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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:00). High of 48 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: 5 local college students charged with kidnapping in "Predator" hunting attempt gone horribly wrong
+Noon: New Year's Eve plans? Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands
+Noon: New Year's Fireworks: From the Cape to Western Mass., here's where to go
+Noon: How to watch the ball drop on New Year’s Eve
+Noon: Local pop culture roundup: "The Walking Dead," Silver Scream and more
+Noon: Most talked about pop culture moments of 2024
+Noon: Favorite music videos of '24 include Clairo, D.O.S., Sapling and more
+Noon: 11 New Year's Eve movies on streaming
+Noon: Janice Harvey: In 2025, knowledge is not much without wisdom
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old girl
-Saint Vincent Hospital nurses say 2 patients died amid understaffing
-St. V's owner, Point32Health reach insurance coverage agreement at 11th hour
-Earlier: Thousands to lose health insurance at major Mass. hospital systems as of Wednesday
-Police arrest 14-year-old in Worcester shooting
-Deli forced to move from Downtown Worcester; closed for now
-Century-old Worcester school building set to become apartment complex
-What's open and closed on New Year's Eve and Day
-Here's how to dispose of your tree in Worcester after Christmas
-Vacation hours at The Oval skating rink on Worcester Common
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for December
-ICYMI: Who is at fault in this winter dusting pile-up in Worcester?
-Worcester: A tapestry of history and heritage
-Oldest town in Worcester County was established in 1653. Here's where
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Bathroom sign-out shaky start
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Wachusett grad questions students' access to military career options
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury town leaders voice concerns over "unfriendly" housing project proposal
-First Congregational Church of Spencer moves closer to re-building
-Developer buys site of proposed Lancaster distribution park for $5.7 million
-Couple caught shoplifting assault officers, cause disturbance at Leominster mall
-Odor, noise zoning bylaw sent to Grafton Planning Board for drafting
-Clinton students present "SpongeBob the Musical"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Here's how Jimmy Carter sparked the craft beer industry (1:12)
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Kwanzaa, New Year's Eve and getting "Out of Worcester"
-Cirque du Soleil's makes DCU Center its first stop for restaged "OVO"
-Musical sensation "Dear Evan Hansen" coming to Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1362 (25:03): Tracy Kraus, Executive Director, Worcester Chamber Music
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1363 (27:36): Priscilla Ress, Good Neighbor Energy Fund
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to decorated local Vietnam veteran
>SPORTS: Patriots’ 2025 opponents set after Week 17 games
-Matthew Cribbin named Holy Cross volleyball head coach
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 12
>CARS: Kia, Ford, Ram among 39,000 vehicles recalled
>NATIONAL: Dozens of tornadoes leave at least 4 dead across 7 Southern states
-The new Gen Z slang terms that "cooked" in 2024
-Tragic: Boy hit by drone at holiday show needed open-heart surgery: Mom
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. zoo mourns death of 66-year-old elephant Ruth
-Top Massachusetts political issues of 2024 (6:54)
>COLLEGES: WPI president receives national honor for inventors (4:55)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The strangest things left behind in hotel rooms
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Falling demand for office space forces building owners to get creative
>HOMES: Homes at or under $800,000 in Worcester County, December 22nd to 28th
>SHOPPING: Unclaimed airline baggage gets sold at tourist hotspot
>HEALTH: Coping with mental health struggles during the holidays
-Ways to treat back pain - and when to see a doctor (1:08)
>FOOD: Oreo's owner is using A.I. to create new snacks — and get them on shelves 5 times faster
>TV/STREAMING: The saddest TV cancellations of 2024
>MOVIES: Hollywood Reporter critics pick top film performances of 2024
>CELEBRITY: Influential people who died in 2024
-Celebrity arrests, trials and lawsuits from 2024
-Hollywood's biggest winners and losers of 2024
>HISTORY: 1977: Thompson family of Clinton welcomes President Carter to home
>ANIMALS: Adoption Option: Father-and-son bonded feline pair seek loving home
>GOOD NEWS: Police use infrared drone to rescue missing man on Christmas Eve
-Meanwhile, here are the 10 oddest Guinness World Records of the year
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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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