 30,000 jobs as it scales back Amazon deliveries
-LPL Financial Research: The productivity advantage: Powering economic growth in 2026
-TikTok reaches last-minute settlement with woman who blamed app for depression, body dysmorphia
>HOMES: Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in the Worcester metro area
>SHOPPING: Behind the seams — A closer look at clothing quality (1:54)
>FOOD: Keurig recalls over 80,000 McCafé coffee pods
>HEALTH: Women who get pregnant in this window are more likely to live longer
-Deadly cancer risk spikes with certain level of alcohol consumption, study finds
>TV/STREAMING: Taylor Sheridan’s TV show lineup: "Landman" Season 3, "Marshals", "The Madison" and more
>MOVIES: Dirty Dancing sequel with Jennifer Grey moving forward
>CELEBRITY: Sydney Sweeney climbs Hollywood sign to hang up bras
-Claire Danes admits she had a "meltdown" after learning she was pregnant at 44
>ANIMALS: Wild squirrel visits dog every day for 5 years (2:13)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Belmont and Edward streets, Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Bouquet of lottery tickets earns birthday girl $20,000
-Meanwhile, in Australia, kangaroo causes chaos during bike tour, bikers injured
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