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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:00). High of 38 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Overnight: 10 people killed, 10 injured in mass shooting at Southern California dance club
-Academy cadets join search for missing Brookfield woman Brittany Tee (2:03). Article
-Related: Police divers to join search next week
-Smart Webster Bank teller stalls thief until cops can cuff him: Police
-Open now: Bri’s Sweet Treats brings chocolate, dessert to Worcester
-Radio Worcester (23:50): Bri Azier from Bri’s Sweet Treats on her Grand Opening
-Cable TV committee, customers unhappy with Charter-Spectrum service
-Charter Spectrum says cable cost increases are due to programmers raising fees
-Earlier: 77% of Worcester Spectrum cable customers will change subscription within 2 years
-Batista asked to resubmit plan for Burncoat High renovation
-Worcester schools chief stops plans to shuttle sex-ed students off La Familia campus
-Worcester Quality Inn conversion for homeless: 2024 opening planned
-Dozens of exotic dancers sue Worcester strip club over unpaid wages
-UMass Memorial seeks proposals for community health services
-Radio Worcester (31:27): Brian Shankey talks about the American Heart Association Heart and Stroke Ball coming up February 11th
-FINAL DAY! Worcester Bridal Expo this weekend to DCU Center! (:30). Buy tickets now
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: 5 great ways to spend your weekend in Worcester
-Five Things To Do: "Songs of Hope," Delta Generators, Wedding Expo ...
-Ray Mariano: Local news media vital to democracy
-Vocero Hispano: 01-20-2023 al 01-26-2023
-Unsolved: Worcester - Season 2, Episode 6 - "Strangled to Death and Dumped in the Street - Part 1". Video (19:52). Audio (21:33).
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to Worcester woman who worked until age 84 because she was helping people in need
-ICYMI: Developer proposes 375 apartments at former site of Canal District restaurant
-Worcester police want help finding men wanted in connection with ID fraud case
-2 people on camera walk out of restaurant without paying, police and restaurant say
-Worcester veteran returns to Europe for first time since World War II
-First look: 3 new multi-story buildings planned in Downtown Worcester
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (4:06)
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): "Top Gun: Maverick" the Monday Movie on January 30th
-Administration makes difficult snow day decisions
-Holden rallies to support PreK teacher
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Former Manor chef, wife take reins at Oxfords Casual Dining
-Jackknifed tractor trailer in Charlton prompts hourslong lane closures
-Flames fill empty house in Oxford
-Sterling OK’s intermunicipal agreement for building commissioner
-Lankton honored for "saving" Historical Society
-Superintendent fills Lancaster officials in on school progress
>SPORTS: Celtics’ streak reaches 9
-Chiefs edge Jaguars; Eagles dominate Giants
-Tom Brady's Buccaneers teammates don't think he'll be back
-Holy Cross women's basketball team runs win streak to 8
-Holy Cross men's basketball beats Bucknell, 80-73. Highlights (1:56)
-8 Crusaders tally points in men's hockey win over Merrimack
-Railers lose, 3-1
>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: Woman shoots her terminally ill husband inside hospital room in Daytona Beach
-Despite falling inflation, nearly one-third of Americans will rely on tax refunds, survey finds
-Tragic: 6 killed, including 3 kids, by kite strings at festival
>FOOD: New rules increase organic food oversight
>HOMES: 2022 was slowest year for U.S. home sales in nearly a decade
>NEW ENGLAND: Thomas Birmingham, former Mass. Senate president, dies at 73
-21-year-old dies in skiing accident at New Hampshire resort
-Maine the latest to ban TikTok on government networks
>BUSINESS: Jobless claims unexpectedly fall for third straight week
-"Quiet hiring" will dominate the U.S. in 2023, says H.R. expert — and you need to prepare for it
>SHOPPING: Auburn Mall -- A Dead Mall in the Making? (15:34)
>COLLEGES: WCCA welcomes back Anna Maria students for another semester of TV Studio Production
>HEALTH: People with diabetes struggle to find Ozempic amid popularity as a weight loss aid
-A sound you can’t hear but may one day change your life
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer drops for "YOU" Season 4 Part 1 (2:50)
>MOVIES: "Avatar: The Way of Water" stays afloat at box office
>CELEBRITY: Better call Bob Odenkirk Hasty Pudding’s Man of the Year
>ANIMALS: Munchkin kitten rescued by M.S.P.C.A. after mystery illness ready for forever home
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Man lost in Caribbean Sea survives by eating ketchup for 24 days
-Meanwhile, in India, 2 men were killed by knife-wielding roosters in separate freak mishaps
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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