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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:59). High of 45 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Lucky customer wins $100,000 at Worcester store
-Shopping ahead of Christmas Eve at Blackstone Valley
-Busy holiday travel season underway at Worcester Airport
-Charlton Plaza sees heavy traffic during holiday weekend
-Volunteers prepare thousands of meals for Christmas Bishop's Dinner
-Worcester's Mint Kitchen & Bar to hand out free meals on Christmas Eve
-What’s open and closed on Christmas Day in Massachusetts
-Ray Mariano: Visions of sugarplums at Christmastime
-Worcester Magazine's Women to Watch in 2024
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:00): 2023 top stories & 2024 outlook in Worcester
>DINING OUT: Looking for a last-minute Christmas gift? Check Dining Out for gift card deals
-ICYMI: Man charged with Worcester teen's killing 6 months later
-Worcester man arrested after crashing into downed power lines
-Worcester police quickly arrest man in attempted store robbery
-Worcester superintendent named one of 25 "Superintendents to Watch" in U.S.
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Quinapoxet slated to reopen in January
-Merry Christmas greetings from the team at Lamoureux Ford (:50)
-Wachusett N.H.S. inductees up to a challenge
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): BODY Therapeutics plants its roots in Shrewsbury
-Pajama drive in Grafton garners books and comfort for children
-21-year-old from Charlton who died falling from truck remembered as animal lover, volunteer
-Crystal Freeze 5K is January 6th
-Happy feet on Clinton's High Street
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-And so this is a beer list — 5 holiday brews to get you into
>SHOWTIME: W.S.C. Stay Connected (58:44): Christmas with Elvis, starring Mike Slater
-100FM The Pike (11:52): Paul Cowsill (The Cowsills) on the group's first holiday recording, "A Christmas Offering"
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester (12:54): Christmas 2023
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 559 (27:23): Walter Doyle, Part 2
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime local pediatrician
>SPORTS: 10 important matchups to watch in Patriots-Broncos Christmas Eve game
-Bill Belichick’s game management worth monitoring
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics blow out Clippers, 145-108
-Bruins lose to Wild, 3-2
-Railers beat Mariners, 6-3
>CARS: Christmas Greetings from Bertera Nissan (1:31)
-Tesla recalling 120,000 cars over risk doors may unlock during crash
>NATIONAL: U.S., Venezuela swap 10 American prisoners
-Man arrested after girlfriend plunges 100 feet to her death during proposal
-Tragic: Infant left orphaned after speeding drunk driver kills both parents
>NEW ENGLAND: Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira known as "active shooter kid"
-$100 million distributed in Fair Share Infrastructure funds
>COLLEGES: WPI Arts & Sciences Year in Review (3:16)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the world’s most dazzling holiday light displays
>BUSINESS: Worcester developer expands into MetroWest
-Comcast's Xfinity warns customer information "likely acquired" in hacking incident
>HEALTH: Even "good" cholesterol is bad: Study finds H.D.L. link to dementia
-COVID variant JN.1 is on the rise: What are the current symptoms?
>SHOPPING: What's open on Christmas Eve?
>HOMES: Christmas by the water at these 3 Martha's Vineyard homes
>FOOD: This is how early Americans start cooking Christmas dinner
>TV/STREAMING: First look at new Adam Sandler Netlix movie, "Spaceman" (:25)
>MOVIES: Where are new studio Christmas movies like "Elf," "Love Actually"?
>CELEBRITY: Founding Dixie Chicks member killed in car crash in Texas
>ANIMALS: This pug HATES Santa Claus (3:01)
>HISTORY: Today in History for December 24th (1:10)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Man turns to strangers to bring Christmas joy to a neighbor reeling from tragedy
-Meanwhile, husband's Elf on the Shelf prank goes horribly wrong
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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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