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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 (: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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