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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:09). High of 40 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-"We have had no closure": Family of Worcester cold case victim seeking help from public
-"Crimes of passion:" Worcester homicides rate highest in nearly 4 decades
-Popular Worcester restaurant to close for good on March 2nd
-Lake Ave. office building sells for $925,000
-Vincent's: Come for meatball sando, stay because it's awesome (1:03)
-Worcester's Bull Mansion has historical ties to a doctor, not an animal
-TODAY! Town meeting on current immigration operations on Sunday in Worcester
-At South High, administrators speak highly of discipline reform
-Advocates express concern about plan to implement vocational school lotteries
-Thousands of new housing units on the horizon
-Investigation underway after cat was discovered inside backpack in Auburn
-John Kerry to deliver annual Hanify-Howland Memorial Lecture at Holy Cross
-Radio Worcester (22:31): Homes for Heroes supports Thin Blue Ride
>FAITH: Worcester Bishop McManus on Pope Francis: "Join with me in prayer"
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:32): Councilor's indefinite absence sparks debate
-DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week begins Monday
-ICYMI: Worcester bar's liquor license suspended for 5 days for after-hours assault
-Worcester residents get shoveling and plowing help from "snow angel"
-2 Auburn teens saved from N.H. mountain
-Brazilian pizza shop coming to former Worcester deli
-Dr. Fauci announces mid-March residency at Holy Cross
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Good Neighbor Awards announced
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-March Among Friends senior newsletter
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): After M.B.T.A. zoning referendum, debate persists in Shrewsbury
-Grafton Middle School eighth-grader selected for Project 351
-Large water main break in Fitchburg causes temporary road closure
-Winchendon man arrested for obstructing emergency vehicle
-Paxton seniors planning trip to Norway
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
-Mechanics Hall to host The Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Concerts, historical demos and more
-Manny Jae Media (3:44:56): Dead of Winter Horror Festival
-100FM The Pike (15:33): Dusty Slay talks smoking, jobs and making The Grand Ole Opry laugh
-Worcester Chamber Music Society performs Thursday in Worcester
>OPINION: Ray Mariano: Gong Show rolls on in West Boylston, Worcester
-Daily Mail: Inside America's "trans sanctuary city" too busy shouting to focus on worst murder rate in decades
-Brian Nelson Laurel on Museum of Worcester candlepin bowling exhibit
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: How a failed system killed Jocelynn Rojo Carranza
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Losing changes you
-Maggie Calvetti: Annual anchors — Our take on family traditions
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 452 (25:39): Kellys Roast Beef
-Manny Jae Media (1:16:25): Reading of Frederick Douglass speech "What to the Slave is the 4th of July"
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a longtime successful "Avon Lady"
>SPORTS: Bruins lose to Ducks, 3-2
-Holy Cross women's basketball team falls to Navy on Senior Day. Video (:30)
-Happy homecoming for former Wachusett star as Navy women's basketball team tops Holy Cross
-Former Holy Cross star C.J. Hanson reaches Super Bowl in first NFL season
-Railers beat Savannah, 4-2
>CARS: More than 370,000 Teslas recalled over power steering
>NATIONAL: Pope Francis is in critical condition after a long respiratory crisis, requiring oxygen at high flow
-What I.R.S. layoffs could mean for taxpayers' filings (2:01)
-Tragic: Teen fatally stabbed in heart on Valentine's Day date
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read shares story in exclusive interview: Extended cut (1:11:50)
-Dozens of recruits have died nationwide while training to become police officers
>COLLEGES: WPI named top-tier research university
-Photos, paintings, sculptures by 17 Clarkies on display at ArtsWorcester show
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This budget airline is introducing first-class seating for first time
>BUSINESS: D.O.J. launches probe into UnitedHealth's Medicare billing practices: report
-Radio Worcester (14:19): Navigating commercial real estate
>HOMES: Is all housing good housing? (1:45)
>HEALTH: "Mini" health condition is more serious than doctors thought
-Mass. man first to try new Alzheimers nasal spray treatment (2:53)
>FOOD: Coke launches new prebiotic soda Simply Pop
>TV/STREAMING: "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" reboot with Sarah Michelle Gellar at Hulu
>MOVIES: Trailer for new SpongeBob movie, "Plankton: The Movie" (2:00)
>CELEBRITY: "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Teddi Mellencamp reveals she has "multiple" brain tumors
>ANIMALS: Huge matted dog found in a busy intersection (2:14)
>HISTORY: The 1854 “Slave Catchers Riot” in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Lottery ticket lost for months turns out to be $100,000 winner
-Meanwhile, in Nebraska, opossum eats entire Costco chocolate cake in yard
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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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