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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:52). High of 46 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester to mark 1999 Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. fire anniversary
-Related: T&G story of December 4th, 1999
-Related: From Esquire, "The Perfect Fire"
-Related: Documentary "Surrounded by love" at 3 p.m. Sunday on WCCA-TV 194 and www.wccatv.com
-Worcester store owner goes above and beyond to return missing wallet
-Worcester sports bar that had license suspended withdraws transfer request
-Serious injuries reported in multi-vehicle crash on I-395 in Webster
-"Dog-obsessed" couple opens daycare in Worcester: "Keep them out of shelters"
-Where are the best holiday lights in Worcester?
-Worcester homicide rate at 6, lower than other New England cities
-Worcester city manager to make hate crimes statistics public
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (35:49): Mill Street, and challenging outdated views on Worcester
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester — Found Face Down and Strangled in Swamp. Video (16:17). Audio (16:16)
>DINING OUT: These Mass. restaurants are offering igloo dining this winter season
-ICYMI: Worcester’s "Sopranos"-themed bar and restaurant closes after less than a year
-Festival of Lights fills Worcester Common
-Worcester property containing car dealership, offices, retail sold for $1.25 million
-Worcester city manager will give Human Rights Commission info on hate crimes
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Parade of Lights
-Loyal Customers Love Lamoureux Ford (1:47)
-Student study struggles post pandemic
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): TODAY! Millbury Chain of Lights celebrations on Sunday
-TODAY! Luminaries will spread light and hope in West Boylston
-Sutton residents and businesses celebrate holiday season with Chain of Lights
-Memorial for Lancaster firefighter who died in blaze 20 years ago
-Artisan entrepreneur expanding Sterling handmade goods shop
-The Item's public safety logs
-Banner program reboots for the holidays
-Grafton police log, December 1st edition
-Spencer may share transfer station in pioneering regional agreement
-Heywood Urgent Care center in Gardner to close to general public
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester's 2023 Christmas song poll
-Worcester's rising Rapper Apollo the Boss unveils highly anticipated album, "King of the North"
-Indigo Girls deliver depth and joy in Worcester
-Radio Worcester (10:56): Santino Fontana, Tony Winner and "Frozen" star, live in Worcester
-Worcester Public Schools News (11:36): Fall edition
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 21 (27:55): Susan Fama Tech Safe
-Talk of Main Street No. 19 (28:21): Flying the Israeli and Palestinian flags in front of City Hall
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who dedicated many years to working at UMass Medical School, UMass Memorial and Family Health Center
>SPORTS: Patriots enter Chargers matchup in sorriest state in decades
-Patriots’ Jabrill Peppers apologizes for hot-mic comment
-NFL Week 13 schedule, TV and announcers
-Holy Cross men's basketball falls to Central Conn.
-Holy Cross men's hockey beats Niagara, 4-1
-Related: Highlights (1:29). Post game interview (:54)
-Railers lose to Norfolk, 5-2
-Former Worcester Tech star Brendon Hamilton keeps thriving at Westfield State
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NATIONAL: Tsunami warning issued after 7.6 magnitude earthquake
-What’s Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2023? Hint: Be true to yourself
-Tragic: Toddler, 2, was beaten by drunken baby-sitter: cops
>NEW ENGLAND: Prison phone calls now free for Mass. inmates
-Mass. ranked a top 10 state for best internet access
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross alum shares experience at Oxford
-Clark student, community leaders offer perspectives on activism in Worcester
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): These 10 destinations empty out in winter
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Radio Worcester (25:25): Retirement savings F.A.Q.s with Ryan Kittredge, ClearPath Financial
>HEALTH: Your holiday survival guide for diabetes
-Measles deaths spike 43% globally in just one year, C.D.C. reports
>SHOPPING: How to avoid scams when buying toys this holiday season (2:04)
>HOMES: This Christmas tree light hack saves time — but here’s why experts don’t recommend it
>FOOD: Research reveals how to get kids to eat more vegetables
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for The Crown: Season 6 | Part 2 (2:45)
>MOVIES: Steven Spielberg interviews Martin Scorsese, talks "Killers of the Flower Moon"
>CELEBRITY: Eva Longoria on "Desperate Housewives," Teri Hatcher feud rumors
>ANIMALS: Tiny kittens found in road climb up their foster mom's legs (3:42)
>HISTORY: Today in History for December 3rd (1:43)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Clerk's blunder turns into $300,000 windfall for lucky 60-year-old
-Meanwhile, Florida woman busted after calling cops over stolen weed
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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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