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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:02). High of 67 today in Worcester
-Worcester enters Level 2 drought status after arid August
-How many tornadoes? Channel 5's Cindy Fitzgibbon explains how N.W.S. figures it out (:50)
-Fall foliage tracker: Map of conditions across northern New England
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: Central Mass. communities to hold 9/11 ceremonies on Thursday, September 11th
+4:00: Will homeowners insurance foot the bill for damage after tornadoes in Central Mass.?
+Noon: Insurance denied Worcester grandfather's COVID vaccine despite Gov. Healey's order (2:08). Article (pictured)
+Noon: West Boylston official fired over flag dispute sues town, police chief
+Noon: Singer and Clark grad Olivia Frances making music in Nashville
+Noon: Screen Time: Terror Con 2025 goes underground after tornado warning
+Noon: Listen Up: New recordings offer a lover's plea, a partyer's depths
+Noon: Last Call: Matt Dunn, metal sculptor
-New Worcester restaurant open less than a week closes because of electrical fire
-Worcester Police Department finds first use of force violations since 2015
-Purple Heart returned to late recipient’s grandson in Worcester
-Parents explain father’s D.N.A. on child’s underwear in Worcester rape, bridge attack trial
-Holden tornado caught on backyard camera (:14)
-Earlier: National Weather Service confirms EF1 tornado touched down in Holden, Paxton (3:49). Article
-Shaq visits Worcester on D.J. tour
-2 Worcester colleges get an F in free speech
-Elm Park playground shuts down over botched surface
-Manny Tube, named for fallen Worcester officer, used in water rescue in Orange
-Worcester Tech takes $500,000 grant, renames facility for Gene Haas
>POLITICS: Meet the candidates: Tony Economou seeks return to District 1 seat
-4 to vie for Worcester mayor's seat in November 4th election
-Worcester City Council rejects fire sprinkler mandate after split
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (45:01): Breaking down preliminary election results and proposals
-ICYMI: 2 Worcester businesses face uncertain future after weekend fire
-Related: Owner of Worcester businesses damaged after fire launches GoFundMe
-Shrewsbury man arrested after alleged yearslong string of sexual abuse involving minors (1:30). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Paxton voters approve Prop 2 1/2 override
-Crashes cause delays in Westborough
-Feedback Earth site in Grafton sold for $4 million as company known for odor issues exits
-68-acre Shrewsbury property eyed for potential redevelopment
-Spencer Fair gridlock sparks heated discussion
-Man charged with armed robbery after striking man with wooden stake, stealing cash and cigarettes
-Webster man arrested on warrants after foot chase, found with crack, fentanyl and cash
-Worcester Walks: Find your path of serenity at Callahan State Park
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Fast and furious fashion? Streetwear and supercars take the spot
-Charlie Sheen's wild new memoir, "The Book of Sheen," in 10 sentences
>OPINION: Giselle Rivera-Flores: Sotomayor sounds the alarm
-Luis G. Pedraja: New futures, one student at a time
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 473 (27:23): John Westerling & Worcester D.P.W.&P.
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who worked for Worcester Public Schools for 30 years
>SPORTS: Patriots’ loss featured good, bad and stuff that gets you beat
-Patriots waiving DJ James might mean Christian Gonzalez nearing return
-Red Sox beat A's, 6-0
-Holy Cross Athletics (:56): Student-athlete welcome back
-Former Holy Cross women's lacrosse player Tori Cini wins Trina Mangano Scholarship
-WooSox lose to Syracuse, 3-2
>CARS: Jeep and BMW are among the nearly 100,000 vehicles recalled
>NATIONAL: Apple unveils new iPhone models (:58)
-Crime crackdown: Get the facts on F.B.I. data
-Supreme Court allows temporarily withholding of nearly $5 billion in foreign aid payments
>TRAGIC: Mom of boy, 12, killed by alligator charged with negligent homicide
>NEW ENGLAND: Death of man after confrontation with police ruled a homicide (2:06)
-2 Mass. high schools limiting cellphones but in different ways (4:15)
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross Summer Research: Northern Star Coral (1:45). Article
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 U.S. cities that span multiple states
-5 famous literary destinations for bookworms to visit
>BUSINESS: Senators investigating Meta over children's safety concerns
-LPL Financial Research: Stocks are following the market’s playbook
-First cohort of startups at new Worcester entrepreneurship hub look to develop healthcare innovations
-Winner Mining: Here’s how investors can earn WLFI every day with Winnermining
>HOMES: Here's why buyers have the upper hand in the housing market (1:48)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports investigation reveals toddler tower concerns (2:18)
>HEALTH: Nearly half of people with diabetes don't know they have it, new study finds
-COVID booster shots are supposed to be available in Mass. Are they?
>FOOD: Pick-your-own apple orchards in Mass.: Map of over 100 locations
>TV/STREAMING: Kate Winslet's directorial debut, "Goodbye June," sets Netflix release
>MOVIES: Stephen King reveals his 10 favorite movies of all time
>CELEBRITY: Michael Caine coming out of retirement for "The Last Witch Hunter 2"
-Leonardo DiCaprio says he’s "slowing down a bit" with his acting roles
>ANIMALS: Tiny kitten bosses around his 4 Great Dane siblings (1:45)
>HISTORY: Mass. native Charles W. Sweeney flew both atomic bomb missions in WWII
>GOOD NEWS: Retired Mass. teacher Ubers to food bank weekly to volunteer (1:13)
-Meanwhile, in Florida, wild boar crashes through sliding door, loiters inside of house
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 32 today in Worcester
+1:00: Monster winter storm set to move across country. Boston meteorologists discuss latest forecast (12:38)
+4:00: How much did it snow in Central Mass.? See town-by-town totals
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: Vehicle buried in Shrewsbury Police Department lobby (:16). Article
+4:00: Declared winter parking ban in Worcester lifted
+1:00: West Brookfield woman, 73, dies after struck in Ware Walmart parking lot
+1:00: Worcesteria: Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday is a day of service
-City education advocate to address MLK Day Breakfast at Assumption
-Passing torch of MLK's legacy: Youth Breakfast held at Worcester State
-Related: When Martin Luther King Jr. preached in Worcester
-Related: MLK Jr. honored in Worcester, through the years (16 photos)
-A meal fit for royalty is coming to Worcester’s Mechanics Hall this month
-Worcester horror film festival moves to DCU Center for 2026
-Worcester foundation launches $125,000 grant program for community health
-UMass Medical School tapped by Department of Defense to test a better way of treating postpartum depression
-The community engine fueling Worcester County’s philanthropy
-Worcester city offices closed Monday, trash and recycling delayed
-Holiday reminders: What's open, closed on MLK Day
-Man steals $2,600 worth of goods from Shrewsbury store after posing as another person
>DINING OUT: Boston's first-ever Michelin star delivered to 311 Omakase (1:12)
-ICYMI: UMass Medical School Professor: New variant of the flu virus is driving surge of cases
-Worcester veterans services director out amid dispute over academic credentials
-Worcester man pleads guilty after nightclub gun report, foot chase through Worcester Common
-Professor reflects on service work with Ukrainian refugee students
-UMass Medical School student Jaein Jung launches Lantern Project to help refugee teens
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Rhubarb Pie Club Spotlight
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster project aims to prevent reprise of disastrous 2023 flood
-Sanitary line issue, topping off ceremony talked about by D.P.H.S. Building Committee
-Sterling Rail Trail entrance features new signage
-Sutton business pretties up porches with sustainable, locally made decor
-Introducing Grafton High's new gymnastic co-op
-Shrewsbury draft calendar keeps schools open on religious holidays
-Swim school to occupy former party store in White City
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Former Grafton resident pens first book
-Worcester Chamber Music Society presents "Shadow & Light" February 1st in Worcester
-100 FM The Pike (15:12): Virginia Madsen on her new movie filmed In Western Mass.
>OPINION: Robin Darling: What my laundry pile taught me about being a good mom
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (2:44:01)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:06): Defamation lawsuit sparks debate over press freedom in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:53): Lawsuit against This Week in Worcester spurs press freedom debate
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to doctor from Shrwewsbury
>SPORTS: Patriots top Texans, 28-16, to reach AFC title game
-Patriots defense proves it’s elite with masterclass vs. Texans
-Patriots’ win over Texans a big "program victory" for Mike Vrabel
-Drake Maye embraces wife in snowy scene at Patriots game
-Left-hander Ranger Suárez and Boston Red Sox agree to $130 million, 5-year contract
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Goalie of the Year Watch List
-Railers lose to Maine, 4-3
>NATIONAL: Iran protests death toll reaches over 3,000, rights group says
-High-speed trains collide after one derails in southern Spain, killing at least 21
-Tragic: Beloved pastry chef, 71, killed in freak accident with bread-mixing machine
>NEW ENGLAND: Driver suffers traumatic injuries in fiery Cape Cod crash (:27)
-Skiers rescued from deep snow in White Mountains
>COLLEGES: Assumption Fall Dean’s List
-Clark Career Exploration Week to feature sustainability panels, pop-up
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): American Airlines to offer new AAdvantage Rewards, free wifi in centennial year
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Here's how A.I. data centers affect the electrical grid
-You’re probably using this every day at the office, and it’s teeming with bacteria
>SHOPPING: Best portable chargers to keep your devices powered anywhere
>HOMES: Here's a winter checklist to save money and keep your house warm (1:56)
>HEALTH: Discussing the new A.I. health app
-New F.D.A. warning: possible seizure risk after flu vaccine in young kids (2:22)
>FOOD: Viral supermarket chicken hack sparks debate
>TV/STREAMING: One of the world's best climbers attempts to scale Taipei 101 live on Netflix (1:01)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Nate Bargatze movie, "The Breadwinner" (2:39)
>CELEBRITY: Melissa Leo gripes winning an Oscar was terrible for her career
-Timothy Busfield’s attorneys say an investigation undermines state’s child sex abuse charges
>ANIMALS: Dumped mama and 7 babies rescued from abandoned house (1:54)
>HISTORY: 107 years ago: The Great Molasses Flood, Boston's strangest disaster
>GOOD NEWS: 9-year-old boy honored fire department after saving family from fire
-Meanwhile, in St. Louis, multiple mystery monkeys on the move
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