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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:47). High of 12 today in Worcester
-Emergency shelter open at Worcester Tech High School
-Worcester preparing for largest snowfall of the winter this weekend
-Parking ban, free garages announced in Worcester storm response
-Latest National Weather Service prediction for snowfall totals
-How temperatures affect "fluff factor" of snow (1:02)
-Storm of activity at Worcester supermarkets
-Related: Customers swarm Shrewsbury Market Basket (:13)
-Down to the last shear pin: Hardware customers prep for snowstorm
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester man accused in shooting on I-290 being held without bail
-Worcester man pleads guilty in federal gun case
-Worcester entrepreneurs expand private jet business to include luxury vacations
-Newport Restaurant Group to open Avvio Ristorante in Millbury
-Table Hoppin': Brio 33 steps into the void left by Tavolino closing
-12-year-old cellist from Holden competes as semifinalist in national competition
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review: Public safety, civic scrutiny and local pride
-Worcester Cultural Academy gets no-cost literacy tutoring from state
-Cause not certain as officials identify man killed in Oakham blaze
>DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week returns February 23rd
-ICYMI: Worcester pharmacy to pay $750,000 over false Medicare billing claims
-Worcester police investigate after window shatters on plow truck
-Bridge in Worcester to be renamed for Bob Cousy
-Second Chick-fil-A set to open in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Youth Arts for Humanity watercolor workshop
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
-Holden police warn of R.M.V. text scam
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn police swear in 3 new members
-$5 million lottery ticket sold in Uxbridge
-Leominster man pleads guilty to embezzling $49,000 from Gardner-area labor union
-250-unit development at former Tanela site in Shrewsbury reaches Planning Board
-Shrewsbury delays trash and recycling a day next week because of storm
-Police continue to search for missing Sturbridge man
-Wachusett Chip warehouse in Sterling changes hands for $11 million
-Rocky Pond Community Forest an chance to explore 3 towns' woods
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Lord of the Lost, the Metrons, the Fools and more ...
-Radio Worcester (19:42): EcoTarium announces free admission day Saturday
-Treaty Oak Revival "degenerates" from West Texas to rock DCU Center
-WCCA-TV's YAY ART No. 4 (29:45): Brian Nelson
>OPINION: Tom Marino: New councilor’s requests highlight Worcester council’s dysfunction
-WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 127 (26:56)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:57): The dismissal of Worcester's director of veterans services
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:54): Joe Robinson departure, development accountability and city infrastructure issues
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester veteran who earned a Purple Heart in Vietnam
>SPORTS: Patriots-Broncos trash talk heats up before AFC Championship
-Drake Maye staying aggressive with Super Bowl trip on the line
-How Jarrett Stidham went from Patriots backup to starting for Broncos (3:44)
-J.K. Dobbins ruled out for AFC Championship Game in huge Broncos crusher
-Celtics beat Nets, 130-126 (2:05). Article
-Holy Cross wishes Naemi Herzig well on her way to the Olympics (1:00)
-No. 14 Holy Cross women's hockey team earns 2-1 win over Providence
-Holy Cross men’s hockey falls on the road at Robert Morris
-Holy Cross men's basketball (at home) and women's basketball (on the road) face American
-Railers fall to Norfolk, 5-3
>CARS: Preparing your car for winter weather (1:55)
>NATIONAL: Winter storm begins to disrupt travel plans across country (1:51)
-Americans spend over a third of wages on rent in 75% of counties analyzed
-Tragic: Man texted family goodbye after he was fatally shot at Facebook marketplace meetup
>NEW ENGLAND: Judge denies Farwell's request to move trial out of state (:33)
-Beloved Boston bartender who inspired "Cheers" character dies (1:02)
>COLLEGES: Assumption announces partnership with Worcester Public Schools
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): These 5 U.S. cities have secretly become retirement hot spots
-Some airports are now letting nonpassengers past T.S.A.
>BUSINESS: M.B.I. adds 2 startups to Worcester incubator
-Mass. unemployment rose in December
-Westborough robotics firm raises $7.5 million, capping off 2025 expansion efforts
>HOMES: Home prices in Central Mass. climbed faster than state average in 2025
>SHOPPING: Baby teething toy sold on Amazon recalled over dozens of choking scares
>HEALTH: Doctor on safety, costs of new Wegovy pill (2:34)
-Controversial new fifth type of diabetes is officially recognized
>FOOD: McDonald's customers irate after seeing prices from 2009 — and some items have tripled in cost
>TV/STREAMING: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Merrily We Roll Along" and more
>CELEBRITY: Celebrities who have slammed the Oscars over the years
-"Top Chef" winner Kelsey Clark charged with D.U.I. after plowing car into mailbox
>ANIMALS: Some dogs are learning new names by eavesdropping on their owners, study finds
>HISTORY: Worcester marks 250 years of the Knox Trail
>GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman's 2025 "On the Road" stories (2:05:48)
-Meanwhile, Florida man charged with felony after allegedly hurling ketchup packet at good Samaritan
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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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