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In The News
-Latest weather: Ice, strong wind, high in the 60s all in today's forecast for Worcester
-Overnight: 50+ people likely killed by tornadoes in western Kentucky, governor says
-Related: Tornadoes slam nursing home in Arkansas, Amazon warehouse in Illinois
-Worcester ranked among 10 hottest real estate markets in U.S.
-Homes: See inside grand 1930s manor in Worcester selling for $550,000
-Dental practice with Worcester location being sued by state
-Site of Worcester's last candlepin bowling lanes sells for $1 million
-Worcester man accused of decapitating mother arraigned on murder charge
-Treehouse murder: Killer's boyfriend charged with helping dispose of body
-27-year-old Worcester man arrested for carjacking
-Killings in Worcester down over past 2 years
-City investigating Worcester firefighter for alleged antisemitic online post
-People are rappelling off Mercantile Center for charity
-QCC holding a FREE children’s dental clinic on Saturday
-20th Annual Goods for Guns buyback event is happening Saturday
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Six Things to Do: "Nutcracker," "Good Grief!" and more
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-A Night of Brass Funk, Reggae/Rocksteady, Rhythm Blues & Ska coming January 7th
-New: Wachusett Wine & Spirits podcast (55:38): Whiskey Wednesday with special guest John Ellsessar
-Ray Mariano: Gordon Hargrove, a Friendly House icon for 63 years
-Channel 5 Wake Up Call from American Heritage Girls Troop 0716 in Worcester (:49)
-Tribute to a man who survived traumatic brain injury in 2007 and volunteered for Veterans Inc. and Habitat for Humanity
-ICYMI: Victim in Worcester double homicide was involved in Franklin shooting death
-Worcester woman, 48, dead after Grove Street crash
-Worcester remembers fallen Firefighter Christopher Roy on 3-year anniversary of his death
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Soldier dad surprises first-grade son at Holden school (1:38)
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Gardner brothers make winning bid for Sterling Inn: $600,000
-State approves Charlton tax breaks for $300 million Amazon center
-Grafton Town Meeting vote to change Town Clerk job to appointed declared invalid
-Sports: HC football coach Bob Chesney reflects on record breaking season
-Worcester boxer returns to ring Saturday in main event bout in Florida
-Bravehearts' mascot Jake the Lion to rappel down building in Worcester for charity
-Gillette Stadium set for major renovation
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Railers' comeback falls short in 3-2 loss
-Highlights of St. Paul vs. South girls, Doherty vs. Wachusett boys
-Cars: Happy Holidays from Bertera Nissan (2:04)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-Business: U.S. consumer inflation up 6.8% in past year, most since 1982
-Why Dollar Tree’s price hike to $1.25 could be "one of the worst decisions in retail history"
-Health: Could mRNA flu vaccines be better than current flu shots?
-National: Texas seized enough fentanyl to kill 200 million people this year alone, officials say
-YouTuber discovers submerged car of teens who disappeared 21 years ago
-New England: Body of woman recovered days after she fell overboard from R.I. ferry
-TV/Streaming: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
-Movies: "Don't Look Up" may be HollyWoo's finest effort
-Sandra Bullock shows her tough side in "The Unforgivable"
-Celebrity: Monkees singer and guitarist Michael Nesmith dies at 78
-Animals: Adoption Option: Meet Larry
-History: 20 retro holiday ads that you'd never see today
-Meanwhile, in Plymouth, a horse walks into Walmart
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Worcester sees 6 straight week-over-week increases
-Cases surge in Worcester schools; officials urging vaccination (2:39)
-Owner of local auto shop donates labor, time to create mobile vax clinic
-Sean M. Rose: Pandemic demands a call to community service
-ICYMI: UMass Memorial activates surge response, as inpatient levels mirror 2020 holidays
-Mass. officials report 5,007 new cases, 27 additional deaths as hospitalizations top 1,200
-Mass. hospitals ordered to reduce elective procedures further
-New Hampshire has 10,000 current cases for first time since start of pandemic
-When do booster shots become fully effective?
In The News
>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 restaurant 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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