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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 70 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Parents explain father’s D.N.A. on child’s underwear in Worcester rape, bridge attack trial
+5:00: Shaq visits Worcester on D.J. tour
+5:00: Holden tornado caught on backyard camera (:14)
+5:00: 2 Worcester colleges get an F in free speech
+Noon: How many tornadoes? Channel 5's Cindy Fitzgibbon explains how N.W.S. figures it out (:50)
+Noon: Elm Park playground shuts down over botched surface
+Noon: Manny Tube, named for fallen Worcester officer, used in water rescue in Orange
+Noon: Crashes cause delays in Westborough
+Noon: Fast and furious fashion? Streetwear and supercars take the spot
-2 Worcester businesses face uncertain future after weekend fire
-Related: Owner of Worcester businesses damaged after fire launches GoFundMe
-National Weather Service confirms EF1 tornado touched down in Holden, Paxton (3:49). Article
-Related: Helicopter video shows tornado damage in Holden (17:48)
-Hearing for Worcester councilor charged after I.C.E. confrontation rescheduled
-Worcester girl, now 15, testifies in trial of man accused of throwing her off I-290 bridge
-Shrewsbury man arrested after alleged yearslong string of sexual abuse involving minors (1:30). Article
-Phone recovered from portable toilet at Sterling Town Fair
-Clarkies learn about nonprofit management by volunteering in Worcester
-Lakeside Apartments enters next redevelopment phase with 104 units of affordable housing
-Veterans given first preference in affordable housing lottery
-Monday's Child: Sweet, loving, happy Jaiden, 11, is a big fan of Disney adventures
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:29): Festivals in Worcester, homelessness near Polar Park and preliminary election
>POLITICS: Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Radio Worcester (24:39): Khrystian King pitches small-business tax relief, targets unpaid corporate property taxes
>DINING OUT: Old Worcester fried chicken spot is now NU Chicken. How’s it different?
-ICYMI: Hundreds of Great Brook Valley residents without power after extreme weather rips through area
-T&G receives court records improperly sealed indicating alleged violent history of suspect in shooting death of Shrewsbury father
-Earlier: Why was a road rage case against accused Shrewsbury shooter hidden from the public?
-Worcester Guardian will celebrate second year at October 8th event
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-American Legion Post 42 meeting 2:30 Tuesday
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Clinton police maintain watch while feds in town
-Woman charged in West Boylston after allegedly refusing to return ex’s car
-Barre woman arrested after throwing lawn chair at ex during domestic dispute
-Westborough Ocean State Job Lot expands to become one of chain's largest stores
-Man arrested for driving with suspended license after alleged attempt to elude police
-Shrewsbury sisters turn backyard chores into summer business
-Richards Memorial Library outlines fiscal 2026 budget cuts
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Electrifying Irish dance on the menu in Worcester with "A Taste of Ireland" show
-Free Daniel Bennett Group tickets at Mechanics Hall
>OPINION: Lea Shell: To my friend who asked what to bring a new mom
-Dave McMahon: Widening door for former inmates' reentry into communities
-Unity Radio (59:21): Introducing Woo Academy
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman enjoyed crafts, painting, drawing, sewing and decorating
>SPORTS: Patriots’ loss was riddled with mistakes, but many are fixable
-Red Sox beat A's, 7-0
-Jayson Tatum making great strides in Achilles rehab, Celtics teammate says
-Holy Cross season ticket members to receive concessions discounts in 2025-26
-Holy Cross’ Haley Murphy Patriot League nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year
-Check out the Hometeam Central Mass. high school football standings, leaders
>NATIONAL: Georgia dentist kills wife and daughter in mansion
-Supreme Court lifts restrictions on L.A. immigration stops set after agents swept up U.S. citizens
>TRAGIC: Man killed pregnant girlfriend on her due date — after he asked for bereavement leave: prosecutors
>NEW ENGLAND: 1 dead in Fryeburg, Maine plane crash
-Final Bear Brook murder victim is identified as killer’s daughter
-2 Mass. high schools banned cellphones in class. Here's how their different approaches work
>COLLEGES: Thorns, spines and prickers, oh my: The defense mechanisms of plants
-WPI Podcast, Episode 14 (32:09): Unpacking Campus Life | Matthew Foster
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): What is the retro travel trend?
-6 surprisingly inexpensive U.S. cities to visit
>BUSINESS: Longtime local bank leader announces retirement
-LPL Financial Research: Stocks are following the market’s playbook
-The rise and fall of the once-largest cannabis employer in Central Mass.
-Winner Mining: Here’s how investors can earn WLFI every day with Winnermining
>SHOPPING: Gap's The Nightmare Before Christmas collection is available now
>HEALTH: Cambridge-based company gets approval to expand pig kidney transplants
>FOOD: Is there a fast-food price war looming? Companies face difficult challenge if they go too high
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc on Charlie Sheen (2:20)
-Peacock shifts "The Paper" to binge release ahead of September premiere
>MOVIES: "The Conjuring" movies: True stories behind all 4 films
>CELEBRITY: Bruce Springsteen, Courteney Cox reunite after "Dancing in the Dark" video
-Howard Stern's future with SiriusXM revealed as he savagely trolls fans
>ANIMALS: Donkey hugs her dad every time she sees him (1:45)
>HISTORY: Gone are the days of Boston department store charm schools
>GOOD NEWS: Family credits newborn baby for saving grandfather's life (2:13)
-Meanwhile, in New Jersey, viral town hall menace breakdances during local meeting (4:43)
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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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