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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 40 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Spectrum News 1 to move base from Worcester after acquiring NECN
+6:00: Split verdict in case against former Worcester city councilor (1:34). Article
+6:00: Here’s how much Worcester made off of the Walking Dead filming in town
+6:00: High crash rate among reasons for Newton Square improvement project
+6:00: Spencer developer looking to build 48 apartments on Worcester’s Plantation Street
+Noon: City Council reviews storm response, approves $1 million for snow removal
+Noon: USA TODAY Restaurants of the Year includes 9 Northeast standouts
+Noon: Dead of Winter film festival returns for third year, now at DCU Center
+Noon: Last Call: Rev. Gizel Hampton, pastor, counselor, community advocate
-Records indicate trooper charged in state police recruit death is former pro boxer from Worcester
-Related: 4 State Police officials suspended following indictments in death of recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia of Worcester
-Earlier: 4 charged with manslaughter in death of Enrique Delgado-Garcia (5:51). Article
-Shootings, robberies hit 5-year low in Worcester
-Related: A busy 2025 for Worcester police, with 3,889 arrests and 80,939 calls to 911
-Worcester police bust major gun and drug trafficking operation after surveillance sting
-Former city councilor on trial after I.C.E. arrest incident (1:47). Article
-Saint John's High School goes into lockdown after mistaken social media threat
-Millbury officer shot in standoff released from hospital, recovering
-Retired Worcester judge weighs in on D.C.F. dispute as child faces possible move to Guatemala (4:17)
-Advance Placement Honor Roll includes 2 Worcester schools
-Dozens of Central Mass. firms work with NASA, including WPI, where researchers follow in Goddard’s footsteps
>DINING OUT: Worcester hotspot combines curling, pizza and beer (1:10)
-ICYMI: Worcester woman, 88, found dead in freezing cold outside her home
-Worcester D.P.W. chief: Parked cars were biggest obstacle to plowing
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-Worcester man arrested for stealing $134.99 bottle of tequila from Shrewsbury liquor store
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): February Among Friends senior newsletter
-Wachusett Echo: Students look beyond academics in college choices
-Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Olympics curling gold medal match still a thrill for Algonquin
-Grafton pay-as-you-throw trash bags to see price hike in July
-Shrewsbury Small Home Repair Program has officially made its 1,000th repair for town’s seniors
-Road closure in Millbury on Thursday
-Man who posed as employee arrested for $948 theft attempt at Gardner Walmart
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale 7 to 9 Friday
>SHOWTIME: 2 performers have local beat as "STOMP" tour comes to Worcester
-Listen Up: Solo flights from local artists Morning Son and Theoria
-Opening reception "Near and Far" art exhibition 5 to 7 Wednesday at Anna Maria College
>OPINION: Ray Mariano: Could it happen here in America?
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: A field of sugarcane on the NFL’s biggest stage
-Central Mass. Chronicles: Should large developers receive T.I.F.s from the city?
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:32): Manslaughter charges, I.C.E. policy and Worcester crime trends
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who worked for the state for over 50 years
>SPORTS: Patriots reflect on season ending with Super Bowl loss (1:20)
-Drake Maye’s big regret from Super Bowl
-Will Campbell opens up about knee injury, rough Super Bowl performance (:57). Article
-Seahawks found Patriots "tell" that fueled Super Bowl domination
-Jayson Tatum discusses rehab process, potential Celtics return and more
-Bob Cousy Court Dedication: The day in photos
-Holy Cross men's basketball (at home) and women's basketball (on the road) face Colgate
-Local high school basketball teams get ready for Clark Tournament
>CARS: Toyota recalls 141,000 Prius vehicles over doors that have risk of opening while driving
>NATIONAL: Shootings at school and home in British Columbia leave 10 dead including suspect
-Nancy Guthrie kidnapping person of interest released after being detained by police
-F.A.A. closes airspace around El Paso, Texas, for 10 days, grounding all flights
-Tragic: 2 young boys die after falling through frozen creek
>NEW ENGLAND: Auditor DiZoglio files audit law complaint with Mass. S.J.C. (1:42). Article
-22 years later, Maura Murray’s disappearance still haunts her family and investigators (1:14)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 29 (40:20): Engineering and technology in auto racing with Phil Surgen, class of 2004
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Alaskan Dreams has ended its cruise service after 15 years
-5 features we wish every airport had
>BUSINESS: Engineering firm expands in Worcester with move to Mercantile Center
-LPL Financial Research: 5 reasons the run in emerging markets could continue
-Radio Worcester (27:03): Priya Yadav of Mass. Ventures on deep tech investing and state's startup advantage
>HOMES: How to take care of ice dams on your roof (1:38)
>SHOPPING: Valentine's day gift ideas (5:13)
>FOOD: Is burnt food really that bad for you? How to avoid the risks
>HEALTH: People are getting an old-timey sailors' disease on GLP-1s
-What is a pulmonary embolism, Catherine O’Hara's cause of death?
>TV/STREAMING: Super Bowl 2026 posts second-best viewership ever
-"The White Lotus" Season 4 casts Helena Bonham Carter, Steve Coogan and more
>MOVIES: "Wuthering Heights" reviews roundup: What the critics are saying
>CELEBRITY: Halle Berry confirms engagement to Van Hunt after nearly 6 years of dating
-Oscars nominees luncheon: Emma Stone, Kate Hudson and more celebrities
>ANIMALS: Dog found with broken leg can't stop prancing with new family (2:17)
>HISTORY: Provincetown’s "Moulty" was the one-handed rock drummer who never missed a beat
>GOOD NEWS: Traffic light leads man to $100,000 lottery prize
-Meanwhile, man balances chair on his chin for 1 hour, 20 minutes
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Court docs reveal disturbing new details behind viral video involving ex-Southbridge McDonald’s manager (2:21). Article
-Cost to fix Worcester police station put at $20 million over 3 years\
-Tiny home village for homeless seniors breaks ground in Worcester
-Emergency closes Worcester restaurant until Friday
-Railers owner buys Pulse Magazine, CM Pride Magazine
-Worcester State nursing program welcomes first group of Anna Maria nursing students
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday's School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester organizations get $425,000 for affordable housing efforts
-Back-to-back national honors spotlight Worcester Public Library’s evolving role
-Radio Worcester (23:08): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista discusses city’s first-ever $1 billion budget
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Small Plates (5:56)
-ICYMI: Worcester police honor fallen officers, former chief Gary Gemme
-Assumption graduates 304 students at DCU Center
-Anna Maria College closing comes as disappointment for Molly Bish's family (2:17). Article
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police holding second annual Cruiser Cup Golf Tournament June 12th
-Wachusett Echo: Internship and employment at the school bank
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree crash leaves Southbridge home uninhabitable
-Westborough police continues to investigate shots fired on Research Drive
-Man with spiked-bat, drugs arrested in Leominster after 911 report of impaired driver
-Seeing double: Shrewsbury High School graduating class boasts 17 sets of twins
-Dudley candidates' night to be held June 8th
-Webster Town Meeting approves budget, drone bylaw, Pine View Liquors petition
-Shrewsbury teachers no longer need COVID vaccine
-Blackstone Valley Regional named distinguished school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (19:15): Greater Worcester Opera brings “1776” to Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 23 (28:52): Meatball, Part 1
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Depression in motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why Puerto Rico still doesn’t receive S.N.A.P. benefits
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. No. 164 (29:35): The Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former UMass Medical School professor and Physician of the Year
>SPORTS: Tom Brady takes dig at Bill Belichick during Georgetown commencement speech
-Jason Varitek's wife takes shot at Red Sox G.M. after coaching ouster
-Red Sox beat Royals, 3-1
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2026 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 32
>CARS: Gas prices climbing— What frustrated drivers can expect next (4:12)
>NATIONAL: San Diego mosque shooting: 3 men killed, suspects found dead (1:37)
-American who was on doomed cruise reveals what it's like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
-Tragic: Toddler crushed to death by antique dresser as she climbed it to reach a toy
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot dies in small plane crash in Rhode Island (:52)
-Pipe bomb found in Mass. pond, police investigating (1:12)
-Video shows Good Samaritans rushing to pull 2 people from car following rollover on I-495
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Cheer scores at national championships
-Clark honors Worcester student, staff members for inclusion and equity work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 top trending U.S. summer destinations
-The first thing you should do in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: Banks find ways to finance nonprofits, despite their lending and revenue challenges
-LPL Financial Research: Energy shock expected to hit prices harder than the economy
>HOMES: Homes are older than ever—but local permitting systems could slow down essential renovations
>HEALTH: Discussing ebola outbreak with infectious disease specialist (3:14)
-What no one tells you about egg freezing
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Oven-roasted turkey parmesan over spaghetti
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Lopez movie on Netflix, "Office Romance" (2:42)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Steven Spielberg's new movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Carrie Underwood rejected L.A. glamour to live on Tennessee farm
-William Daniels, 99, and wife Bonnie Bartlett, 96, detail "rules" of "open marriage"
>ANIMALS: Playful puppy from local shelter looking for active family (3:09)
>HISTORY: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
>GOOD NEWS: School principal retires, but returns as a handyman (2:34)
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo does "6-7" hand motion at the Vatican
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