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  >WEATHER: Late snow tonight into Saturday, high of 28 today in Worcester (3:29)

  -Weekend snow and bitter cold temperatures (8:06)
  
  

  >TOP OF THE NEWS

  +7:00: Worcester renames school through Patriots' Super Bowl

  +7:00: Is this your dog?

  +7:00: 100 FM The Pike's The Breakdown Lane (6:21)
  
  

  +Noon: In Worcester, there's an extra "E" at May Street Elementary School

  +Noon: Goddard rocket launch centennial celebrations ready for lift off

  +Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans

  +Noon: Oxford's Whistle Stop Bar & Grill revitalized by new owners

  +Noon: New England's most romantic restaurants for a perfect date night

  +Noon: New shows & movies to watch this weekend

  +Noon: New movies on streaming: "Hamnet," "The Secret Agent"  and more
  
  

  -Worcester bakery offering free coffee, Patriots cake giveaway

  -$325K snow crab heist in Worcester leads to federal charges

  -Former Worcester Vice Lords leader who ordered witness killed to remain in prison

  -Donovan Goparian new trial? Judge sets May hearing in Worcester murder case

  -Central Mass. police have seen unusual run of traumatic events in early 2026

  -Radio Worcester (19:45): D.P.W. commissioner explains snowstorm response, parking ban enforcement and road treatment

  -Snow removal lacking in Worcester, city councilors say

  -T&G This Week: Covering the shootings in Spencer

  >DINING OUT: Addie Lee’s Soul Food: A Sector 1 legend

  -ICYMI: Man says son was shot 3 times prior to deadly standoff in Spencer (1:28). Article

  -Related: Suspect in Spencer shooting identified, worked for Worcester D.P.W. (2:36). Article

  -Worcester couple gets 18 years in prison for sexually trafficking young relative

  -Worcester courthouse evacuated following bomb threat

  -Worcester board advances Shrewsbury Street apartments, despite parking concerns

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden eyes "bare minimum" in compliance with M.B.T.A. housing requirement

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

  -Wachusett Echo: What’s behind the decline in school election participation?

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Truck driver dies after Route 2 crash

  -Police in South Carolina make arrest in death of Oakham native

  -Elderly woman in medical coma, cat dies after Lancaster apartment fire

  -Worcester County towns get $500,000 to prepare for extreme weather

  -Shrewsbury police stats for January
  
  

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

  >SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Evil Felipe, "Wortown Rising," "Sinners," and more ...

  -"Wortown Rising" proves that Worcester hip-hop has been thriving for decades

  -Noah Kahan takes steps to prevent scalpers from getting tickets (1:39)

  -Artist Cicely Carew lifts orchids in exhibition "Elevated"

  -Nominations sought for this year's Stanley Kunitz Medal

  >OPINION: Andrea Joy Campbell: Fighter for human rights in state's corner

  -Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (55:11): Chuck Jackson and Larry Schuyler, Building Bridges Veterans Initiative

  -Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:01): Charter reform, snowstorm accountability and Spencer shooting

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

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who served during Vietnam War
  
  

  >SPORTS: Drake Maye M.V.P. runner-up, Mike Vrabel and Josh McDaniels win coaching awards

  -How Vrabel’s speeches have lifted Patriots amid playoff run

  -Former Patriot Adam Vinatieri headlines a Hall of Fame class missing Bill Belichick

  -Patriots' TreVeyon Henderson reveals he eloped ahead of Super Bowl

  -Patriots teammates don't seem happy with Tom Brady's Super Bowl take

  -Holy Cross men’s basketball hosts Lehigh for Cousy Court Dedication, 125th anniversary celebration

  -No. 13 Holy Cross women's ice hockey set to take on Boston College & New Hampshire

  -Holy Cross announces 2026 football coaching staff

  -Abby Kelley's Layomi Akintan sets tone for Bears
  
  

  >NATIONAL: Guthrie family shares second plea to possible kidnappers after first ransom deadline passes

  -Rep. McGovern accuses D.O.J. of deliberately exposing Epstein victims while protecting the perpetrators

  -Tragic: 3 sisters jump to their deaths from balcony after dad bans them from playing game on phone

  >NEW ENGLAND: Driver faces charges after car plows into home (1:41)

  -Private school teacher on leave after student contracts S.T.I., others report "inappropriate physical contact"

  >COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 28 (37:38): Engineering Safer Skiing | Christopher Brown
  
  

  >TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 of the oldest Olympic venues still in use

  >BUSINESS: Mass. business confidence continued to slip in January

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

  -New Worcester conference to promote inclusive leadership

  >HOMES: Hot housing markets in New England (5:08)

  >SHOPPING: 25+ best Amazon Presidents Day sales, per a pro deal-hunter

  >FOOD: Here's how to throw Super Bowl party without breaking the bank (1:55)

  >HEALTH: How a cancer diagnosis can affect a patient's mental health (3:24)

  -Researchers find that experimental cholesterol-lowering pill could give millions a new option
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: FX announces release date for limited series on JFK Jr.'s whirlwind romance

  >MOVIES: 11 best new movies on Netflix

  >CELEBRITY: Harrison Ford hints he'll retire from acting after "Shrinking" ends

  -"Full House" alum Dave Coulier gives health update after back-to-back cancer diagnoses

  >ANIMALS: Bulldog greets her neighbors through her special fence window (1:56)

  >HISTORY: Former Union Depot in Worcester, 1907

  >GOOD NEWS: Good Samaritan saves child from attacker

  -Meanwhile, in Ontario, escaped emu runs through town, predicts "6 more weeks of winter"

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