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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:44). High of 29 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Worcester police make arrest in fatal Main Street Stabbing
-Earlier: 2 injured in Downtown Worcester stabbing, police say (:11). Article
+Noon: Things to Do: Musician Troy Mercy, comedian Brian Glowacki, and more ...
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Table Hoppin': Herbs Makes Scents sees growth tea market ahead
+Noon: Sculptors Taylor Apostol and Evan Morse set for ArtsWorcester show
+Noon: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on streaming: "Song Sung Blue," "Dust Bunny," and more
+Noon: Woo! Science: Worcester County beekeepers lend helping hand to hives
+Noon: First Person: In sickness, in health, Joe and Cyndi Fusco their journey
-Shrewsbury school worker, 19, arrested on child sexual abuse image charges (2:20). Article
-Gunman who killed trooper in 1983 has first parole hearing (2:23)
-Worcester’s new steakhouse has a genius system for all-you-can-eat meat
-Worcester skyscraper proposal nearly doubles in size following developer error
-Who is Sheruff Barkley? Meet the Worcester Police Department's newest officer
-DCU Center announces that Amy Peterson to be new general manager
-Worcester financial literacy class pushes neurodivergent adults toward independence
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:53): Lawsuit against This Week in Worcester spurs press freedom debate
>DINING OUT: Closed Worcester Mediterranean restaurant expected to reopen by March
-ICYMI: Grafton school bus driver from Worcester charged with kidnapping, endangerment (2:29). Article
-2 caught stealing copper from Worcester home in broad daylight (:24). Article
-Worcester residents want police monitored by civilian review board
-Worcester council delays vote on tax break for developer that violated ordinance
-Related: Worcester apartment project developer fined over subcontractor violations
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Spirit is in the air
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
-Open brush burning begins January 15th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston is running out of grave sites
-Farewell to fallen hero: Funeral for Uxbridge Officer Stephen LaPorta (1:57). Article
-After Paxton man seriously burned, officials warn: No gas when burning brush
-Pianist to perform in concert to raise funds for homelessness relief organization
-S.B.D.C. holds office hours at Wachusett Area Chamber
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Spotify hiking subscription prices again — here's how much
-Worcester's new poet laureate "Nic" Turner melds love of poetry, city
-Samara Tang-Rainwater is Worcester's new youth poet laureate
-Key staff changes at WCUW Community Radio take effect
>OPINION: Lindsey Ford: 25 conversation starters to have with your children
-Manny Jae Media's 508 LIVE! (59:36)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime local butcher
>SPORTS: How much do Patriots-Texans tickets cost? (1:26)
-Patriots prepping for big matchup, Gonzalez full participant at practice (1:49)
-Patriots find levity in Will Campbell’s weekly Friday address
-Texans' top-ranked defense looks to slow down Drake Maye, Patriots
-Celtics beat Miami, 119-114 (2:02). Article
-Bruins beat Kraken, 4-2
-Holy Cross Athletics Bob Cousy Video Series, Episode 1 (2:41)
-Holy Cross women's hockey team heads to Boston University on Saturday
-Jon Lester, Johnny Damon, Mike Timlin headline Red Sox 2026 Hall of Fame inductees
-Shaun Murphy named C.E.O. of the Worcester Majors semipro basketball
>CARS: GM recalls over 80,000 Chevys over defective pedestrian alert sound system citing serious risk
>NATIONAL: U.S. pauses immigrant visas from 75 countries
-How Iranian bank collapse fueled economic unrest, protests: report
-Tragic: 11-year-old boy shoots, kills father on birthday, courts docs say
>NEW ENGLAND: New video shows gunman just after deadly shooting at Brown (1:05)
-Small Town Secrets: What we uncovered in 2025 (6:13)
>COLLEGES: Clarkies examine goals and challenges of urban schooling
-Assumption President Greg Weiner on “educating the heart,” Worcester Renaissance and today’s extraordinary students
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The most on-time airlines and airports in North America in 2025
>BUSINESS: Latest data on affordability (1:49)
-LPL Financial Research: Earnings preview: Double-digit streak likely to continue
-Mass. unemployment held steady in November
>SHOPPING: Google teams up with Walmart and other retailers to enable shopping within Gemini A.I. chatbot
>HOMES: Gardening Central Mass.: Why New England Gardens are going local
>HEALTH: New data offers hope as 5-year cancer survival hits 70% (3:06). Article
-Administration strikes deal with AbbVie to cut costs of certain drugs
>FOOD: Potential salmonella contamination causes chocolate bar recall
>TV/STREAMING: Children's TV shows that adults will enjoy watching
>MOVIES: How Stanley Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut" predicted the Epstein saga
>CELEBRITY: Kiefer Sutherland arrested in Hollywood
-Ben Affleck and Matt Damon reveal their "least favorite" things about each other after 45 years of friendship
>ANIMALS: Connecticut Great Dane is world's tallest female dog
>HISTORY: Remember the switch from VHS to DVD? Circuit City made it in 2002
>GOOD NEWS: Hockey dad credits "end-of-life care" with saving his life (3:19)
-Meanwhile, in Florida, watch deputy lasso, handcuff runaway emu
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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Court docs reveal disturbing new details behind viral video involving ex-Southbridge McDonald’s manager (2:21). Article
-Cost to fix Worcester police station put at $20 million over 3 years\
-Tiny home village for homeless seniors breaks ground in Worcester
-Emergency closes Worcester bistro until Friday
-Railers owner buys Pulse Magazine, CM Pride Magazine
-Worcester State nursing program welcomes first group of Anna Maria nursing students
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday's School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester organizations get $425,000 for affordable housing efforts
-Back-to-back national honors spotlight Worcester Public Library’s evolving role
-Radio Worcester (23:08): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista discusses city’s first-ever $1 billion budget
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Small Plates (5:56)
-ICYMI: Worcester police honor fallen officers, former chief Gary Gemme
-Assumption graduates 304 students at DCU Center
-Anna Maria College closing comes as disappointment for Molly Bish's family (2:17). Article
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police holding second annual Cruiser Cup Golf Tournament June 12th
-Wachusett Echo: Internship and employment at the school bank
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree crash leaves Southbridge home uninhabitable
-Westborough police continues to investigate shots fired on Research Drive
-Man with spiked-bat, drugs arrested in Leominster after 911 report of impaired driver
-Seeing double: Shrewsbury High School graduating class boasts 17 sets of twins
-Dudley candidates' night to be held June 8th
-Webster Town Meeting approves budget, drone bylaw, Pine View Liquors petition
-Shrewsbury teachers no longer need COVID vaccine
-Blackstone Valley Regional named distinguished school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (19:15): Greater Worcester Opera brings “1776” to Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 23 (28:52): Meatball, Part 1
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Depression in motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why Puerto Rico still doesn’t receive S.N.A.P. benefits
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. No. 164 (29:35): The Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former UMass Medical School professor and Physician of the Year
>SPORTS: Tom Brady takes dig at Bill Belichick during Georgetown commencement speech
-Jason Varitek's wife takes shot at Red Sox G.M. after coaching ouster
-Red Sox beat Royals, 3-1
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2026 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 32
>CARS: Gas prices climbing— What frustrated drivers can expect next (4:12)
>NATIONAL: San Diego mosque shooting: 3 men killed, suspects found dead (1:37)
-American who was on doomed cruise reveals what it's like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
-Tragic: Toddler crushed to death by antique dresser as she climbed it to reach a toy
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot dies in small plane crash in Rhode Island (:52)
-Pipe bomb found in Mass. pond, police investigating (1:12)
-Video shows Good Samaritans rushing to pull 2 people from car following rollover on I-495
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Cheer scores at national championships
-Clark honors Worcester student, staff members for inclusion and equity work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 top trending U.S. summer destinations
-The first thing you should do in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: Banks find ways to finance nonprofits, despite their lending and revenue challenges
-LPL Financial Research: Energy shock expected to hit prices harder than the economy
>HOMES: Homes are older than ever—but local permitting systems could slow down essential renovations
>HEALTH: Discussing ebola outbreak with infectious disease specialist (3:14)
-What no one tells you about egg freezing
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Oven-roasted turkey parmesan over spaghetti
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Lopez movie on Netflix, "Office Romance" (2:42)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Steven Spielberg's new movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Carrie Underwood rejected L.A. glamour to live on Tennessee farm
-William Daniels, 99, and wife Bonnie Bartlett, 96, detail "rules" of "open marriage"
>ANIMALS: Playful puppy from local shelter looking for active family (3:09)
>HISTORY: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
>GOOD NEWS: School principal retires, but returns as a handyman (2:34)
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo does "6-7" hand motion at the Vatican
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