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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:42). High of 21 today in Worcester
-Parents concerned after school buses get stuck on snow-covered Worcester streets (2:26). Article
-Plow driver rescues Auburn man stuck in snowbank during height of winter storm
-Where does this week's storm stand in the history of Worcester storms?
-Worcester winter parking ban remains as snow cleanup continues
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Meet the Women to Watch, eager to make 2026 a year of impact
+Noon: Worcester commission recommends police oversight board
+Noon: Fire breaks out at Gardner day care
+Noon: Things to Do: Chamber Music Society, One Dime Band, Almost Queen ...
+Noon: First Person: Calories and conversation on order at Carl's Diner
-Massport seeks to double Worcester airport passenger use by 2035, grow cargo operations
-Carabba returned to Worcester, charged in '09 disappearance of Patricia Santos
-Lancaster woman charged with keeping house of prostitution at local spa, police say
-Lunenburg school resource officer helps recover more than $100,000 in crypto scam
-Grand reopening Friday as Park Ave. Price Chopper becomes Market 32
-DEADLINE TOMORROW! Lottery open for 22 affordable condos on Elm St. in Worcester
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for January
-Mini-grants applications for Worcester teachers now open
>DINING OUT: Shrewsbury Street restaurant celebrating 23rd anniversary
-ICYMI: UMass Memorial sees spike in shoveling heart attacks after storm (1:53). Article
-720 tickets, 400 tows in Worcester during storm
-Kraft honors fallen officer’s family with Super Bowl tickets
-As "Laverne & Shirley" turns 50, remembering Worcester's own Big Ragoo
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Free Narcan training February 10th at Holden Safety Complex
-NEW! Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Millbury police Ice Fishing Derby Saturday
-Why Shrewsbury’s Will Tonelli wouldn’t trade his busy life for anything
-Nomination papers available for annual Shrewsbury election
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: "I Declare" eyes Black perspectives in face of historic anniversary
-Last Call: Dee O'Connor, book collaborator
>OPINION: Keith Linhares: Lawsuit warning shot for Worcester's free press
-Sarah Connell Sanders: Riding out snowstorm with a toddler can strengthen your creativity
-Radio Worcester (19:30): Mayor Joe Petty on killing of Alex Pretti, community safety, police oversight
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:48): Etel Haxhiaj case, Mayor Petty criticism and police accountability in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (51:35): How are the roads?
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career teacher and lifelong Worcester resident
>SPORTS: Patriots to host Super Bowl send-off rally in Foxborough (2:18). Article
-Patriots list quarterback Drake Maye as "limited" on projected practice report
-Vrabel emphasizes rest, recovery as Patriots prep for Super Bowl
-Robert Kraft says Bill Belichick unequivocally deserves to be first-ballot Hall of Famer
-Jimmy Johnson to skip Hall of Fame ceremony over Belichick snub
-NFL world wants anti-Belichick Hall of Fame voters "exposed"
-Celtics lose to Hawks, 117-106 (2:02). Article
-No. 13 Holy Cross women's hockey team set to take on No. 6 Northeastern
-Holy Cross women's basketball outlasts Colgate in overtime victory, 60-50
-Tyler Boston drops 20 in Holy Cross men’s basketball defeat at Colgate
-Worcester State men's hockey starts 11 Fund to honor Armit's legacy
>CARS: Shake in your steering wheel? Check for snow in your tires (:50)
>NATIONAL: Partial government shutdown days away; where negotiations stand
-Population growth slows dramatically amid immigration crackdown
-Tragic: Mom accused of killing 3-year-old in "exorcism" horror offers twisted defense
>NEW ENGLAND: Man in his late 60s dies in Mass. house fire (:59)
-Nurse rescued after car slides off icy Mass. bridge into river (2:05). Article
>COLLEGES: WPI researchers uses A.I. to make greener chemicals
-Worcester State Physics Professor Maxim Olegovich Lavrentovich receives Reviewer Excellence Award
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): New survey reveals what Europeans think of American tourists
-10 surprising etiquette faux pas in other countries
>BUSINESS: Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged
-LPL Financial Research: The productivity advantage: Powering economic growth in 2026
-Radio Worcester (7:42): B.B.B. of Central New England launches trades scholarship
>HOMES: How to prevent your home's pipes from freezing
>FOOD: McDonalds revives fan-favorite 1980s Happy Meal toy
>HEALTH: Nearly half of American adults will be obese by 2035: forecast
-What is H.R.V.? What the biometric can reveal about your health
>TV/STREAMING: Billy Bob Thornton addresses rumors he’s exiting "Landman" after Season 2
>MOVIES: Sydney Sweeney to star in Edith Wharton movie "Custom of the Country"
>CELEBRITY: "My 600-lb Life" star Charity Pierce dies at age 50
-Lindsey Vonn flaunts bikini bod ahead of Winter Olympics
>ANIMALS: Woman rescues dog living on a mattress in the woods (2:54)
>HISTORY: 40 years after Challenger, McAuliffe’s legacy honored (1:42). Article
>GOOD NEWS: Heroic cop races to save choking baby in dramatic body cam video
-Meanwhile, cowboy gallops through Target on horseback leaving staff to clean up mess
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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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