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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:43). High of 34 today in Worcester
-Declared winter parking ban in effect
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Uxbridge police mourn officer killed in overnight crash (3:02)
+6:00: Related: Department identifies officer killed in Uxbridge crash (1:18). Article
+6:00: Related: Fallen officer was wonderful "friend, father, husband" (1:22)
-Earlier: OVERNIGHT: Uxbridge police officer dies in crash while helping motorist on Route 146 (1:38). Article
+6:00: School bus slides off Rutland road amid icy conditions, no one hurt (pictured)
+6:00: Related: Cancel classes, or not? Icy roads made decision tough for Central Mass. schools
+6:00: Worcester juice and smoothie shop reopens 4 months after fire
+6:00: Pawsitively 4 Pink recognized for support of women with breast cancer
+Noon: Listen Up: Get ready to be "Taken In" by Good Trees River Band
+Noon: Starting off 2026 at the Martha Deering Wildlife Management Area
+Noon: Last Call: Andrew Cardosi, model, actor, vocalist
-Paula Bouthiller, 92, opera singer, dies after Oxford pedestrian crash
-"A clean city to live in": Worcester’s Quality of Life team is cleaning up, helping people in need
-August Coffee, with lawyer behind counter, to open in downtown Worcester
-Pulse Magazine's People to Watch in 2026
-Share your Valentine's story with Worcester Magazine
-Worcester educator named among Conservation Teachers Of The Year
-Worcester schools set goals for this school year. How are they doing?
-Early Childhood Assessment in Worcester Public Schools (4:00)
-W.P.S. opens enrollment season with January open houses
-Aislinn Doyle: January 8th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-TODAY! Information session for those wishing to be Worcester police officers
-WCCA-TV newsletter for January
>DINING OUT: Shrewsbury Street restaurant offers free appetizer with purchase of an entree Tuesdays and Wednesdays
-ICYMI: Spotty power plagues Worcester neighborhood since Black Friday (2:08). Article
-Earlier: These Worcester residents lost power on Black Friday, and it's still not fully back
-Boston developer proposes nearly 200 apartments near Polar Park
-Worcester reports lowest homicide rate in 40 years — just 2 in 2025
-Rochdale man wins $1 million on scratch ticket
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Community mourns sudden, tragic death of former Holden officer at age 45
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Brickstone Kitchen is focused on family
-Every Patriots game is a party at this Millbury movie theater
-Millbury Police Department annual ice fishing derby January 31st
-2 liquor licenses to go as Clinton renews annual permits
-Grant "a lifeline" for Presentation Apartments
-4 people transported to hospital following 3-car accident on Route 20
-YATCO will move forward on Route 20 in Shrewsbury after Market Basket appeal fails
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up public performances in January and February
>SHOWTIME: Beyoncé declared the fifth billionaire musician by Forbes
-76 biggest classic rock concerts of 2026
>OPINION: Worcesteria: Looking into the crystal ball for 2026's predictions
-First Person: Wildlife "wows" Joe Fusco Jr. at the Worcester library
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who taught school for 38 years
>SPORTS: Mike Vrabel explains why Drake Maye should win the MVP award
-Tom Brady says Matthew Stafford is MVP — not Maye
-Vrabel gives scouting report on Chargers
-Bruins lose to Seattle, 7-4
-Holy Cross men's (on the road) and women's basketball (at home) take on Lehigh
>NATIONAL: Maria Corina Machado would easily win "fair" Venezuela election, backers claim
-5 years after Jan. 6 Capitol attack, more information continues to emerge
-Tragic: Boy, 3, orphaned in wrong-way "drunken-driving" crash
>NEW ENGLAND: Gunman in Brown shooting confessed in videos, says attack was planned for a long time
-New Haven police chief abruptly retires amid allegations of stealing informant funds
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast (47:24): Money behavior and personal finance | Alexander Smith
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): What are your rights as a passenger if flight is cancelled? (2:01). Article
>BUSINESS: Commonwealth Fusion teams with world’s most valuable company to use A.I. to advance fusion tech
-LPL Financial Research: Evaluating our 2025 forecasts: Equity, fixed income, and the U.S. economy
-Boston Dynamics showcases new Atlas robot at C.E.S. (:22). Article
>SHOPPING: Trends of the past coming back as consumers seek nostalgia (1:57). Article
>HOMES: Sue Gordon: Ask the Realtor
>HEALTH: Handling the holiday flu surge (2:20)
-Radio Worcester (11:50): Dr. Chintan Patel on new St. Vincent urology office and preventive men’s health care
>FOOD: Every fast food salad, from worst to best (2:12)
>TV/STREAMING: 11 best new movies on Netflix
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Gerard Butler movie, "Greenland 2: Migration" (1:21)
>CELEBRITY: Sydney Sweeney poses in nothing but gold body paint for W magazine cover
-Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's divorce settlement details revealed as they finalize split
>ANIMALS: Rescue donkey set to break world record for long ears
>GOOD NEWS: Woman receives letter in the mail 72 years after it was sent
-Meanwhile, in Michigan, kin of "dead" woman who woke up at funeral home get $3.25 million settlement
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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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