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In The News
-Latest forecast: Weeklong warmup begins, high of 47 today in Worcester, close to 70 on Friday
+6:00: Odds are against any more meaningful storms this season
+6:00: Eatery to open second Worcester location
+6:00: Andy's Attic holding prom dress extravaganza on Thursday
+6:00: Don Landgren: Worcester seeking new chief diversity officer again
+6:00: 5 new Worcester houses on the market
+6:00: Crews work to extinguish barn blaze in Grafton
+Noon: Sam James' new single "Going through it" drops Friday
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - March 14th
-Worcester County St. Patrick's Parade makes a triumphant return
*More coverage: Channel 4 (1:51), Channel 5 (1:44), Channel 7, MassLive (119 photos), T&G
*2 teens arrested for attempted armed robbery near parade route
-Meet Jimmy Cash, the Worcester school custodian who moonlights as a stand-up comedian and TikTok star
-Polar Park parking garage in "good shape" to be ready for season
-Homes: Shrewsbury vineyard, winery hits market for $2.8 million
-Mass. state police continue search for missing Sturbridge man in Quabbin Reservoir area
-ICYMI: Worcester police need held finding missing 14-year-old girl
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (8:02)
-Mercantile Center owner planning hotel, 150 apartments for Downtown Worcester
-After a federal audit, Worcester may have to return some Hurricane Maria money
-City man arraigned on motor vehicle homicide charge
-$100 million needed to restore Worcester Memorial Auditorium
-Related: Inside Worcester Auditorium (40 photos)
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
-City Council to take up administration's diversity problem
-Worcester students make GBH quiz show debut
-AIDS Project Worcester CEO Smith receives Woman of Consequence Award
-Worcester Public Schools Early Childhood Open House on June 1st
-EcoTarium celebrates "Pi Day" (3.14) with a day of learning
-It's the next step for the Square One Players of Shrewsbury - "Exit Laughing"
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Shrewsbury woman's action on social media, kindness of strangers helps Worcester family replace daughter's stolen custom stroller
-Earlier: $2,800 specialty stroller stolen from Worcester family
-Tribute to a woman whose lifelong association with Venerini Academy was a source of great pride and enjoyment
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Channel 5's Wake Up Call from Sutton Youth Basketball (:47)
-Shrewsbury launches small business grant program
-Millbury firefighter accused of raping 15-year-old high school student,
-Fitchburg man heads to Eastern Europe to help daughter, 8-month-old grandson flee war
-Millbury Women's Club awards $500 to court-based child advocacy group
-Sports: Guess who's back? Brady unretires after 2 months
-Bravehearts to hold youth clinic April vacation week
-NEW: Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Mavericks beat Celtics, 95-92
-Tears, swears as Celtics retire Kevin Garnett’s No. 5
-Cars: March to Bertera Nissan for great values! (7:57)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-National/International: Pregnant woman, baby die after Russia bombed maternity ward. Video (2:46)
-Acclaimed journalist killed in Ukraine
-New England: Man dies after truck goes through ice on New Hampshire pond
-Gig worker question could end up on Mass. ballots
-Business: Autism Care Partners cuts ribbon on new center
-StartUp Worcester alum Sanrel seeking to revolutionize 3D printing
-Colleges: QCC offers free basic manufacturing concepts and machining course from March 21st to May 18th
-TV/Streaming: Hulu adds free unlimited DVR for Live+TV subscribers
-Celebrity: William Hurt, star of "Broadcast News," "Body Heat," dies at 71
-Critics Choice Awards winners
-Shopping: The 15 best smart home devices on Amazon in 2022, per reviews
-Health: Pickleball injuries are on the rise amongst seniors, baby boomers
-History: Bird's-eye view of Worcester in 1911
-Animals: Skinny rescue puppy found spooning his foster brother (4:47)
-Meanwhile, in Australia, buff kangaroo goes viral after flaunting giant muscles
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Here's what experts say could lie ahead for the third year of the pandemic
+6:00: WHO on loosening of restrictions: "We can’t will it away"
-Free walkup testing and vaccinations/boosters 10-3 Tuesday in Downtown Worcester
-A 4th dose of vaccine will be needed, Pfizer’s CEO says, but the company is working on a shot to handle all variants
-2 years into the pandemic, we’re suffering from “Narrative Fatigue,” says Holy Cross psychology professor
-ICYMI: Long COVID is difficult to diagnose, treat, doctors say
-For kids with COVID, everyday life can be a struggle
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:55). High of 33 today in Worcester
+6:00: Few more inches of snow expected; Worcester parking ban remains
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Former city councilor on trial after I.C.E. arrest incident (1:47)
+6:00: Millbury officer shot in standoff released from hospital, recovering
+6:00: Dozens of Central Mass. firms work with NASA, including WPI, where researchers follow in Goddard’s footsteps
+6:00: Retired Worcester judge weighs in on D.C.F. dispute as child faces possible move to Guatemala (4:17)
+6:00: Advance Placement Honor Roll includes 2 Worcester schools
+Noon: Saint John's High School goes into lockdown after social media threat
+Noon: 2 performers have local beat as "STOMP" tour comes to The Hanover
+Noon: Listen Up: Solo flights from local artists Morning Son and Theoria
-4 charged with manslaughter in death of state police recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia of Worcester (5:51). Article
-Related: Press conference (22:15)
-Related: Read the full report
-Worcester woman, 88, found dead in freezing cold outside her home
-Worcester D.P.W. chief: Parked cars were biggest obstacle to plowing
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-Worcester man arrested for stealing $134.99 bottle of tequila from Shrewsbury liquor store
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Central Mass. taekwondo teacher’s drive to be "the best" takes her to Korea for special honor
-Central Mass. Chronicles: Can Worcester Airport be profitable for airlines?
-National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness event puts pandemic in focus
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Southern Food restaurants (5:36)
-ICYMI: Trial set for Worcester pair accused of releasing hundreds of mink at Pennsylvania fur farm
-Worcester 3-decker porch fire quickly extinguished
-Heating, water issues force patient evacuations at UMass Memorial MetroWest hospital (1:44). Article
-Latest water main break in Worcester repaired
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): American Legion Post 42 meeting 2:30 Tuesday
-Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn High cancels Tuesday classes due to smell of gas in building
-Parts of Shrewsbury lose power overnight
-Over 25,000 gallons of wastewater released into Flint Pond in Shrewsbury in January
-Former Westborough cinema to become Hindu worship site, following $5.1 million sale
-Woman arrested after kicking E.R. staff, spitting on police at Leominster hospital
-23-year-old area man seriously injured, charged with D.W.I. in N.H. snowmobile crash
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale 7 to 9 Friday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester teens to take the mic at poetry slam
-February vacation week activities in Central Mass. and beyond
>OPINION: Aislinn Doyle: It was never about the snow
-Worcester Business Journal editorial: Worcester's Kitty Hawk moment
-Noelia M. Chafoya: Learning first, tech second in Worcester schools
-WCCA-TV's Streetlights No. 1 (27:02)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:01): Charter reform, snowstorm accountability and Spencer shooting
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime teaching assistant in Worcester
>SPORTS: Will Patriots bounce back after Super Bowl loss? Here’s what history says
-How Seahawks’ defense disrupted Drake Maye and Patriots
-Will Campbell ducks media after Patriots awful Super Bowl
-Maxx Crosby would love to play for Patriots coach Mike Vrabel
-Celtics assign Jayson Tatum to practice with Maine G League Team
-Brandon Carlo-Fraser Minten trade has been a home run for Bruins
-Holy Cross women's hockey ranked 14th in the country
-Holy Cross women's hockey Senior Day (1:18)
-Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 18
>NATIONAL: Latest video plea from Savannah Guthrie reveals somber "shift" in tone: NBC reporter
-Epstein victims use Super Bowl commercial to pressure Pam Bondi to release withheld files
-Tragic: 13 skiers, climbers and hikers died in Italian mountains over the last week
>NEW ENGLAND: Flight from Boston at center of security situation in Aruba (:51)
-Brown University shooting: New body cam video shows aftermath (2:18)
>COLLEGES: Worcester State professor elected President of the Korean Society of Criminology in America
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 U.S. malls that are destinations in themselves
-Why are the new T.S.A. scanners so slow?
>BUSINESS: Spencer manufacturing startup projects to reach hundreds of millions in sales by 2030
-LPL Financial Research: 5 reasons the run in emerging markets could continue
-Landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms begins
>HOMES: Homeowners keeping homes longer in Mass., Conn., California, R.I. and Maine
>SHOPPING: Valentine's Day gift ideas for co-workers, teachers, friends and more
>FOOD: Chips Ahoy! Baked Bites Brookie snacks recall expanded
>HEALTH: Expert says sleep habits can help ward off dementia (1:22). Article
-"Take the vaccine, please," Dr. Oz says in an appeal as measles cases rise
>TV/STREAMING: The Best Super Bowl LX ads, Winter Olympics and "Wutherthing Heights" preview
-"Shrinking" Season 4: Apple TV’s hit comedy snags early renewal ahead of Season 3 premiere
>MOVIES: "Send Help" wins Super Bowl Box Office as "Melania" tumbles to No. 10
>CELEBRITY: Olivia Colman describes herself to her husband as a gay man
-Catherine O'Hara died from a pulmonary embolism. Cancer was the underlying cause
>ANIMALS: Mangy feral puppy turns into the cuddliest family dog (2:23)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: 40 Grafton St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: People mocked his mangled truck, until man stepped up to help (3:01)
-Meanwhile, in Oklahoma City, 4-legged "pooch pirates" swipe package from porch
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