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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
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 23 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester Public Schools will have 2-hour delay on Wednesday, January 22nd
-Worcester Public Schools will deny immigration agents access without criminal warrants signed by a federal judge
-Worcester residents battle leaky pipes and cold temps; warming centers open (1:47). Article
-Related: City of Worcester opens warming centers Wednesday
-Worcester man charged with murder in death of former employee (:25). Article
-"Do better or step aside": Supporters rally for nonbinary Worcester city councilor
-Firm managing 2,700+ Central Mass. apartments facing second federal lawsuit over rents
-5 Worcester men arrested for fentanyl trafficking
-2 men in stolen car arrested on drug charges in Worcester
-Worcester County High School Club offers bowling to local high schoolers
-Trash & recycling pickup delayed by a day in Worcester
-Aislinn Doyle: A road map for improving literacy in Worcester. Part 2 of Worcester’s Literacy "Crisis"
-Related: Worcester's Literacy "Crisis" (Part 1)
-Radio Worcester (14:30): City Manager Eric Batista addresses allegations of transphobia
-Radio Worcester (16:49): District 3 City Councilor George Russell announces retirement, addresses council controversy
>DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week will be back from February 24th through March 9th
-ICYMI: Worcester digs out from snow before cold sets in (2:10)
-Report, video show how Assumption "To Catch a Predator" case escalated
-King's teaching a reminder of conflict, unity at Worcester breakfast
-Worcester food hub fast-tracked to Union Station via fed, state funds
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden the town, like the Harvard chapel, takes name from London banker
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Holden Fire Department C.P.R. training February 2nd
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sutton swears in new police chief
-Hundreds pay respects to Auburn man killed in Vermont car crash
-Ernest Sawyer, owner of Northborough candlepin center for 70+ years, dies at 96
-Uxbridge School Committee names interim super after O.U.I. arrest (2:09)
-Woman with suspended license fails to stop for police, is released, then rearrested 2 days later
-Shrewsbury police and fire departments team up for Child Safety Day February 1st
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Sip & Shop and Candle Making Workshop at Flock & Flourish
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: OK Go, Carlos Odria and Between the Waves offer new music
-Central Mass. Jewish Film Fest is back with 3 "outstanding" movies
-WCCA-TV wins award for production of Mechanics Hall concert
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (57:16): Jose Vargas Zapata
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to area man who passed away on his 57th birthday
>SPORTS: Josh McDaniels expected to be named Patriots offensive coordinator
-Ichiro leads 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class
-Crusaders record 3.40 G.P.A. during Fall semester
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Women’s Goalie of the Year Award Watch List
-Holy Cross men's basketball and women's basketball to face Army
>NATIONAL: Radio Worcester (16:39): Rich Rubino discusses unprecedented inaugural speech
-Historic snow amounts are falling in Florida, Louisiana and Texas as a once-in-a-generation storm hits
-Tragic: Fire chief shot, killed after helping drivers who hit deer
>NEW ENGLAND: Border Patrol agent killed at Vermont-Canada border mourned
-Footprints in snow help police solve vandalism spree during storm
>COLLEGES: Nichols student Pablo Arnau Beltran makes shoes that are good for the soul
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 fascinating abandoned airports around the world
>BUSINESS: 10 Things I know about ... Estate planning
-LPL Financial Research: Q4 earnings preview — Mix of solid growth and policy uncertainty
-Cash App ordered to pay $175 million for weak security, feds say
>SHOPPING: Revolve sale — Save on Norma Kamali, Veja sneakers, Marc Jacobs
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, January 12th to 18th
>HEALTH: Ways to fight recent spike in viral infections (2:40). Article
-Fiber could help protect you against infections: Research (1:05)
>FOOD: New-style ham and cheese
>TV/STREAMING: Survey reveals best TV shows and movies of 2024
>MOVIES: Trailer for new John Malkovich, Ayo Edebiri horror movie, "Opus"
>CELEBRITY: "Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo named Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of Year
-Award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright, wife of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95
>HISTORY: Worcester's Isaiah Thomas — legendary patriot, printer, collector
>ANIMALS: Guy who rescued duckling from pool still gets visits (1:44)
>GOOD NEWS: Wellesley man grateful to first responders who saved self, dog from icy lake
-Meanwhile, Florida's 7-foot-9 center meets Shaq in epic video
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