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>WEATHER: Windy and cold, high of 20 today in Worcester (2:59)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-P.E.T.A. files animal welfare complaints against UMass Medical School
-Worcester students strike a high note at regional music auditions
-Anna Maria student nurses association delivers warmth to local veterans
-This Week in Worcester Exclusive: D.O.J. A.I. tools lead Epstein files redactions
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for December
-8 Powerball tickets worth $50,000 sold in Mass. for Christmas Eve drawing. Here's where
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:47): Elections, leadership struggles and housing dominate the year
>DINING OUT: 2025 a dramatic year for Worcester restaurant openings and closings
-ICYMI: Man arrested for allegedly attempting to break into Worcester home
-Dancing lessons? Worcester Tech teachers hold holiday flash mob
-See Worcester-area events across Christmas Week
-Worcester project would bring 40 units to Millbury Street, but no "affordable" housing
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden override vote now planned for spring
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community meeting for 335 Maple Ave mixed-use project in Shrewsbury on Tuesday
-Clinton police arrest driver on O.U.I. charges after rear-end crash at Main and Water streets
-Leominster woman charged with witness intimidation for violating daughter’s restraining order
-W.H.E.A.T. project hurdles detailed for Clinton board
-Grant funds new co-response clinician for Lancaster and Lunenburg police departments
-Sutton girls' soccer team honored by selectmen
-Snowball dance kicks off anniversary
-Berlin-Boylston district changes keep coming
-Firefighters help new resident make her debut
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Comedian Bob Marley, Beyond Wrestling and more ...
-First Person: "Christmas Time," a poem
>OPINION: Mary DeSouza: 5 budget tips for the new year
-Manny Jae Media's 508 Live! (17:44): Christmas Eve Special
-WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 126 (28:17): Nick Zwirblia Talks Tiffany Boxes, and More
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to area man who won multiple medals fighting in the Korean War
>SPORTS: Milton Williams, Khyiris Tonga injury updates as playoffs loom
-Holy Cross women's crew announces spring schedule
>NATIONAL: Rainfall hits Southern California, causing evacuations, road closures and fatalities
-Wealthy Americans are more likely to steal from self-checkouts: report
-Tragic: Man kills wife, himself, shoots stepdaughter over football game argument
>NEW ENGLAND: Dozens of Mass. police departments do not have body cameras, despite state grant (3:34)
>COLLEGES: Clark's 2025 in photos
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 of the best countries in Europe for retirees
-7 hotels with unforgettable bathrooms
>BUSINESS: How airlines make billions from loyalty programs
-LPL Financial Research: Navigating neutral: Fed policy key for fixed income markets in 2026
>HOMES: This is the exact time you should take down your Christmas tree
>SHOPPING: Retail stores now charge customers eye-watering return fees
>HEALTH: Scientists identify potential type 1 diabetes cure in milestone study
>FOOD: New year, easy meal prep (4:38)
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Stranger Things" Season 5, Volume 2 (2:14)
>MOVIES: "Marty Supreme" almost slithers past "Anaconda" at box office
>CELEBRITY: Heidi Klum, Cardi B and more celebrities celebrate Christmas
-Gisele Bündchen is married to beau Joaquim Valente: source
>ANIMALS: Golden Retriever is there through all of mom's milestones (1:35)
>HISTORY: Mass. school stepped up 108 years ago when Halifax needed help (2:00)
>GOOD NEWS: Stoughton officers deliver baby in back of car on Christmas morning
-Meanwhile, in New York, 12-year-old boy stops burglar in his home
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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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