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In The News
-Latest weather: Worcester hits record high of 70
+6:30: Mom facing charges after her child is struck by car at Spencer apartment
+6:30: Worcesteria: Everybody polka with the WPD!
+6:30: Artist Spotlight: The Distorted Worlds of John Wesley Small
+4:15: Worcester man rolled himself in a rug to hide from cops, Mass. State Police say
+4:15: Former Worcester resident ordered to pay quarter-million dollars in restitution for phone scam
+4:15: Signs of spring as city to begin Indian Lake refill next week
+Noon: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
+Noon: Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (40:47): It's Family Week!
+8:00: Mother, daughter nurses join picketers in St. Vincent strike
+8:00: Mass. Nurses Association (3:32): Pre-Strike Rally and First Day Highlights
+8:00: Worcester's Brendan Sargent to appear on 'Jeopardy!'
+8:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – March 11
-2-year-old in Spencer expected to recover after being struck by car possibly driven by mother
-8-10 years in prison for string of Worcester bank robberies
-2 arrested for prescription drugs in Worcester
-Rollover crash in Sterling sends person to hospital with serious injuries
-Memorial installed in Worcester to remember life of Gabriella Lowell
-How Union Station got its shine back
-Worcester is booming with housing but why aren't condos downtown?
-Worcester City Council votes to support use of crime forecasting tech
-Bill Shaner: The cops get what they want
-Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (17:14): Return to School and ShotSpotter Connect
-Radio Worcester (8:50): Retiring School Committee Member John Monfredo on not running for re-election
-Complete Easter Meal Packages are available at Peppercorn's
-ICYMI: In Grafton, it was a perfect day for a car wash — and then this happened
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Person injured in Northborough armed home invasion
-Southbridge man faces federal charges for drug distribution
-Truck gets stuck under bridge in Westborough
-Holy Cross announces broadcast schedule through March 26
-QCC receives millions to help drive student success
-Charter/Spectrum ups company’s minimum wage to $18 an hour
-Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce newspaper winter edition
-Shaw's 'Pygmalion' becomes an online production by West Boylston theater
-WCCA-TV's next TV production class starts on Saturday, March 20
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Tribute to 34-year-old area man killed in hit and run
-Cars: The all-new Nissan Rogue is at Bertera Nissan (5:41)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Town in Pennsylvania surprises its UPS driver with a $1,000 gift thanking him for his hard work during the pandemic
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:30: Here's the ‘little bird’ who tipped off officials that Bob Cousy hadn’t gotten a vaccine
+6:30: Worcester Senior Center vaccination site will shut down at the end of the month
+6:30: President will direct states to make all adults eligible for vaccine by May 1
+6:30: Medical breakthrough could help 'long haulers'
+4:15: Will the coronavirus ever go away?
+Noon: All 40,000 first-dose vaccine appointments at mass sites booked for next week
-‘The day the world stopped’: The 413 Worcester residents who died of COVID remembered on state of emergency anniversary
-DCU Center down to 5 patients
-UMass Medical School infectious disease expert Robert Finberg: reinfections rare, but caution still urged
-Preregistration for mass vaccination sites set to launch on Friday
-Free testing in Worcester this week
-Here’s how many doses of vaccine will be available this week in Mass.
-Ch. 5 visits Fuller RV to discuss how RV sales are soaring as people hit the road during pandemic (1:42)
-Mass. officials announce 1,413 new cases, 53 deaths, 7-day positivity rate rises to 1.8 percent
-4 days to be teachers-only at Massachusetts mass vaccination sites
-When does full-time in-person learning for Massachusetts students start? Here’s the state’s timeline
-Biden to announce plans to purchase 100 million more Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses, reports say
-Tragic: Man in Ohio died from after trying to get vaccine twice, wife says
-A guide to what you can expect to get from the $1.9 trillion stimulus package
-Meanwhile, during quarantine, this husband built a full-on video rental store in his basement
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:13). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Motorcyclist seriously injured in Rutland crash
+Noon: Mass Indie Film Fest returning to Worcester, Southbridge and online
+Noon: Listen Up: Dan Gabel finds big band sound on upswing with new album
+Noon: Last Call: Rev. Dr. Debora Jackson, dean of WPI Business School
+Noon: Bravehearts introduce 2025 coaching staff
-Man and young child rescued from roof of burning building on Vernon Hill, 1 dog dead, officials say
-Chimney fire spreads to walls of Princeton home, prompting multi-town response
-Auburn officer arrested by State Police in online sting
-Proposed site of 364 Worcester apartments purchased by N.J. firm for $17 million
-Q.C.C. union votes no confidence in college President Luis Pedraja
-Hanover Theatre announces 2025-26 Broadway Series shows
-Drought status eases in Worcester
-Worcester County Wonders: At Hot Dog Annie's, it's all about the sauce
-Telegram & Gazette Student of the Week
-Police recorded 9 hate crimes in Worcester in 2024
-Worcester releases new data on shootings, ShotSpotter
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:53): Board of Health pushes for transparency on vaccines — Can it stay non-political?
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phanton Gourmet's Great 8 Pizza (5:22)
-ICYMI: New eatery planned near Polar Park
-Worcester’s toll in Titanic disaster
-Sheriff's office documents dating from 1700s donated offer glimpse into Worcester's past
-After almost a year as Head of School, Horgan reflects on Saint John’s community
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo: Post-election at the Regional
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Teen killed in Northbridge crash
-West Boylston sees lower insurance climb than some
-$42 million Shrewsbury D.P.W. project will head to townwide vote after Town Meeting approval
-Sterling Fire Chief David Hurlbut saluted for decades of service
-Cinthia Sykes leaving Boylston Elementary School
-Walmart plaza in Sturbridge sells for $31 million as part of wider $1.1 billion deal
-No micro-override request planned for this year in Grafton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: April is not fooling around
-New sculpture show coming to Tower Hill
>OPINION: Candy Mero-Carlson: Doing math on colleges buying land in Worcester
-Tim Garvin: Worcester community goes beyond measurement
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 459 (28:54): Congressman Jim McGovern
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to well-known and deeply respected hair stylist
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Rays, 16-1
-Worcester Bravehearts release 2025 schedule
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories: Emily and Zach Bubonovich
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 27
-Paige Bueckers goes No. 1 to Dallas Wings in 2025 WNBA draft
-Flag football club for Worcester high school clears first hurdle
-Saint John's baseball improves to 6-0 with romp over Malden Catholic in home opener
>NATIONAL: Coast Guard rescues 4 from capsized boat off Florida coast; 1 dead, 5 missing
-U.S. still won’t say whether it will return mistakenly deported man, despite Supreme Court decision
>TRAGIC: Amish children killed on the way to school in buggy crash with S.U.V. driven by teen
>NEW ENGLAND: No end for Karen Read jury selection yet | Your questions answered (12:22)
>COLLEGES: Clark, WPI among top-ranked game design schools
-Holy Cross Professor Emily Wilson (50:40): War, Homecoming, Heroism, Truth
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 hotels with unexpected perks
>BUSINESS: Mass. small business concerned about tariff impact, "doubles my cost"
-LPL Financial Research: Decent chance stock market bottom is in but far from certain
-Gen Z employees are never at their desks — and it's driving their bosses crazy
>SHOPPING: Fisher-Price recalls popular baby toys due to frightening choking hazard
>HEALTH: Common vitamin shown to reduce autoimmune disease
-Workplace music can impact performance, study says (1:25)
-Can eating sour candy actually stop your panic attack? We asked a doctor
>FOOD: 5 mistakes grocery shoppers make — and all can be easily avoided
>TV/STREAMING: Recap of seasons 1 to 4 of Netflix's "You" (17:04)
>MOVIES: Nobody 2: Bob Odenkirk is back in first trailer
>CELEBRITY: First pics of Katy Perry and Gayle King in space on Blue Origin flight
>ANIMALS: They said this tiny puppy would never walk - Now watch him run (1:43)
>HISTORY: Why's it called that? Rejoice Newton, known for hill that carries name
>GOOD NEWS: World War II vet asked for 100 cards before his 100th birthday — and the response was incredible
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, man rescued from chimney, arrested
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