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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+3:45: Weekly cost to run DCU Center as field hospital estimated around $28,000, documents say
+3:45: WPI uses the 'language of sound' to diagnose COVID-19
+3:45: Massachusetts testing for fast spreading new variant (1:54)
+3:45: U.S. sets daily death record for 2nd straight day. Another 80,000 could die in next 3 weeks, new forecast says
+3:45: Dr. Fauci says U.S. can return to normal by fall if it is diligent about vaccinations
-Worcester sets single-day record with 335 new cases on Wednesday
-Greater Worcester tally far worse than spring, but no longer among nation's worst
-Worcester will serve as 'super site' to vaccinate first responders from area communities
-ICYMI: Second surge outpacing first at Worcester DCU Center field hospital (:21). Article
-Gov. Baker warns against New Year's parties as cases rise (2:32)
-Central Massachusetts businesses stepping up to provide creative options for New Year's Eve activities
-Mass. officials announce 6,135 new cases, 118 deaths, 7-day positivity rate of 8.4 percent
-COVID hospitalizations in Mass. up 129% in last month (1:46)
-Gov. Baker: Mass. still on track to get 300,000 vaccine doses by Thursday
-Massachusetts AG Maura Healey warns of vaccine scams
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Winnebago CEO expects pent-up demand to propel boom in RV sales in 2021
-Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann on 'Gilligan's Island,' dies of COVID at age 82
-Americans begin to receive $600 stimulus checks
-Mass. firefighters union questions when they will get vaccinated
2020: 'A year of nonstop awfulness'
-From pandemic to politics, 2020 tumultuous into finish
-Top Central Mass. health care newsmakers of 2020
-Top Central Mass. social justice, religious newsmakers of 2020
-Top Central Mass. political newsmakers of 2020
-A year in review of Worcester in pop culture!
-T&G staff photojournalists share their best photos of 2020 (89 photo)
-WBJ's top 10 most read stories of 2020
-Dave Barry's Year in Review: A year of nonstop awfulness
-The most popular streaming shows of 2020
-Netflix 2020 Year in Review (2:11)
-Biggest celeb news stories of 2020: Part 1 (1:07). Part 2 (:59)
-Things you forgot happened in 2020
-In Memoriam: Those we've lost in 2020. AP Video (2:00)
In The News
+3:45: Webster firefighter injured battling blaze at Twisted Piston Automotive
+3:45: New Year's Eve 2020 more like silent night in Worcester
+3:45: Check out these 6 New Year’s Eve dinner specials in Worcester
+3:45: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List
-New Year's Eve plans? Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands for take-out or dine-in deals and options
-Be careful: ABCC will be out at Massachusetts bars, restaurants on New Year's Eve
-Ready for New Year's? Wachusett Wine & Spirits has all your favorites in 2 locations! Order online or call ahead
-Man suspected of high-end shoplifting spree is arrested in Millbury
-35-year-old Auburn man indicted on child pornography charge
-Worcester police, workers respond to homeless gathering at Green Street underpass
-Worcester's Midland Street School honored for top achievement
-ICYMI: Worcester man wins $1 million on lottery ticket he bought in Auburn
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Boch dealerships pays $8 million for Route 9 site in Shrewsbury
-Douglas police seek information on hit and run
-Highlights: Holy Cross women's hockey team beats UNH, 5-2 (2:00)
-Worcester’s Green Hill open for winter golf on Saturday
-Z you later: Longtime Bruins captain Zdeno Chara signs with Washington
-Cars: The entire team at Bertera Nissan wishes you and your family a great holiday season (1:58)
-Tribute to longtime Worcester Public School educator who recently passed away
-Homes: Don't miss these 4 open houses in Worcester
-Shopping: You got an Amazon Echo for the holidays, here are the first things you should do
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. officer buys dinner for family after shoplifting call (1:57)
-Meanwhile, in Turkey, goat, sheep, three lambs besiege municipal building
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:53). High of 61 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Police investigate man's shooting death in Worcester (1:56). Article
-Earlier: 24-year-old shot and killed in latest act of gun violence in Worcester
-In response to recent gun violence, Worcester police establish Crime Gun Intelligence Unit
-Off-duty Worcester cop spots, busts suspect in 7-Eleven robbery
-Just announced: Legendary singer coming to Worcester
-HollyWoo production, halted: The industry built around Central Mass. moviemaking reached new heights before pause
-UMass Memorial Health doctor works Boston Marathon medical tent
-Worcester runners finishing times in Boston Marathon
-Worcester kickball league unites local LGBTQ+ community
-Feds want 6-year prison term for "poster boy" of Mass. State Police corruption
-Marion Kerswell disappeared on Christmas Eve, never seen since
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
>DINING OUT: Check out a book, get a free Coney Island Hot Dog
-ICYMI: Longtime head of Clark Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies leaving, explains in Wall Street Journal why she's going to Assumption University
-Related: Assumption launches Center for Civic Friendship, names first director
-War on litter in Worcester done "very well" by Instagram account
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): 2 exclusion votes could fund Holden projects
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Wachusett students get fit with after school B.F.S. program
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Spirit of Shrewsbury seeking nominations for grand marshal
-Paxton override set at $1.44 million
-Wachusett recycling center special collection dates for 2024
-Congregational Church of Grafton raising funds for church preservation
-Spencer fire department staffed 24/7 for the first time ever
-F.I.R.S.T. teams head to world championship
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Shaun Connolly: Look Up!
-Karen Pelletier: Big vision for Worcester's public schools, students
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 563 (28:49): Mauro DePasquale
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 420 (28:09): Mark Fuller
>OBITUARIES: Tribute Worcester woman who, with her sister, were the first Black students at City Hospital School of Nursing
>SPORTS: Capitals beat Bruins, 2-0
-Celtics will have 2 on Team USA during the Summer Olympics
-Patriots taking quarterback "secures their future" at position, draft analyst says
-Guardians beat Red Sox, 6-0
-Celia Kulis named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Holy Cross football practice report (:49): Defensive Coordinator Brian Vaganek
-Worcester hockey alumni 2023-24 highlights, NHL week 27
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Ford, Daimler Truck, Chrysler among 131,000 recalled
>NATIONAL: 2 Syracuse law-enforcement professionals killed
-Gun supervisor for "Rust" movie gets 18 months in prison
-Tragic: Toddler dies after shooting herself in the eye with her father's gun
>NEW ENGLAND: Who is Karen Read and why are some calling to "free" her?
-How is Turtleboy involved in the Karen Read trial?
>COLLEGES: With expert guidance, Clark students embark on their music-business journeys
-Admiral Michelle J. Howard tackles contemporary issues speaking at Holy Cross lecture
-Worcester State Psychology researchers explore intrinsic student motivation in new published paper
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Here's the "ridiculous" rule on cruise ships that travelers are blasting as a "rip off"
>BUSINESS: Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-LPL Research: Revisiting energy
-Saint Vincent Hospital hires third C.F.O. since 2019
>SHOPPING: Central Mass. Mom — My toddler’s favorite toys & why I love them
>HOMES: Worcester County home listings asked for less money in March
>HEALTH: A compassionate approach to C-Section recovery
-Cancer rates rising in young people due to "accelerated aging," according to "highly troubling" new study
>FOOD: Plant based meat may not be healthier than real meat (1:22)
>TV/STREAMING: Billy Joel special will air again after abrupt cut-off on CBS
>MOVIES: Trailer for "Beetlejuice" sequel with Michael Keaton (1:17)
>CELEBRITY: No BravoCon this year — annual gathering of Bravolebrities called off
>ANIMALS: Rescued stray turns into a fuzzy teddy bear (1:00)
>HISTORY: Oread Institute (Castle Park), 1907
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 13-year-old girl who died saves her father's life through kidney transplant
-Meanwhile, in Britain, snake missing for over a year gets dropped on roof by crow
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