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>Latest weather: Pop-up thunderstorms expected, high of 87 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Suspicious death outside Webster Big Lots store (1:28)
+6:00: Leicester man sentenced to federal prison for fraud schemes
+6:00: Man charged in death of 5-year-old Candice Asare-Yeboah has history of motor vehicle violations
+6:00: Worcester man arrested for drug and gun charges
+6:00: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+6:00: Worcesteria: Joyner Lucas garners trends after Celtics loss at NBA Finals
+6:00: Rutland celebrates 300th birthday Saturday
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester- June 17th
+Noon: Worcester book drive hits 1 million milestone after 17 years
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand: "The Northman," "Firestarter," "Fatherhood" and more
+Noon: Artist Spotlight: Pamela Chiasson
+Noon: Check out this $1.3 million cabin on pond in Sutton
+Noon: UMass Medical School appoints 3 to endowed chair positions
+Noon: FDA authorizes first COVID shots for infants, preschoolers
-Man charged in death of 5-year-old told police he was reaching into his pocket for $20 at time of crash (:48). Article
-Woman accused of murder tells police Andrew Wagner was choking her, put a gun to her head before fatal stabbing
-Missing Worcester woman who wandered out of hospital found safe
-Here are 20 spots to get free public WiFi in Worcester right now
-Worcester residents push for ordinance to allow raising chickens within the city
-Elder Services of Worcester is bringing awareness to elder abuse
-Mill St. apartments sell for $5.8 million
-Shaw's reusable bag fundraiser for Worcester Community Action Council
-Beacon Hill Chat No. 345 (28:05): Gary Vecchio
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Patriotic Pops Concert July 3rd at Worcester's Institute Park
-Five Things to Do: The Mavericks, "After Yang" and more ....
-Renovated planetarium at Worcester EcoTarium brings the stars down to Earth
-Charlton's Liam Coleman nets top award at New England Songwriting Competition, plans fall tour
-First Person: The Red Chariot — A Tribute to My Father
-Juneteenth: A Descendant's Perspective
-Rosalie Tirella: Bishop McManus and the Nativity School, Worcester County’s hot housing market, and more
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to couple married 72 years who died a week apart
-ICYMI: Child eludes kidnapping attempt in Boylston, police say
-Bishop McManus: Nativity School prohibited from calling itself a Catholic school
-Related: Nativity School to appeal bishop's decision
-Worcester housing market surges, leaving one man with nowhere to go (4:38)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Moose involved in serious car crash in Oakham
-Sunset Beach and Dean Park Pond in Shrewsbury closed
-Shrewsbury installs new wayfinding signs
-Communities push forward amid lifeguard shortages
-Millbury offers more information on special election for new fire HQ
-School needs may be a factor in Sutton's 5-year budget forecast
-Wachusett students win Chamber scholarships
-Tractor-trailer involved in crash on Route 2
>SPORTS: Warriors end Celtics' title hopes with Game 6 win
-Red Sox drop matinee to Oakland, 4-3
-Bravehearts win third straight, 10-2. Next Bravehearts home game: 6:30 Friday, Scout Night Sleepover & Postgame Fireworks
-Bravehearts holding Scout Night: Pregame clinic, parade and ballpark sleepover after postgame fireworks for $25
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Toledo, 10-4
-Foxborough to host World Cup games in 2026
>BUSINESS: Women's Leadership Conference returns to downtown Worcester
-Cosmetics giant Revlon files for bankruptcy
>COLLEGES: Assumption's $35 million fundraising effort exceeds goal by $15.6 million
-Holy Cross buys historic WPI house for $800,000 to use as new president’s residence
>CARS: Bertera has the car for you (4:08)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: Radio Worcester (11:39): Congressman Jim McGovern on January 6th hearings, interest rates and gas prices
-Tragic: North Carolina father and 5-year-old son killed in golf cart crash by suspected drunk driver
>NEW ENGLAND: Amtrak to begin Burlington runs on July 29th
>TV/STREAMING: The complete list of your favorite network shows returning in the fall
>MOVIES: Ana de Armas shares first look as Marilyn Monroe in "Blonde"
>CELEBRITY: Justin Bieber postpones Boston concert because of facial paralysis
-Beyonce teases details on new album, set to be released next month
>HEALTH: How many times can you get reinfected with COVID?
-Free COVID vaccinations/boosters 9-1 Friday at Veterans Inc. and 1:30-3:30 at Worcester Islamic Center
>SHOPPING: Amazon Prime Day preview
>FOOD: Nation's largest grocery store chain says shoppers are buying less and switching to store brands
>HOMES: 5 new homes for sale in Worcester
>ANIMALS: Kitten caught on cam sneaking into sister's crib to snuggle (3:08)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Dolly Parton donates $1 million to fund pediatric infectious disease research
-Meanwhile, in Cambridge, 2 TikTok star chefs make world's largest chicken nugget
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-Sales Administrator at Absolute Group
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 23 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester Public Schools will have 2-hour delay on Wednesday, January 22nd
-Worcester Public Schools will deny immigration agents access without criminal warrants signed by a federal judge
-Worcester residents battle leaky pipes and cold temps; warming centers open (1:47). Article
-Related: City of Worcester opens warming centers Wednesday
-Worcester man charged with murder in death of former employee (:25). Article
-"Do better or step aside": Supporters rally for nonbinary Worcester city councilor
-Firm managing 2,700+ Central Mass. apartments facing second federal lawsuit over rents
-5 Worcester men arrested for fentanyl trafficking
-2 men in stolen car arrested on drug charges in Worcester
-Worcester County High School Club offers bowling to local high schoolers
-Trash & recycling pickup delayed by a day in Worcester
-Aislinn Doyle: A road map for improving literacy in Worcester. Part 2 of Worcester’s Literacy "Crisis"
-Related: Worcester's Literacy "Crisis" (Part 1)
-Radio Worcester (14:30): City Manager Eric Batista addresses allegations of transphobia
-Radio Worcester (16:49): District 3 City Councilor George Russell announces retirement, addresses council controversy
>DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week will be back from February 24th through March 9th
-ICYMI: Worcester digs out from snow before cold sets in (2:10)
-Report, video show how Assumption "To Catch a Predator" case escalated
-King's teaching a reminder of conflict, unity at Worcester breakfast
-Worcester food hub fast-tracked to Union Station via fed, state funds
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden the town, like the Harvard chapel, takes name from London banker
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Holden Fire Department C.P.R. training February 2nd
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sutton swears in new police chief
-Hundreds pay respects to Auburn man killed in Vermont car crash
-Ernest Sawyer, owner of Northborough candlepin center for 70+ years, dies at 96
-Uxbridge School Committee names interim super after O.U.I. arrest (2:09)
-Woman with suspended license fails to stop for police, is released, then rearrested 2 days later
-Shrewsbury police and fire departments team up for Child Safety Day February 1st
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Sip & Shop and Candle Making Workshop at Flock & Flourish
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: OK Go, Carlos Odria and Between the Waves offer new music
-Central Mass. Jewish Film Fest is back with 3 "outstanding" movies
-WCCA-TV wins award for production of Mechanics Hall concert
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (57:16): Jose Vargas Zapata
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to area man who passed away on his 57th birthday
>SPORTS: Josh McDaniels expected to be named Patriots offensive coordinator
-Ichiro leads 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class
-Crusaders record 3.40 G.P.A. during Fall semester
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Women’s Goalie of the Year Award Watch List
-Holy Cross men's basketball and women's basketball to face Army
>NATIONAL: Radio Worcester (16:39): Rich Rubino discusses unprecedented inaugural speech
-Historic snow amounts are falling in Florida, Louisiana and Texas as a once-in-a-generation storm hits
-Tragic: Fire chief shot, killed after helping drivers who hit deer
>NEW ENGLAND: Border Patrol agent killed at Vermont-Canada border mourned
-Footprints in snow help police solve vandalism spree during storm
>COLLEGES: Nichols student Pablo Arnau Beltran makes shoes that are good for the soul
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 fascinating abandoned airports around the world
>BUSINESS: 10 Things I know about ... Estate planning
-LPL Financial Research: Q4 earnings preview — Mix of solid growth and policy uncertainty
-Cash App ordered to pay $175 million for weak security, feds say
>SHOPPING: Revolve sale — Save on Norma Kamali, Veja sneakers, Marc Jacobs
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, January 12th to 18th
>HEALTH: Ways to fight recent spike in viral infections (2:40). Article
-Fiber could help protect you against infections: Research (1:05)
>FOOD: New-style ham and cheese
>TV/STREAMING: Survey reveals best TV shows and movies of 2024
>MOVIES: Trailer for new John Malkovich, Ayo Edebiri horror movie, "Opus"
>CELEBRITY: "Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo named Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of Year
-Award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright, wife of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95
>HISTORY: Worcester's Isaiah Thomas — legendary patriot, printer, collector
>ANIMALS: Guy who rescued duckling from pool still gets visits (1:44)
>GOOD NEWS: Wellesley man grateful to first responders who saved self, dog from icy lake
-Meanwhile, Florida's 7-foot-9 center meets Shaq in epic video
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