Highlights in The 016 Wednesday, December 8th

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  Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today

  In The News

  -Latest weather: Snow showers coming, high of 31 today in Worcester

  *UPDATED: "I'm hurting": Brothers shot, killed outside Worcester bar, family says (1:41)

  *6:00: More coverage: Channel 4 (1:45); MassLive; Spectrum News 1; T&G; This Week in Worcester; Channel 10; Channel 7hannel 7

  +6:00: Head-on crash in Worcester sends 3 to hospital

  +6:00: Millbury fire captain facing more than a dozen sexual assault charges

  +6:00: Worcester homeowner gives up 23 chickens, 7 ducks and 8 rabbits to MSPCA (:27)

  +6:00: Massachusetts the most generous state on GoFundMe in 2021

  +Noon: Worcester Fire Department remembers Firefighter Jon Davies Sr. a decade after his death

  +Noon: New Worcester School Committee with 6 districts, 2 at-large seats, mayor

  +Noon: Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (15:07): Tax rate & School Committee districts

  +Noon: Last Call with Dan Dudley, dog handler consultant

  +8:00: 5 Things You Need To Know Today In Worcester - December 8th

  -Worcester man charged with 7th OUI after police K-9 chase through Oxford woods (:24). Article

  -216-unit apartment building planned for Worcester would be among largest buildings outside downtown

  -Worcester homeowners will see average jump of $105 in property taxes, businesses $143 

  -Raccoon attacks Lancaster woman putting up Christmas lights (2:01). Article

  -Oxford restaurant's used cooking oil stolen, 2 arrested, police say 

  -"Don't Look Up" director Adam McKay recalls his childhood in city

  -Radio Worcester (12:42): City Manager Ed Augustus talks new parking, School Committee elections and tercentennial

  -Janice Harvey: An old-fashioned Christmas on the Common

  -Worcesteria: Marine Corps Reserve Toys For Tots takes Worcester mission seriously

  -Worcester County Light Opera Company stages "A Comedy of Tenors"

  -The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday

  -Wachusett Wine & Spirits Podcast (37:59): The best whiskies in the world

  -Rosen's Roundtable #459 (27:59): They discuss tax rates and much more 

  -Tribute to a Worcester priest of 68 years who spent 30 of those years at Auburn parish

  -Mother of beloved Worcester police officer who passed away in September dies at 85 

  -ICYMI: Code violations force closure of Worcester Flea Market

  -Worcester’s 30-year plan to have Polar Park pay for itself has hit a rough patch 

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news

  -The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Average Holden home to see $195 tax increase

  -Sterling taxpayers will see minor increase if state approves rate

  -Body found in Gulf of Mexico nearly 20 years ago identified as Spencer man

  -Water main break in Westborough

  -Millbury and Sutton forge holiday fun with Chain of Lights events

  -Sports: Tom Brady named Sports Illustrated's Sportsperson of the Year

  -Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales

  -John Nascimben named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week

  -Lakers handle Celtics, 117-102, split rivalry for season

  -Worcester Hockey Alumni highlights, week 8 

  -Cars: Happy Holidays from Bertera Nissan (2:04)

  -Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston

  -Business: WBJ's Movers & Shakers for December 6th

  -Better.com execs resign after controversial mass layoffs over Zoom

  -Colleges: UMass Medical School doctor honored for groundbreaking brain cancer research

  -Anna Maria buries time capsule to be opened on school's 100th anniversary

  -Health: Worcester area Red Cross blood drives coming op soon 

  -National: Instagram adds feature telling users to take a break

  -Major outage hits Amazon Web Services; many sites affected 

  -History: Pearl Harbor 80th anniversary in images 

  -New England: Pamela Smart files new request to have life sentence commuted

  -Massachusetts in top 10 states most vulnerable to identity theft and fraud

  -Car plunges into Hanson swimming pool

  -Tragic: Wisconsin woman killed when tree crashed down on gazebo where she was sitting 

  -TV/Streaming: "The Beatles: Get Back" proves Yoko Ono did not break up the Beatles 

  -New on DVD: Clint Eastwood saddles up for "Cry Macho" 

  -Celebrity: People's Choice Awards winners 

  -Shopping/Deals: Groupons for 7 shows at the Hanover Theatre

  -Animals: New pets available for adoption in the Worcester area 

  -Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Missing cat reunited with Texas family after 6 years 

  -Meanwhile, in West Springfield, alligator captured in Westfield River 

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  Coronavirus (COVID-19)

  +6:00: Amid surge, UMass Memorial CEO says there aren’t enough beds to meet the current demand

  -Massachusetts gearing up to boost testing capacity

  -Omicron variant partly evades Pfizer vaccine’s protection, study shows

  -ICYMI: Over 100 people a day in Worcester tested positive last week

  -Mass. reports 3,720 new cases and continued rise in hospitalizations

  -Will younger people be eligible for boosters, too?

  -Parents knowingly send child to school after testing positive, causing 75 to quarantine