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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:43). High of 34 today in Worcester
-Declared winter parking ban in effect
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Uxbridge police mourn officer killed in overnight crash (3:02)
+6:00: Related: Department identifies officer killed in Uxbridge crash (1:18). Article
+6:00: Related: Fallen officer was wonderful "friend, father, husband" (1:22)
-Earlier: OVERNIGHT: Uxbridge police officer dies in crash while helping motorist on Route 146 (1:38). Article
+6:00: School bus slides off Rutland road amid icy conditions, no one hurt (pictured)
+6:00: Related: Cancel classes, or not? Icy roads made decision tough for Central Mass. schools
+6:00: Worcester juice and smoothie shop reopens 4 months after fire
+6:00: Pawsitively 4 Pink recognized for support of women with breast cancer
+Noon: Listen Up: Get ready to be "Taken In" by Good Trees River Band
+Noon: Starting off 2026 at the Martha Deering Wildlife Management Area
+Noon: Last Call: Andrew Cardosi, model, actor, vocalist
-Paula Bouthiller, 92, opera singer, dies after Oxford pedestrian crash
-"A clean city to live in": Worcester’s Quality of Life team is cleaning up, helping people in need
-August Coffee, with lawyer behind counter, to open in downtown Worcester
-Pulse Magazine's People to Watch in 2026
-Share your Valentine's story with Worcester Magazine
-Worcester educator named among Conservation Teachers Of The Year
-Worcester schools set goals for this school year. How are they doing?
-Early Childhood Assessment in Worcester Public Schools (4:00)
-W.P.S. opens enrollment season with January open houses
-Aislinn Doyle: January 8th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-TODAY! Information session for those wishing to be Worcester police officers
-WCCA-TV newsletter for January
>DINING OUT: Shrewsbury Street restaurant offers free appetizer with purchase of an entree Tuesdays and Wednesdays
-ICYMI: Spotty power plagues Worcester neighborhood since Black Friday (2:08). Article
-Earlier: These Worcester residents lost power on Black Friday, and it's still not fully back
-Boston developer proposes nearly 200 apartments near Polar Park
-Worcester reports lowest homicide rate in 40 years — just 2 in 2025
-Rochdale man wins $1 million on scratch ticket
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Community mourns sudden, tragic death of former Holden officer at age 45
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Brickstone Kitchen is focused on family
-Every Patriots game is a party at this Millbury movie theater
-Millbury Police Department annual ice fishing derby January 31st
-2 liquor licenses to go as Clinton renews annual permits
-Grant "a lifeline" for Presentation Apartments
-4 people transported to hospital following 3-car accident on Route 20
-YATCO will move forward on Route 20 in Shrewsbury after Market Basket appeal fails
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up public performances in January and February
>SHOWTIME: Beyoncé declared the fifth billionaire musician by Forbes
-76 biggest classic rock concerts of 2026
>OPINION: Worcesteria: Looking into the crystal ball for 2026's predictions
-First Person: Wildlife "wows" Joe Fusco Jr. at the Worcester library
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who taught school for 38 years
>SPORTS: Mike Vrabel explains why Drake Maye should win the MVP award
-Tom Brady says Matthew Stafford is MVP — not Maye
-Vrabel gives scouting report on Chargers
-Bruins lose to Seattle, 7-4
-Holy Cross men's (on the road) and women's basketball (at home) take on Lehigh
>NATIONAL: Maria Corina Machado would easily win "fair" Venezuela election, backers claim
-5 years after Jan. 6 Capitol attack, more information continues to emerge
-Tragic: Boy, 3, orphaned in wrong-way "drunken-driving" crash
>NEW ENGLAND: Gunman in Brown shooting confessed in videos, says attack was planned for a long time
-New Haven police chief abruptly retires amid allegations of stealing informant funds
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast (47:24): Money behavior and personal finance | Alexander Smith
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): What are your rights as a passenger if flight is cancelled? (2:01). Article
>BUSINESS: Commonwealth Fusion teams with world’s most valuable company to use A.I. to advance fusion tech
-LPL Financial Research: Evaluating our 2025 forecasts: Equity, fixed income, and the U.S. economy
-Boston Dynamics showcases new Atlas robot at C.E.S. (:22). Article
>SHOPPING: Trends of the past coming back as consumers seek nostalgia (1:57). Article
>HOMES: Sue Gordon: Ask the Realtor
>HEALTH: Handling the holiday flu surge (2:20)
-Radio Worcester (11:50): Dr. Chintan Patel on new St. Vincent urology office and preventive men’s health care
>FOOD: Every fast food salad, from worst to best (2:12)
>TV/STREAMING: 11 best new movies on Netflix
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Gerard Butler movie, "Greenland 2: Migration" (1:21)
>CELEBRITY: Sydney Sweeney poses in nothing but gold body paint for W magazine cover
-Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's divorce settlement details revealed as they finalize split
>ANIMALS: Rescue donkey set to break world record for long ears
>GOOD NEWS: Woman receives letter in the mail 72 years after it was sent
-Meanwhile, in Michigan, kin of "dead" woman who woke up at funeral home get $3.25 million settlement
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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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