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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:43). High of 44 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Mass. General Brigham to acquire Fallon Health
+6:00: Head of Worcester police union sues news website, seeking $10 million
+6:00: Related: Radio Worcester's The Rundown (23:33): Tom Marino defends reporting amid defamation lawsuit
+6:00: New year, new look, new amenities for W.R.T.A.
+6:00: Worcester women’s-only Pilates studio opens on Sunday
+1:00: Worcester elementary school briefly evacuated due to smoke in bathroom
+1:00: Worcester protest planned after I.C.E. agent kills Minnesota mother
+1:00: Things to Do: Among Ghosts at Palladium, DeadBeat with Mark Karan ...
+1:00: "Chicago" musical set to "razzle dazzle 'em" in Worcester
-Community continues to pay respects to Uxbridge officer killed in crash (1:52)
-Related: Department identifies officer killed in Uxbridge crash (1:18). Article
-Related: Fallen officer was wonderful "friend, father, husband" (1:22)
-School bus slides off Rutland road amid icy conditions, no one hurt
-Related: Cancel classes, or not? Icy roads made decision tough for Central Mass. schools
-From dishwasher to owner: Meet the chef opening a new restaurant in Downtown Worcester
-Developer proposes 19-story apartment building behind Glass Tower
-Worcester juice and smoothie shop reopens 4 months after fire
-Pawsitively 4 Pink recognized for support of women with breast cancer
-Starting off 2026 at the Martha Deering Wildlife Management Area
-Share your Valentine's story with Worcester Magazine
>DINING OUT: Winter Blues Supper Club dinner January 16th
-ICYMI: 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
-Aislinn Doyle: January 8th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden planning for override, project work
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
-Community mourns sudden, tragic death of former Holden officer at age 45
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Jeep slams into Leominster convenience store (:31)
-Northborough firefighter arrested after alleged shooting, assault (1:27). Article
-Shrewsbury considers plan for former bottling plant, Spag's warehouse
-Thanks to community support, high-tech learning device now in Shrewsbury classrooms
-Eager to make your own sourdough? Baking influencer will show you how
-David Kaizer named Nashoba football head coach
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up public performances in January and February
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: Get ready to be "Taken In" by Good Trees River Band
-Actor Awards (formerly S.A.G. Awards) nominations. Video (13:15)
-Last Call: Andrew Cardosi, model, actor, vocalist
>OPINION: Marianne Lyons Delorey, Ph.D.: Fortifying our cities for the silver tsunami
-Manny Jae Media's 508 Live! (1:03:03)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to clinical psychologist from Worcester who spent her career helping children
>SPORTS: Where Drake Maye’s MVP-caliber season ranks in Patriots history
-Rhamondre Stevenson on fire as playoffs loom
-Holy Cross women's hockey player Naemi Herzig named to Swiss Olympic Team
-Holy Cross men's and women's basketball fall to Lehigh
-Celtics lose to Denver, 114-110 (1:59). Article
-IceCats all-time team revisited
-Railers fall to Adirondack, 4-1
-Worcester Majors basketball team names new C.E.O.
>NATIONAL: Minneapolis on edge after I.C.E. officer fatally shoots woman
-2 killed, 6 wounded at Mormon Ladder Day Saints church in Salt Lake City
-Tragic: Grandfather shot dead along with his dog in senseless attack
>NEW ENGLAND: Pamela Smart case: Attorneys seek reversal of murder conviction
-Prominent art collector killed in Boston hit-and-run was targeted, prosecutor says (2:36)
>COLLEGES: From Greyhound to Patriot
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 U.S. airports with the best food
>BUSINESS: Welch to step down from UniBank in June, bank looking for successor
-LPL Financial Research: Evaluating our 2025 forecasts: Equity, fixed income, and the U.S. economy
-Google, Character.AI settle mom's suit over son's suicide
>SHOPPING: Eligible Amazon customers can file claim in $2.5 billion settlement in 2026
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: 4 child flu deaths reported in Mass., including 2 under 2 years old
-Mass. pushes back on C.D.C.’s vaccine schedule overhaul
>FOOD: From the cacao to the bar with Goodnow Farms Chocolate (4:46)
>TV/STREAMING: 11 best new shows on Netflix
>MOVIES: Why spoof movies are getting the last laugh
>CELEBRITY: Mindy Kaling shows 40-pound slimdown in daring cutout dress
-Bill Hader and Ali Wong reportedly break up after 2 years together
>ANIMALS: Stray dog chases a van and finds his way home (2:46)
>HISTORY: 30 years ago: The blizzard of '96 (1:24)
>GOOD NEWS: Ski resort worker finds engagement ring dropped by "nervous" boyfriend from 118-foot suspension bridge
-Meanwhile, twin sisters give birth to baby boys, days apart
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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