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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:31). High of 38 today in Worcester
-January climate summary for Worcester
+6:00: Harvey Leonard recalls the Blizzard of 1978 (15:18)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: 3-hour standoff follows report of domestic assault in Charlton
+6:00: Shrewsbury firefighters rescue snowmobiler on Jordan Pond
+6:00: I-290 detour coming with Mass. D.O.T. bridge project
+6:00: 140-year-old Templeton bar reopens after devastating fire, thanks to the community (2:41)
+6:00: Winter Walks: Serene views highlight West Boylston's Old Stone Church
+6:00: This week in Holy Cross Athletics
+Noon: Worcester Canal District business closings: What does the future hold?
+Noon: Listen Up: Morgan Alyse flourishes with "Grow"
-Worcester police ask for public's help finding missing 15-year-old girl
-Former Worcester Police Chief Steven Sargent faces harassment suit
-Fallon Health building in Worcester to be converted into 198 apartments
-Burncoat Spirit Program welcomed home after national 3rd place
-Related: Channel 5 Wake Up Call from Burncoat Spirit Team (:47)
-T&G Student of the Week: An impressive lineup in this week's poll
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-Worcester business confidence falls into pessimistic territory to begin 2024
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Cab fare increase; bottle laws: Worcester License Commission
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant to hold Valentine's Dumpling Workshop
-ICYMI: Family friendly fun at Winter Festival in Downtown Worcester
-Local family's hardest day leaves them drowning in medical debt
-It's Grammy nominations for work by Worcester's Rucker Collective
-Dormant Worcester Foothills Theater awaits a tenant
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett girls teams succeed at state level
-NEW! At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-Holden police ask for help in case of booze boosted from Big Y
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Multi-agency chase leads to arrest of wanted man in Rutland
-Paxton's Field of Dreams Therapy Farm using horses to help people with ailments
-Sutton state champions recognized at State House
-West Boylston police log January 29th to February 4th
-Wachusett Chamber offering scholarships
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester's Anthony Molinari is in Oscar favorite "Oppenheimer"
-New Worcester Postcards exhibit provides window into city’s history
-100FM The Pike (8:55): Doors guitarist Robby Krieger on new band, misconceptions about Jim Morrison
-Radio Worcester (24:04): Allan Dines’ book & Dr. Lordan’s therapy insights
-Manny Jae Media InnerViews (56:03): Positively Suzanne
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who survived the Holocaust
>SPORTS: Steve Belichick leaving Patriots for college football job
-Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 17
-Former Wachusett star Colin Bennie records top-10 finish at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials
-Tyler Ghirardosi named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Holy Cross athletics January moments of the month (2:58)
-Dartmouth basketball players are school employees, setting stage for union vote
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
>NATIONAL: King Charles III has cancer and is receiving treatment, Buckingham Palace says
-New problem found on Boeing 737 Max planes
-Tragic: Parents beat 8-year-old to death with rolling pin, authorities say
>NEW ENGLAND: Complex reasons behind migrant crisis in state (6:32)
-How to file your taxes for free with new I.R.S. tool
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria AMCAST (30:50): Podcasting & Narrative
-Clarkives: Clark professor advised 5 U.S. presidents on world affairs
-At Holy Cross, 2024 ushers in more options & efficiency for on-campus dining
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The top 5 countries visited by Americans in 2023
>BUSINESS: Mass. cannabis businesses sold record $1.8 billion in 2023
-Google News searches ranked A.I.-generated ripoffs above real articles
>SHOPPING: What is "quishing" and how can you protect yourself?
>HOMES: Worcester multifamily building sells for $1.25 million, more than double its 2015 sale price
>HEALTH: Vegan women run higher risk of pregnancy complications: study
-Mass. doctor explains results of study on suicide risk for high school students
>FOOD: Subway’s new footlong cookies are so popular it’s struggling to keep up with demand
>TV/STREAMING: "The Office" Season 7 superfan episodes streaming on Peacock
>MOVIES: Top Gun 3 in the works with Tom Cruise
>CELEBRITY: Country singer Toby Keith dies at age 62
-Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car" rockets to No. 1 on iTunes after Grammys performance with Luke Combs
>ANIMALS: 2 puppies found on side of road reunite months later (3:06)
>HISTORY: Today in History for February 6th (1:34)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Doctor celebrates retirement rollerskating through hospital
-Meanwhile, research reveals 1 out of 3 Americans thinks aliens live among us
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Court docs reveal disturbing new details behind viral video involving ex-Southbridge McDonald’s manager (2:21). Article
-Cost to fix Worcester police station put at $20 million over 3 years\
-Tiny home village for homeless seniors breaks ground in Worcester
-Emergency closes Worcester bistro until Friday
-Railers owner buys Pulse Magazine, CM Pride Magazine
-Worcester State nursing program welcomes first group of Anna Maria nursing students
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday's School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester organizations get $425,000 for affordable housing efforts
-Back-to-back national honors spotlight Worcester Public Library’s evolving role
-Radio Worcester (23:08): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista discusses city’s first-ever $1 billion budget
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Small Plates (5:56)
-ICYMI: Worcester police honor fallen officers, former chief Gary Gemme
-Assumption graduates 304 students at DCU Center
-Anna Maria College closing comes as disappointment for Molly Bish's family (2:17). Article
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police holding second annual Cruiser Cup Golf Tournament June 12th
-Wachusett Echo: Internship and employment at the school bank
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree crash leaves Southbridge home uninhabitable
-Westborough police continues to investigate shots fired on Research Drive
-Man with spiked-bat, drugs arrested in Leominster after 911 report of impaired driver
-Seeing double: Shrewsbury High School graduating class boasts 17 sets of twins
-Dudley candidates' night to be held June 8th
-Webster Town Meeting approves budget, drone bylaw, Pine View Liquors petition
-Shrewsbury teachers no longer need COVID vaccine
-Blackstone Valley Regional named distinguished school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (19:15): Greater Worcester Opera brings “1776” to Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 23 (28:52): Meatball, Part 1
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Depression in motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why Puerto Rico still doesn’t receive S.N.A.P. benefits
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. No. 164 (29:35): The Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former UMass Medical School professor and Physician of the Year
>SPORTS: Tom Brady takes dig at Bill Belichick during Georgetown commencement speech
-Jason Varitek's wife takes shot at Red Sox G.M. after coaching ouster
-Red Sox beat Royals, 3-1
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2026 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 32
>CARS: Gas prices climbing— What frustrated drivers can expect next (4:12)
>NATIONAL: San Diego mosque shooting: 3 men killed, suspects found dead (1:37)
-American who was on doomed cruise reveals what it's like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
-Tragic: Toddler crushed to death by antique dresser as she climbed it to reach a toy
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot dies in small plane crash in Rhode Island (:52)
-Pipe bomb found in Mass. pond, police investigating (1:12)
-Video shows Good Samaritans rushing to pull 2 people from car following rollover on I-495
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Cheer scores at national championships
-Clark honors Worcester student, staff members for inclusion and equity work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 top trending U.S. summer destinations
-The first thing you should do in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: Banks find ways to finance nonprofits, despite their lending and revenue challenges
-LPL Financial Research: Energy shock expected to hit prices harder than the economy
>HOMES: Homes are older than ever—but local permitting systems could slow down essential renovations
>HEALTH: Discussing ebola outbreak with infectious disease specialist (3:14)
-What no one tells you about egg freezing
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Oven-roasted turkey parmesan over spaghetti
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Lopez movie on Netflix, "Office Romance" (2:42)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Steven Spielberg's new movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Carrie Underwood rejected L.A. glamour to live on Tennessee farm
-William Daniels, 99, and wife Bonnie Bartlett, 96, detail "rules" of "open marriage"
>ANIMALS: Playful puppy from local shelter looking for active family (3:09)
>HISTORY: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
>GOOD NEWS: School principal retires, but returns as a handyman (2:34)
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo does "6-7" hand motion at the Vatican
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