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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:44). High of 79 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester I.C.E. arrest police bodycam video released (1:49). Article
-Related: Worcester I.C.E. raid has city on edge
-Related: Radio Worcester (21:03): Worcester City Manager on release of video, audio from Eureka St. arrest
-Related: Radio Worcester (24:11): Councilor Khrystian King urges oversight, preparedness following Eureka St.
-Related: Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:06): City response to I.C.E.
-Related: What are I.C.E. agents legally required to do (1:57)
-Police investigating stabbing in front of Millbury Target
-Boston restaurant opens second location in Worcester
-Worcester School Committee eyes former Becker College building
-WPI commencement remembers students who didn't make it to graduation
-From Iraq to WPI grad: Fatimah Daffaie's inspirational Worcester journey
-Woman earns master's degree from Worcester State at 81 (1:44). Article
-Worcester advocate demands an apology from the F.D.A. Here's why
-Safe Exit Initiative expands to Baltimore, launches outreach program
-Beyond Beer: Cordella’s eyes expansion, adding beer, cocktails
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Livia’s Dish owners have bought Altea’s Eatery
-ICYMI: Man shot at parking lot of hotel
-Worcester man guilty of getting cocaine through the mail
-Man accused of stabbing cab driver in Worcester faces judge
-Worcester police arrest 15-year-old for carrying untraceable handgun
-State commits $25 million for Worcester Memorial Auditorium
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Composting 8 to 2:30 Saturday
-Wachusett Echo: 50 days posters slideshow
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Holden P.D.: No parking on Kris Allen Drive & Jennifer Drive
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): What to know for Shrewsbury Town Meeting
-Shrewsbury community recycling event Sunday
-Westborough contractor to pay $9.5 million after allegations of overcharging federal agencies
-2 arrested after couple shot with gel blaster gun outside Market Basket in Leominster
-West Boylston Police Department gun safety class May 21st
-Sutton Town Election May 27th
-Changing of guard comes for Millbury Women's Club
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: From Handel to hammerlocks, We the Kings to Bloomfest
-100 FM The Pike (6:00): The Breakdown Lane
-George Sherwood's "Art in Motion" at New England Botanic Garden
>OPINION: Shaun Connolly: May Horrorscopes
-First Person: Karaoke fans, Joe Fusco Jr.'s got an "Unchained Melody" for you
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 464 (26:05): Worcester Public Library
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former Worcester firefighter
>SPORTS: Celtics season ends with blowout Game 6 loss
-This Patriots receiver is fired up Josh McDaniels is running the offense
-Falcons jab Bill Belichick, Jordon Hudson in schedule release video
-Red Sox lose to Braves, 4-2
-Bravehearts' promotion calendar
-Bravehearts' Vaccaro honored for community efforts
-100 FM The Pike (9:35): Ed Kahovec, Holy Cross baseball coach
-WooSox beat Buffalo, 10-3
>NATIONAL: 10 prisoners escape in Louisiana, 9 still at large (3:54)
-A look at what happened in the U.S. government this week
>TRAGIC: Single mom who beat cancer 4 times killed by random bullet fired at home
>NEW ENGLAND: Man aims to become first person to swim around Martha’s Vineyard (1:56)
-Karen Read trial (21:58): What stories are the recent pieces of evidence telling?
>COLLEGES: Dr. Jennifer Morton named dean of Assumption nursing school
-Anna Maria Senior Profile: Mensur Bacaliu
-Holy Cross President Rougeau discusses higher education, commencement speaker and life of Pope Francis
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 must-visit World War II sites in Europe
>BUSINESS: W.B.J. projects division launches Central Mass. wedding guide: We Do!
-After $14.5 million plaza purchase, Ocean State Job Lot opens in former Big Lots location
>HOMES: What the best temperature to set your thermostat to this summer?
>SHOPPING: This week's viral TikTok products
>HEALTH: Latest health obsession: The push to pile on protein
-How much caffeine is too much? Doctors say to beware of overcaffeination symptoms
>FOOD: Public health alert issued for ready-to-eat chicken over listeria risk
>TV/STREAMING: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "A Minecraft Movie," "Snow White" and more
>CELEBRITY: Barry Diller makes sexuality confession amid 24 year marriage to Diane von Furstenberg
>ANIMALS: Protective goose thinks this woman is his mate (1:56)
>HISTORY: Some of TV’s favorite fictional characters had a Massachusetts background
>GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman stories about people fulfilling their educational dreams at all ages (18:33)
-Meanwhile, in Australia, identical twins go viral for odd in-sync interview
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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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