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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Video: Worcester woman accuses officer of abusing K-9, police claim training technique
-Worcester Police: Stolen motorcycle, gun recovered during traffic stop
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Introducing The Hoppy Meal, the local adult take that includes a toy, of course
-UMass Memorial LifeFlight receives new helicopter
-Piecing the puzzle of Worcester's 2021 budget
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury reopens one pond, closes another
-Leicester unveils 'Tarentino Memorial Park' in honor of fallen officer
-'I'm never going back' police call in backup to arrest suspect in attempted murder
-ICYMI: Weird animal spotted in Webster yard has residents on edge
-The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List for Sunday, by Jay Berman
-Worcester Historical Museum to host one-woman show on Worcester's Frances Perkins
-First-place Bravehearts shut out Starfires
-Food: 3 smoker-style recipes for beer can chicken
-Cars: Bertera Nissan offers many brands of pre-owned cars (7:35)
-Homes: 5 open houses to scope in Worcester
-Shopping: Local malls could be transformed as part of deal with Amazon
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): UMass Medical student delivers baby on her birthday
-Video: Sunrise over Wachusett Reservoir (:16)
-Meanwhile, in California, bear cubs escape heatwave in kiddie pool
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Local Catholic schools now have waiting lists
-St. John's High announces reopening plan
-Fighting COVID-19 on Worcester's front
-Among city's COVID-19 fatalities, a mother fondly remembered
-School Committee wants more available testing for schools
-Clark professor: U.S. economy is reliant on consumer spending – can it survive a pandemic?
-Mass. reports 366 new confirmed cases, 14 additional deaths
-Possible spread via youth hockey players under investigation
-Bruins goalie Tuuka Rasks bows out of Stanley Cup Playoffs; B's win anyway
-Over 900 health care workers have died from coronavirus. New database tells their stories
-Worried about your financial health? Here's who can help
-Mouthwash might be able to kill coronavirus — but it isn’t a cure
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV Rental & Sales): Make this Labor Day weekend special by renting An RV
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:59). High of 25 today in Worcester
-Worcester to open warming center, imposes parking ban
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Community rallies for Sean Scannell, who was critically injured in Spencer shooting
-Related: Millbury officials identify officer, Sgt. Keith Gasco, shot in Spencer Tuesday night
-Worcester renames school through Patriots' Super Bowl
-Worcester bakery offering free coffee, Patriots cake giveaway
-Goddard rocket launch centennial celebrations ready for lift off
-Former Worcester city councilor's assault trial set to begin Tuesday
-New England's most romantic restaurants for a perfect date night
-Radio Worcester (12:28): City Manager Eric Batista explains amended I.C.E. policy and city’s use of municipal resources
-T&G This Week: Covering the shootings in Spencer
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review
>DINING OUT: Oxford's Whistle Stop Bar & Grill revitalized by new owners
-ICYMI: $325K snow crab heist in Worcester leads to federal charges
-Former Worcester Vice Lords leader who ordered witness killed to remain in prison
-Donovan Goparian new trial? Judge sets May hearing in Worcester murder case
-Central Mass. police have seen unusual run of traumatic events in early 2026
-Worcester couple gets 18 years in prison for sexually trafficking young relative
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Snow emergency until 6 a.m. Sunday
-Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
-Holden eyes "bare minimum" in compliance with M.B.T.A. housing requirement
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Gardner man arrested for stealing round roast in $61 Hannaford theft
-4 Worcester County school districts had 100% graduation rates. See town-by-town data
-Ayer man accused of trying to intimidate witness in racist attack case
-Gardner man arrested at Heywood Hospital after baggie of meth falls from backpack in waiting area
-Shrewsbury resident named manager of Worcester Bravehearts
-Auburn police K9 Biza makes his Super Bowl prediction
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Evil Felipe, "Wortown Rising," "Sinners," and more ...
-100 FM The Pike's The Breakdown Lane (6:21)
-TODAY! TV production class at WCCA-TV begins February 7th
>OPINION: Laura McCarthy-Ha: 5 ways to encourage kindness between siblings
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 483 (29:29): Bill Wallace
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:01): Charter reform, snowstorm accountability and Spencer shooting
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:01): Worcester snow response, city council power shifts and downtown growth
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who taught piano for over 30 years
>SPORTS: Patriots aim for 1 more win to cap off incredible turnaround
-Patriots' offense can prove it's for real in massive Super Bowl test
-From linebacker to head coach: Mike Vrabel will make history in Super Bowl
-Patriots' John Streicher is Vrabel's jack of all trades
-Celtics beat Heat, 98-96 (2:02). Article
-Jayson Tatum has "a ways to go" before returning to Celtics, says Brad Stevens
-Holy Cross women's basketball team takes 4-game win streak to Lehigh
-No. 13 Holy Cross women's hockey falls to Boston College in overtime
>NATIONAL: Latest details in search for Nancy Guthrie in Arizona (1:58)
-D.O.J. redactions expose Jeffrey Epstein victims and shield others
-Newly released F.B.I. logs raise questions over mystery orange blob spotted near Epstein’s cell before his death
-Tragic: Daughter, 16, took life after meeting a predator on Roblox, dad claims
>NEW ENGLAND: Soap mix-up at Mass. day care sends 11 kids to hospital (1:30). Article
-O.S.H.A. fines Gabriel House owner nearly $200,000 following deadly fire
>COLLEGES: W.P.S. and Assumption launch scholarship, fellowship program
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 famous ski towns worth visiting even if you don’t ski
>BUSINESS: 9 area firms named to Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women list
-MassVentures opens applications for small business grants up to $500,000
-NewsTalk New England announces leadership appointments and staff updates
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>SHOPPING: Lab-grown versus natural diamonds. What to know before you buy
>FOOD: Super Bowl party food costs about $140 — Here's how to save
-This Super Bowl snack is all we need (3:49)
>HEALTH: Heart disease: Women need to know different warning signs (2:47)
-Health insurers denied 20% of claims in 2024, Health Policy Commission says
>TV/STREAMING: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
-Peacock's Gold Zone returns for Olympics. How to get multi-view
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Hamnet," "The Secret Agent" and more
>CELEBRITY: Madonna shows off her moves in lace lingerie and leopard print
-Cardi B planning $1.2 million Super Bowl blowout for Stefon Diggs
>ANIMALS: Dog who was scared of kittens becomes proudest foster mom (1:34)
>HISTORY: 68,000-year-old cave painting could rewrite origins of human art
>GOOD NEWS: Wholesome animal stories from Steve Hartman (31:49)
-Meanwhile, in Wisconsin, wild turkeys terrorize neighborhood, chase postal workers
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