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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:42). High of 48 today in Worcester
+5:00: Close call with major snowstorm? Boston meteorologists discuss (8:39)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Shrewsbury school worker, 19, arrested on child sexual abuse image charges (:39). Article
+5:00: Gunman who killed trooper in 1983 has first parole hearing (2:06)
+5:00: Farewell to fallen hero: Funeral for Uxbridge Officer Stephen LaPorta (1:57) (pictured)
+5:00: Worcester’s new steakhouse has a genius system for all-you-can-eat meat
+Noon: Worcester skyscraper proposal nearly doubles in size following developer error
+Noon: DCU Center announces that Amy Peterson to be new general manager
+Noon: Key staff changes at WCUW Community Radio take effect
+Noon: Worcester's new poet laureate "Nic" Turner melds love of poetry, city
+Noon: Samara Tang-Rainwater is Worcester's new youth poet laureate
+Noon: Gardening Central Mass.: Why New England Gardens are going local
+Noon: Shaun Murphy named C.E.O. of the Worcester Majors semipro basketball
-Grafton school bus driver from Worcester charged with kidnapping, endangerment (2:29). Article
-Closed Worcester Mediterranean restaurant expected to reopen by March
-2 caught stealing copper from Worcester home in broad daylight (:24). Article
-Worcester residents want police monitored by civilian review board
-Worcester council delays vote on tax break for developer that violated ordinance
-Related: Worcester apartment project developer fined over subcontractor violations
-City Council raises concerns over speed humps, needle disposal sites
-Is the Worcester Board of Health too harsh on city businesses?
-Embattled Worcester hospital announces new interim C.E.O. on its website
-P.O.S.T. Commission clarifies role of local police oversight
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:53): Lawsuit against This Week in Worcester spurs press freedom debate
>DINING OUT: Table Hoppin': DeSouza’s Catch offers a little bit of everything
-ICYMI: 2 Worcester teens face charges after leading police on chases in stolen cars, with video
-Worcester police seek new clues in woman's 2014 disappearance
-Husband charged with murder in wife’s shooting death in Leominster home
-Worcester man arrested for aggravated child rape released on personal recognizance
-Worcester police arrest man with ghost gun after moped crash
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Open brush burning begins January 15th
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
-Owner of Ten West Market ready to rebuild after business destroyed by fire
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Daughters of slain Trooper George Hanna fight killer's parole (2:41). Article
-Related: After law change, parole hearing slated for man who killed trooper in Auburn
-Fallen Uxbridge police officer remembered at wake (2:03)
-In second attempt, Charlton votes to allow guns in municipal buildings
-Auburn police, fire departments to participate in Polar Plunge March 20th
-Bolton voters will decide filtration payment source
-Worcester Walks: At Bolton Flats, wandering through winter's wonders
-Tahanto Super Bowl players honored
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Central Mass. Jewish Film Festival offers wide appeal with 6 movies
-Songs of moving on, moving past by Young Man Winter, Caylin Costello
-Trevor Noah to host Grammys for the sixth and final time
>OPINION: Worcester Business Journal Editor Brad Kane: The treasures hidden in public documents
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (58:09): Joe Paskalis, Loan Officer, Byrnes Financial
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who ran multiple local businesses with her husband
>SPORTS: Robert Kraft opens up about firing Jerod Mayo, Patriots’ turnaround and more
-Patriots receiver Kayshon Boutte says gambling addiction nearly cost him career: "Life's good now"
-Red Sox pinching pennies while A.L. East foes spend big in free agency
-'Sader Stories Podcast (25:27): Olympic hockey player Naemi Herzig
-Balanced scoring leads Holy Cross men’s basketball to mid-week victory versus Army
-Kaitlyn Flanagan enters Patriot League top 10 all-time in assists as Holy Cross women's basketball falls
-Holy Cross National Girls and Women in Sports Day Skills Fest set for February 14th
-Railers beat Reading, 4-1
>NATIONAL: Mass chaos after Verizon customers unable to text and call after network outage (2:19)
-Former prosecutor raises concerns about evidence in murder of dentist, wife
-Tragic: Dad shot dead by Army vet after Target parking lot fight
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. audit law "standoff" flares up with complaints, allegations
-Babson College student’s deportation was a mistake, administration says in court
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross earns national recognition for community engagement from Carnegie Foundation
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Inside Pittsburgh’s striking new $1.7 billion airport
>BUSINESS: Consumer price report: How inflation impacts grocery prices
-LPL Financial Research: Earnings preview: Double-digit streak likely to continue
-Here's what a 10% credit card interest rate cap could mean for consumers
>SHOPPING: New gadgets for parents and kids (2:12)
>HOMES: Will your pipes freeze if you leave the heating off?
>HEALTH: New healthcare regulations end some prior authorizations
-"Potentially scary" link between nose picking and Alzheimer's
>FOOD: The new O-M-Cheese Burger from Applebee's review (5:46)
>TV/STREAMING: Teaser for final season of HBO's "Like Water for Chocolate" (:48)
>MOVIES: Julia Roberts thought "Notting Hill" was "f--king stupid" when she was first offered the film, nearly rejected iconic Hollywood role
>CELEBRITY: Timothy Busfield surrenders amid child sex abuse charges in N.M.
-Chris Noth takes dig at "Sex and The City" co-star Sarah Jessica Parker
>ANIMALS: "Sick" puppy on euth list gets out at the very last moment (1:51)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Richards Memorial Library, 44 Richards Ave., Paxton
>GOOD NEWS: Woman thanks retired dispatcher who helped save life in 1994 (3:47). Article
-Meanwhile, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Jimmy Fallon say every town, city in Mass. (5:02)
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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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