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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:51). High of 27, late snow today in Worcester
+Noon: Snowfall timeline and accumulation forecast (3:28)
+5:00: Declared winter parking ban to take effect 9 p.m. Monday
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:0: Spotty power plagues Worcester since Black Friday (2:07). Article (pictured)
+5:00: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 13
+Noon: Rochdale man wins $1 million on scratch ticket
+Noon: YATCO will move forward on Route 20 in Shrewsbury after Market Basket appeal fails
+Noon: WCCA-TV newsletter for January
-Community mourns sudden, tragic death of former officer at age 45
-Firefighter hurt in Southbridge blaze
-Worcester School Committee opens 2026 with packed agenda
-Worcester County Wonders: Locals took hands in creating typewriter
-Maxwell Stukalin receives Worcester District Medical Society student achievement award
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 nachos (5:27)
-ICYMI: These Worcester residents lost power on Black Friday, and it's still not fully back
-Worcester protesters blast strike on Venezuela at Lincoln Square rally
-Red Rabbit Games 2025: Worcester indie studio releases first game "Unsent"
-Juveniles charged after Boys & Girls Club Way shooting
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): January Among Friends senior newsletter
-NEW! Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
-Wachusett Echo: Something new is coming this way
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Oldest Westborough resident celebrates 104 years
-Sustainable Grafton’s native garden aims to educate
-New administrator for Rutland's new year
-Rutland police K9 celebrates birthday
-When Clinton hoopsters invaded Boston Garden
-The Item's Year in Review: January to June
-The Item's public safety logs
-Police logs from West Boylston, Shrewsbury
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Shrewsbury author’s book produces a plethora of additional stories about Spag’s
-Critics Choice Awards winners
>OPINION: Luis G. Pedraja: Embrace spirit of possibility in the new year
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (1:54:31)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who served as a docent at Worcester Art Museum for over 40 years
>SPORTS: Patriots clinch AFC’s No. 2 seed with 38-10 rout of Miami
-Why the Chargers are the best playoff matchup for the Patriots
-Chiefs defensive coordinator, Grafton native Steve Spagnuolo to be honored by Springfield College
-Former Holy Cross coach Bob Chesney draws praise from Troy Aikman before move to UCLA
-Holy Cross football announces 2026 schedule
>NATIONAL: How the U.S. captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro
-Woman kills 2 sons, grandma before shooting self: officials
-Tragic: Climber plummets hundreds of feet to his death while scaling peak on New Year's Eve
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot killed after plane crashes at Provincetown Airport (1:16)
-Mass. couple found dead in apparent murder-suicide, D.A. says (:21)
>COLLEGES: Worcester State ranks among top 10 Mass. public schools for graduate earnings
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Body found at Disney World – after series of deaths rocked resort last year: cops
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-OPEC+ keeps oil output steady amid turmoil among members
>HOMES: Despite Fed rate cuts, mortgage rates could still go up
>HEALTH: Tips for sobriety in Dry January and beyond (3:19)
>FOOD: How to make a classic spaghetti dish with a twist (4:18)
>TV/STREAMING: The 5 worst TV shows of 2025, Meghan Markle's Netflix flop and "And Just Like That" — again
>MOVIES: George Clooney gives major update on status of "Ocean's 14"
>CELEBRITY: Evangeline Lilly reveals brain damage after Hawaii accident
-Aubrey Plaza delists L.A. home she shared with late husband Jeff Baena
>ANIMALS: Mangy feral puppy turns into the cuddliest family dog (2:30)
>GOOD NEWS: Good Samaritan helps rescue family from near-death crash on highway
-Meanwhile, Florida Man claims he was "teleported" into stolen BMW that crashed at 130 mph
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: After fatal shooting, Worcester strip club must close at 8
+6:00: City custodians protest treatment by Worcester's new cleaning contractor
+6:00: Friends of Worcester Public Library mark 70 years with $50,000 gift to new branch
+6:00: Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:22)
+Noon: Jury says it's deadlocked in Noel Inoa retrial; judge says keep trying
+Noon: Worcester airport sets record, but 500,000 goal looms
+Noon: Level 3 sex offender accused of trying to entice juvenile in Southbridge
+Noon: Things to Do: Día de los Muertos celebration, 'Ghosts in the Galleries
+Noon: Decade of ghouls and glamor: Haunted Speakeasy set for Worcester
+Noon: This is peak: Joe Fusco Jr. dreams about replacing a boiler
-Driver injured after car crashes through fence, lands on roof in Worcester (1:40). Article
-Child hospitalized after being hit by vehicle while riding bike in Worcester
-Worcester husband and wife die just 2 days apart
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-Worcester community seeks help after local designer’s bag, credit cards stolen
-Former Worcester police sergeant takes over National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division
-Worcester S.N.A.P. rolls drop 21% as advocates seek D.T.A. staff
-internal investigation clears officers of wrongdoing in Toomey crash
-Related: Advocates renew call for police review board after release of Toomey crash report
-Related: Read the full Worcester police review of city councilor's crash
-City to crack down on parking scofflaws during snow. But you'll be warned
-Central Mass. strip club to face license commission after deadly shooting
-Terror on Tory Fort: Check out Worcester family's Western take on Halloween
-Ché Anderson talks about roles at UMass Med School, Mass Cultural Council
-Nativity School opens applications for upcoming year
-Aislinn Doyle: W.P.S. In Brief: Realignment breakdown by school
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant expands to serve lunch
-ICYMI: State blocks out-of-state firm from buying nursing homes in Worcester, Fitchburg
-$51 million redevelopment brings 80 affordable senior apartments to Worcester's Lincoln Square
-Worcester's historic Heywood Boot building to receive $929K in state redevelopment funding
-Worcester lands record $5.5 million grant to remove lead hazards
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Midnight at the Masquerade mystery Thursday at Gale Free Library
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): What happens to Anna Maria College’s campus after bids fall short?
-Takeaways from latest Shrewsbury Select Board meeting
-Westborough police warn against "door kick" social media challenge
-Charlton voters approve data center restrictions, call for end to Flock cameras
-In stunning reversal, Westborough Town Meeting changes course on downtown zoning proposal
-Pastor Coates drops fraud claims against orchard developer and former Dunbar clients
-Southbridge man charged with armed robbery at Elm Street convenience store
-Dudley Town Hall access plan draws objections at Town Meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Val’s Restaurant in Holden Friday and Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice presents Spotlight Magic
-Get medieval: Autumn Knights Renaissance Faire set
-Celeste Ng headlines Worcester library fundraiser November 5th
-Suzanne Strempek Shea's popular memoir talk comes to Webster
-Charlton mom's book captures spirit of late son, paralyzed in 1997 crash
>OPINION: Sunita Razdan: Lend nature a hand - leave fallen leaves in yard
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 509 (28:27): Nativity School of Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Coffee with Konnie No. 545 (29:27): Hank Stolz
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:00): Journalists' superpower and Worcester media in 2026
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local woman who worked as a baking teacher
>SPORTS: Patriots-Bears preview: Keys to victory, prediction and more
-Drake Maye vs. Caleb Williams a battle of electric, maturing quarterbacks
-Patriots injured reserve activations explained: Decisions await
-Why Patriots cannot afford not to start Caleb Lomu each week
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-Mechanics Hall ready to rumble as boxing returns after long absence
-Holy Cross women's hockey team hits the road to face Dartmouth
-Holy Cross baseball announces Fall World Series
>NATIONAL: Nobel-winning A.I. pioneer warns: Befriend bots or "we're toast"
-How many Americans support second execution attempt for Christa Pike
-Ukraine's $500 drones slaughtered America's $25 million tanks in recent war game
-Tragic: Swimmer, 65, killed by shark despite wearing repellent band
>NEW ENGLAND: Officers say Matthew Farwell was agitated in days before Sandra Birchmore's death (2:49)
-Lawmakers reject Gov. Healey's gas tax suspension plan (:26)
-Massachusetts leads nation in lottery spending again
>COLLEGES: Clark Family & Friends Weekend 2026
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Half of Americans return home more drained than relaxed after a vacation, new survey says
>BUSINESS: Amazon hiring 6,000 seasonal workers in Mass.
-Radio Worcester (22:08): W.B.D.C. and Webster Five explain small business financing
-LPL Financial Research: Moats vs. inertia: Unpacking the personal A.I. agent threat
-Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion for deceiving users
>SHOPPING: Warning issued against 400,000 pressure cookers due to burn risk
>HOMES: Americans are abandoning a beloved tradition — and experts reveal 5 reasons why
>HEALTH: Sexually transmitted diarrhea is morphing into a superbug
-Medicare Advantage plan cuts: United, Humana reduce benefits for 1 million
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Baked salmon and rice
>TV/STREAMING: Elizabeth Holmes docs to watch before "You Can See Everything"
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Idris Elba movie, "Above the Below" (1:38)
>CELEBRITY: Selma Blair speaks out after mid-flight meltdown, arrest
-Judge tosses child sex abuse indictment against Timothy Busfield
>ANIMALS: Tiny cat loves swimming just as much as exploring the world (2:39)
>HISTORY: Building 19 author on nostalgia event this weekend (11:28)
>GOOD NEWS: Couple struck by lightning while walking hand in hand, hail Good Samaritan hikers for saving their lives
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, bear steals bag of gear from fire station
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