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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:17). High of 31 today in Worcester
-December climate summary for Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester man accused of killing former employee with baseball bat, appears in court
-Earlier: Worcester man arrested after body found in Hubbardston
+6:00: "Why!?": Victim's family lashes out after Worcester man pleads guilty to 2019 murder
+6:00: Fires prompt Monday closures at Worcester charter school and Leominster High School
+6:00: Worcester man with suspended license, crack, fentanyl and stolen power tools arrested in Shrewsbury
+6:00: Worcester City Council to hear Gaza ceasefire resolution
+6:00: 210 Sports: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 13
+Noon: Man arrested for firing gun inside Worcester apartment: W.P.D.
+Noon: More than 20 evacuated after fire in Fitchburg apartment building
+Noon: Leominster High School closed Monday after kitchen fire
-Vernon Hill neighborhood gathers to support young girl battling cancer
-11-year-old Worcester cellist taking skills to the national stage
-Worcester man arrested after parking U-Haul at CVS, stealing Nugenix Testosterone Booster from Walgreens across the street
-Worcester Community Veterinary Hospital remains closed after fire
-Candlepin bowling on a roll for 140 years in Worcester
-Free community college highlights staffing issues as enrollment balloons (2:06). Article
-Pulse Magazine's People to Watch 2025
-Chapter 74 Programs at North High School (1:05)
-Aislinn Doyle: January 9th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:16): City settles canine bite case amid tensions between Councilor King and Mayor Petty
-ICYMI: Loved ones say goodbye to Rutland mother, newborn twins after medical emergency
-Veterans group seeks family of Army sergeant who died in Vietnam
-3 men arraigned on murder charges in Dorchester Street shooting
-Mural artist moves studio to Providence, raises concern about future of arts in Worcester
-Hearing on proposed car-auction site in Worcester postponed to February 10th
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Good Neighbor nominations sought
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-"Best Class Ever" holds 30th reunion
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community Advocate celebrates 50 years of sharing community news
-Rutland officer helps driver get disabled car back on the road
-Millbury Police Department year in review
-Leicester police to hold Home Firearms Safety Class January 23rd
-Grafton Common traffic analysis gets $25,000 state grant
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
-Melissa Sargent ready to build Berlin C.O.A.
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester Guild of Organists celebrate past, present and future
>OPINION: Luis Pedraja: A new year's resolution to bridge the divide
-WCCA-TV's Defining Good Health No. 7 (29:11): Deniz Ahmadinia, Part 1
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (1:18:16)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to June Eressy, nationally honored former Worcester Teacher of the Year
>SPORTS: Patriots fire Jerod Mayo after 1 season as head coach (3:37)
-4 potential candidates for Patriots head coach job
-Joe Milton shines in Patriots’ surprising win vs. Bills
-Patriots own No. 4 pick in first round after Week 18 win
-Celtics lose to Thunder, 105-92
-Bruins lose to Islanders, 5-4
-Holy Cross women's basketball beats American, 69-61. Highlights (1:19)
-Holy Cross men's basketball falls to American
>NATIONAL: Federal appeals court strikes down F.C.C.’s net neutrality rules
-Former nurse busted for abuse after 3 premature babies suffer fractures at hospital
-Tragic: 3-year-old girl mauled to death by giant dogs at home
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 people shot, another stabbed at house party in Maine
-Loved ones remember young boy killed in skiing accident (:40)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 popular national parks now require reservations
>BUSINESS: Economic Forecast survey: Central Mass. business leaders show less enthusiastic optimism
-Family Health Center of Worcester names inaugural chief workforce officer
>HOMES: Mass. Save's new blueprint targets landlords for green upgrades
>HEALTH: Doctor explains link between alcohol, cancer (3:16). Article
-Dry January: What to know about 31-day alcohol abstinence challenge
>FOOD: New Oreos for 2025 — Flavors include Irish creme, peanut butter, more
>TV/STREAMING: 11 best new movies on Netflix
>MOVIES: "Mufasa" beats "Sonic 3" with $23 million weekend as 2025 kicks off
>CELEBRITY: Golden Globes winners list
-The best and worst moments of the Golden Globes
-Golden Globes snubs, surprises: Wicked, Anora, Fernanda Torres
>HISTORY: How many of these former Worcester restaurants do you remember?
>ANIMALS: Abandoned puppy jumps into rescuers arms (1:47)
>GOOD NEWS: Dad who donated part of liver meets toddler after life-saving transplant
-Meanwhile, in Texas, feral pigs tormenting suburb: "I can't go out there and start blasting"
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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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