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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:01). High of 46 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-60 bullets fired, 1 hospitalized after shooting in Auburn parking lot, police say
-Off-duty Worcester cop accused of assault at youth soccer game (1:20)
-Earlier: Off-duty Worcester cop involved in fight at youth soccer game (:27). Article
-Fitchburg parents arrested in Texas, missing children found safe (:35). Article
-Worcester bakery shares impact of soaring egg prices
-Worcester housing market sizzles, ranks in top 10 nationwide
-Housing secretary Ed Augustus: Worcester leads in housing growth, more needed
-Get into the St. Patrick's spirit with Worcester's Celtic 5K
-Are Worcester police working too many hours? City commission members concerned
-Worcester brewery celebrates 5 years
-WPI researchers use origami to create a robotic arm (2:12)
-Worcester City Councilor stopped attending meetings but hasn’t resigned
>FAITH: The year was 1950 and Worcester County was to become its own diocese
>DINING OUT: Today! Notorious rapper celebrated at Worcester brunch decades after death
-ICYMI: Tree falls on car while driver's waiting for food at area McDonald's
-Auburn woman turns $1 into $100 a week for life
-Esports bar in Worcester closed down without giving liquor commission notice
-Jaden Marc, owner of Sneaker Sapphire, builds success from the ground up
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden moving forward on M.B.T.A. zoning
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett's tentative budget increase over $7 million
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Rabid bobcat attacks Southbridge police officer
-Templeton town administrator to resign over "political witch hunt"
-Community Basketball benefits REAL Connections
-Paxton police warn residents of new scam in town
-Sutton Garden Club to hold pruning program
-The item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: The Pourmen, the Irish Tenors, and more ....
-Clark dancers perform at American College Dance Festival
-Annual Art Palette Contest at ValleyCAST
-Manny Jae Media (46:37): Cait the Clown
>OPINION: Giselle Rivera-Flores: Honoring Puerto Rican Women on International Women’s Day
-Dr. Eric Dickson, C.E.O., UMass Memorial Health: The stress test facing Massachusetts health care
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1369 (26:39): Tony Economou
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was active in politics
>SPORTS: Celtics beat Lakers, 111-101
-Bruins beat Lightning, 4-0
-No. 20 Holy Cross men’s ice hockey forces Game 3 in Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals. Highlights (1:40)
-Railers beat Trois-Rivières, 4-3
-South run continues as Colonels reach Division 2 state semifinal
>NATIONAL: South Carolina man went to his firing squad execution in "great spirits," brother said
-When will Starliner astronauts come home from the I.S.S.? Here's the plan
-Social Security says it will restart clawing back 100% of overpayments to beneficiaries
-Tragic: Mom gets prison time for running over 8-year-old daughter in cruel game
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read exclusive 1-on-1 interview: Part 2 (36:33)
-Extra non-disclosed junk fees are a thing of the past, Mass. Attorney General says (:49)
>COLLEGES: $780,000 grant funds Clark psychologist’s study in Worcester classrooms
-At Worcester State, Author Loretta Ross invites high school students to practice activism with compassion
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Cape Cod vacation bookings slow for this summer
>BUSINESS: "This is theft": Patients enlist A.I. to slash medical bills
-Madigan family adds fourth generation to ownership of Worcester construction firm
>SHOPPING: Carcinogens found in popular synthetic braiding hair products, Consumer Reports study shows
>HOMES: Homes in Worcester County sold for lower prices recently
>HEALTH: Flu activity declines in U.S., C.D.C. data shows
-What's the risk of a measles outbreak in Massachusetts? (2:17)
>FOOD: McDonald's C.E.O. gives 3 predictions for restaurant biz in 2025
>TV/STREAMING: Lester Holt's "NBC Nightly News" replacement named
>MOVIES: "Mickey 17" earns close to $8 million on opening day
>CELEBRITY: Wild conspiracy theory drags Anna Kendrick into Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni legal drama
>ANIMALS: Senior dog who slept outside for 3 years gets rescued (1:45)
>HISTORY: Why's it called that? The sky was the limit for David Clark, head knitter
>GOOD NEWS: Patients rally around beloved family doctor to pay for his cancer treatment (3:10)
-Meanwhile, single women are spraying themselves in glitter to put cheating husbands on blast
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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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