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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:06). High of 47 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Who were Worcester's 10 biggest taxpayers in 2025?
+6:00: An 8-year plan? These Worcester residents say they need housing help now
+6:00: Annual Shrewsbury Street Pub Crawl December 6th
+6:00: Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:43): I.C.E. recruiting at the College of the Holy Cross
+6:00: Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:11): I.C.E. planning holiday raids on churches: Report
+1:00: Judge denies Worcester city councilor’s bid to have charges dismissed
+1:00: Related: Judge sets February trial date for Worcester leaders charged after I.C.E. arrest
+1:00: Trans-Siberian Orchestra returns to DCU with "Ghosts of Christmas Past"
+1:00: Listen Up: Rebellion, revelry in Irish tunes from Brendan Keenan
+1:00: Last Call: William Mosley, Deputy Chief, Worcester Fire Department
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing woman
-Worcester E.M.S. union warms of UMass Medical staffing levels
-Q&A with the MacArthur genius from Clark University
-Worcester man charged for possession of guns, cocaine
-Judge to provide update on charges against Worcester leaders in I.C.E. arrest case
-Related: New York Times: A councilwoman intervened during an I.C.E. arrest. Then she faced the voters
-Related: Missing teen daughter of Worcester mother arrested by I.C.E. has been found, police say
-Worcester holds info sessions on joining city boards, commissions on Wednesday
-Different setting, atmosphere at Trans Day of Remembrance
-Worcester weighs limits on rodeo guidelines
-Aislinn Doyle: November 20th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Fire at Foxwoods Casino prompts evacuations, large emergency response (:23). Article
>DINING OUT: Where to find Thanksgiving meals in Worcester
-ICYMI: CBS Mornings to film at Worcester’s Boulevard Diner today
-Woman indicted for manslaughter, O.U.I. in crash that killed mother of 6
-3 loaded guns found in raid; Worcester man charged
-Area police department defends arrest of teen caught on video after he accuses them of excessive force. Video (2:40)
-62 animals, including horses, cats, dogs and goats removed from area home
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Former Sunnyside Ford property sold for $2.4 million
-Holden property tax increase averages $243
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Holden voters to face override decision
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Spencer town adopts single tax rate
-Bolton investigating crash involving school bus; no students aboard
-Bolton resident announces run for U.S. Senate
-Applications open for Town of Shrewsbury Scholarship
-Chocksett students compete in annual Boosterthon fundraiser
-Item photos: Clinton schools honors students and staff
-Sterling Arts & Crafts Show returns, in new venue
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up at Uxlocale 7 to 9 Friday
>SHOWTIME: TODAY! Brown Bag Concert noon at Mechanics Hall
-Big Nate Allstar is the winner of WoMag's Digital Battle of the Bands
-Digital Battle of the Bands runners up Evil Felipe relish community support for musicians
-Catching up with A.J. Croce ahead of his Boston concert (19:14)
>OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin: When grief has touched your hands, love feels different
-Keith Linhares: Election shows comfort counts most with Worcester's voters
-Radio Worcester (12:46): Keith Linhares on the powerful bloc that shaped Worcester’s vote
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 479 (27:49): Central Mass. Physical Therapy
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career law enforcement officer
>SPORTS: Which Patriots need to step up with Milton Williams on injured reserved? (5:44)
-Celtics beat the Nets, 113-99 (2:01). Article
-Holy Cross men's basketball team falls to Brown
-Holy Cross women's basketball announces class of 2030
-New England Sports Summit returns February 13th
-Railers beat Maine, 4-0
-Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 6
>CARS: Toyota and Jeep are among over 240,000 vehicles recalled
>NATIONAL: Congress acts swiftly to force release of Epstein files (2:26)
-Man charged in double homicide after victim recorded murders on cellphone: reports
-Tragic: "Broken" mom, 27, admits killing young sons days after 72-year-old husband died of cancer
>NEW ENGLAND: Bombshell guilty plea in murder trial of Mass. mom (2:24). Article
-2 rescued, 1 killed in trench collapse at Cape Cod worksite (1:35)
>COLLEGES: WPI named a top 5 school for study abroad (5:00). Article
-C.D.C. awards UMass Medical School $2 million to study GLP-1 lifestyle changes
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 European hotel features Americans find strange
>BUSINESS: Veteran business owners say more resources are needed for post-9/11 military vets
-LPL Financial Research: Early keys to 2026
-Ray Carville: 10 Things I know about ... Veterans and workforce development
>SHOPPING: Shop Wayfair's Early Black Friday Sale with up to 80% savings
>HEALTH: Common bad sleep habit increases your heart disease risk
>FOOD: Celebrity chef claims America's next health revolution is hiding in grocery stores
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "The Stringer: The Man Who Took The Photo" (2:19)
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Daniel Craig movie, "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery" (2:03)
>CELEBRITY: Sandra Bullock spotted for first time in almost a year during outing with son
-"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" bandleader Cleto Escobedo III's cause of death revealed
>ANIMALS: Chicken thinks she's just one of the dogs (1:41)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster
>GOOD NEWS: Man offers open Thanksgiving invitation in honor of late son
-Meanwhile, this Alaska city won't see the sun for the next 64 days
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 58 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Man killed in Worcester crash
+5:00: Developer buys site of planned Worcester hotel for $1.4 million
+5:00: "Exactly what we need": Worcester parishioners discuss Pope Leo's first year
+5:00: Revolutionary Reading 6 to 7:30 tonight at The Village
+Noon: Listen Up: Mowesby & the Northern Flicker shine on new album, "Wave"
+Noon: National Baseball Poetry Festival returns to Worcester
+Noon: Worcester Walks: Water, woodlands and wonders at Wells State Park
-Hear a loud boom lately? It may be this
-Developers of Worcester housing projects file for bankruptcy
-Worcester City Manager reverses on green building code, says policy will continue
-Radio Worcester (23:26): Khrystian King opposes pause of Worcester stretch code
-"Devastating blow": What comes next after Community Healthlink closes?
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Worcester spent $10 million on winter storms, nearly doubling budget
-What is next for Anna Maria campus? Future of the site is up in the air
-Worcester School Committee wants review of maintenance at Foley Stadium
-Walmart stores in Mass. face remodeling. Is Worcester's one of them?
-Traffic stop in Worcester leads to gun charges for 50-year-old man
-Worcester man sentenced to 6 years for possessing loaded, stolen gun after prior conviction
-Worcester County Wonders: The legends of Lancaster's Blood Forest
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: The best prime rib in Mass. can be found at this charming local historic restaurant
-ICYMI: JetBlue flights from Worcester "absolutely full" during April vacation
-City Manager: Worcester police able to assist I.C.E. on criminal cases
-3 cars found on the bottom of Green Hill Pond
-Shuttered Worcester eatery gets new life
-Coffee shop to open in high-profile Canal District development
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): 122 Diner teases "exciting announcement"
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Person shot near Fitchburg State University
-Gardner man faces federal charges of fentanyl distribution
-Traveler Restaurant owners retire after 33+ years, closing one chapter along I-84
-Leominster man arrested after police find stored images showing sexual abuse of toddlers
-Webster man arrested for throwing trash can at girlfriend who upset him while he had a headache
-Southbridge fire budget, lieutenant promotion process head to Town Council
-Brookfield business faces lengthy process to sell prepackaged food
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Vue on Friday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester State prof Siri Colom part of Peabody Award-winning team for podcast
-Internationally acclaimed guitarist returns to Southbridge
-Mariah Carey has surprising reaction to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame snub
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Worcester council holds fewest meetings in 20 years in 2025
-Shaun Connolly: In Florida nobody's canceled
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor’s Forum No. 61 (28:29): Letter Carriers’ Food Drive (Second Saturday in May)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (23:18): City Council reverses course
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:43): Chickens banned, housing struggles continue
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to lifelong Worcester resident who passed away at age 104
>SPORTS: Patriots’ draft class draws mostly solid reviews
-Updated Patriots depth chart with 2026 draft picks
-Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 5-0
-Former Holy Cross basketball standout and assistant coach RJ Evans named AIC coach
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Tailgating OK for Boston’s World Cup soccer games after all
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 29
-WPI softball coach battles cancer, leads team to success
>NATIONAL: King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive in U.S.
-Man charged with attempted assassination in White House correspondents’ dinner shooting
-Tragic: Ohio girl, 2, suffocated to death in "freak accident" after Hyundai S.U.V. seat folds down on her
>NEW ENGLAND: Mother accused of killing 2 children confessed: Records reveal (2:00)
-The real stakes in the fight over a 1% income tax cut
-Radio Worcester (15:41): Seth Moulton frames Senate race as “future of the Democratic Party”
>COLLEGES: Assumption honors and C.T.E.Q. students take spring break trip abroad
-Holy Cross names R.F. Kuang, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah to faculty roles
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Previewing Cape Cod's summer rental season (2:17). Article
>BUSINESS: Anna Maria College to lay off 150, close next month
-LPL Financial Research: American industrial renaissance: Fact or fiction?
-Anthropic's "Claude Mythos" model sparks fears of A.I. doomsday, wave of devastating hacks
>HOMES: Mass. hardware store shares tips on helping your lawn (3:40)
>HEALTH: Doctor explains powerful new street drug cychlorphine (2:42)
-C.D.C. warns of drug-resistant salmonella infections linked to backyard poultry
>FOOD: Mass. beverage company offers taste of Cape Cod in a can (1:51). Article
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Pop Culture Jeopardy!" coming to Netflix (1:23)
>MOVIES: Sally Field refused this iconic role, reveals it was never her "cup of tea"
>CELEBRITY: Nicole Kidman hospitalized after filming pro-wrestling scene
-Rob Reiner's son described parents’ deaths as "living nightmare"
>ANIMALS: Obese Golden Retriever does infinite zoomies now (3:15)
>HISTORY: Worcester County Wonders: Setting the Revolution record straight
>GOOD NEWS: Oncology nurse gives her liver to save her father after harrowing diagnosis
-Meanwhile, Florida teen seen joyriding on lawn mower inside Target store
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