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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 63 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 13-year-old
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing woman
-Report: Feds say Worcester hospital is unsafe for some patients
-Park ribbon cutting turns into another contentious Worcester scene
-Mayor’s Walk highlights Millbury Street neighborhood concerns
-Superintendent Monárrez bids farewell to Worcester Public Schools (5:16)
-City manager says inside of City Hall no place for a protest
-I.C.E. moves mother taken in chaotic Worcester arrest across state lines
-Protests to take place Saturday across Worcester County
-Popular Worcester taqueria to open second location in Shrewsbury
-Table Hoppin': Pho Sure makes its Taste of Shrewsbury Street debut
-Indian Ranch: Music, memories, cruises and summer vibes
-2 Central Mass. apartments receive financing as part of $18.7 million deal
-UMass Medical School professor: Binge drinking brake found in mouse brains, offering future path to treating alcohol abuse
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:31): Council protest, police union denial, donation to Guardian and Northbridge phone ban
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:11): Police union controversy, immigration protests, future of Saint-Gobain property
-DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Pulse Magazine Eat Beat for June
-ICYMI: 3 men indicted, plead not guilty in slaying of Worcester mother, son
-Worcester adding to state’s growing climate tech industry, even as administration impacts loom
-Popular Worcester restaurant warns of DoorDash scam
-John DiPietro (3:13): Worcester area residents attend Karen Read trial and share thoughts
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden projects progressing
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Wachusett Regional High graduation
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police: Be on the lookout for a large black cow
-TODAY! Vanessa T. Marcotte Foundation 5K Run/Walk at Wachusett Mountain (1:15)
-Charlton selectman accuses school committee member of antisemitism
-Shrewsbury police apprehends suspect breaking into business in the middle of night
-Benjamin Gibbons resigns from Sutton School Committee
-Paxton gets to delayed town meeting, reduced budget
-Sterling D.P.W. updates Select Board on projects
-Lancaster working on adding war memorial
-Sutton football merging with Millbury
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Mystic Bowie's Talking Dreads, classic cars and more ....
-Radio Worcester (19:31): Three Stooges vs. Axis Powers: Free lecture and film screening Saturday at That’s Entertainment
-Meghan Montaner departing as The Hanover Theatre's education director
-Princeton soprano Margaret King, 18, is turning heads, winning awards
>OPINION: First Person: caps, gowns and Joe Fusco Jr.'s inner curmudgeon
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Why I applied to serve on Worcester’s Human Rights Commission
-Shaun Connolly: Lessons in love from the Int'l Players
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 155 (29:58): Outdoor recreation
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a Worcester woman who owned and operated a daycare for 20 years
>SPORTS: Patriots to unveil Tom Brady statue at Gillette Stadium on August 8th
-Red Sox beat Yankees, 2-1
-What Celtics are seeking in a potential Jrue Holiday trade
-Bravehearts to host Ice Cream Showdown during Sunday's game
-Bravehearts win eighth straight, 10-2. Jack Quick named Open Sky Community Services Player of the Game
-Next Bravehearts home game: 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Get tickets here
-WooSox lose to IronPigs, 4-3
-210 Sports' Friday 4: Father’s Day and the U.S. Open, Roman outrage, Run to Home Base and God only knows
>NATIONAL: Lone survivor of Air India crash reveals final moments inside plane (2:20)
-San Antonio death toll rises to at least 11 with residents missing after heavy rains, fast floods
>TRAGIC: Climber dies from 3,000 feet fall at Denali National Park
>NEW ENGLAND: Woman stabbed lawyer 67 times, strangled his dog, prosecutors say
-Analyzing Karen Read closing arguments (21:42): Inside the jury room for deliberations
>COLLEGES: WPI’s groundbreaking Business School dean steps down
-Holy Cross relationship peer educators foster open discussion as they work to prevent sexual violence
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): U.S. airlines with the best and worst cancellation rates
>BUSINESS: Big Tech's dirty secret — A.I. runs on theft
-Avoid undervaluation: How to sell your business the right way
>HEALTH: Mass. psychologist on the impact climate change has on mental health
-Study: Men with broken heart syndrome more likely to die than women
>FOOD: McDonald's, Popeyes unveil competing chicken wraps
>TV/STREAMING: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: Best movie stunts of all time, over nearly 100 years of Oscars
>CELEBRITY: Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher finalize $75 million divorce
>ANIMALS: 3-inch-tall Yorkie might be world's shortest dog
>HISTORY: Market Basket saga — How workers and shoppers got Artie T. his job back in 2014 (45:37)
>GOOD NEWS: Marines return home, surprise sister before graduation
-Meanwhile, top ex-NASA official saw footage of a large, white flying saucer marked with Air Force logo: report
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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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