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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 53 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police ask for helping finding missing woman
+6:00: Worcester residents demand answers after I.C.E. arrest, confrontation with police (2:33) (pictured)
+6:00: Related: "Everyone is fed up!": 2 arrested amid community backlash to I.C.E. detainment
+6:00: Related: Baby involved in Worcester I.C.E. arrest safe with its mother, minor released from custody
+6:00: Related: Woman speaks after arrest as I.C.E. detained mom, daughter (2:20)
+6:00: Related: Worcester mayor wants new I.C.E. policy after chaotic arrest
+6:00: 100 FM The Pike (5:36): The Pike Breakdown Lane
+6:00: 210 Sports' Friday 4: All about Peterman and the Bravehearts
+6:00: John Keough: Chickens, budgets, H.R.C. moves, and hell in Webster Square
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Warfare," "The Luckiest Man In America," and more
+Noon: Keeping track — W.A.M.'s Daniel Healey checks history of its art works
+Noon: Table Hoppin': "Voc-p" coffee cart program proves to be a winner
+Noon: First Person: Suzanna Parpos on Gen X and the test of time
-Worcester bishop calls Leo XIV's role "weighty task" (1:29)
-Related: In Worcester, excitement over election of first American pope
-Related: Pope Leo XIV, the American Robert Prevost, delivers first message (1:32)
-Related: Who is Pope Leo XIV? (1:20). Article
-"Hostile crowd" around I.C.E. agents leads to 2 arrests on Eureka Street, Worcester police say
-Related: Worcester police respond after I.C.E. arrest draws crowd (1:25)
-Related: Worcester police hold teen girl down during I.C.E. operation (2:31). Article
-Related: School board candidate arrested in confrontation with I.C.E.
-Related: "Deeply disturbed": Worcester officials react to "harrowing" I.C.E. arrest
-Related: City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj speaks with police officer following I.C.E. raid (:56)
-UMass Medical School’s Nobel Prize winner named one of TIME’s most influential health leaders
-Rep. Jim McGovern's daughter died after becoming nauseous during dinner in Italy
-2 Central Mass. restaurant groups have found a new way to pay for expansions: direct contributions from customers
-Frances Perkins library branch still closed; reopening weeks away
-Cash-dropping suspect linked to Auburn bank robbery
-Nursing career at Worcester Public Schools (:56)
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:08): Superintendent pick, Human Rights Controversy and election
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phanton Gourmet's Great 8 (5:04): Ice cream
-ICYMI: 3 hurt in Worcester crash involving W.R.T.A. bus, S.U.V.
-Tatnuck Square café closes its doors
-Worcester gas station sells $1 million winner
-Table Talk Pies’ former leader reenters bakery industry
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden power rate to rise 0.0095 cents
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Wachusett Echo: 5 years after shutdown, students and staff reflect on pandemic's impact
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Channel 5 Wake Up Call from the Peaslee School in Northborough (:37)
-West Boylston getting budget information set for voters
-Sterling adding seats to Select Board this election
-Paxton police promote detective to sergeant
-Leominster man arrested for indecent exposure at Doyle Field
-Shrewsbury Recreation Department welcomes new rec summer assistant & C.I.T. director
-Meeting set for comments on Clinton spray pad conversion
-Bolton ready to "Flip the Script" on aging
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to do: Stayin' Alive, Little Lies, JFK talk at library and more
-Judy Collins, 86, ready for rescheduled concert in Worcester
>OPINION: Janice Lindsay: These small packages
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 925 (28:37)
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (47:59): Kali Walker Toro, Breath To Awakening, Inc.
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to beloved cook at Holy Cross
>SPORTS: Celtics star Jayson Tatum admits "I need to be better" vs. Knicks
-Paul Pierce makes good on Celtics promise, walks 15 miles to FOX studios
-Red Sox beat Rangers, 5-0
-Rafael Devers calls out Red Sox front office for asking him to play first base
-Bill Belichick's brand taken over by "amateur" girlfriend Jordon Hudson
-Holy Cross Softball Senior Day (:41)
-Worcester State women's lacrosse team wins first M.A.S.C.A.C. title
-WooSox lose to IronPigs, 3-1
>CARS: Nearly 400,000 Volvos recalled
>NATIONAL: Major password breach sees over 19 million leaked
-5.3 million defaulted student loan borrowers could lose benefits
>TRAGIC: Teen dancing on S.U.V. roof falls, is fatally struck by fire truck
>NEW ENGLAND: Eviction-sealing law takes effect in Massachusetts
-Karen Read trial (21:55): Proctor's vulgar texts read in court, but by his supervisor
>COLLEGES: WPI student Jackie Edwards focuses on cleaning up space debris
-Worcester State's The Beat (22:03): Walter Ordoñez, Enlace's Program Coordinator
-Clark professor quoted in Newsweek
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 mistakes that slow you down at airport security
>BUSINESS: AdCare tabs Saint Vincent nursing director to be fourth executive leader in 2 years
-LPL Financial Research: Finding value among the muni market malaise
-"1% rule" could save you hundreds and curb impulse spending
>HOMES: Homeowners: State ignoring cost in push toward electric heat (4:01)
>SHOPPING: D.I.Y. gift ideas for moms
>HEALTH: The benefits of regular depression screenings for teens (1:07)
-Using your nose to detect Alzheimer's, other memory disorders (2:51)
>FOOD: PepsiCo to remove artificial ingredients from popular food items by end of 2025
>TV/STREAMING: Bravo announces "Real Housewives of Rhode Island" (:32)
>MOVIES: Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong fight over their breakup in new documentary
>CELEBRITY: Academy of Country Music Awards red carpet
>ANIMALS: Cat loves skiing so much, he has his own ski pass (1:34)
>HISTORY: V.E. Day: See photos from when fighting stopped in Europe
>GOOD NEWS: "Wild hair" leads man to $1 million lottery prize
-Meanwhile, in Kentucky, deer wanders into Y.M.C.A.
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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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