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In The News
-Latest weather: Ice, strong wind, high in the 60s all in today's forecast for Worcester
-Overnight: 50+ people likely killed by tornadoes in western Kentucky, governor says
-Related: Tornadoes slam nursing home in Arkansas, Amazon warehouse in Illinois
-Worcester ranked among 10 hottest real estate markets in U.S.
-Homes: See inside grand 1930s manor in Worcester selling for $550,000
-Dental practice with Worcester location being sued by state
-Site of Worcester's last candlepin bowling lanes sells for $1 million
-Worcester man accused of decapitating mother arraigned on murder charge
-Treehouse murder: Killer's boyfriend charged with helping dispose of body
-27-year-old Worcester man arrested for carjacking
-Killings in Worcester down over past 2 years
-City investigating Worcester firefighter for alleged antisemitic online post
-People are rappelling off Mercantile Center for charity
-QCC holding a FREE children’s dental clinic on Saturday
-20th Annual Goods for Guns buyback event is happening Saturday
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Six Things to Do: "Nutcracker," "Good Grief!" and more
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-A Night of Brass Funk, Reggae/Rocksteady, Rhythm Blues & Ska coming January 7th
-New: Wachusett Wine & Spirits podcast (55:38): Whiskey Wednesday with special guest John Ellsessar
-Ray Mariano: Gordon Hargrove, a Friendly House icon for 63 years
-Channel 5 Wake Up Call from American Heritage Girls Troop 0716 in Worcester (:49)
-Tribute to a man who survived traumatic brain injury in 2007 and volunteered for Veterans Inc. and Habitat for Humanity
-ICYMI: Victim in Worcester double homicide was involved in Franklin shooting death
-Worcester woman, 48, dead after Grove Street crash
-Worcester remembers fallen Firefighter Christopher Roy on 3-year anniversary of his death
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Soldier dad surprises first-grade son at Holden school (1:38)
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Gardner brothers make winning bid for Sterling Inn: $600,000
-State approves Charlton tax breaks for $300 million Amazon center
-Grafton Town Meeting vote to change Town Clerk job to appointed declared invalid
-Sports: HC football coach Bob Chesney reflects on record breaking season
-Worcester boxer returns to ring Saturday in main event bout in Florida
-Bravehearts' mascot Jake the Lion to rappel down building in Worcester for charity
-Gillette Stadium set for major renovation
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Railers' comeback falls short in 3-2 loss
-Highlights of St. Paul vs. South girls, Doherty vs. Wachusett boys
-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: U.S. consumer inflation up 6.8% in past year, most since 1982
-Why Dollar Tree’s price hike to $1.25 could be "one of the worst decisions in retail history"
-Health: Could mRNA flu vaccines be better than current flu shots?
-National: Texas seized enough fentanyl to kill 200 million people this year alone, officials say
-YouTuber discovers submerged car of teens who disappeared 21 years ago
-New England: Body of woman recovered days after she fell overboard from R.I. ferry
-TV/Streaming: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
-Movies: "Don't Look Up" may be HollyWoo's finest effort
-Sandra Bullock shows her tough side in "The Unforgivable"
-Celebrity: Monkees singer and guitarist Michael Nesmith dies at 78
-Animals: Adoption Option: Meet Larry
-History: 20 retro holiday ads that you'd never see today
-Meanwhile, in Plymouth, a horse walks into Walmart
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Worcester sees 6 straight week-over-week increases
-Cases surge in Worcester schools; officials urging vaccination (2:39)
-Owner of local auto shop donates labor, time to create mobile vax clinic
-Sean M. Rose: Pandemic demands a call to community service
-ICYMI: UMass Memorial activates surge response, as inpatient levels mirror 2020 holidays
-Mass. officials report 5,007 new cases, 27 additional deaths as hospitalizations top 1,200
-Mass. hospitals ordered to reduce elective procedures further
-New Hampshire has 10,000 current cases for first time since start of pandemic
-When do booster shots become fully effective?
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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