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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 45 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-What we know about the nationwide ground stop (1:16)
-Related: Timelapse illustrates how airspace cleared during ground stop (:15)
-Related: F.A.A. launched new A.I. "SMART" tool to all air route traffic control centers just days before ground stop
-Earlier: F.A.A. orders nationwide ground stop “due to extraordinary circumstances"
-"My fault," mother who killed boyfriend near newborn says at sentencing
-Local high school students save middle school theater program (4:14). Article
-Police trace 5 abandoned puppies to Charlton; owners agree to surrender animals (1:44). Article
-Rollover crash shuts down Route 9 in Leicester; possible entrapment reported
-Rakin' it to the streets: What to know about leaf-collection season in Worcester
-A $3.5 million choice could affect Worcester's property taxes
-Worcester opens $7.4 million funding round for housing, parks and historic preservation
-TODAY! Village Marketplace noon to 5 Saturday
-Worcester Police Department log for Wednesday, November 11th
-Missing since 2022 from Worcester, Sue Paye was 15 when she disappeared
-An inside look of Worcester's Homeless Services Team (7:07)
-Worcester schools win top state biliteracy award
>DINING OUT: 10 places to get a Pilgrim sandwich this fall
-A recipe for more exposure: Big audience, small price, and your restaurant in the spotlight!
-ICYMI: Suspects held without bail after reported road rage incident (1:36). Article
-State was investigating Worcester nursing home, so why didn't it halt admissions?
-1 seriously injured in head-on crash in Sterling
-Employer identifies delivery driver killed in crash on I-190 in Holden
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Leaf and brush drop-off 8 to 2:30 today
-Wachusett Echo: Fall play, "Community Garden," celebrates connections
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Car safety device leads responders to couple trapped in Petersham woods (:30)
-Takeaways from Shrewsbury Select Board meeting
-Westborough shopping center headed to foreclosure auction
-Charlton will keep its Flock cameras, overriding Town Meeting vote
-Charlton maintains single property tax rate; estimated rate drops for Fiscal 2027
-Auburn Police Department October by the numbers
-Sutton High News: Cell phone policy at Sutton High
-Trot with Ted returns to Sturbridge for 14th annual Thanksgiving weekend race
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things To Do: Trivium, Chris Fitz, ArtsWorcester exhibits and more
-Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:22)
-EcoTarium opens Journey to Space exhibit today
-Kicking off the holidays with Trans-Siberian Orchestra at the DCU Center
>OPINION: Danielle Coffey: When A.I. confuses theft of news with "fair use"
-Celeste Ribeiro Hewitt: House bid to expand gambling is not just a bad idea. It's a stealthy move that underscores what public hates about Legislature
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:20): Sutton residents push back on Kraft Group data center proposal
-Radio Worcester's Roundtable (48:38): Worcester’s 2027 City Council race is already taking shape
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Worcester nurse
>SPORTS: Patriots hold final full practice in Germany ahead of Sunday's game (2:14)
-Did Patriots fumble decision to cut Stefon Diggs?
-Jake Bauers signs with Red Sox
-Holy Cross football to host Villanova. Parking advisory
-Holy Cross men’s hockey mounts comeback against Niagara
-Holy Cross women’s ice hockey falls at Maine
-Boston College to host 4 high school Super Bowls next month
-Man United hires Mauricio Pochettino, who tearfully leaves U.S. job to revive former power
>CARS: How to save on gas as prices hover near $4 per gallon
>NATIONAL: All on New Orleans paddleboat survive crash with tanker on Mississippi River (3:18). Article
-Mysterious object moving through space could be lost Soviet probe as NASA weighs in on theory
-Tragic: Toddler diagnosed with leukemia after symptoms put down to seasonal cold
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. braces for topsy-turvy winter energy
-Military medics could give meds in Mass. hospitals
-Radio Worcester (25:32): State Sen. Michael Moore on public records vote and ballot results he didn’t see coming
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 49 (31:47): A business class for consumers | David Dwumah, WPI Business School
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Must see spots in the White Mountains
>BUSINESS: Microsoft restores service to Outlook and Teams after historic outage crippled businesses, governments
-Data center opponents kick off ballot question campaign to restrict projects
-Boston’s Fidelity crosses $20 trillion milestone for first time
>SHOPPING: The Children's Place headed for bankruptcy, closing all stores
>HOMES: Real Estate Q&A with Mary Wood
>HEALTH: You could be obese and not know it — new definitions challenge B.M.I.
-New prostate cancer screening guidelines for men over 50 (1:54). Article
>FOOD: Where to find the best Thanksgiving grocery deals? (1:23)
>TV/STREAMING: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: The 13 best new horror movies of 2026 (and where to watch them)
>CELEBRITY: Alanis Morissette slams Ben Affleck's "sexuality" comments
-Katy Perry said her ex "should be in jail" — months before Russell Brand’s guilty verdict
>ANIMALS: Kids find tiny puppy in cemetery and refuse to leave him behind (1:43)
>HISTORY: 1898 ad for Worcester-made clothes line
>GOOD NEWS: After decades alone, 2 singles find unexpected love (2:27)
-Meanwhile, reported sick alligator turns out to be "runaway pool floatie"
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 47 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Fake TikTok accounts scam Worcester tattoo artist's customers (2:56). Article
-Historic Worcester church marketed at $1.6 million is under agreement
-Should young students use laptops in class? Worcester weighs in
-UMass Memorial among top-paid for primary care: A.G. report
-Popular fitness studio debuts first Central Mass. location in Worcester
-Mass. orders 15 charges removed from utility bills in effort to keep rates down
-Mass. is expensive, but Worcester is its more affordable big city. What it takes to retire there at 67 on $1 million
-1 seriously injured in Leicester crash involving stolen vehicle; driver arrested
-Worcester Police Department log for Thursday, November 12th
-Worcester police chief graduates from first-ever state leadership program
-Webster man arrested on drug distribution charges after suspicious vehicle tip in Worcester
-New fire station in Worcester reaches construction milestone
-Nonprofits awarded $125,000 to address food insecurity, family health
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review
>DINING OUT: 10 places to get a Pilgrim sandwich this fall
-A recipe for more exposure: Big audience, small price, and your restaurant in the spotlight!
-ICYMI: "My fault," mother who killed boyfriend near newborn says at sentencing
-Local high school students save middle school theater program (4:14). Article
-Police trace 5 abandoned puppies to Charlton; owners agree to surrender animals (1:44). Article
-Rakin' it to the streets: What to know about leaf-collection season in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news (brought to you by The Arbella at Bramble Hill)
>HOLDEN (brought to you by The Arbella at Bramble Hill): Popular caterer debuts takeout only store
-Wachusett Echo: Fall play, "Community Garden," celebrates connections
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Clinton teen arrested for pushing pregnant aunt at Mai Tai’s in Leominster
-Shrewsbury police welcome new officer
-Dudley man held at Worcester County Jail following Auburn gun arrest
-Woman found passed out behind wheel in Berlin charged with possessing Adderall, meth
-Leominster man summonsed to court for fleeing police in school zone
-Committee recommends scaled-back renovations for Westborough community center
-Guided National Hiking Day walk to explore Brimfield’s Dingley Dell
-Sutton High News: Sutton is getting a new facility manager
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things To Do: Trivium, Chris Fitz, ArtsWorcester exhibits and more
-Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:22)
-Author to take local audience inside "Mind of a Killer"
>OPINION: Ray Mariano: Things to be thankful for in Worcester
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (47:00): Peer support and community care with Jasmine Quinones
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:20): Sutton residents push back on Kraft Group data center proposal
-Radio Worcester's Roundtable (48:38): Worcester’s 2027 City Council race is already taking shape
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who worked as a ranger at Green Hill golf course
>SPORTS: Patriots-Lions preview: Pats face existential questions in Munich
-Does Drake Maye trust his receivers? A quiet trade deadline and more
-NFL Week 10 schedule, TV and announcers
-Bruins lose to Minnesota, 6-2
-Crusaders earn walkoff win vs. Villanova. Postgame press conference (4:39)
-Holy Cross men's hockey plays to weekend split with Niagara
-Holy Cross women's hockey team downed by Maine
-Holy Cross men’s basketball continues homestand Sunday versus Albany
-Railers beat Greensboro, 3-2
-U.S. men's soccer team routs Haiti in first leg of Mauricio Pochettino's swan song
>NATIONAL: "The new bank robbery": A.T.M. jackpotting on the rise
-Chilling handwritten "HELP US" note spotted at window of home – leads to rescue of 4 terrified kids
-Tragic: Carbon monoxide kills dog groomer in van with pet
>NEW ENGLAND: Daycare tuition rises despite billions in state grants (4:31)
-Gas drops below $4 a gallon for the first time since July (2:09)
>COLLEGES: At Clark, American Psychological Association C.E.O. weighs how A.I. will impact youth mental health
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Air travel should normalize by Sunday after ground stop, F.A.A. says
>BUSINESS: Americans owe record credit card debt. Why it's happening (2:08)
-Wholesale inflation jumps 6.5% from last year — biggest increase since 2022
-Americans get $1,000 retirement savings boost with new I.R.S. rules
>SHOPPING: Amazon announces $250 Ring home security camera drone
>HOMES: Deciding whether you are ready to own a home
>HEALTH: F.D.A.’s new warning about GLP-1s and blindness explained
-WCCA-TV's Health Matters No. 255 (28:28): Serving immigrant communities: Bridging grassroots advocacy and technology
>FOOD: Autumn is a great time for discovering Mass. craft ciders
>TV/STREAMING: Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White discuss Season 44 of "Wheel" (3:10)
>MOVIES: Brad Pitt, Quentin Tarantino and the origin of "Inglourious Basterds"
>CELEBRITY: Valerie Bertinelli, 66, "looks 15 years younger" as she wows fans with weight loss
-Exes Gwen Stefani and ex Gavin Rossdale put on united front a decade after their divorce
>ANIMALS: Terrified rescue dog would only leave her crate for 1 thing (3:02)
>HISTORY: Heroic bravery of female shopkeeper who hid British troops from Nazis during WWII revealed
>GOOD NEWS: Small town gets its own superhero, a kid known as "Banana Man" (2:43)
-Meanwhile, in New Hampshire, police officer completes DoorDash order after stopping driver for speeding
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