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In The News
-Latest weather: Worcester tied record high of 58 yesterday, expects 2-3 inches of snow tomorrow
+6:45: Tentative agreement to end strike at Saint Vincent Hospital
+5:30: Schools in Central Mass. see drop in attendance amid school threats on TikTok, Snapchat
+5:30: Worcester Bravehearts' "Jake's Fast Fifty," Episode 4 (4:49)
+5:30: Dudley fire captain placed on administrative leave
+5:30: $100,000 Mass Cash winner sold in North Brookfield
+5:30: New movies on demand
+Noon: Saint Vincent Hospital has paid nearly $4 million for police details as nurses’ strike nears 300 days
+Noon: Worcester License Commission warns of increased date rape drug use
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: 5 Things You Need To Know Today In Worcester - December 17th
+Noon: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+Noon: Watching the city change: Turning 65 after a lifetime of living in Worcester
+Noon: Artist Spotlight: Michael O'Connor
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
-Worcester native arrested for trying to pass secrets to Russia
-15 underage patrons found drinking at Worcester bar
-48-unit Worcester complex sells for $6.6 million, to become luxury apartments
-Local trainer, hockey coach help save student-athlete's life
-Social media posts threaten schools in TikTok challenge
-Related: Area police, schools note social media school threats
-Related: Worcester, Shrewsbury, Grafton, Holden, Paxton among municipalities on alert
-Police recover stolen car, arrest 26-year-old Worcester man
-47-year-old Worcester man sentenced for drug distribution
-Melissa Hunt-Deneault identified as Worcester woman killed in Grove Street crash
-The scoop on Mrs. Moriconi's Ice Cream at Tatnuck Square
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-Five Things to Do: Nellie McKay, "A Christmas Celtic Sojourn" and more ...
-Leicester’s Jared Colby releases debut album with Second Spirit
-Food: Food Hub member connecting people through cookie decorating
-Tribute to a Worcester woman who was a foster parent for 25 years
-Family's hilarious obituary for their "plus-sized Jewish lady redneck" mother goes viral
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits podcast (55:38): Whiskey Wednesday with special guest John Ellsessar
-ICYMI: Worcester residents sing Christmas carols for cancer patient in hospice (1:35). Article
-Worcester restaurateur buys 3 parcels on Shrewsbury Street
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Grafton PAYT bag fees will increase as of January 1st
-Dudley firefighter is facing indecent assault charge after being accused of grabbing woman in a Cumberland Farms
-Delaney's Coin Shop in Millbury conducting annual toy drive
-Southbridge Innovation Center power plant sells for $5.5 million
-Sports: Holy Cross coach Bob Chesney happy with new class
-Related: Holy Cross football team adds 8 during early signing period
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Islanders beat Bruins, 3-1
-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. jobless claims rise to a still-low 206,000
-A key inflation measure just hit its highest level on record
-Colleges: WPI receives $1.8 million in second tech manufacturing grant of the week
-National: Judge rejects Purdue Pharma's sweeping opioid settlement
-Evictions on the rise months after federal moratorium ends
-New England: Doctor arrested in death of Boston delivery truck driver shot, killed in Vermont
-Mass. jewelry stores targeted in smash-and-grab robberies
-Tragic: 27 people feared dead in Japan office building fire
-Shopping/Deals: Shop Best Buy's flash sale: deals on home gyms, TVs and more
-Homes: 5 new houses for sale in Worcester
-Movies: Movies coming out on Christmas Day
-Celebrity: Peloton scraps Chris Noth ad after sexual assault allegations
-Jeff Garlin leaves "The Goldbergs" after misconduct allegations
-Animals: Brave puppy is so determined to run (3:10)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Indian woman learns to read at age 104, fulfills lifelong dream
-Meanwhile, in Amesbury, deer crashes through CBD store (1:16)
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:30: City of Worcester to give home test to anyone who receives vaccination or booster tomorrow
+5:30: A COVID "viral blizzard" is about to hit the U.S., expert says
+5:30: Study shows reinfection 5 times more likely with Omicron
+Noon: How Worcester residents can get free at-home tests
+Noon: NHL postpones Saturday’s Bruins-Canadiens game
-Worcester to distribute over 135,000 rapid at-home tests on Friday
-Dr. Fauci: Omicron variant will be dominant U.S. strain "very soon"
-Is Omicron more widespread in Massachusetts than we're being told?
-High demand for booster shots as Christmas nears (1:38)
-Updated case numbers for every city, town in Worcester County
-ICYMI: Dr. Fauci says boosters work against Omicron, no need for targeted vaccine
-Mass. officials report nearly 6,000 new cases, 30 additional deaths as positivity rate ticks up
-Mass. officials report more than 8,000 new cases among students, staff
-Entertainment, sports industries feeling pressure of another surge
-Mass. lawmakers, health care leaders discuss solutions to curb pandemic after 'terrifying increase" on cases
-Doctors give advice on how to stay safe during holidays
-CDC predicts 1.3 million new cases by Christmas
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
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>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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