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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:31). High of 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Rutland teen killed in crash during motocross race in Southwick
+6:00: First responder training at 2 Worcester schools on Thursday
+6:00: Cordella's Coffee opens in Worcester on bustling June Street block (pictured)
+Noon: GoFundMe created to help Worcester teen in critical condition from shooting
+Noon: Latin American concert. Expo, making connections in Worcester
+Noon: Prelim round for Teen Spoken Word Festival set for White Room
+Noon: Last Call: Richard Kravitz, artist
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 69-year-old man
-Fourth Worcester triple shooting suspect turns himself in, police say
-Worcester police starting new unit dedicated to curbing gun violence
-Worcester woman comes face to face with man breaking into her home (2:10). Article
-Worcester man, 72, robbed by public urinator he photographed: Police
-Stafford Street changes near 2 years after the death of Candice Asare-Yeboah
-Golden tickets to be found in Worcester library vending machines
-City Manager to deliver State of City address
-As Worcester struggles to fill job, Boston, Springfield find success with D.E.I. chiefs
-Worcester truck garage’s retiring owner sells to AAA Northeast for $1.8 million
-Radio Worcester (23:23): Dr. Satya Mitra offers last-minute tax tips for Mass. residents
-Radio Worcester (13:33): Eric Casey discusses Worcester's film industry slowdown
-Earlier: The industry built around Central Mass. moviemaking reached new heights before pause
-Clark fires back as outgoing Holocaust center director admonishes school in W.S.J. op-ed
-Earlier: Longtime head of Clark Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies leaving, explains in Wall Street Journal why she's going to Assumption University
-Related: Assumption launches Center for Civic Friendship, names first director
>DINING OUT: Well, isn't this a pretty pickle bread? Dish at Marvin's Corner
-ICYMI: Police investigate man's shooting death in Worcester (1:56). Article
-Off-duty Worcester cop spots, busts suspect in 7-Eleven robbery
-Just announced: Legendary singer coming to Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Ice cream making class Thursday
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-2 exclusion votes could fund Holden projects
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster police officers, dispatchers honored for rescuing boy, 4
-West Boylston fire official honored for excellence
-Races shape up for Clinton's June 10th election
-Illicit stormwater discharge reporting team created in Grafton
-Millbury Parents Club announces $19,100 in donations
-Sutton High robotics team places fifth in competition
-Colonial Candies has sweet history
-Princeton Agricultural Commission to host town forum
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-TODAY! Jazzed Up at 961 Restaurant & Lounge at Union Station
-6 of the city’s best espresso martinis
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: Spooner Well reprises historic murder on new album
-National Baseball Poetry Festival back at bat
-Worcesteria: Local retailers brace themselves for Record Store Day
-Janice Harvey: Remembering the White Bronco "chase" that riveted the world
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 420 (28:09): Mark Fuller
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 197 (28:36): Donald Unger, Editor, and Nick Zwirblia, Author
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to accomplished local painter
>SPORTS: Bruins loss sets up first round matchup with Maple Leafs
-Bruins broadcaster Jack Edwards to retire at end of season
-Mel Kiper: Why Drake Maye would be Patriots’ "home run" swing
-Red Sox lose to Cleveland, 10-7
-Caitlin Clark-led 2024 WNBA Draft shatters TV ratings record
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Holy Cross football practice report (1:59): Safety Curtis Harris-Lopez and linebacker Frankie Monte
-WooSox Rewind: WooSox nearly swept by Mets
-WooSox beat Durham, 7-4
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
>NATIONAL: Chicago shooting kills 8-year-old girl and wounds 10, including small children, police say
-Man charged with grisly dismemberment of college teen after date night
-Tragic: Grandmother accused of killing 3-year-old grandson the day after Christmas
>NEW ENGLAND: Recap of Karen Read murder trial Day 1 (2:59). Article
-Arrest made after man seen throwing flammable object into home
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross student, a cancer survivor, fights for children's greater access to treatment
-TODAY! Anna Maria's art seniors showcase artwork on April 17th
-Worcester State's The Beat (19:31): Communications Department faculty member Herman E. Servatius
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The best European rivers to cruise
>BUSINESS: How Greater Worcester small business owners can find success in 2024
-LPL Research: Revisiting energy
-$1 billion life sciences reauthorization has Central Mass. leaders thinking big
>SHOPPING: Target's car seat trade-in event: When is it? How to get a coupon
>HOMES: Radon in homes may be to blame for rise in lung cancer (1:06)
>HEALTH: Chatting with strangers could be good for your health (1:06)
-Acetaminophen use in pregnancy not linked to neurodevelopmental disorders, large study finds
>FOOD: 100FM The Pike (11:50): Nick O'Malley of MassLive talks the top 12 drive-thru coffees in Mass.
>TV/STREAMING: "The Talk" officially gets the boot, will end with Season 15 in December
>MOVIES: Every "Ghostbusters" movie, ranked
>CELEBRITY: John Goodman shows off slimmed-down figure after 200-pound weight loss
>ANIMALS: Cat hates his new kitten brother until...❤ (3:54)
>HISTORY: Slater Building, between Pearl and Elm streets in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): "HELP" sign on beach points rescuers to men stuck on island
-Meanwhile, in New Mexico, shoplifting suspect tries to outrun police horses in video
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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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