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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:49). High of 36 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: Video shows woman stealing more than $1,000 worth of gifts outside Webster home (:42)
+4:00: Related: Raw surveillance video (1:02) (pictured)
+4:00: WCCA-TV's Santathon 2023 (1:43:01)
+4:00: 2 injured in fire that destroyed home in Orange (1:47)
+Noon: Worcester-born author George Jreije's "Shad Hadid" practices alchemy and understanding
+Noon: Bones, baubles, bounty of weird bits at Scarce Oddities in West Boylston
+Noon: Five Golden Things: Winter concerts and more making spirits bright
+Noon: Last Call: Author David Everett Dickman
-Worcester man charged with rape of little girl police say he threw off bridge in 2017
-Man charged with murder in Thanksgiving day killing at Worcester massage parlor
-West Boylston firefighters rescue 2 from violent I-190 crash
-Man sues Table Talk for $652,000
-Donor to replace $9,000 worth of stolen tools from Worcester Habitat for Humanity site
-Burncoat High could get funding for new building after vote for state board
-Radio Worcester (18:32): Mayor Petty on Burncoat High and in-law apartments
-Worcester City Council allows in-law apartments throughout, with owner occupancy
-Worcester police officer connects city with L.O.V.E. is the Answer initiative
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:24): Looking at the new School Committee
>DINING OUT: Restaurants open Christmas Day and Christmas Eve in Worcester
-ICYMI: 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
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): The new-look assistant principals at Wachusett
-TODAY! "Coffee and ..." with Harry Duchesne, executive director, Audio Journal
-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): Shrewsbury School Committee ponders A.P. course adjustment
-Dealer operating out of Leominster Wendy’s arrested with drugs after attacking employee
-Leominster couple hopes federal funding will save flood-damaged home (2:03)
-Gov. Healey travels to Northborough Senior Center to highlight tax cuts
-Medical distributor leases 444,000 square feet in Douglas
-Millbury student in Bridgewater State student showcase
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
-Beaver Pond Distillery creates eau de vie and spirits in Petersham
>SHOWTIME: Holiday candle-making 101 at Redemption Rock on Friday
-Listen Up: Mark Erelli shines with "Lay Your Darkness Down"
-Museums and more: Oh, the places you and your toddler will go
-For author David Dickman, tale of a service dog's adventure show
-Hudson's Danforth Falls Conservation Land a refreshing moment in
-Manny Jae Media (42:50): Dr. Joe Robinson, Director of Veterans Services
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 409 (28:09): Grace Elton & Tower Hill
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who passed away at 103
>SPORTS: Bill Belichick repeatedly stiff-arms questions about Patriots future
-NFL rumors: Jerod Mayo replacing Belichick is "most likely outcome"
-Bruins lose to Devils, 2-1
-Former Holy Cross coach Bob Chesney aims to "advance ... accelerate" James Madison program
-'Sader Stories (26:55): Holy Cross sports teams earn a 98 percent graduation success rate
>CARS: Christmas Greetings from Bertera Nissan (1:31)
-Tesla recalls nearly all U.S. cars to fix Autopilot flaw
>NATIONAL: Man faces charges in double homicide of Florida newlyweds
-Tragic: Hospital left autistic patient to "starve to death"
>NEW ENGLAND: Explaining junk fees — with crackdown planned in Mass. (1:12)
-Mass. public health officials release report calling for safe injection sites to curb overdoses
>COLLEGES: Late Clark professor helped build international development program
-Mass. public colleges, universities chart first enrollment spike in nearly a decade
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The 50 best places to travel in 2024
>BUSINESS: M.B.I. lands sponsor to improve incubator R&D
-Dow heads to record high after Fed leaves rates unchanged
>HEALTH: New treatment could one day replace root canal (1:49)
-A.I. tool could predict future pancreatic cancer (3:23)
>SHOPPING: Fighting fraud in the holiday shopping season
>FOOD: Taco Bell testing new menu items — Coffee Chillers and Churro Chillers
>TV/STREAMING: Netflix reveals its most popular shows and movies
>MOVIES: Matt Damon, Casey Affleck film scenes in Mass. for upcoming movie (:48)
>CELEBRITY: Patti Smith, 76, hospitalized in Italy due to "sudden illness": report
>ANIMALS: Woman finds tiny kitten in her backyard (3:28)
>HISTORY: Today in History for December 14th (1:12)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Oakham first responders recognized for efforts in finding missing boy in February
-Meanwhile, in Japan, servers hit customers in the face as wild restaurant stunt
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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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