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>WEATHER: High of 78 today in Worcester (3:37)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Man said over FaceTime he shot Worcester teen in the back, police say
+5:00: Worcester man charged with killing brother
-Earlier: Man shot, killed in Worcester; suspect in custody
+5:00: Flying Rhino closes; location taken over by long-time Worcester restaurateurs (pictured)
+5:00: Ready to Rumble! Wrestling, hot dog-eating contest and more set for Ralph's Rock Diner
+Noon: Worcester man charged with murdering daughter
+Noon: Worcester lawyer in line for Juvenile Court judgeship
+Noon: State pools in Worcester open Saturday
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: First Person: Thoreau, Frost and the power of woods and words
-Contractor accused of scamming customers arrested after evading police for 2 years
-Worcester is one of the top 5 riskiest cities to drive in, study finds. See rank
-"It's our Independence Day": Worcester commemorates Juneteenth
-Worcester city councilors fear for their safety amid rise in threats and harassment
-Worcester City Council approves nearly $1 billion operating budget
-Worcester superintendent attends graduation at alma mater, Quinsigamond Elementary School
-"It is worth fighting for": Legislators protest shuttering of federal Jobs Corps program
-Look up! Fireworks shows in Central Massachusetts
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:33): Worcester protests spark City Council rift
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:49): Free speech, public impact and City Hall security changes
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 restaurants with water views (5:03)
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 16-year-old
-Worcester man charged with murder in fatal stabbing of college student from 2008
-From 2023: Unsolved: Worcester: Stabbed in the heart during a house party brawl (18:55)
-City Councilors report threats at city Memorial Day ceremony
-Thieves snatch rare handheld games from Worcester store
-John DiPietro (3:32): Worcester's Turtleboy reacts to Karen Read verdict
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: The rebranding of the Pathways Program
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Dangerous joyride through Westborough ends with apprehension of several juveniles
-Paxton man arrested for punching mother in head during argument in car
-Lancaster man caught scratching lottery tickets behind bush after stealing elderly woman's purse
-Leominster orders cannabis company to vacate Mohawk Drive facility by June 30th
-Spencer Rescue Squad gets 1-year extension contract
-Mattera, Royce appointed to vacant school committee seats in Sutton
-Join S.E.L.C.O. for a Community Open House
-Nashoba announces final honor roll of year
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Parent company of Jack’s Abby, Wormtown led Central Mass. beer production in 2024
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Juneteenth Festival, "Grease," Swift tribute and more
-Wall Street Journal: Review of "From the Vault: Collecting Tapestries at the Worcester Art Museum"
-With "Songs For Science," Worcester musicians seek to make a difference in face of cuts
>OPINION: Bill Shaner: A half decade of Worcester Sucks
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why is Juneteenth met with hatred?
-Tim Garvin: Here's how to be a bright spot in our community
-WCCA-TV's Perspectives No. 99 (28:22): Aydin Kavara
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who spent 40 years at Norton/Saint-Gobain
>SPORTS: Patriots rookie receiver Kyle Williams sums up his mindset with great quote
-Charlton native Julia Ford rises in coaching ranks of 3x3 basketball
-Bought a Rafael Devers Red Sox jersey recently? You might not be stuck with it
-Bravehearts fall to Nashua, 7-6. Next home page 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Get tickets here
-'Sader Stories (2:12): Tavares Brewington
-Red Sox send struggling young star Kristian Campbell to Worcester
-WooSox beat Buffalo, 9-4
-U.S. men's soccer team blanks Saudi Arabia to reach CONCACAF GOLD Cup quarterfinals
>CARS: Ford recalls 197,000 vehicles over risk of children getting trapped in back seat
>NATIONAL: How Israel's Mossad covertly infiltrated Iran to launch unprecedented attack
-Gen Z flocks to "Adulting 101" for basic life skills help
>TRAGIC: Dad dies on Father's Day trying to save his daughters at beach
>NEW ENGLAND: Man dies after small plane crashes in Beverly (2:52)
-Karen Read trial analysis (30:17): The legal strategy that led to an O.U.I. conviction
>COLLEGES: WPI Alumni Stories, Epsiode 8 (12:45): Rachel Manca
-Anna Maria golf tournament winners
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Marriott targets budget travelers with new mid-scale extended-stay option
>BUSINESS: U.S. News: 3 Central Mass. firms are best public companies to work for
-LPL Financial Research: Inflation’s importance to financial markets cannot be overstated
-Amazon C.E.O.: A.I. to reduce workforce in coming years
>SHOPPING: Torrid stores closing: Plus-size retailer nixing 180 locations
>HEALTH: Appendix cancer rising in young adults
-Could coffee be the key to "healthy aging" in women? What to know
-Mass. infectious disease specialist on preventing infections from cuts and scrapes (3:13)
>FOOD: Floria Dried Apricots pulled from shelves in 19 states
>TV/STREAMING: How to watch "Jaws" for its 50th anniversary
>MOVIES: The best films of 2025 (so far)
>CELEBRITY: Steve Carell dances during commencement speech at Northwestern University
>ANIMALS: Street puppy who lost family in a fire couldn't be happier now (2:54)
>HISTORY: Life at North High School in Worcester in the 1940s (8:43)
>GOOD NEWS: More than 100 Girl Scouts rescued after sudden flash flood strands troop at cabin
-Meanwhile, in Australia, "really muscly" kangaroo tries to drown man as the 2 trade blows in heavyweight tidal fight
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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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