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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:51). High of 27, late snow today in Worcester
+Noon: Snowfall timeline and accumulation forecast (3:28)
+5:00: Declared winter parking ban to take effect 9 p.m. Monday
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:0: Spotty power plagues Worcester since Black Friday (2:07). Article (pictured)
+5:00: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 13
+Noon: Rochdale man wins $1 million on scratch ticket
+Noon: YATCO will move forward on Route 20 in Shrewsbury after Market Basket appeal fails
+Noon: WCCA-TV newsletter for January
-Community mourns sudden, tragic death of former officer at age 45
-Firefighter hurt in Southbridge blaze
-Worcester School Committee opens 2026 with packed agenda
-Worcester County Wonders: Locals took hands in creating typewriter
-Maxwell Stukalin receives Worcester District Medical Society student achievement award
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 nachos (5:27)
-ICYMI: These Worcester residents lost power on Black Friday, and it's still not fully back
-Worcester protesters blast strike on Venezuela at Lincoln Square rally
-Red Rabbit Games 2025: Worcester indie studio releases first game "Unsent"
-Juveniles charged after Boys & Girls Club Way shooting
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): January Among Friends senior newsletter
-NEW! Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
-Wachusett Echo: Something new is coming this way
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Oldest Westborough resident celebrates 104 years
-Sustainable Grafton’s native garden aims to educate
-New administrator for Rutland's new year
-Rutland police K9 celebrates birthday
-When Clinton hoopsters invaded Boston Garden
-The Item's Year in Review: January to June
-The Item's public safety logs
-Police logs from West Boylston, Shrewsbury
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Shrewsbury author’s book produces a plethora of additional stories about Spag’s
-Critics Choice Awards winners
>OPINION: Luis G. Pedraja: Embrace spirit of possibility in the new year
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (1:54:31)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who served as a docent at Worcester Art Museum for over 40 years
>SPORTS: Patriots clinch AFC’s No. 2 seed with 38-10 rout of Miami
-Why the Chargers are the best playoff matchup for the Patriots
-Chiefs defensive coordinator, Grafton native Steve Spagnuolo to be honored by Springfield College
-Former Holy Cross coach Bob Chesney draws praise from Troy Aikman before move to UCLA
-Holy Cross football announces 2026 schedule
>NATIONAL: How the U.S. captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro
-Woman kills 2 sons, grandma before shooting self: officials
-Tragic: Climber plummets hundreds of feet to his death while scaling peak on New Year's Eve
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot killed after plane crashes at Provincetown Airport (1:16)
-Mass. couple found dead in apparent murder-suicide, D.A. says (:21)
>COLLEGES: Worcester State ranks among top 10 Mass. public schools for graduate earnings
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Body found at Disney World – after series of deaths rocked resort last year: cops
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-OPEC+ keeps oil output steady amid turmoil among members
>HOMES: Despite Fed rate cuts, mortgage rates could still go up
>HEALTH: Tips for sobriety in Dry January and beyond (3:19)
>FOOD: How to make a classic spaghetti dish with a twist (4:18)
>TV/STREAMING: The 5 worst TV shows of 2025, Meghan Markle's Netflix flop and "And Just Like That" — again
>MOVIES: George Clooney gives major update on status of "Ocean's 14"
>CELEBRITY: Evangeline Lilly reveals brain damage after Hawaii accident
-Aubrey Plaza delists L.A. home she shared with late husband Jeff Baena
>ANIMALS: Mangy feral puppy turns into the cuddliest family dog (2:30)
>GOOD NEWS: Good Samaritan helps rescue family from near-death crash on highway
-Meanwhile, Florida Man claims he was "teleported" into stolen BMW that crashed at 130 mph
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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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