In The News
-Latest weather: Rain first, then cold
-UMass Memorial healthcare workers help one of their own on Christmas
-Bishop McManus' Christmas message
-What's open, what's closed on Christmas in Massachusetts
-Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (12:31): 2020 Holiday Season Edition
-Worcester City Council race starts to take shape
-Fire safety during the holiday season
-Reminder: Trash and recycling delayed a day in Worcester
-ICYMI: ‘I had to do it, they jumped me’: Man says he was jumped, leading to double shooting in Worcester, prosecutors said
-'Christmastime is here' by WPI Brass Duo (1:27). 'It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas' (1:04). 'Santa Claus is coming to town' (:48)
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List
-TSA screens more than 1.1 million passengers Wednesday, marking highest total since March
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): The Counseling Center at Millbury collects more than 1,000 toys
-Celtics pay tribute to former Holy Cross star Tommy Heinsohn before season opener
-Former Holy Name star making positive impact on area youth with basketball program
-Cars: The entire team at Bertera Nissan wishes you and your family a great holiday season (1:58)
-TV/Streaming: What to watch on Christmas -- 10 holiday movies and TV shows
-WCCA TV's 'BandEdge Christmas Jam' will air at 8:30 p.m. Christmas Day
-Homes: Ward Willits House copy in Worcester selling for $649,900
-Food: The most iconic Christmas dish in every state
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Police officers lift car off woman after pedestrians hit in Quincy parking lot
-Meanwhile, in Florida, Christmas forecast calls for falling iguanas
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Worcester officials fear double whammy of holiday infection spikes
-Case numbers for every city and town in Central Massachusetts
-Net of Compassion in Worcester expands hours amid pandemic even as homeless shelter sees volunteers decline by 90%
-Art Museum to stay open despite more restrictions
-Worcester economist reacts to new stimulus bill
-SALMON Health and Retirement coordinates vaccine clinic with CVS
-Mass. officials announce 5,655 new cases, 76 deaths, 7-day positivity rate of 5.7 percent
-'Perfect storm' led to latest surge in cases (3:12)
-U.S. deaths are projected to reach 567,000 by April, even amid vaccine rollout
-ICYMI: Workers at TJX's Worcester Distribution Center test positive (:22)
-Southbridge teachers request full remote learning after winter break
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Winnebago CEO expects pent-up demand to propel boom in RV sales in 2021
-U.S. passes 1 million people vaccinated
-Pregnant women unlikely to pass coronavirus to their newborns, Harvard study finds
-Grandparents raising grandchildren during the pandemic
-6 industries that boomed this year, despite the pandemic
-History: How Americans celebrated Christmas 1918 during last pandemic
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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 58 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-New restaurant planned at former Zorba's Taverna on Stafford Street
-Passenger numbers continue to soar at Worcester Regional Airport after record 2023 year
-M.B.T.A. announces return of morning Worcester-to-Boston express train
-Isaiah Disla, 16 at time of killing, to be tried as adult in Worcester
-Worcester rentals: Forbes ranks market third-worst in U.S. Here's why
-"Goodbye Doherty!" Doherty Memorial High School Reunion (1:29)
-Clark University expands its scholarship zone by 31 streets in Main South
-Worcester Art Museum updates plans for showcasing Higgins Armory Collection
-City launches Diverse Business Certification grant program
-Crews in Worcester County to look for invasive elm zigzag sawfly
-Former Christmas Tree Shops may become trampoline park
-Turtleboy's relationship to Karen Read case may be left out of trial
-The Faces of Worcester: Lorna R. Ellis, Seamstress and clothing store business owner
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (45:58): City violence and upcoming State of the City address
>DINING OUT: Why Eggholic in Shrewsbury is like no Indian restaurant around
-ICYMI: Worcester Art Museum discrimination lawsuit has been dismissed
-Worcester Housing Authority looking to relocate Lakeside residents
-Worcester pastor commemorates the 109th anniversary of Armenian Genocide
-Worcester Facebook groups support the local community with resources
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Attorney General gives Holden until December to comply with M.B.T.A. law
-Spring composting 8 to 2:30 Saturday
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Wachusett names new principal
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Clinton cannabis delivery firm expands services
-Gov. Healey discusses Mass. Leads Act at Westborough clean energy company
-Drug Take Back Day Saturday in Leicester
-"H" intersection in Boylston to allow limited traffic
-Anthony Cipro leaving Houghton School
-33rd Grafton Gazebo Road Race is May 11th
-Annual Sutton town-wide yard sale June 15th
-Wachusett area public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Midnight Motion rocks Redemption Rock taproom on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: The Porch Party Mamas, Pride launch, "Nine" and more
-Worcester County Wonders: Time is on their side at the Willard House & Clock Museum
-The Ghost Inside returns to Palladium on the heels of new album
-W.C.P.A. to launch poetry series in memory of Richard Fox
-Poet Rodger Martin to receive Stanley Kunitz Medal
-Shaun Connolly: Low T Troubles
-Manny Jae Media (28:06): Manny and City Manager Eric Batista
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 83 (28:18): Immigration & Higher Education
-Unity Radio (58:25): TheWoo508
>SPORTS: Patriots take quarterback Drake Maye with No. 3 pick
-Will Drake Maye start right away? Patriots coach responds (1:28)
-Experts analyze Patriots’ Drake Maye pick
-Red Sox lose to Cleveland, 6-4
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories: William Kelleher
-WooSox beat Toledo, 7-5
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Ford just reported a massive loss on every electric vehicle it sold
>NATIONAL: Baltimore accuses ship's manager of negligence in bridge collapse
-10-year-old boy confesses to fatally shooting sleeping man, authorities say
-Tragic: Mom's haunting last words before she died from mushroom sushi roll
>NEW ENGLAND: Questions remain ahead of opening statements in Karen Read murder trial (2:32)
-Man dead after shooting at police, barricading inside home in North Andover
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria AMCAST (28:35): Revive, a recovery community outreach program
-Clark students awarded $10,000 to document, "uplift voices" of those impacted by climate change
-WPI receives slice of $2.8 million women’s health grants for bipolar treatment development
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 easy hikes with incredible views in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Husband and wife to develop A.I. math tutor with WPI, $4 million in funding
-LPL Research: The ever-changing market narrative
-Electric Hydrogen's "gigafactory" ribbon cutting ceremony in Devens
>SHOPPING: When is Wayfair's 2024 Way Day sale? Shop early deals now
>HOMES: Prices up, sales down in early spring house market in Mass.
>HEALTH: C.D.C. launches tool to monitor heat risk (1:04)
-Seeing a female physician could lead to a longer life, new study shows
>FOOD: Which foods have the most plastics? The answer may surprise you
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Glen Powell film for Netflix, "Hit Man" (2:34)
>MOVIES: Theaters are getting creative to woo audiences back to the movies
>CELEBRITY: Kevin Bacon returns to "Footloose" high school to mark film's 40th anniversary
>ANIMALS: Tiny Chihuahua scares giant great Dane (3:01)
>HISTORY: Old Union Depot in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Salem fitness trainer helps children with disabilities build strength, confidence
-Meanwhile, in Australia, watch fare-dodging horse wait on platform at train station
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