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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:56). High of 75 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Freaky Tales," "Hell of a Summer," and more
+Noon: Worcester art Museum unearths tapestries "From the Vault"
+Noon: New Central Massachusetts Festival Chorus gives voice in concert
+Noon: Joe Fusco Jr.: Remembering youth's many visits to the emergency room
-Molly McGovern, daughter of Congressman Jim McGovern, dies unexpectedly in Italy while battling rare cancer. Video (:26)
-"An amazing light": Husband mourns wife who died in fall at Purgatory Chasm (2:14). Article
-Earlier: Mother hiking with her kids falls to her death (2:26). Article
-An alligator in a Worcester lake? Not quite, says police department
-Orange (Calif.) Unified names Dr. Rachel Monárrez as next superintendent
-Related: Radio Worcester (14:00): Worcester prepares for leadership transition
-Pastor tased by Worcester police can't use Justice Department report in civil suit
-Driving training for the Worcester Police Department's 2025 academy class (:45)
-Worcester college heads sign letter denouncing cuts to higher ed
-Worcester again named "Tree City USA"
-Worcester to hold Arbor Day celebration Friday
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:25): 0.5% endowment fund debate and superintendent search
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Korean fried chicken chain opening in Worcester this summer
-ICYMI: Investigation underway after man found dead at fire scene in Millbury
-Petition from Worcester resident calls on city to do more to clean up park
-Crackdown on student visas will have long-term ramifications for the Central Mass. higher ed industry
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Gale Free Library transformation shines
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Town street sweeping schedule
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Rutland 4th of July Committee faces squeeze to cover celebration costs
-Car goes off road and into brook in Leominster
-Take a "Stretch" in West Boylston
-Clinton students try case of the missing "Civics Cup"
-Paxton Center School honor roll
-Tahanto announces third quarter honor roll
-The Landmark's public safety logs
-West Boylston police log April 14th to 20th
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: May Day Fest, Chaplin film, Denim Day and more ...
-Worcester State presents cult classic "Rocky Horror Show" through Sunday
-Popular botanic garden in Boylston calls federal grant cut "devastating"
-National Baseball Poetry Festival hits a triple with Polar Park return
>OPINION: Juliet Feibel: Local arts a necessity, not a luxury
-Worcester Business Journal editorial: International students are the cash customers
-Billie Raymond: Navigating grief — Preparing my children for loss
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 460 (26:15): Worcester Homecoming 2025
-508, A show about Worcester (30:07): New hope
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who worked at Saint Vincent Hospital for 43 years
>SPORTS: Patriots select left tackle Will Campbell of LSU with No. 4 pick in NFL draft (2:01). Article
-Related: Campbell sweetly embraces girlfriend at draft
-Related: Campbell discusses taking down Mike Vrabel during hands-on workout (1:26)
-Celtics prepare for game 3, the first in Orlando
-Red Sox lose to Mariners, 4-3
-Bravehearts to hold 3 summer camps
-WooSox beat Syracuse, 14-1
-Holy Cross Athletics (1:19): Women's basketball coach Candace Green
>CARS: Ford, Dodge, Volkswagen among over 200,000 recalled
>NATIONAL: Massive Russian strike on Kyiv leaves at least 9 dead (1:41)
-Bird flu forced 30 millions chickens to be culled across 9 states so far this year
>TRAGIC: 13-year-old dead after bus full of kids flips
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read retrial analysis | "Rare" legal strategies in court (21:01)
-New England serial killer fears heighten after eighth idyllic town rocked by gruesome discovery
>COLLEGES: Student leaders shine at Nichols annual awards ceremony
-Fulbright Specialist Program selects Worcester State educator for project at Estonian Ministry of Education
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): These airports offer therapy animals (even llamas) for travelers
>BUSINESS: 5 things you should never reveal to ChatGPT if you want to protect your privacy
-LPL Financial Research: Revising our S&P 500 target amid a storm of uncertainty
-Bill proposed to protect Mass. professionals from federal healthcare investigations
>SHOPPING: Wayfair April Way Day sale — 70% off Cuisinart cookware, air fryers
>HOMES: The average Mass. home sold for $600,000 in March: Warren Group
>HEALTH: Gossip is good for mental health
-Radiologists working on how to identify endometriosis sooner (1:56)
-Patients are becoming more comfortable with A.I., study shows (:38)
>FOOD: Redefining dessert in real time (4:56)
>TV/STREAMING: "The Walking Dead: Dead City," filmed in Worcester, premieres May 4th
>MOVIES: Teaser trailer for new Jordan Peele movie, "Him" (1:45)
>CELEBRITY: "White Lotus" stars Walton Goggins, Aimee Lou Wood reuniting despite rumored feud: report
>ANIMALS: It took 2 months to earn this stray dog's trust (2:51)
>HISTORY: Worcester Market, circa 1917
>GOOD NEWS: Dog rescued from commuter train tracks in Everett
-Meanwhile, here's why wildlife officials say you should eat rodents, lizards and other critters
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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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