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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:35). High of 92 today in Worcester
-June climate summary for Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police continue to surround home (pictured) in standoff with man after 2 people shot (2:49)
-Earlier: Man barricaded in house in Worcester after shooting 2 family members, shooting at officers, police say
-Related: Worcester police press conference (4:45)
+6:00: Worcester neighborhood cleanups begin on Saturday
+6:00: Worcester recognized for contribution to "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever"
+Noon: Worcester man arrested for gun after crash, foot pursuit
+Noon: Table Hoppin': New owner of Kokoriko's "off to a great start"
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand: "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" and more
-Worcester police looking for missing 17-year-old
-Worcester beaches reopen after E. Coli warning lifted, Coes Pond Beach closed Friday
-State must change "unconstitutional" tax foreclosure laws that hurt Worcester woman, A.G. says
-Rabbits are everywhere in Worcester County. Why, and are there more of them this year?
-Worcester commuter rail begins adjusted schedule July 10th
-Drone video footage of Worcester July Fourth fireworks (1:01)
-Free summer meals for kids in Worcester: See 2023 locations
-Nahani Meuse: City of Worcester cooling centers needed now
-Bill Shaner: National spotlight, local dome of silence
-Meg's Journey, Part 3 (9:20): Meg Milonopolous shares words of advice for her 3 young children
-Earlier: Meg's Journey, Part 2 (6:11); Meg's Journey, Part 1 (7:12)
-Related: Fundraiser for Meg and her family
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for July
-Reminder: Worcester trash and recycling delayed a day starting on Tuesday
-ICYMI: Worcester's Table Talk Pies preparing for 100 years in business (3:22)
-Huge concrete walls added to busy Shrewsbury worksite. What's being built?
-Housing situation in Worcester headed toward crisis point, data shows
-Worcester launches community crisis response pilot
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Steve Charette parlays childhood interest into magical career
-Watch as Brilla Coffee travels 2,000 miles from Nicaragua to your cup (2:52)
-The Art of the Scandal: Thefts, Vandals and Forgeries at Gale Free Library July 13th (link fixed)
-Lamoureux Ford wins national award for 26th consecutive year (1:03)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Dudley library to shutter, deep cuts to town services if overrides fail
-Factory outlet-style cannabis dispensary opens in Millbury
-Traffic advisory in Rutland on Saturday
-NEW! Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Boylston Fire wins equipment grant
-Area seniors going on whale watch
-Rail Trail study assesses benefits of system
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester Chamber Music opens its Summer Series on Saturday
-Six Things To Do: special walking tour, Rumours, Armenian music ...
-Betty Machete and the Jumping Fleas strum and sing into ukulele bliss
-Worcester youth produce free show at BrickBox Theatre
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 552 (26:24): Visitation House, Part 2
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1310 (25:11): Family Resource Center
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to area World War II veteran who co-owned a business with his brothers for over 50 years
>SPORTS: Red Sox top Rangers, 10-6
-First-place Bravehearts sweep series with Vermont, 12-7. Next home game: 4 p.m. Sunday
-Bill Ballou's Baseball column
-WooSox fall to Mets, 6-1
-Shrewsbury athlete invited to New Balance Future Stars Series combine
>CARS: NEW! See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
-NATIONAL: New TikTok challenge to blame for 4 Alabama deaths
-This futuristic entertainment venue in Las Vegas is the world’s largest spherical structure
-Tragic: Florida boy, 6, fatally mauled by pet dog on Fourth of July
>NEW ENGLAND: Father charged with murder of boy who was badly burned, bruised
-July Fourth crowds on Dennis beach leave piles of trash behind (:34)
>COLLEGES: Clark student-created map helps surmount research obstacles
>HOMES: How much power could be generated by your rooftop and millions of others?
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 pilgrimages every traveler should take
>BUSINESS: Apple will permanently delete photos in July — how to keep yours safe
-What is Threads? All your questions about Meta's new Twitter rival, answered
>FOOD: Perdue recalls beef wiener products over misbranding
>HEALTH: Being overweight is linked to 18 types of cancer: new study
-Nearly half of the tap water in the U.S. is contaminated
>TV/STREAMING: The best Prime Day deals on Amazon Prime Video channels
>MOVIES: Only Tom Cruise can save Hollywood from a summer of box office bombs
>CELEBRITY: Britney Spears alleges she was struck by security guard protecting NBA rookie Victor Wembanyama
>ANIMALS: Cow helps out best friend when he proposes to girlfriend (3:07)
>HISTORY: Worcester in 1893
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Former Spectrum News 1 reporter rushes to cover "breaking" story, finds boyfriend proposing on 1 knee (:58)
-This famous optical illusion will test your relationship
-Meanwhile, in Florida, cows run loose on highway after trailer escape
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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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