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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 36 today in Worcester
-Worcester Public Schools closed
-Wachusett Regional School District schools closed
-Latest snowfall totals in Massachusetts
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Little known about shooting that left 2 dead in Worcester apartment
+6:00: Worcester police arrest suspect in convenience store robberies on train
+6:00: Dudley woman wins $1 million on scratch ticket
+6:00: Driver injured when tree falls on van in Oxford (1:24)
+1:00: Crews clear streets as Worcester gets first snowfall of season (1:20)
+Noon: Struck Catering to close in December following 25 years in business
+Noon: 4-story, 122-room hotel proposed for Worcester near Route 146
+Noon: Southbridge fire was set intentionally: arson investigators
+Noon: Six Things to do: Clowning, carols, bells a-ringing
+Noon: Christine Ebersole to perform in Broadway in Worcester show
+Noon: Broadway in Worcester announces show starring Cheyenne Jackson
+Noon: Loose Salute plays tribute to Michael Nesmith with show at Vincent's
-Worcester crews ready for plowable snow (1:48)
-Declared Winter Parking Ban in effect
-Streets reopened after electrical fire in Downtown Worcester evacuated building
-How a Worcester rapper wound up touring with members of the Wu-Tang Clan
-Community Healthlink reaches tentative labor deal; staffing challenges persist
-Globetrotters ambassador "Too Tall" Winston visits patients at UMass Memorial
-The bean figures in dishes globally ... and here in Central Mass.
-Shrewsbury woman dies in fatal crash in New York
-Flames rip through 2 apartment buildings in Southbridge (2:00)
-Liz Goodfellow: Worcester Speaks No. 6 — Nate Sabo
-Aislinn Doyle: December 5th School Committee meeting agenda preview
>DINING OUT: Worcester tavern to host chili cook-off Sunday
-ICYMI: Worcester marks 25 years since 6 firefighters killed battling blaze (2:10). Article
-Patients scramble as UMass Memorial, other hospitals split from Tufts insurance
-Worcester receives funding for substance use diversion
-Nonprofit launches mushroom initiative to address food insecurity
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden's Jingle and Mingle on Friday
-Related: Trolley stops for Jingle and Mingle
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Feeling better through fitness
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Jonathan Lind, ex of murderer Julia Enright, set for perjury trial
-Authorities identify man who died in crash, car fire in Douglas
-Holiday open house at Shrewsbury library Saturday
-Millbury Chain on Lights Sunday
-Grafton celebrates the holidays Sunday
-Holiday festivities around Wachusett towns
-Rutland Police Department Warrant Wednesday
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: WoMag editor Victor Infante charts course of marriage in new novella
-Radio Worcester (11:01): stART at the Station returns Sunday for holiday fun
-"Mariah Carey's Christmas Time" show is coming to Boston. How to go
-Small Stones Festival of Arts gears up for January 25th opening
-Last Call: Bob Manlick and Sara Furbush, Worcester Mineral Club
>OPINION: Worcesteria: Silent witnesses in exhibit marking Cold Storage fire
-Worcester City Manager Eric Batista: Celebrate the holidays in the Heart of the Commonwealth
-Shaun Connolly: Horrorscopes
-Unity Radio's Youth Unity (27:04): Linda McSweeney from Worcester Public Schools
-Unity Radio's Now I Thrive (57:43)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to member of the Wagner Motors family
>SPORTS: Patriots coach Jerod Mayo "on solid ground" for 2025 season
-NFL Week 14 schedule, TV and announcers
-Bruins beat Blackhawks, 4-2
-Red Sox, reliever Aroldis Chapman agree to $10.75 million contract
-Holy Cross men's basketball holds off Harvard, 68-67. Highlights (2:20)
-Railers fall to Adirondack, 7-4
-Hudson, Uxbridge win football state championships (2:15). Article
>NATIONAL: UnitedHealthcare C.E.O. shot killed in "targeted attack" outside Manhattan hotel
-A mystery disease has killed 179, mostly teens, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
-Tragic: "A Christmas Carol" actor dies after collapsing onstage mid-show
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. State Police lawsuits, transparency concerns
-Karen Read prosecutors want defense's dog bite expert barred from testifying in new trial
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria's AMCAST (30:51): Dr. Jennifer Carlson
-Clark Accessibility Network advocates for a more inclusive campus
-WPI Professor Richard Lopez discusses learning, human connection in A.I. age (17:36)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 best places to travel in 2025
>BUSINESS: Tips for Gen Z job seekers and the people who hire them (3:27)
-Unity Radio's Black in Business (56:27)
>SHOPPING: Amazon Prime — Video, music, free deliveries and other member perks
>HEALTH: Why December has the highest rate of heart attacks (2:21)
-Pancreatic cancer patient survival doubled with high dose of common vitamin, study finds
>FOOD: Fruit supplier SunFed Produce recalls cucumbers over salmonella fears
>TV/STREAMING: Behind the scenes of Bravo’s decision to reboot "Vanderpump Rules" with new cast
>MOVIES: Who’s the best Farrelly Brothers leading man? Jack Black, Jim Carrey and Ben Stiller compete
>CELEBRITY: "Exhausted" Taylor Swift wants to take time off after lengthy Eras Tour: report
>HISTORY: State Normal School, circa 1914
>ANIMALS: Tiny bird barges into woman's apartment, makes himself at home (1:47)
>GOOD NEWS: Dog saved from house fire meets her heroes
-Meanwhile, in London, world's tallest and shortest women meet each other for afternoon tea
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 90 today in Worcester
-Worcester climate summary for May
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: UMass Memorial woes: Hiring freeze, operating loss, looming strike threat
+6:00: Worcester city councilor charged with assaulting police after I.C.E. arrest
+6:00: Councilor Etel Haxhiaj's response
+6:00: Burncoat High awards diplomas at DCU Center ceremony
+6:00: Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:56): Natale Consenza settlement, I.C.E. arrest protests, Clark layoffs
+6:00: Bill Ballou on baseball
+Noon: Worcester-shot "Walking Dead" scenes may all have all been shown
+Noon: Teseracte Players do "Time Warp" again at "Rocky Horror" in Worcester
+Noon: Listen Up: Role Model, Megan Thee Stallion and sizzle summer playlists
+Noon: Last Call: P.E. James, musician
-Clark University to lay off up to 30% of faculty, significantly restructure degree tracks amid financial strain
-Worcester, Cosenza reach settlement on $8 million jury award in evidence manipulation case
-Suspect in April 2024 Worcester killing, on the run for more than a year, held without bail
-3 men arrested in connection with University Park shooting in Worcester
-Worcester street renamed for boy who died in "One Chip Challenge" (2:04). Article
-Related: Video of ceremony (21:07)
-National burger chain opening first New England location in Worcester
-Central Mass. man now facing manslaughter charge in connection with brother’s shooting death
-Out to Lunch and Movies on the Common set for summer fun downtown
-Hidden waterfall flows back to life at Cascades Park in Worcester thanks to heavy spring rainfall (1:49)
-Grafton Job Corps searching for shelter for 30 homeless students
-Gerald Creamer Center Graduation (1:01:52)
-Aislinn Doyle: June 5th School Committee Meetings agenda preview
-This dog was found on Willard Ave. in Worcester
-DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): The last 24-hour diner: A Worcester staple stands alone
-ICYMI: UMass Memorial, 1,000 workers have a week to avoid strike
-Grand jury hearing evidence in death of Worcester state police trainee
-Worcester eatery seized by state because of unpaid taxes
-Worcester activist critical of city manager faces 1-year city hall ban
-Worcester father of 4-month-old deported after I.C.E. "violated his rights," attorney says
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Part of Doyle Road to be closed Wednesday
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston override OK'd; Raj, Ashwell win for Select Board
-Governor Healey visits new Amazon fulfillment center in Charlton
-Pending Select Board vote, Shrewsbury trash bags may cost more this July
-Westborough-based hydropower firm to update its century-old facilities
-Webster man sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking
-Playground improvements are part of Grafton's long-term plan
-Blackstone Valley Tech competitors earn 46 SkillsUSA Medals
-City to Saddle Farm Trot 5K is June 21st
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Screen Time: Short film "Solus" wins big at Top Shorts Film Festival
-Sarah Connell Sanders: 3 days of "momfluencing" at Boston Calling
>OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin: The art of making people uncomfortable
-Peter B-G Weller: Proposed state ed bill borders on digital surveillance
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (56:35): Bonnie Hope Dellerose, Renew Body Sequence
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a lifetime member of Hadassah who was married for 76 years
>SPORTS: Stefon Diggs "got the message" from Mike Vrabel after boat incident
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 4-3
-Bravehearts fall to Nashua, 4-3. Next home game: 6:30 Friday. Get tickets here
-Holy Cross announces "WooCru" as official student section name
-How Baylor Scheierman can earn larger Celtics role in second season
-Sox prospect Roman Anthony responds to backlash over Worcester laundry cart video
-WooSox beat Rochester, 6-5
-Mara leads Saint Paul back to Division 1 quarterfinals
>NATIONAL: Ukraine strikes Crimean Bridge with underwater explosives
>TRAGIC: 3 young sisters killed while visiting homeless dad, hunt is on for father
>NEW ENGLAND: Father found dead, search ongoing for missing daughter in Maine (:49). Article
-Milford student detained by I.C.E. awaiting upcoming court hearing in "terrible conditions" (3:43)
-Lawyer says Milford student in I.C.E. custody is here legally (:50). Article
-Karen Read trial (25:46): No mistrial over dog D.N.A., officer says evidence changed
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross grad Jango Janigian wants to take you on an adventure
-Decline of international students at Mass. universities having negative impact, expert says
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 tips every cruiser should follow
>BUSINESS: GBH layoffs to impact 45 employees
-LPL Financial Research: Tariffs and market volatility likely to stick
-101: Staying strong through workforce reductions
>HOMES: Heat pump demand is reaching new heights as customers seek government incentives before they disappear
>SHOPPING: Temu's daily U.S. users cut in half following end of tariff loophole
>HEALTH: How to beat the heat for better sleep
-How yoga can help improve your mental wellbeing (3:41)
>FOOD: Popeyes launches surprise new menu item to compete with McDonald’s
>TV/STREAMING: "The Four Seasons" renewed for Season 2 at Netflix
>MOVIES: 10 hot movies to see this summer
>CELEBRITY: Emmy winner Valerie Mahaffey dies at 71
>ANIMALS: Tiniest puppy grows up to be HUGE (2:44)
>GOOD NEWS: 120-mile kayak trip benefits athletes with disabilities
-Meanwhile, in Florida, loose kangaroo caught on video hopping down road
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