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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:15). High of 40 today in Worcester
+6:00: What are the chances of a white Christmas in New England? (10:58)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Another fatal shooting in Worcester after victim found in truck
+6:00: Crumbl Cookies files permits to open in White City
+6:00: The Sound of Solstice: Cara Brindisi's third annual winter concert set at Mechanics Hall
+6:00: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 10
+Noon: D.O.J. to hold Worcester community meeting on bombshell police report
+Noon: Shaun Connolly: Holiday Ho Ho Oh No
-52nd Planting the Seed event collects more than 10,000 gifts
-11-year-old Worcester girl headed to national classic musical competition
-Viral "Dubai chocolate bar" hits shelves at this Worcester cake shop
-Worcester city manager's claims on "rushed" D.O.J. report are false, sources say
-Related: Worcester city manager permitted lawyer’s statement on police report, spokesman confirms
-Man shot and wounded by police in Fitchburg
-2 Worcester residents arrested, police attacked while breaking up fight at toddler’s birthday party, police say
-Ex-Central Mass. residents charged with helping hundreds get driver's licenses illegally
-Radio Worcester (7:42): Dr. Adam Darnobid shares winter safety tips to prevent icy falls
-With a new board chair, Family Health Center of Worcester looks to sustain its financial recovery
-Worcester developments in Green Island outpace tree plantings
-Worcester trains shorter, more frequent
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant to hold annual free holiday meal
-ICYMI: Man shot to death in Worcester, 24-year-old arrested
-Worcester police arrest suspect in Park Ave. bank robbery
-Community rallies for answers in death of state police recruit from Worcester (2:01). Article
-Worcester police chief pushes back on Justice Department investigation
-Related: What's next after the scathing D.O.J. report alleging abuse by Worcester police
-Related: Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:18): Tom Marino, Mark Henderson and Randy Feldman on D.O.J. report
-Related: Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:39): D.O.J. report criticizes Worcester police
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden Police Department welcomes new officer
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Improvement and determination — the 2 keys for Wachusett boys' basketball
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Photos: Parade celebrates West Boylston's 3-peat
-With Fill the Wagon event, Shrewsbury Police bring joy, toy by toy
-Worcester County Wonders: Leominster's most famous fashion criminal
-Northborough police charge man with trafficking fentanyl
-Economic development bill includes $500,000 for Grafton Common
-Gardner inks first first tenant for new community center
-Millbury and Sutton Blackstone Valley Tech students are Adams Scholars
-Item photos: Celebration held at Clinton School Committee
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester native delivers holiday delight, fright portraying Grinch
-Call to Artists for "I've Known Rivers: African Americans and Labor" exhibit
-Clark's History of Hip Hop course examines the genre’s influence on global culture
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 443 (28:19): AHF Boston
-Unity Radio's Black in Business (56:57)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an avid swimmer who was a member of the 500-mile club
>SPORTS: Patriots fall flat in 30-17 loss to Arizona
-Jerod Mayo's odd comment about play calling after loss (:42). Article
-Aliyah Boston is first Worcester Academy star to have jersey retired
-Caitlin Clark’s 2-word message to Aliyah Boston after major honor
-Celtics beat Wizards, 112-98
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories: Kahlil Singleton
>NATIONAL: Mayotte cyclone kills several hundred, maybe thousands, in worst storm in century
-Why do some consider man accused of killing CEO folk hero? (2:17)
-Tragic: 6 dead, including a child, after wrong-way crash in Mississippi
>NEW ENGLAND: Police shooting suspect arrested in house next door after manhunt
-Hundreds attend funeral of World War II veteran with no known family
>COLLEGES: WPI’s Pre-Health Program nurturing future physicians
-Anna Maria given $1 million to launch school safety and mental health initiative
-Assumption Trustees reappoints President Greg Weiner
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): JetBlue announces new routes to Madrid, Edinburgh from Boston
>BUSINESS: Relationships and careers take a backseat to this priority for most women: survey
-Radio Worcester (11:17): B.B.B.’s Megan MacBride warns of holiday scams
-Ascend Elements to start production at $43 million Georgia E.V. battery recycling facility
>HOMES: What $800,000 or less gets you in Worcester County, December 8th to 14th
>SHOPPING: Central Mass. Mom's Stacey Kenneally: Nontraditional gift ideas
>HEALTH: Ultra-processed foods drive colorectal cancer risk, prevent healing: study (1:00). Article
-Study unearths concerning link between Americans and exposure to deadly toxin
>FOOD: Ritz Bits introduces first new flavor in nearly a decade
>TV/STREAMING: "Yellowstone" Season 5 finale reveals Dutton Ranch’s fate — and ends with a major death
>MOVIES: "Kraven the Hunter" flops while "Moana 2" tops the box office again
>CELEBRITY: Colleen Camp, the Hollywood insider shaping Oscar campaigns and films
>HISTORY: American Steel & Wire Co. Dam, South Works, Worcester
>ANIMALS: Puppy leaves shelter after 432 days (2:24)
>GOOD NEWS: High school students redesigning toys for kids with special needs
-Meanwhile, Florida woman, a TikTok influencer, allegedly films herself shoplifting
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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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