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In The News
-Latest forecast: Clear and cold, high of 32 today in Worcester
+6:00: 1 killed, 2 injured in crash on Route 9 in Leicester
+6:00: $178 million overhaul planned for Worcester's Curtis Apartments
+6:00: Real Estate roundup for Worcester
+6:00: Radio Worcester (19:21): Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus talks storm cleanup, COVID, Midtown Mall and downtown housing
+6:00: See Worcester Black History Month events, initiatives
+6:00: Clark professor wins best symphonic recording award
+6:00: Brady's retirement: What happens to the $15 million bonus?
+6:00: Rumors of upcoming Brady appearance at Gillette Stadium are untrue
+6:00: Pets up for adoption in the Worcester area
+6:00: 11 must-see movies being released in February
+Noon: Canal District restaurant sold, will relaunch in April
+Noon: Insomnia Cookies 12 packs are buy one, get one free
+Noon: See the February menus for local specialty doughnut shops
+Noon: Tom Brady makes it official: He's retiring
+Noon: Patriots thank Brady: "It was quite the ride" (:47)
+Noon: Brady's snub of Patriots draws strong Twitter reaction
-Judge punishes city of Worcester for acting in bad faith in lawsuit
-Nearly 400 vehicles towed in Worcester during Saturday's nor'easter
-Saturday's nor'easter a challenge for shelters, homeless population
-WRA, unit owners exploring options for Denholm building
-Worcester office building sells to church for $1.7 million
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - February 1st
-Phantom Gourmet visits Shrewsbury restaurant (4:24)
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday podcast (49:49): St George Spirits
-Rosalie Tirella: Canal District broken promises
-Could Worcester's voting rights be expanded?
-WCCA-TV's "Mayor's Forum" (27:55): Kate McEvoy and Kim Salmon, Worcester's Tercentennial Celebration
-Mike Benedetti: City Council Preview for February 1st
-City Council candidate confirms interest in LeBoeuf's Worcester House seat
-Neighborhood Watch Meetings in Worcester in February
-Tribute to a Worcester woman "who touched more lives then her family may ever know"
-ICYMI: Move to Water Street for Worcester bar with troubled past is delayed
-Worcester’s time is arriving, Boston business newspaper proclaims
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury receives inventory of 141 historic properties
-Shrewsbury selectmen take next step with South St. senior housing project
-Driver suffers minor injury in early Monday crash in Holden
-Auburn Police Chief Andrew J. Sluckis retires after 33 years in law enforcement
-Sutton seeks to narrow $1 million gap in preliminary schools budget
-Firefighters battle 3-alarm blaze in vacant Boylston home
-Don Landgren: Move over Asian longhorned beetle, meet the spotted lanternfly!
-"Grafton Unites" seeks candidates against masks, CRT, and sex ed
-Sports: Bravehearts Summer Camps back for 2022
-Jack Ricketts named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-How Worcester's Makai Ashton-Langford has rediscovered his swagger at Boston College
-Local guys love playing for Worcester Academy basketball
-Tom Brady insists he hasn’t made retirement decision yet
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Worcester Hockey Alumni highlights, week 16
-Celtics beat Heat, 122-92
-Cars: NEW: Great Savings All Month Long at Bertera Nissan! (6:05)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-National: The New York Times buys popular word game Wordle
-More than 120 U.S. federal prisons on lockdown after 2 Texas inmates killed during gang altercation
-Tragic: 7-year-old killed by father's bulldozer in Michigan
-New England: DA investigating death of Boston police officer outside Canton home
-Poll shows Maura Healey with big lead in Democratic primary race for governor
-Business: After hiatus, Rapscallion to reopen in February at Sturbridge homestead
-Radio Worcester (7:12): Alex Guardiola of the Worcester Chamber talks vaccine passports & gas stations
-Health: Alcohol consumption can directly cause cancer, study says
-TV/Streaming: Here are 5 golden moments from NBC's Betty White special
-Movies: "Hocus Pocus 2" wraps filming; set for Halloween release
-Celebrity: Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are expecting a baby
-Food: Dunkin’ giving away free coffee on Wednesdays in February
-History: Woodland Park in Worcester
-Homes: 2 Worcester homes new to the market
-Animals: Kitten saved from car gives hope to guy who needs it most (3:06)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Father donates late son's wheelchair to veteran in need
-Meanwhile, in Siberia, they ran a marathon with a temperature of minus 63.4 degrees
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Experts confident "virus is here to stay," but what does that mean?
+6:00: This at-home antigen test is only $9 and ships ASAP
-Moderna announces full U.S. approval for its vaccine
-Radio Worcester (6:24): The state of COVID-19 as we end January 2022 with Dr. Michael Hirsh
-Grafton schools will distribute at-home tests in February
-ICYMI: How long should I wait to get my booster after catching COVID?
-Mass. officials report more than 12,000 new cases, 83 additional deaths over 3-day period
-Mass. officials urge colleges to roll back COVID precautions to "near normal" levels
-Worcester Public Schools keep COVID fan restriction in place for sporting events until February 19th
-FDA says to stop using these at-home tests after concerns of false negative, positive results
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: After fatal shooting, Worcester strip club must close at 8
+6:00: City custodians protest treatment by Worcester's new cleaning contractor
+6:00: Friends of Worcester Public Library mark 70 years with $50,000 gift to new branch
+6:00: Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:22)
+Noon: Jury says it's deadlocked in Noel Inoa retrial; judge says keep trying
+Noon: Worcester airport sets record, but 500,000 goal looms
+Noon: Level 3 sex offender accused of trying to entice juvenile in Southbridge
+Noon: Things to Do: Día de los Muertos celebration, 'Ghosts in the Galleries
+Noon: Decade of ghouls and glamor: Haunted Speakeasy set for Worcester
+Noon: This is peak: Joe Fusco Jr. dreams about replacing a boiler
-Driver injured after car crashes through fence, lands on roof in Worcester (1:40). Article
-Child hospitalized after being hit by vehicle while riding bike in Worcester
-Worcester husband and wife die just 2 days apart
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-Worcester community seeks help after local designer’s bag, credit cards stolen
-Former Worcester police sergeant takes over National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division
-Worcester S.N.A.P. rolls drop 21% as advocates seek D.T.A. staff
-internal investigation clears officers of wrongdoing in Toomey crash
-Related: Advocates renew call for police review board after release of Toomey crash report
-Related: Read the full Worcester police review of city councilor's crash
-City to crack down on parking scofflaws during snow. But you'll be warned
-Central Mass. strip club to face license commission after deadly shooting
-Terror on Tory Fort: Check out Worcester family's Western take on Halloween
-Ché Anderson talks about roles at UMass Med School, Mass Cultural Council
-Nativity School opens applications for upcoming year
-Aislinn Doyle: W.P.S. In Brief: Realignment breakdown by school
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant expands to serve lunch
-ICYMI: State blocks out-of-state firm from buying nursing homes in Worcester, Fitchburg
-$51 million redevelopment brings 80 affordable senior apartments to Worcester's Lincoln Square
-Worcester's historic Heywood Boot building to receive $929K in state redevelopment funding
-Worcester lands record $5.5 million grant to remove lead hazards
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Midnight at the Masquerade mystery Thursday at Gale Free Library
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): What happens to Anna Maria College’s campus after bids fall short?
-Takeaways from latest Shrewsbury Select Board meeting
-Westborough police warn against "door kick" social media challenge
-Charlton voters approve data center restrictions, call for end to Flock cameras
-In stunning reversal, Westborough Town Meeting changes course on downtown zoning proposal
-Pastor Coates drops fraud claims against orchard developer and former Dunbar clients
-Southbridge man charged with armed robbery at Elm Street convenience store
-Dudley Town Hall access plan draws objections at Town Meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Val’s Restaurant in Holden Friday and Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice presents Spotlight Magic
-Get medieval: Autumn Knights Renaissance Faire set
-Celeste Ng headlines Worcester library fundraiser November 5th
-Suzanne Strempek Shea's popular memoir talk comes to Webster
-Charlton mom's book captures spirit of late son, paralyzed in 1997 crash
>OPINION: Sunita Razdan: Lend nature a hand - leave fallen leaves in yard
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 509 (28:27): Nativity School of Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Coffee with Konnie No. 545 (29:27): Hank Stolz
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:00): Journalists' superpower and Worcester media in 2026
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local woman who worked as a baking teacher
>SPORTS: Patriots-Bears preview: Keys to victory, prediction and more
-Drake Maye vs. Caleb Williams a battle of electric, maturing quarterbacks
-Patriots injured reserve activations explained: Decisions await
-Why Patriots cannot afford not to start Caleb Lomu each week
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-Mechanics Hall ready to rumble as boxing returns after long absence
-Holy Cross women's hockey team hits the road to face Dartmouth
-Holy Cross baseball announces Fall World Series
>NATIONAL: Nobel-winning A.I. pioneer warns: Befriend bots or "we're toast"
-How many Americans support second execution attempt for Christa Pike
-Ukraine's $500 drones slaughtered America's $25 million tanks in recent war game
-Tragic: Swimmer, 65, killed by shark despite wearing repellent band
>NEW ENGLAND: Officers say Matthew Farwell was agitated in days before Sandra Birchmore's death (2:49)
-Lawmakers reject Gov. Healey's gas tax suspension plan (:26)
-Massachusetts leads nation in lottery spending again
>COLLEGES: Clark Family & Friends Weekend 2026
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Half of Americans return home more drained than relaxed after a vacation, new survey says
>BUSINESS: Amazon hiring 6,000 seasonal workers in Mass.
-Radio Worcester (22:08): W.B.D.C. and Webster Five explain small business financing
-LPL Financial Research: Moats vs. inertia: Unpacking the personal A.I. agent threat
-Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion for deceiving users
>SHOPPING: Warning issued against 400,000 pressure cookers due to burn risk
>HOMES: Americans are abandoning a beloved tradition — and experts reveal 5 reasons why
>HEALTH: Sexually transmitted diarrhea is morphing into a superbug
-Medicare Advantage plan cuts: United, Humana reduce benefits for 1 million
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Baked salmon and rice
>TV/STREAMING: Elizabeth Holmes docs to watch before "You Can See Everything"
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Idris Elba movie, "Above the Below" (1:38)
>CELEBRITY: Selma Blair speaks out after mid-flight meltdown, arrest
-Judge tosses child sex abuse indictment against Timothy Busfield
>ANIMALS: Tiny cat loves swimming just as much as exploring the world (2:39)
>HISTORY: Building 19 author on nostalgia event this weekend (11:28)
>GOOD NEWS: Couple struck by lightning while walking hand in hand, hail Good Samaritan hikers for saving their lives
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, bear steals bag of gear from fire station
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