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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 22 today in Worcester
+Noon: Snowfall totals in Central Massachusetts
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: City of Worcester to open "warming centers" Tuesday and Wednesday
+5:00: Parking ban lifted as of 7 p.m. Monday
+5:00: King's teaching a reminder of conflict, unity at Worcester breakfast
+5:00: Concert to highlight unity between Black and Jewish communities
+5:00: Radio Worcester (14:30): City Manager Eric Batista addresses allegations of transphobia
+5:00: Radio Worcester (16:49): District 3 City Councilor George Russell announces retirement, addresses council controversy
+5:00: Worcester County Wonders: America's oldest Armenian Church
+5:00: 210 Sports: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 15
+Noon: Report, video show how Assumption "To Catch a Predator" case escalated
+Noon: Polar Seltzer releases 4 new "dessert cart" flavors
-Crews work to clear Worcester roads after overnight snow storm (2:34)
-Earlier: Drivers brave steep hills and slick roads in snowy Worcester (2:20)
-Meet Mac: Worcester's new K-9 tracker (1:24). Article (pictured)
-Worcester Airport saw busiest year since Massport took over nearly 15 years ago
-Despite drop in opioid-related deaths, fight continues locally
-Investigation launched following Worcester councilor’s accusations of transphobia
-Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Central Mass.: Here's what you need to know
-In honor: MLK Day breakfast, service, volunteer opportunities
-When Martin Luther King Jr. preached in Worcester
-What's open, closed on M.L.K. Day and Inauguration Day
-Worcester detective honored with Badge No. 1 (:46)
-Mental health treatment research firm opens Worcester location
-Trash & recycling pickup delayed by a day in Worcester starting Monday
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester's Literacy "Crisis" (Part 1)
-Faces of Worcester: Francisco Diaz, owner of Diaz and Sons
>DINING OUT: Shrewsbury Street restaurant celebrates 25 years in business
-ICYMI: Worcester native living in Hollywood describes California wildfires
-A toast to Worcester Eats Facebook members, now at 100,000 and counting
-Worcester tech firm moves to new Auburn headquarters
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: A beginners guide to midterms
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo: Don’t forget to close your tabs — The school’s wifi
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury couple walks through all 351 Mass. communities
-Trash and recycling delayed a day this week in Shrewsbury
-4 arrested in Auburn drug bust; fentanyl seized from sewer
-With ever-changing admissions, Chapman Education a "champion"
-Boylston Light part of solar array project
-Millbury Memorial Junior/Senior High School Honor Roll
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
-The Item's Neighbor to Neighbor column
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
-Mocktail recipes for Dry January (7:20)
>SHOWTIME: Young dancers compete at Worcester theatre
>OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Reflecting on Dr. King’s legacy
-Jamie Eldridge: State corrections department needs tech upgrade
-100FM The Pike (11:01): City Councilor Khrystian King on his efforts to revive First Night Worcester
-Manny Jae Media (24:09): City Manager Eric Batista
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 152 (29:33): Dysautonomia, Part 2
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local man who won the Carnegie Medal for Heroism
>SPORTS: Jerod Mayo's Patriots firing was "unfair": Vince Wilfork
-Railers lose to Wheeling, 4-3, in shootout
>NATIONAL: L.A. facing "worst of the worst" fire conditions as forecasters issue dire warning
-TikTok nation goes nuts as social-media app returns
-2025 holiday schedule: Full list of dates for federal holidays, more
-Tragic: 4 generations of the same family lost their homes in L.A. wildfires
>NEW ENGLAND: Young man found dead at Mass. trash facility. His family wants video and answers
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria E.M.T. students filling a void in emergency healthcare
-On the effort to unionize undergraduate workers at Clark
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 stunning personal residences of U.S. presidents
>BUSINESS: C.P.I. inflation report and what it means for the U.S. economy (7:45)
-41% of companies worldwide plan to reduce workforces by 2030 due to A.I.
>SHOPPING: Victoria's Secret winter sale — Get 7 panties for $35 for Valentine's Day
>HEALTH: Here's the age when shoveling snow becomes "very dangerous"
-Staying active through winter important for mental, heart health
>FOOD: Strawberries & Creme M&M's hit stores for Valentine's Day
>TV/STREAMING: CNN to shift Wolf Blitzer to mornings in massive shakeup at network: report
>MOVIES: "Wolf Man" clawed its way to No. 1 on its opening day
>CELEBRITY: How L.A. fires are affecting Hollywood — Award shows, TV delays, concerts and more
>HISTORY: Footbridge at Lake Quinsigamond, circa 1934
>ANIMALS: Baby falls in love with rescue kittens (1:37)
>GOOD NEWS: How a beloved professor's bond with a former student transcends illness (2:40)
-Meanwhile, in Belgium, food safety authority: Do not eat Christmas trees
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Court docs reveal disturbing new details behind viral video involving ex-Southbridge McDonald’s manager (2:21). Article
-Cost to fix Worcester police station put at $20 million over 3 years\
-Tiny home village for homeless seniors breaks ground in Worcester
-Emergency closes Worcester bistro until Friday
-Railers owner buys Pulse Magazine, CM Pride Magazine
-Worcester State nursing program welcomes first group of Anna Maria nursing students
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday's School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester organizations get $425,000 for affordable housing efforts
-Back-to-back national honors spotlight Worcester Public Library’s evolving role
-Radio Worcester (23:08): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista discusses city’s first-ever $1 billion budget
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Small Plates (5:56)
-ICYMI: Worcester police honor fallen officers, former chief Gary Gemme
-Assumption graduates 304 students at DCU Center
-Anna Maria College closing comes as disappointment for Molly Bish's family (2:17). Article
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police holding second annual Cruiser Cup Golf Tournament June 12th
-Wachusett Echo: Internship and employment at the school bank
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree crash leaves Southbridge home uninhabitable
-Westborough police continues to investigate shots fired on Research Drive
-Man with spiked-bat, drugs arrested in Leominster after 911 report of impaired driver
-Seeing double: Shrewsbury High School graduating class boasts 17 sets of twins
-Dudley candidates' night to be held June 8th
-Webster Town Meeting approves budget, drone bylaw, Pine View Liquors petition
-Shrewsbury teachers no longer need COVID vaccine
-Blackstone Valley Regional named distinguished school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (19:15): Greater Worcester Opera brings “1776” to Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 23 (28:52): Meatball, Part 1
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Depression in motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why Puerto Rico still doesn’t receive S.N.A.P. benefits
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. No. 164 (29:35): The Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former UMass Medical School professor and Physician of the Year
>SPORTS: Tom Brady takes dig at Bill Belichick during Georgetown commencement speech
-Jason Varitek's wife takes shot at Red Sox G.M. after coaching ouster
-Red Sox beat Royals, 3-1
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2026 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 32
>CARS: Gas prices climbing— What frustrated drivers can expect next (4:12)
>NATIONAL: San Diego mosque shooting: 3 men killed, suspects found dead (1:37)
-American who was on doomed cruise reveals what it's like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
-Tragic: Toddler crushed to death by antique dresser as she climbed it to reach a toy
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot dies in small plane crash in Rhode Island (:52)
-Pipe bomb found in Mass. pond, police investigating (1:12)
-Video shows Good Samaritans rushing to pull 2 people from car following rollover on I-495
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Cheer scores at national championships
-Clark honors Worcester student, staff members for inclusion and equity work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 top trending U.S. summer destinations
-The first thing you should do in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: Banks find ways to finance nonprofits, despite their lending and revenue challenges
-LPL Financial Research: Energy shock expected to hit prices harder than the economy
>HOMES: Homes are older than ever—but local permitting systems could slow down essential renovations
>HEALTH: Discussing ebola outbreak with infectious disease specialist (3:14)
-What no one tells you about egg freezing
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Oven-roasted turkey parmesan over spaghetti
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Lopez movie on Netflix, "Office Romance" (2:42)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Steven Spielberg's new movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Carrie Underwood rejected L.A. glamour to live on Tennessee farm
-William Daniels, 99, and wife Bonnie Bartlett, 96, detail "rules" of "open marriage"
>ANIMALS: Playful puppy from local shelter looking for active family (3:09)
>HISTORY: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
>GOOD NEWS: School principal retires, but returns as a handyman (2:34)
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo does "6-7" hand motion at the Vatican
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