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In The News
+5:30: Man suspected of high-end shoplifting spree is arrested in Millbury
+5:30: Ready for New Year's? Wachusett Wine & Spirits has all your favorites in 2 locations! Order online or call ahead
+12:30: Happy National Bacon Day! Here are 5 ways you can celebrate
-Worcester woman ID'd as victim in fatal Leicester crash, authorities say
-Worcester City Councilor's son killed in Christmas Day pedestrian crash
-GoFundMe launched for ‘loving, dedicated father’ injured by brick thrown through windshield in Worcester
-Worcester man wins $1 million on lottery ticket he bought in Auburn
-New BBQ restaurant stresses food, safety and fun
-QCC settles with disabled student who sued college
-Worcester’s Sam James’ cover of ‘Savage’ makes Facebook’s ‘Peace Out 2020’
-Here are all the Worcester locations in Liam Neeson’s ‘Honest Thief’, which is now available to rent
-WCCA-TV's 'Coffee with Konnie' (27:52): Konnie Lukes welcomes Caitlin McCarthy, who wrote the screenplay 'Wonder Drug'
-Glazy Susan, The Fix to collaborate on ‘Piggy Sue’ burger on Jan. 1
-Here are 8 great ways to spend New Year’s Eve in Worcester
-Be careful: ABCC will be out at Massachusetts bars, restaurants on New Year's Eve
-New Year's Eve plans? Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands for take-out or dine-in deals and options
-ICYMI: Brewery expansion, possible distillery taking over former restaurant space on Shrewsbury Street
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List
-'Rage: Sounds of a Riot' raises money for Stone Soup, Abby's House
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Decision on Grafton restaurant's license delayed a week
-Fire fills house on Sutton Road in Millbury
-Rig overturns on I-395 ramp in Webster
-Weekend primer for Holy Cross women's ice hockey vs. UNH (3:50)
-Nominations opens for 2021 WBJ Awards
-Early bird discount ends Dec. 31 for inaugural Women's Health and Wellness Conference
-Cars: The entire team at Bertera Nissan wishes you and your family a great holiday season (1:58)
-TV/Streaming: 'The Office' leaves Netflix this week
-Food: Dunkin to offer coffee with 20% more caffeine
-Homes: U.S. home prices rise at fastest pace in more than 6 years
-Shopping: Stores extending time for holiday gift returns
-Tragic: 7-year-old Georgia girl dies after being shot in head while Christmas shopping with family
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 61-year-old Kentucky woman raising 2 grandkids receives generous gift
-Meanwhile, in Australia, hopping mad kangaroo caught on video punching man in the face
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:30: COVID hospitalizations in Mass. up 129% in last month (1:46)
+5:30: Gov. Baker: Mass. still on track to get 300,000 vaccine doses by Thursday
+5:30: Massachusetts AG Maura Healey warns of vaccine scams (1:07)
+5:30: Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann on 'Gilligan's Island,' dies of COVID at age 82
+12:30: Americans begin to receive $600 stimulus checks
+12:30: Mass. firefighters union questions when they will get vaccinated
-Second surge outpacing first at Worcester DCU Center field hospital (:21). Article
-Hundreds of Worcester Public Schools students, staff contracting virus outside schools
-Diocese of Worcester to join others across the country in ringing bells at noon today in memory of those lost to COVID-19
-UMass Memorial sees $15 million surplus after two years of losses, credits its caregivers and $178 million in CARES Act funding
-Worcester Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh on getting the vaccine
-ICYMI: 'Someone has to take care of them': Area nurse dies after 24 days on ventilator
-Mass. officials announce 3,659 new cases, 58 deaths, 7-day positivity rate of 7.6 percent
-Virus expert ‘frustrated’ by slow vaccine rollout
-Record hospitalizations in U.S. could soon force health experts to ration care
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Winnebago CEO expects pent-up demand to propel boom in RV sales in 2021
-Uh oh: First reported U.S. case of variant found in a Colorado man who didn't travel
-Scientists study melatonin as possible treatment
-Coronavirus has been with us for a year. Here’s what we still don’t know
-Tragic: They did everything right. But after one at-home haircut, a husband and wife from Chicago die of COVID-19
-Here's an idea: 'Adopt a Server' helping laid-off restaurant workers
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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