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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:20). High of 34 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: UMass Medical School leader says N.I.H. cuts "profound and sobering"
+6:00: 210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 18
+Noon: This company is paying up to $5.5 million to improve Route 20
+Noon: Sex offender from Auburn arrested in N.Y., faces extradition
+Noon: Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
+Noon: T&G Student of the Week: Putting the spotlight on high achievers
+Noon: It's a "Dog Eat Doug" world for Worcester's Brian Anderson (pictured)
-Apartment building approved for former Suney's Pub site in Worcester
-CarMax "reassessing" plans for Route 20 car auction site
-Worcester County Wonders: Bubbles, bears and beverages all under one roof at Polar
-Worcester expands efforts to address rising homelessness
-Survivor of 1963 church bombing to speak at Anna Maria on Monday
-"Courage to Dream" honors immigrants' stories in celebration
-Fire hits commercial building in Oxford
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:27): Worcester’s commitment to the transgender community
>DINING OUT: Asian restaurant to replace Smokestack Urban BBQ in Worcester
-ICYMI: What survivors, advocates know about Mass. A.G.'s inquiry into child sexual abuse at Catholic dioceses
-Earlier: Worcester Diocese abuse victims want state's report made public
-Critics say D.O.J.’s report on Worcester police "unfair." Yet city paid millions in settlements
-Jacob Grice set for trial in killing of Darren Dyette in Worcester
-Worcester Memorial Auditorium eyed as veterans center, museum
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Former site of 102-year-old Sunnyside Ford up for sale
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Sen. Durant, Rep. Ferguson to hold office hours Tuesday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Central Mass. gets huge snowfall, making for great sledding (2:20)
-Millbury Select Board considers most recent M.B.T.A. Communities Law action
-Sterling police receive intervention grant
-Paxton fills empty board seats, at least until May
-The Item's Neighbor to Neighbor column
-Sutton Middle School Honor Roll
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Kendrick Lamar headlines Super Bowl halftime show
-Debut book from WPI professor chronicles history of Black opera performers, creators
>OPINION: Worcesteria: Amid uncertainty, event shares info on HIV/AIDS
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (1:31:06)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to 19-year-old who tragically passed away "after a courageous lifetime living with a heart condition"
>SPORTS: Eagles beat Chiefs in Super Bowl, 40-22
-Randy Moss cries during emotional ESPN return at Super Bowl
-Drake Maye excited to run Tom Brady-style offense with Patriots
>NATIONAL: 25% steel and aluminum tariffs coming in latest trade escalation
-Cop kills "active shooter" outside family fun center: sheriff
-Tragic: Massive avalanche kills skier on popular mountain
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 die in Manchester R.V. fire
-Karen Read tells her story in exclusive 1-on-1 interview (6:08)
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross grad swims English Channel solo
-Eye tracking system for detection of cognitive load developed at WPI (1:10)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 incredible tourist sites with a waitlist
>BUSINESS: Mass. coffee roasting company looks to expand into Worcester
-How greed and profit fueled a failed Alzheimer drug
>HOMES: L.A. wildfires highlight nation's insurance crisis
>HEALTH: For some, the pandemic never ended
-5 years of COVID: What does COVID mean now? (1:35)
>FOOD: Switch from eggs to these higher protein foods that are cheaper
>TV/STREAMING: 11 best new shows on Netflix
>MOVIES: "Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning" trailer hits the Super Bowl
>CELEBRITY: Bill Belichick, Jeremy Strong join Ben Affleck in new DunKings Super Bowl ad (full version: 6:08)
>ANIMALS: Team Fluff wins the Puppy Bowl
>HISTORY: Why's it called that? Actress Grace Stafford took her stage name from Worcester street
>GOOD NEWS: Woman becomes surrogate for her former teacher struggling with infertility (2:19)
-Meanwhile, moose breaks into a hospital for a snack (1:44)
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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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