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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:57). High of 42 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester man charged with rape of little girl police say he threw off bridge in 2017
+6:00: West Boylston firefighters rescue 2 from violent I-190 crash (pictured)
+6:00: Burncoat High could get funding for new building after vote for state board
+6:00: West Boylston man sues Table Talk for $652,000
+Noon: Worcester City Council allows in-law apartments throughout, with owner occupancy
+Noon: Worcester police officer connects city with L.O.V.E. is the Answer initiative
+Noon: Listen Up: Mark Erelli shines with "Lay Your Darkness Down"
+Noon: Museums and more: Oh, the places you and your toddler will go
-Burncoat High School reopens after heat failure
-Trial in Worcester: Former Mass. state troopers guilty of overtime fraud
-2 Worcester men arrested in 2021 armed home invasion
-Millbury Street lot sold to Worcester paving company owner for $345,000
-Worcester businesses bracing for challenge of inflation during holiday season
-Related: Worcester small business owners are ringing alarm bells over high costs and lower consumer spending
-Worcester's Jewish leaders call for unity as they light menorah
-Shrewsbury police determine town menorah was damaged by weather
-TODAY! Planting the Seed annual Toy Drive Santa-thon on Wednesday
-Worcester Boys & Girls Club, Sheriff host Jingle Bell Toy Drive
-The Worcester gentlemen with 40 trees, a Christmas story
-"Christmas Giving" program celebrates its 40th anniversary
>DINING OUT: 100FM The Pike (8:53) — Chef Kevin Comellas of Havana Nights on Cuban food
-ICYMI: Former Commerce High School in Downtown Worcester opens as 109-unit apartment building
-Roughly $9,000 in tools stolen from Habitat for Humanity construction site in Worcester
-UMass Medical School to lay off 36 from vaccine division
-Migrant student quickly learning English at Worcester school
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Senior Center annual luncheon
-Merry Christmas greetings from the team at Lamoureux Ford (:50)
-Wachusett's Mary Gibbons has Mountaineers locked in on Division 1 title
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Things are still growing at Community Harvest Project
-Local students share global stories with documentary
-Author shines light on towns lost to create Quabbin Reservoir
-2 Millbury men sworn in as correctional officers
-Clinton maintains tax split level
-Diversity statement work in progress at Nashoba
-The Landmark's public safety logs
-Thomas Prince School honor roll
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: TODAY! Charcuterie Wreath workshop at Grill on the Hill
-100FM The Pike (13:09): Leslie Liao from Netflix's "Verified Stand-Up" talks with Mike Hsu
-December is for giving: Give the gift of service
-Heavy homecoming: Four Year Strong set for Palladium gig
-Janice Harvey: What elf is this, who's made a mess
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who taught in Worcester elementary schools for over 30 years
>SPORTS: Patriots made a decision on Bill Belichick after Colts loss: Tom Curran
-Ravens sign Malik Cunningham off Patriots practice squad
-Celtics beat Cavaliers, 120-113
-Defending state champion North High upends Wachusett in opener
-T&G searching for the coolest school nickname in Central Mass.
>CARS: Christmas Greetings from Bertera Nissan (1:31)
>NATIONAL: U.S. teens "almost constantly" using YouTube, TikTok: study
-Apple releases urgent bug and security fixes and one cool app in new iOS 17.2 update
-Tragic: Toddler crawls through doggie door before drowning in pool, police say
>NEW ENGLAND: Feds block letter about Canton probe of Karen Read murder case (1:34)
-Mass. bill would require autism awareness training for police officers
>COLLEGES: From Atlas Obscura — The Sigmund Freud statue at Clark
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Visit the Newport mansions decorated for the Christmas season
>BUSINESS: U.S. adds 199,000 jobs in November, higher than expected
-Campaign to eliminate separate minimum wage for restaurant workers reaches ballot
>HEALTH: Stem cells might help knee arthritis patients avoid surgery (1:16)
-What causes headaches and migraines? Experts think they finally know
>SHOPPING: Holiday shipping scams
>HOMES: Envision Christmas on Cape Cod with these homes
>FOOD: Here's what's on menu at CosMc's, McDonald's brand-new spinoff restaurant
>TV/STREAMING: Best Christmas movies on Pluto TV
>MOVIES: Ed Helms says he would be down to do "The Hangover Part IV"
>CELEBRITY: Andre Braugher, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" and "Homicide: Life on the Street" actor, dies at age 61
>ANIMALS: Woman teaches duckling to walk (3:28)
>HISTORY: Today in History for December 13th (1:32)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mailman scoops toddler away from traffic after daycare escape
-Meanwhile, in New Jersey, wild video captures deer running in elementary school
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 32 today in Worcester
+1:00: Monster winter storm set to move across country. Boston meteorologists discuss latest forecast (12:38)
+4:00: How much did it snow in Central Mass.? See town-by-town totals
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: Vehicle buried in Shrewsbury Police Department lobby (:16). Article
+4:00: Declared winter parking ban in Worcester lifted
+1:00: West Brookfield woman, 73, dies after struck in Ware Walmart parking lot
+1:00: Worcesteria: Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday is a day of service
-City education advocate to address MLK Day Breakfast at Assumption
-Passing torch of MLK's legacy: Youth Breakfast held at Worcester State
-Related: When Martin Luther King Jr. preached in Worcester
-Related: MLK Jr. honored in Worcester, through the years (16 photos)
-A meal fit for royalty is coming to Worcester’s Mechanics Hall this month
-Worcester horror film festival moves to DCU Center for 2026
-Worcester foundation launches $125,000 grant program for community health
-UMass Medical School tapped by Department of Defense to test a better way of treating postpartum depression
-The community engine fueling Worcester County’s philanthropy
-Worcester city offices closed Monday, trash and recycling delayed
-Holiday reminders: What's open, closed on MLK Day
-Man steals $2,600 worth of goods from Shrewsbury store after posing as another person
>DINING OUT: Boston's first-ever Michelin star delivered to 311 Omakase (1:12)
-ICYMI: UMass Medical School Professor: New variant of the flu virus is driving surge of cases
-Worcester veterans services director out amid dispute over academic credentials
-Worcester man pleads guilty after nightclub gun report, foot chase through Worcester Common
-Professor reflects on service work with Ukrainian refugee students
-UMass Medical School student Jaein Jung launches Lantern Project to help refugee teens
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Rhubarb Pie Club Spotlight
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster project aims to prevent reprise of disastrous 2023 flood
-Sanitary line issue, topping off ceremony talked about by D.P.H.S. Building Committee
-Sterling Rail Trail entrance features new signage
-Sutton business pretties up porches with sustainable, locally made decor
-Introducing Grafton High's new gymnastic co-op
-Shrewsbury draft calendar keeps schools open on religious holidays
-Swim school to occupy former party store in White City
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Former Grafton resident pens first book
-Worcester Chamber Music Society presents "Shadow & Light" February 1st in Worcester
-100 FM The Pike (15:12): Virginia Madsen on her new movie filmed In Western Mass.
>OPINION: Robin Darling: What my laundry pile taught me about being a good mom
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (2:44:01)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:06): Defamation lawsuit sparks debate over press freedom in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:53): Lawsuit against This Week in Worcester spurs press freedom debate
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to doctor from Shrwewsbury
>SPORTS: Patriots top Texans, 28-16, to reach AFC title game
-Patriots defense proves it’s elite with masterclass vs. Texans
-Patriots’ win over Texans a big "program victory" for Mike Vrabel
-Drake Maye embraces wife in snowy scene at Patriots game
-Left-hander Ranger Suárez and Boston Red Sox agree to $130 million, 5-year contract
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Goalie of the Year Watch List
-Railers lose to Maine, 4-3
>NATIONAL: Iran protests death toll reaches over 3,000, rights group says
-High-speed trains collide after one derails in southern Spain, killing at least 21
-Tragic: Beloved pastry chef, 71, killed in freak accident with bread-mixing machine
>NEW ENGLAND: Driver suffers traumatic injuries in fiery Cape Cod crash (:27)
-Skiers rescued from deep snow in White Mountains
>COLLEGES: Assumption Fall Dean’s List
-Clark Career Exploration Week to feature sustainability panels, pop-up
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): American Airlines to offer new AAdvantage Rewards, free wifi in centennial year
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Here's how A.I. data centers affect the electrical grid
-You’re probably using this every day at the office, and it’s teeming with bacteria
>SHOPPING: Best portable chargers to keep your devices powered anywhere
>HOMES: Here's a winter checklist to save money and keep your house warm (1:56)
>HEALTH: Discussing the new A.I. health app
-New F.D.A. warning: possible seizure risk after flu vaccine in young kids (2:22)
>FOOD: Viral supermarket chicken hack sparks debate
>TV/STREAMING: One of the world's best climbers attempts to scale Taipei 101 live on Netflix (1:01)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Nate Bargatze movie, "The Breadwinner" (2:39)
>CELEBRITY: Melissa Leo gripes winning an Oscar was terrible for her career
-Timothy Busfield’s attorneys say an investigation undermines state’s child sex abuse charges
>ANIMALS: Dumped mama and 7 babies rescued from abandoned house (1:54)
>HISTORY: 107 years ago: The Great Molasses Flood, Boston's strangest disaster
>GOOD NEWS: 9-year-old boy honored fire department after saving family from fire
-Meanwhile, in St. Louis, multiple mystery monkeys on the move
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