+NEW (8:00): Worcester priest and ex-kindergarten teacher pleads guilty to child porn possession
+NEW (8:00): All the things you need to do this weekend in Worcester
+NEW (4:00): Charges dropped against pair accused of child rape in Worcester
+NEW (4:00): Southbridge Police arrest 4 for heroin and distribution
+NEW (4:00): Mayor’s Forum Returns to WCCA TV
+NEW (4:00): Women's rowing coach Patrick Diggins announces retirement from Holy Cross
+NEW (4:00): Worcester native, author Jarrett Krosoczka leads arts event Feb. 23-24 at Mechanics Hall
+NEW (9:30): 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester — Friday, Feb. 21
+NEW (9:30): Worcester’s Green Hill Golf Course to open Sunday
+NEW (9:30): Prospect of new field at Wetherell Park meets resistance
+NEW (9:30): Creative Cakes by Colleen opens at Worcester Public Market
+NEW (9:30): Rally over Worcester welfare office move planned for today
+NEW (9:30): It's Fri-YAY! Here are Jay Berman's Live Music and Dancing Listings
-First on The016.com: Worcester restaurant closes, cites barbecue ‘beef’
-Fare-free WRTA buses not happening this year
-Worcester Police warn about user on popular dating app
-Worcester restaurant gets 1-day license suspension after gunshots
-Equipment has arrived, signs say construction started Feb. 10. ICYMI: Here's what this nightmare Worcester intersection will become
-Father of woman stabbed at O'Connor's Restaurant says he will fight until day he dies to get bill passed
-Four men arrested in Worcester's Main South for offering to pay for sex
-Bronx man found with half kilo of suspected fentanyl in Worcester, feds say
-Four Worcester men charged in drug trafficking operation
-Major renovations coming soon to Canal District bar
-Worcester Culture Watch Podcast (37:58): Coywolves, Ice Skating and More
-Clark professor captures images of father's decline from Alzheimer’s
-Reminder: Trash, recycling in Worcester delayed a day because of Presidents’ Day
-N.H. police chief fired, walks home in underwear — during snowstorm
-Today's Deal: Chipotle holding buy one, get one free promotion today for customers wearing hockey jerseys
-Maine widow reunited with ring lost 47 years ago after it was found 3,700 miles away in ... Finland
-You want fries with that? McDonald’s selling limited-edition set of scented candles
-Today's Hero (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Officer escorts second grader Father-Daughter Dance after dad’s death
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-Ex-principal charged with possessing child porn alleges abuse by priests
-Phantom Gourmet to visit West Side restaurant on Thursday
-Nightmare intersection to be transformed (July 20)
-Worcester special needs teacher accused of photographing young boys in school bathroom
-Popular barbecue restaurant opening at Chander Street and Park Ave. in Worcester
-New Worcester restaurant 'dream come true'
-End of an era as iconic Worcester rock station WAAF sold to Christian broadcaster
-Bishop seeks to calm dissent over Holy Name, St. Peter-Marian merger
-2-alarm fire displaces up to 33 in Worcester
-Lancaster police searching for suspects in botched ATM theft (1:24)
-4 family members from Mass. killed in crash near Disney World
-2 streets off Worcester's Kelley Square will permanently reverse direction in a few months
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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:35). High of 73 today in Worcester
-U.S. officials are bracing for another summer of dangerous heat. These maps show where it's most likely to happen
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Woman arrested in Leominster shot and killed her boyfriend, court docs say
+6:00: On set at "The Walking Dead: Dead City" in Worcester
+Noon: Family of 14-year-old Worcester teen killed in shooting announces funeral
+Noon: Play explores life of suffragist and abolitionist Julia Ward Howe
+Noon: Six Things to Do: Psychic Faire, poet Alejandro Jimenez and more
+Noon: Knights and fairies galore at renaissance fair in Phillipston this weekend
-"Pop, pop ... bang, bang!" Driver wounded in shooting before car slams into Worcester house (2:18)
-Related: Resident recounts waking to gunshots, S.U.V. slamming into house
-"The Walking Dead: Dead City" TV show filming begins in Downtown Worcester
-City Manager Eric Batista to reject committee recommendations, renew Spectrum contract
-Related: The Buzz with City Manager Batista — Cable Talk
-May Day rally focuses on lack of affordable housing in Worcester
-Korean fried chicken shop coming to Downtown Worcester
-Yellow tulip hope gardens in bloom across Worcester
-Cell phone use in classrooms; "a full ban doesn't work"
-Worcester had the highest opioid overdose death rate in state in 2023
-A vivid memory of protest: Remembering the local student protests of May 1970
-Radio Worcester (48:04): Radio Roundtable discusses Supreme Court's homelessness ruling impact on Worcester
>DINING OUT: Local chefs tackle Girl Scout cookies at Fork It Over
-ICYMI: 29-year-old Worcester man killed in crash on Southwest Cutoff
-New party space opens at the top of Glass Tower
-Developer who purchased Becker College properties in Worcester sells 2 in 5-parcel, $6 million sale
-How many Worcester city employees made the $200,000 club?
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Budget presentation by Finance Committee on Friday
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Annual town election May 13th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Woman injured in Lancaster railroad crossing crash
-New video shows moment school bus tilted off side of road in March in Hubbardston
-Unofficial results give Nicholas Lazzaro and Katherine McKenna select board seats in Millbury
-Local teachers' nonprofit helps students learn outside the classroom
-Contested races highlight June 10th Clinton election
-Spencer Town Meeting voters to take up budget, solar bylaw changes
-Wachusett Area Chamber hosts Scholarship Scramble Golf Tournament
-Furniture upgrade underway at Thayer Memorial Library
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Singer-songwriter Tasteless Jack makes Redemption Rock taproom debut on Saturday
-Save $5 on tickets to Shrewsbury Street Nurses Pub Crawl for a limited time
>SHOWTIME: Worcester native publishes novel that challenges readers
-Holy Cross Performing Arts Center exhibit fosters cultural exchange
-Sarah Connell Sanders: How to throw a meat raffle fundraiser
-Radio Worcester (22:50): Inside Mechanics Hall — May events from music to magic
-Last Call: Shelby Watterworth, artist
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor's Forum No. 39 (28:25): Central Mass. Agency on Aging
-Unity Radio (58:39): Unity In The Community
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 27 (29:01)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career nurse who also sang in the Worcester County Light Opera Company
>SPORTS: Celtics wrap up series with Heat, 118-84
-Watch Mike Gorman’s final sign-off in last game as Celtics broadcaster
-Player comparisons for every Patriots draft pick
-Bravehearts announce first 8 returning players
-Red Sox beat Giants, 6-2
-100FM The Pike (8:25): Coach Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman talks about leaving the Railers for Austria
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 5-2
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Feds probing 130,000 Ford Mustang Mach-E cars after crashes involving hands-free tech
>NATIONAL: Los Angeles heist gang behind daylight robberies busted
-Police shoot, kill armed student outside Wisconsin middle school: authorities
-Tragic: 3-year-old shoots himself, school officer parent arrested
>NEW ENGLAND: The faces of the Karen Read trial (20:11)
-Update on babies found in freezer in Boston, new details revealed
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria Senior Profile: Mia Kuhl, C.J. Major
-New expenses will push Clark’s cost over $70,000 next year
-Enhanced WPI transfer programs open new vistas for Q.C.C. students (4:06)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This surprising city was named top global destination by travel expert
>BUSINESS: Ending restaurants' tip credit could cost jobs, close eateries and bars
-LPL Research: That was quite a week
-Radio Worcester (9:55): Avoid home scams! Tips & B.B.B. mission with Alex Guardiola
>SHOPPING: Walmart is launching a new store brand called Bettergoods
>HOMES: Cost of buying a home in America reaches a new high, Redfin says
>HEALTH: This is the healthiest time to eat dinner, recent study says
-Infectious disease expert discusses how to handle ticks amid state's first detection of Powassan virus
>FOOD: Is this really Mass.'s "Most Iconic Food"? Food Network says so
>TV/STREAMING: "Bridgerton" showrunner teases who will lead Season 4
>MOVIES: South Park's Matt Stone, Trey Parker set comedy with Kendrick Lamar
>CELEBRITY: Michael Richards reunites with Jerry Seinfeld on first red carpet in 8 years
>ANIMALS: Meet Shamrock, the green puppy taking the internet by storm
>HISTORY: Main Street from Front Street in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. woman wins $1 million lottery prize twice in 10-week span
-Meanwhile, in Florida, NASA confirms mystery object that crashed through roof of home came from space station
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