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  >WEATHER: Cooling trend begins. High of 28 today in Worcester

  -Cold facts: A chilly January. But nothing like 1970
  
  

  >TOP OF THE NEWS

  +6:00: Suspect in Spencer shooting identified, worked for Worcester D.P.W. (1:48). Article

  +6:00: Related: At Spencer shopping plaza, no sign of tense scene of night before

  -Earlier: Questions remain after Spencer shooting left suspect dead, officer and 1 other injured (2:20). Article

  -Earlier: S.W.A.T. officer shot, suspect killed in shooting in Spencer (1:23). Article

  -Related: Gunshots heard in witness video (:12)

  +6:00: Worcester Public Schools committee rejects petitions to allow parents to opt children out of data collection

  +6:00: An eatery trying to save bees is opening a Worcester store
  
  

  +Noon: Worcester courthouse evacuated following bomb threat

  +Noon: Worcester board advances Shrewsbury Street apartments, despite parking concerns

  +Noon: Love, romance and opera Italian-style coming to Mechanics Hall

  +Noon: Last Call: Ed Sweeney, author and folklore researcher
  
  

  -Worcester nurse injured in Costa Rica returns to U.S., begins recovery

  -State: Saint Vincent Hospital failed to properly staff I.C.U. patient

  -Area restaurant owner charged in $1 million S.N.A.P. fraud scheme (1:55)

  -Worcester nears A.R.P.A. spending deadline

  -Worcester Business Journal moves headquarters to Downtown Worcester

  -Westminster third-grade reporter asks questions to Patriots before Super Bowl LX (3:32). Article

  -2 donors give $13 million to WPI (3:39). Article

  -Aislinn Doyle: February 5th School Committee meeting agenda preview

  >DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Comfort Food (5:21)

  -ICYMI: Search warrant on Pleasant Street in Worcester nets guns, drugs

  -Inventor with Worcester ties placed on leave after Epstein messages surface, report says

  -Snowbanks, no sidewalks make it tough to walk to this Worcester elementary school

  -Urgent call for volunteers as St. John’s opening emergency shelter in Worcester

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Jed's restocks rock salt and ice melt

  -Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)

  -Special Town Meeting on February 23rd

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Truck overturns on Route 2 in Fitchburg. Video (:24)

  -Hundreds sign petition in support of suspended high school hoops player

  -At long last, Shrewsbury hits important housing threshold

  -Webster man charged with unlicensed gun dealing, including machine gun device

  -Oakdale street gets an unofficial name change in support of Patriots
  
  

  >BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday

  >SHOWTIME: Worcesteria: Show at Hunchback Gallery feels distinctively Worcester

  -Listen Up: Solid metal from War Castle, Smoking Jacket hits the road

  -Noah Kahan, New England native, returning to Fenway Park for "The Great Divide" tour

  -Pink Talking Phish honors songs of Pink Floyd, Talking Heads and Phish

  >OPINION: Maggie Calvetti: Gifting experiences over things

  -Tracey Faraday: Galentine’s Day for moms — Why you need a kid free hang with your mama bestie

  -What's Up Worcester's Crossroads Conversations (40:25): Celia Johnston Blue, Mass. Women of Color Coalition

  -Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:01): Worcester snow response, city council power shifts and downtown growth

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who lost everything in the tornado of 1953
  
  

  >SPORTS: Drake Maye set to become second-youngest quarterback to start a Super Bowl

  -What players and coaches have to deal with during Super Bowl (5:45)

  -How Patriots, Seahawks built Super Bowl-caliber rosters

  -Remembering Malcolm Butler's game-winning interception ahead of Super Bowl rematch

  -ESPN: Kraft not selected for Pro Football Hall of Fame

  -Celtics beat Mavericks, 110-100 (2:04). Article

  -Celtics trade Anfernee Simons to Bulls for Nikola Vucevic: Report

  -Holy Cross freshman Anna Billa named to Austrian National Team at international tournament

  -Holy Cross women's lacrosse season preview
  
  

  >NATIONAL: Jeffrey Epstein bragged about ties to Putin, procured Russian girls

  -TMZ receives alleged ransom note in abduction of Savannah Guthrie’s mother, investigation underway

  -Tragic: Bride and groom among 8 killed in gas cylinder blast at wedding

  >NEW ENGLAND: Mass. losing residents, 33,000 in 2025

  -Mass. open meeting law complaints and violations rose in 2025

  >COLLEGES: UMass Medical School, Clark, Holy Cross receive Carnegie classifications

  -Radio Worcester (13:36): Clark marks 100 years since Dr. Robert Goddard’s first rocket launch
  
  

  >TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 jaw-dropping canopy walks around the world

  -The rudest things travelers do in the T.S.A. line

  >BUSINESS: Devens manufacturer raises $220 million

  -LPL Financial Research: Dueling mandates: The Fed’s policy caution and Treasury’s growing borrowing needs

  -Radio Worcester (10:09): Ryan Kittredge breaks down interest rates as the “price of money”

  >HOMES: How to prepare your home before another round of snow (2:28)

  >SHOPPING: 5 experience-based Valentine’s gifts for spouses

  >FOOD: Walmart shopper accuses retailer of running massive price scam

  >HEALTH: Dads' parenting has a bigger impact on kids' health than moms'

  -Some patients experience mental health backlash from GLP-1 medications (3:35). Article
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 4 of "Bridgerton" on Netflix (2:33)

  >MOVIES: Trailer for new Michael Jackson biopic, "Michael" (2:18)

  >CELEBRITY: What is Matt Lauer doing now? Inside the disgraced anchor's life in hiding

  -Ali Larter’s career from "Varsity Blues" bikini moment to "Landman" star

  >ANIMALS: Tiny kitten cries for help right outside woman's window (1:43)

  >HISTORY: Former Union Depot in Worcester, 1907

  >GOOD NEWS: Child returns home after 726 days in hospital

  -Meanwhile, in Providence, man finds lizard trapped under snow after storm

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