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In The News
-Latest weather: Slick roads, high of 35 today in Worcester
+5:30: Worcester reports rise in homeless residents in 2021
+5:30: Kit Hughes introduced as Holy Cross Director of Athletics
+5:30: Bravehearts' mascot Jake the Lion to rappel down building in Worcester for charity
+5:30: Iconic Strand Theatre in Clinton will permanently close
+5:30: Worcesteria: Another year losing the Boston Music Awards!
+5:30: Data breaches across Central Mass. raise concern over cyberthreats
+5:30: U.S. jobless claims fall to 52-year low
+12:30: Worcester woman, 48, dead after Grove Street crash
+12:30: Worcester remembers fallen Firefighter Christopher Roy on 3-year anniversary of his death
+12:30: Partly filmed in Worcester, Netflix’ releases "Don’t Look Up" Thursday, will stream Christmas Eve
+12:30: Backers of Park Ave. gas station withdraw ZBA permit application
+12:30: 5 Things You Need To Know Today In Worcester - December 9th
+12:30: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
+12:30: What should have been on the Worcester Monopoly board
+12:30: Rep. Jim McGovern has cancerous cells removed (:32)
+12:30: Radio Worcester (12:51): Worcester Regional Airport gets back to business, with Airport Director Andy Davis
+12:30: NEW: Wachusett Wine & Spirits podcast (55:38): Whiskey Wednesday with special guest John Ellsessar
-"I'm hurting": Brothers shot, killed outside Worcester bar, family says (1:41). Article
-More coverage: Channel 4 (1:45); MassLive; Spectrum News 1; T&G; This Week in Worcester; Channel 10; Channel 7
-Worcester Vice Squad recovers assault weapon during Canal District arrest of suspected fentanyl trafficker
-Shrewsbury mother strangled her 12-year-old daughter, hanged herself, DA says
-Head-on crash in Worcester sends 3 to hospital
-Millbury fire captain facing more than a dozen sexual assault charges
-Fallen Worcester firefighter Jon Davies Sr. remembered 10 years later
-Animals: Worcester homeowner gives up 23 chickens, 7 ducks and 8 rabbits to MSPCA (:27)
-Last Call with Dan Dudley, dog handler consultant
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits Podcast (37:59): The best whiskies in the world
-Lorraine Laurie: Santa comes early to Green Island
-Worcester Tercentennial invites businesses to celebrate 300th anniversary
-Pair of streets in Canal District to be changed to one-way
-New Worcester School Committee with 6 districts, 2 at-large seats, mayor
-Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (15:07): Tax rate & School Committee districts
-Massachusetts the most generous state on GoFundMe in 2021
-Tribute to a professor who taught at WPI for 33 years
-ICYMI: 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
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Oxford restaurant's used cooking oil stolen, 2 arrested, police say
-Former Holden mill to become 28 units of housing
-Shrewsbury car dealership to develop new 15-acre facility on Route 9
-Shrewsbury residents provide feedback on proposed Beal project
-Raccoon attacks Lancaster woman putting up Christmas lights (2:01). Article
-GWLT helps Boylston hold on to 18 acres of conservation land
-Sports: Benton Whitley reflects on Holy Cross career
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Celtics lose to Clippers; Bruins lose in Vancouver
-Railers school Maine in 7-6 OT win
-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: Local Catholic radio stations sold
-Worcester-area unemployment rate improves
-Colleges: UMass Medical School student trustee focused on diversity, equity and inclusion
-Holy Cross English professor talks ethnic cultures and diversity in comic books with Marvel
-Health: Westborough firm’s breakthrough ACL-healing technology is commercially available
-National: Father, son arrested in wildfire that threatened Lake Tahoe
-Fewer Americans quit their jobs in October
-New England: Man who filmed trooper sleeping in cruiser on I-290 was pulled over moments later by State Police
-UNH student from Mass. died of accidental drowning, autopsy shows
-Tragic: Mother walking with 6-year-old son struck, killed by vehicle
-TV/Streaming: Mayim Bialik, Ken Jennings will continue to host "Jeopardy!" for rest of season
-Movies: The 2nd trailer for "The Matrix Resurrections" (2:50)
-Celebrity: Nick Cannon mourns loss of his youngest child to a brain tumor
-Shopping/Deals: Nike to stop selling sneakers at one of America's largest shoe chains
-Food: The latest supply chain issue could impact your breakfast
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Calif. students raise thousands for custodian's new truck
-Meanwhile, in New York, family tops its own Guinness record with 687,000 Christmas lights
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+12:30: Most parents still have concerns about safety of vaccines for children, survey finds
+12:30: How will the world decide when the pandemic is over?
-Mass. vaccine numbers show millions opting out of 3rd shot
-Doctors: Plenty of time to get booster shot before holidays
-In Gardner, families claim anti-vaccine protesters harassed children outside middle school clinic (1:48). Article
-Amid surge, UMass Memorial CEO says there aren’t enough beds to meet the current demand
-ICYMI: Massachusetts gearing up to boost testing capacity
-Concerns about flu surge on top of COVID surge have doctors braced for busy season
-Do COVID tests actually detect the Omicron variant?
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
+6:00: Central Mass. drought status ends thanks to summer rain
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Pulse Magazine Weekend Guide (:22)
+6:00: Stephen DiRado’s Bell Pond photos are subject of N.Y.C. show, new book
+6:00: Worcester Arts Council opens grant application
+6:00: Gateway Players announce October dates for "The Outsider"
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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