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>Latest weather: Heat wave continues through weekend, high of 94 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-2 missing Worcester teens may be together, police say; 3 others sought
-New COVID cases, hospitalizations rise in Worcester week after warning of new subvariants
-Fantastic drone video of Worcester created to celebrate city's 300th anniversary (1:59)
-Worcester Monopoly owners in bitter legal dispute with artist who painted Smiley Face mural
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Construction crews making progress at Worcester's new Coal Mine Brook Park
-State Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission to hear appeal of Paku license suspension
-Skateboard shop opens on Millbury Street in line with Worcester's new Crompton Park Skate Park
-Worcester health director stepping down for town manager role
-Worcester Tech, North High receive grants toward career technical programs
-Worcester's never-ending war on police transparency
-Stephanie Fernandes sentencing for fatally stabbing fiancé pushed to October
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Prove your Worcester knowledge with our third "Selfie Scavenger Hunt"
-YWCA of Central Massachusetts hosts Girls CHOICE car wash Saturday
-George St. prepped for 17th George Street Bike Challenge
>HOMES: 5 new properties for sale in Worcester
-Here's a 30-second test to tell if you need to toss your pillows
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Channel 25 Zip Trip comes to Auburn
-Only in The016.com: Friday morning crash on Route 140 in Boylston (4:29)
-Shrewsbury kicks off feedback sessions for strategic plan
-Shrewsbury electronics recycling event on Saturday
-Maplebrook Farmstead to receive grant to help beginning farmers
-Sterling summer concerts at Memorial Park
>SPORTS: Red Sox suffer historic, embarrassing loss to Blue Jays
-Pirates' season ends with OT playoff loss at home. Postgame recap (1:00)
-Right-hander Coleman Picard of Auburn is happy to be back on Bravehearts mound after shoulder injury
-Bravehearts win slugfest, 12-11
-Bravehearts next home game 5 Wednesday (YOU-Choose-the-Promotion Doubleheader)
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose in extra innings, 6-5
>CARS: Bertera has the car for you (4:08)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: DHS launches criminal probe into deleted Jan. 6 Secret Service texts
-Methanol in blood of 21 teens who died in South African tavern
-Tragic: Mass, native killed by lightning during Army training remembered as husband, dad
>NEW ENGLAND: R.I. couple died by apparent murder-suicide
-Man from region sentenced for defrauding grandparents of $679,000
>COLLEGES: Worcester State professor makes breakthrough discovery about the magnetic fields of stars
>BUSINESS: Hyundai accused of using child labor at Alabama factory
-Smooth transition for new Greater Good CEO
>HEALTH: Monkeypox virus could become entrenched as new STD in the U.S.
-BA.5 variant will keep Mass. at a COVID plateau through the summer, experts predict
-Should you get your COVID booster now or wait until fall? Here's what an expert recommends
-Free vaccinations/boosters Saturday: 10-2 at Gala Food and 11-5 at Worcester Public Library
>FOOD: As more coupons move online, older and low-income shoppers get left out
>HISTORY: Harvey Ball and the Worcester original smiley face
>TV/STREAMING: What to watch this weekend: Netflix's "The Gray Man" and more
>MOVIES: New movies on VOD: "Zack Snyder's Justice League," "The Forgiven," "Men" and more
>CELEBRITY: Vin Diesel celebrates 55th birthday in Rome with Helen Mirren
>ANIMALS: Dog survives attack from mountain lion while defending family
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Man bowls 3 perfect games in a row at Indiana bowling alley
-Frog horse optical illusion determines your personality type
-Look: Escaped alligator takes a swim in Virginia neighbor's pool takes a swim in Virginia neighbor's pool
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>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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