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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:31). High of 43 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester brothers busted for trafficking fake luxury watches
-Family seeking help from divers in search for missing Marine from Worcester (1:22)
-4.8 magnitude earthquake rattles Massachusetts, Northeast
-Related: Central Mass. residents report feeling earthquake Friday morning
-Related: Why did Central Mass. feel the earthquake 200 miles away? Worcester experts explain
-A look inside the new Doherty Memorial High School in Worcester
-Rebuilding stalled on site of fatal 3-decker fire on Gage Street
-Boston Globe: W.R.T.A. has led the way in free fares
-WPI physics prof explains why solar eclipse is a big deal
-A community conversation for Mental Health Awareness Month
-Worcester Public Schools (7:36): Ask the Superintendent, Burncoat High School Edition
-Radio Worcester (21:13): Worcester officials discuss controversial rental registry
-Quabbin High lunch monitor uses Heimlich maneuver on choking student
-Faces of Worcester: Racquel T. Knight, Founder, RKnight All About Business Services
>Dining Out: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for April
-ICYMI: Cleanup crews respond to April storm in Worcester, Central Mass.
-Sidewalk snow removal is Worcester law, but few face fines: Data
-Faith flash mob at Worcester Walmart goes viral on TikTok: "It was beautiful"
-Worcester Police Department suspends gun license of business owner, city policy critic
-Man riding motorcycle on Worcester sidewalk arrested for drugs
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): "Stiff" to take stage at Wachusett
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-Holden police add patrols after report of man luring student
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): TODAY! Touch a Truck event Saturday in Shrewsbury
-Shrewsbury seeks to invest $10 million in South Street D.P.W. facility
-Paxton to hold Q&A with police, fire and D.P.W. leaders on Saturday
-Auburn couple married 73 years dies just over 2 weeks apart
-Grafton teacher's union makes its case
-3 races contested in Millbury Town Election
-The Landmark's public safety logs
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Five things to do: Loud music, automobile talk, and a solar eclipse...
-Worcester Cultural Coalition and Holy Cross offer summer residencies
-Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey coming to Worcester
-THT Rep presents "Twelfth Night" and "Judith"
-First Person: Cheryl L. Bonin contemplates life, limbs, knee surgery
-Shaun Connolly: Horrorscopes
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor's Forum No. 38 (28:11): Jillian Phillips
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 912 (29:23): Passover with Moe Bergman
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester pastor
>SPORTS: Celtics beat Sacramento, 101-100
-Caitlin Clark, Iowa beat UConn, 71-69, in national semifinal
-Red Sox beat Angels, 8-6
-WooSox, Bisons split doubleheader
-WooSox grounds crew teams up to tackle snowstorm, help team host games
-Radio Worcester (48:30): Tribute to Larry Lucchino by Worcester Red Sox President
-Railers fall to Maine, 6-2
-Former Worcester hockey pros: where are they now? 2023-2024 Final edition
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
>NATIONAL: 13-year-old girl makes shocking confession after allegedly killing mom, stabbing brother
-Tragic: Man accused of setting car on fire, killing baby daughters who were inside
>NEW ENGLAND: Milford man intentionally ran down woman in road rage incident, D.A. says
-Mass. day care teacher guilty in abuse case involving 3-year-old
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria partners with M.P.T.C. to bolster public safety workforce pipeline
-Holy Cross staff, students team to highlight health care gaps facing the deaf community
-Casey Sherman brings the business of Hollywood to Nichols
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 real-life destinations that belong in the pages of a fairy tale
>BUSINESS: Apple working on mobile robot that can follow you around your home
-Worcester biomedical firm raises $3 million for development of pelvic treatments
>HOMES: Here's how much you have to make to afford a starter home in the U.S.
>HEALTH: What is lymphedema and what causes it? (:49)
-Early menopause means higher risk of dementia, study shows (1:07)
>FOOD: Food inflation is so bad that $100 grocery list in 2019 costs $137 today
>TV/STREAMING: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "The American Society of Magical Negroes" and more
>CELEBRITY: No, Lizzo didn't quit music. But she says she's done "letting negative people win"
>ANIMALS: Baby cow struggles to find friends until.. (1:00)
>HISTORY: Winslow Surgery, City Hospital
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Lyft driver's $5 tip leads to $150,000 lottery prize
-Meanwhile, in Oklahoma, cowboys wrangle cows on loose for 2 years
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 37 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Driver hospitalized after car crashes into Dollar Tree store in Worcester (:20). Article
-Worcester apartment project on Shrewsbury Street faces parking concerns
-A year after scathing report on use of force, sex acts, Worcester police have new policies
-Worcester Public Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh retires
-TODAY! Guns to Gardens gun buyback
-Related: Radio Worcester (12:45): Dr. Michael Hirsch on Worcester’s “Guns to Gardens” program
-TODAY! The final Village Marketplace of 2025
-Worcester police officers honored at City Hall promotion ceremony
-Proposed development would bring 270 units, supermarket and a half-dozen other businesses to abandoned Shrewsbury factory site
-Dark Downeast Podcast (35:45): The murder of John E. Volungis Jr.
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Legacy businesses, tax rate debate, winter prep
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:36): Worcester snowstorm response, police oversight & affordability
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:03): Tax rates, infrastructure challenges and a major coaching milestone
>DINING OUT: Table Hoppin': Bonchon, from owners of Gong cha, sees crowds, lines
-ICYMI: Couple arrested after 5-hour standoff in Worcester (1:37). Article
-Related: Worcester officers treated for hypothermia after standoff
-Water restored as crews continue work on Shore Drive in Worcester
-Winter homeless shelter to open at former Quality Inn near Lincoln Plaza
-Worcester woman wins Lucky for Life, takes lump sum of $390,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Phone-free school by 2026? The newest phone policy controversy
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Chief Tim Sherblom sworn in as head of Central Mass. Chiefs of Police Association
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Pedestrian struck and killed on Providence Road in Northbridge
-Police determine threat at Sterling school not legitimate
-West Boylston town administrator, hired after flag controversy, headed to Rutland
-TODAY! Santa visits Paxton Fire Department
-Apple store opens in Millbury
-Disabled veteran tax exemption available in Shrewsbury
-Kindled Planning hopes to "spark" more for customers
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Assabet Valley Mastersingers, High Command and more ...
-"Sister's Christmas Catechism" coming to Worcester
-"Night Lights" named best holiday garden display in nation
-Anxious Taylor Swift was scared to continue Eras Tour after Vienna terror threat
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Extremist views of Worcester’s self-proclaimed moderates
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1399 (24:41): John Stanford, Executive Director, Incubate
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (59:28)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Professor Emerita at UMass Medical School
>SPORTS: What’s impressed Josh McDaniels the most about Drake Maye this season
-Jayson Tatum looks spry in latest workout videos amid injury recovery
-Holy Cross baseball, men's lacrosse announce schedules
-A banner day: St. Paul honors championship history of former high schools
>CARS: List of the most stolen cars in 2025 revealed
>NATIONAL: Terrifying gas explosion caught on doorbell cam (:49). Article
-The 10 richest states in America
-Tragic: 8 high school athletes injured during training run after car veers onto sidewalk in suspected D.U.I. crash
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe trial recap (21:57): After closing statements, the jury deliberates
-Driver shaken after alleged road rage shooting on I-495 (1:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI professor named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
-Assumption named peacebuilder and conflict-resolution expert Alice Nderitu Civic Friendship Fellow
-Late-night breakfast at Clark, in photos
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Where to go in Charlevoix, a French-Canadian snow globe
>BUSINESS: Lawmakers mull action on "dynamic" A.I.-powered pricing in wake of "shocking" Instacart report
-Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT’s alleged role in Conn. murder-suicide
-Radio Worcester (7:03): Holiday spending budgeting and scam-proofing advice
-Former Worcester City Councilor candidate founds organization to address systemic oppressions
>HOMES: Foreclosures are soaring in the U.S.: study
>SHOPPING: Shoppers say ’tis the season for inflation, poll finds
>HEALTH: Tips to protect your sleep during the holidays (4:56)
-Under 7 hours of sleep shortens your life — 5 tricks to snooze faster
>TV/STREAMING: How to stream Taylor Swift docuseries, "The End of an Era," on Disney+
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Die My Love," "Christy," and more
>CELEBRITY: Jason Bateman makes eyebrow-raising remark about sister Justine
-Judi Dench believes Harvey Weinstein has "done his time" for sexual assault, says she forgives him
>ANIMALS: Bear cub runs across frozen Hubbardston pond (:37)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: 187 Washington St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman’s 10 most memorable stories over the years (29:41)
-Meanwhile, escaped horse visits New York's J.F.K. Airport
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