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In The News
-Latest forecast: Mild temperatures today in Worcester, slippery travel on deck tomorrow
+6:00: Worcester Public Schools canceled Friday because of storm
+6:00: Worcester police make quick arrest after Main South carjacking
+6:00: Financial adviser accused of $2.8 million fraud held on witness tampering charge
+6:00: Westborough police officer saves baby who stopped breathing
+6:00: Amazon is raising the price of annual Prime memberships to $139
+6:00: Surprise a loved one with flowers and chocolates delivered by Jake the Lion on Valentine's Day
+Noon: 71-year-old ID'd as Leicester woman killed in Route 9 crash
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - February 3rd
+Noon: Poetry Town: Gold Star Boulevard
-Family of O'Connor's Restaurant murder victim settles lawsuit
-Former Worcester police officer vows to appeal firing after OD that followed night of drinking, cocaine
-Vice Squad arrests Worcester man for heroin distribution
-Boston Globe: This Jewish deli in Worcester is worth the schlep
-Gourmet doughnut company to open new Worcester location next week
-A love story born in Greece brings a family restaurant to Worcester
-Bridal boutique moving to Shrewsbury Street in Worcester
-Livia's Dish, Tito's team up to support Manny 267 Foundation
-Homes: Worcester home values rose 18% in 2021
-Getting around Worcester in a wheelchair in the winter
-Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band is coming to Worcester
-stART on the Street returning
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday podcast (49:49): St George Spirits
-Rosen's Roundtable No. 464 (27:46): Rats problem, positive developments at Union Station
-Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (12:18): Gas stations & housing
-Worcester City Council approves proposal for modest affordable housing project
-Worcester councilors tank gas station ban proposal
-Hybrid Indian Republic Day Celebration at Union Station, online draws 1,000
-Worcester Historical Museum offering free admission to visitors for entire month of February
-Listen Up: Michael Gutierrez-May offers quirky, empathetic "Drifting to the Right"
-Bad Advice: Love is in the air at Chuck E. Cheese
-Worcester Black History Project celebrating Worcester's Black people
-Tribute to a professional opera singer in Albania who emigrated to Worcester
-ICYMI: Canal District restaurant sold, will relaunch in April
-Judge punishes city of Worcester for acting in bad faith in lawsuit
-Phantom Gourmet visits Shrewsbury restaurant (4:24)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn police chief retires after 17 years as chief
-Credit union to open hologram-and-robot branch in Shrewsbury
-Shrewsbury swears in 3 "new" officers
-1 killed, 2 injured in crash on Route 9 in Leicester
-Sports: Brunelle, Nolan among 10 to sign with Holy Cross football
-Doherty High football stars Asare, Boutros sign letters of intent
-Bravehearts celebrate Groundhog Day the way only they can (:44)
-Belichick calls Brady the "best player in NFL History" in heartfelt statement
-Kraft had "temper tantrum" over Brady's Patriots snub
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-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: N.Y. nurses made $1.5 million selling fake vaccine vards, DA says
-Shooting outside Milwaukee high school leaves 5 wounded
-New England: Family Dollar ordered to pay $1.5 million in penalties for not giving Mass. workers meal breaks
-Business: $5 billion merger between Shrewsbury manufacturer and Finnish supplier
-WBDC update on The Reactory project
-Harvard Pilgrim honors 7 Central Mass. physician groups
-Colleges: How Holy Cross grad's path led to the spiritual home of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
-TV/Streaming: "The View" co-hosts upset over Whoopi Goldberg's suspension
-Movies: Rom-com secrets, including "When Harry Met Sally" original ending was sad
-Celebrity: Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie and Eminem among Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees
-Food: Domino's to pay customers $3 to order takeout
-History: Union Station in Worcester during construction
-Animals: Orphaned 1-pound kitten adopted by 160-pound Great Dane (3:12)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Baby who has spent entire life at hospital finally gets to go home
-Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, massive brawl breaks out when Golden Corral buffet runs out of steak
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: 1 city employee fired, 75 others non-compliant following vaccine, booster mandate
+6:00: Why do some people get COVID when others don't?
-Walkup testing and vaccincations/boosters 10-3 today in Downtown Worcester
-New Omicron subvariant "likely" in Mass. already, Boston doctors say
-ICYMI: Experts confident "virus is here to stay," but what does that mean?
-Mass. officials report nearly 5,000 new cases, 87 additional deaths with 6 percent positivity rate
-Surgeon general says U.S. should adjust restrictions depending on current situation
-COVID temporarily reduces male fertility: study
-Can PCR and rapid tests both be wrong?
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:13). High of 30 today in Worcester
-Declared winter parking ban in effect in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-2 killed, 9 hurt in Brown University shooting (9:49)
-Related: Video shows man sought in Brown shooting (4:39)
-Related: Newest details on search for Brown shooting suspect (12:39)
-Related: Brown students describe aftermath of campus shooting (2:44)
-"Waiting for the next child to die": Former Worcester judge calls for federal probe of Mass. child welfare system
-Worcester schools release new data looking at assaults on staff
-Worcester man's display of nearly 300 Christmas inflatables attracts visitors from around Mass. (2:40). Article
-Worcester doesn’t have enough supermarkets. Some people blame the city’s tax rate
-Holy Cross buys off-campus student rental house for $2.2 million with plans for faculty housing
-A tropical escape blooms inside a historic Worcester building
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Legacy businesses, tax rate debate, winter prep
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:36): Worcester snowstorm response, police oversight & affordability
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:03): Tax rates, infrastructure challenges and a major coaching milestone
-Powerball jackpot grows to colossal $1.1 billion after Saturday’s drawing
>DINING OUT: Raising Cane’s opening Worcester location next week
-ICYMI: Driver hospitalized after car crashes into Dollar Tree store in Worcester (:20). Article
-Worcester apartment project on Shrewsbury Street faces parking concerns
-A year after scathing report on use of force, sex acts, Worcester police have new policies
-Worcester Public Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh retires
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police introduce newest officer, Amgad Nashawi
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Wachusett Echo: Phone-free school by 2026? The newest phone policy controversy
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2 stab victims found outside Thirsty Turtle Pub in Templeton
-Barre man charged with extortion after dispute with neighbor over $50 chicken dinner ticket
-Proposed development would bring 270 units, supermarket and a half-dozen other businesses to abandoned Shrewsbury factory site
-All charges dropped against unlicensed driver accused of evading Shrewsbury police
-Man arrested after entering Leominster Verizon store, charging at and threatening employee
-Police seek hit-and-run driver who was operating stolen vehicle
-Dickman receives honor for his work in fatal crash reconstruction
-Local pajama drive breaks records
-Lights in Common shines in Princeton
-Goings on from Grafton News, Millbury-Sutton Chronicle and The Landmark
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Assabet Valley Mastersingers, High Command and more ...
-Rebuilding the Higgins Collection: Successes, surprises and what’s still missing
-John Cena taps out to Gunther to lose final WWE match
-WCCA-TV's YAY ART No. 1 (21:51)
>OPINION: Laurel: Welcome to Green Hill Park, past and present
-Tom Marino: Extremist views of Worcester’s self-proclaimed moderates
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor’s Forum No. 59 (28:55): Matthias Waschek and Jeffrey L. Forgeng
-Manny Jae Media (1:03:09): 508 Live! with Papee Paye
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a nurse for over 50 years
>SPORTS: Patriots can clinch the AFC East with a win today (1:43). Article
-Slowing down James Cook is pivotal for New England
-Will Patriots earn AFC’s No. 1 seed? Simulating the NFL’s final 4 weeks
-NFL Week 15 schedule, TV and announcers
-Caitlin Clark: WNBA labor talks "biggest moment" league has seen
-Bravehearts name Joe Galvin manager
-Railers beat Mariners, 4-2
>NATIONAL: Australian officials say 12 are dead in attack on Jewish event in Sydney
-New Epstein photos show presidents, more V.I.P.s
-Lionel Messi’s brief appearance at India soccer game sparks chaos as fans destroy stadium
-Tragic: Horrific moment teen mauled to death by zoo lion (1:48)
>NEW ENGLAND: Ballot question volume creating unease among top state officials
-N.H. mom charged with child endangerment after daughter ingested T.H.C. gummy
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 23 (51:11): Engineering a cultural connection
-Radio Worcester (9:10): Q.C.C. holiday initiatives & student support with Dr. Luis Pedraja
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airlines now exempt from covering costs during recall delays
>BUSINESS: This workplace benefit is the biggest reason people jump jobs: survey
-Community bank collects hundreds of food items for local veterans, military families
-ChatGPT chatbot's shocking response to alleged role in murder-suicide
-Dividing restricted stock units and stock options in divorces
>HOMES: Foreclosures are soaring in the U.S.: study
>SHOPPING: Gifts with ongoing fees and sneaking subscriptions: Consumer Reports
>HEALTH: Why experts say you should enroll in A.C.A. even if premiums spike
-W.S.C. Stay Connected with Your Health for December (37:51)
>TV/STREAMING: "New Year's Rockin' Eve" to feature Chappell Roan, Mariah Carey, Post Malone and Maren Morris
>MOVIES: Trailer for "28 Years Later: The Bone Temple" (2:20)
>CELEBRITY: Peter Greene, "Pulp Fiction," "The Mask' actor, dies at 60
-Jane Seymour, 74, is "very sexually active" with rocker beau John Zambetti
>ANIMALS: Guy rescues teeniest Frenchie puppy who hops like a bunny (2:03)
>HISTORY: Dark Downeast Podcast (35:45): The murder of John E. Volungis Jr.
>GOOD NEWS: Child turns little library into free food pantry for neighbors
-Meanwhile, Virginia's drunk raccoon exposed as serial offender
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