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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:51). High of 33 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Shelter-in-place order lifted after body found outside Boylston home
-Northborough nurse gets more than 4 years in prison for tampering with patient's morphine
-Angel Santiago acquitted in 2013 death of Rutland nurse Diane Lamarche-Leader
-Manny Familia, Allen Noble Corson Jr., others awarded Carnegie Hero medals
-Man pleads not guilty in shooting of Worcester mother
-Message at Worcester human trafficking event: Men in power committing abuse
-Worcester restaurant named best barbecue spot in Massachusetts by Food Network
-Shrewsbury Market Basket officially opens
-WRTA announces service to new Market Basket in Shrewsbury
-Bancroft School announces large tuition reduction
-THIS WEEKEND! Boston RV & Camping Expo runs through Monday (2:02)
-The Faces of Worcester: Mariann Paladino
-Winning $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot ticket sold in Maine
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: 5 great ways to spend your weekend in Worcester
-Five Things To Do: Sculpture exhibition, Albert Lee, Annie Brobst ...
-Artist Spotlight: Trevor Toney
-Readers' pics: Worcester-area lucky black cats on Friday the 13th
-Burncoat High School Winter Concert (1:31:37)
-Unsolved: Worcester - Season 2, Episode 4: "Killed After Scuffle at Fester's Dog House". Video (15:57). Audio (17:42)
-Bill Shaner: Everybody loves Raymond
-Raymond V. Mariano: Congressional chaos bad for America
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to a Worcester woman who was married for 69 years, and met her husband over the phone
-ICYMI: 11-month-old baby, parents shot on Harlem Street in Worcester (1:26). Article
-These 3 Worcester streets had 15 total car break-ins in a 2-month period
-Homelessness continues to climb in Worcester with more unsheltered, report says
-Man shot at, robbed, assaulted in Auburn; Police ask for help
See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): No major injuries in Holden rollover crash
-Christmas tree chipping 8-2:30 Saturday
-Holden 7th grader plays in FBU Final 8
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Uxbridge man arrested for attempted bank robbery in Boston
-5-hour standoff at Marlborough mobile home park ends with tear gas: Police
-Dudley Police Chief Steven Wojnar retires after 34 years on duty
-Shrewsbury Planning Board approves McGovern collision and fit-up center
-Members sought for Butler Farm Dog Park Committee
-1 hospitalized as car slams into West Boylston dentist's office
-13 years since Rutland student was killed in earthquake (1:54). Article
-Blackstone Valley Tech receives state Skills Capital Grant
>SPORTS: 5 potential candidates for Patriots offensive coordinator
-There are plenty of locals with Super Bowl dreams to root for in the NFL playoffs
-Holy Cross women's hockey team beats B.U., 2-1. Highlights (1:20). Interviews (1:05)
-11 players record point as Holy Cross men's hockey team downs Air Force. Highlights (1:23). Interview (:48)
-Kalif Raymond named All-Pro
-Railers drop second straight to Newfoundland
-North boys' basketball upends South
-210 Sports' Friday 4: Mac Jones, Pasta, heroes and an outrageous conspiracy theory
>CARS: Bertera has your winter car! (3:27)
-Save $500 on select F150's and RAM trucks in stock at North End Motor Sales
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATION/WORLD: Congress ranks only above telemarketers in poll on ethics, honesty
-Tragic: 2 elementary school kids exiting bus in Washington D.C. shot
>NEW ENGLAND: Martin Luther King Jr. "Embrace" sculpture unveiled on Boston Common
-Search warrants connected to investigation of missing Cohasset mother returned, impounded by judge
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria announce fall Dean's List
-Marketer-turned-professor Lawrence Norman of Clark takes aim at influential youth demographic
>HEALTH: Free COVID vaccinations on Saturday in Worcester: 11-5:30 at Worcester Public Library
>BUSINESS: Consumer prices rose 6.5% in December as Fed mulls next rate hike
-PwC anti-fraud director named to C-suite at Hanover
>FOOD: Soaring U.S. egg prices put pressure on consumers, businesses
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, January 1st to 7th
>TV/STREAMING: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Devotion," "The Seven Faces of Jane," "The Old Way" and more
>CELEBRITY: Prince Harry memoir "Spare" shatters U.K. book sales record
>ANIMALS: Spicy cat mama won't let rescuers touch her babies (3:04)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Stranger gives autistic boy $15,000 piano (2:41)
-Meanwhile, in the U.K., woman hires a flash mob to dance to Queen's "Another One Bites The Dust" at her own wake
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:09). High of 36 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester bar's liquor license suspended for 5 days for after-hours assault
-Worcester residents get shoveling and plowing help from "snow angel"
-2 local teens saved from N.H. mountain
-Brazilian pizza shop coming to former Worcester deli
-Dr. Fauci announces mid-March residency at Holy Cross
-Indie horror film festival returning to Worcester’s Mechanic Hall for second year
-Guide to Dead of Winter Horror Film Festival in Worcester
-100FM The Pike (8:12): Worcester film maker Tom Dwyer talks about Dead of Winter Festival
-100FM The Pike (14:26): Bull rider Marcus Mast on near death experience with a bull and growing up Amish
-Town meeting on current immigration operations on Sunday in Worcester
-Worcester man arrested for trafficking fentanyl, cocaine in sting
-Worcester Public Schools News (23:21): Doherty Edition
>FAITH: Local woman professes perpetual vows at Dominican monastery
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:32): Councilor's indefinite absence sparks debate
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (21:18): Media misrepresents Worcester's sanctuary city vote
-DINING OUT: New restaurant to open at site of former Compass Tavern
-ICYMI: Hazardous ice lingers on Worcester streets days after storm. Video (1:18)
-Family of late state police trainee from Worcester speaks as state senators seek investigation update (2:49)
-Radio Worcester (40:20): Transformative plans for Worcester’s 51-acre Saint-Gobain site in Greendale
-West Boylston will fire Town Administrator amid police station flag conflict, lawyer says
-Earlier: Flag controversy discussed at Select Board meeting (1:49). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Good Neighbor Awards announced
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-March Among Friends senior newsletter
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police introduces SafeCam Program
-Gardner officials push landfill expansion as area residents raise concerns
-Find your spot at The Yoga Nook
-Police chief says suspect indicted in Orange fraud case
-Millbury teen wins Elks Annual Hoop Shoot Contest
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Concerts, historical demos and more
-Mechanics Hall to host The Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy
-"Black Angels Over Tuskegee" in Worcester will tell story
-WPI professor explores how Black artists helped transform opera
-TODAY! Black History Month movie: “10,000 Black Men Named George”
-19 Carter in Berlin is a hub for both the arts and the community
>OPINION: Ray Mariano: Gong Show rolls on in West Boylston, Worcester
-Worcester Business Journal Editor Brad Kane: Why we highlight women's progress
-City of Worcester's Ready Worcester (1:13): Episode 5, What to do after snow storms
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 452 (25:39): Kellys Roast Beef
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who owned multiple eateries and became a blackjack dealer at Foxwoods after retiring
>SPORTS: Major League Baseball games will soon be off ESPN in media bombshell
-Holy Cross men's and women's basketball to face Navy
-Holy Cross announces updates to football staff
-Holy Cross goaltender Thomas Gale named semifinalist for Mike Richter Award
-Bravehearts' New England Sports Summit breaks records
-Railers lose in Savannah, 6-4
>CARS: Mass. is "actually a really great state to have car insurance in," expert says (2:03)
>NATIONAL: Professor tracking asteroid that could collide with Earth in a few years (2:48). Article
-Ukraine planted explosives in Russian drone pilots' virtual reality goggles
-Tragic: 11-year-old girl dies by suicide after being bullied over family's immigration status: report
>NEW ENGLAND: JetBlue pilot arrested on sex charge at Logan moments before takeoff (1:59). Article
-Mass. Pike falling concrete: Inside the Prudential Tunnel, reaction (4:48)
-Family fights back against $200,000 in equity theft despite law change (3:58). Article
>COLLEGES: WPI students share global projects at President’s IQP Award final presentations
-Assumption names Jeffrey Gillooly vice president for university advancement
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Amtrak is introducing futuristic high-speed trains
>BUSINESS: State unveils roadmap to lead global climatetech industry
-W.B.J. editorial: Time to tackle unemployment reform
>HOMES: Worcester County single-family home median price nears $440,000, as trends continue
>HEALTH: Doctor on the recent high flu activity (2:38)
-"A really bad flu season": Data, doctors report large number of illnesses in Mass. (1:48)
>FOOD: Cozy winter meals
>TV/STREAMING: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "The Brutalist," "The Last Showgirl," and more
>CELEBRITY: How Blake Lively vs. Justin Baldoni has changed Hollywood publicity
>ANIMALS: Dog keeps sneaking over from the neighbor's yard (2:10)
>HISTORY: "Washington Engine Co. No. 1 of Worcester, MA," 1870
>GOOD NEWS: Milford candy shop gives people with disabilities chance to make impact (3:26). Article
-Meanwhile, in New Haven, wayward seal found wandering streets
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