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In The News
-Latest forecast: Mostly sunny, high in the 30s in Worcester
-Overnight: 3 hospitalized after trains collide in Spencer
-45-year sentence for man caught by mother of Worcester boy he sought to molest
-Are glory days of DCU Center (Centrum) long gone?
-Chamber: Expanding developer incentive programs will address Worcester's housing crisis
-Radio Worcester (12:00): The Worcester Chamber Condo Report with David Sullivan
-Worcester fighter Jamaine Ortiz improves to 15-0-1 with win in main event
-Worcester Police PAAL Basketball league begins this week at St. Bernard's Church on Lincoln Street
-ICYMI: Driver flees after hitting and killing man in wheelchair in Worcester, police say
-Joint investigation leads to arrest of Worcester-area gun trafficker
-5 Great Ways to Spend Presidents Day Weekend in Worcester
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-Ray Mariano: Why should St. Vincent nurses believe Carolyn Jackson's empty promises?
-Acknowledging racism in Worcester’s industrial past
-Program marks decade of free music lessons for Worcester's inner-city youth
-Tribute to a man who spent a 44-year career at the post office
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn restaurant sold for $1.4 million to Asian cuisine restaurateur
-A Shrewsbury business owner is using coffee to empower women in Burundi
-Shrewsbury officials celebrate biotechnology readiness recognition
-Charlton firefighter lucky to be alive after freak snowboarding accident
-Millbury Public Library receives national humanities grant for $10,000
-Princeton's Winter Carnival draws hearty souls
-Sports: Mass. Pirates ticket member “Meet & Greet” set for March 5th
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Bravehearts' mural will salute fans, local businesses ... and you can be on it
-Bruins beat Ottawa, 3-2
-Railers win in Utah, 6-2
-Cars: Great Savings All Month Long at Bertera Nissan! (6:05)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-National: Police helicopter crashes into California water, killing officer
-Helicopter crashes near Miami Beach swimmers (:21)
-Tragic: 7-year-old girl fatally shot while in vehicle with mother and sister in Arizona
-New England: 4 injured as vehicle crashes into Five Guys in Massachusetts
-Yesterday's big snow squall in a video (10:53)
-New sea-level report predicts major consequences for state (5:30)
-Business: Chamber Exchange newspaper February 2022
-What to know about filing a income tax return if you own a business
-Colleges: New interdisciplinary building at Clark will be a hub for innovation and collaboration
-Nationally recognized DEI in artificial intelligence program coming to WPI
-TV/Streaming: New on Hulu in March
-Movies: "Uncharted" and "Dog" top box office on opening night
-Celebrity: Celebrity weddings of 2022: Stars who got married this year
-Food: FDA warns parents not to use 3 brands of powdered infant formula
-Shopping: The 15 best Presidents Day TV sales
-Health: Doctors seek to unravel the biology of a mysterious condition: stuttering
-Homes: The average home now costs over $1 million in more U.S. cities than ever
-Animals: Retriever loves being only child until this one comes along (3:08)
-History: Scenes from Worcester in March 1989 from GBH (1:49)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. field hockey players help local girl recover from stroke
-Meanwhile, in Australia, man stacks 6 M&M's, earns world record
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Worcester's vaccination rate increased just 9 percent during period of mask mandate
-ICYMI: Worcester's 7-day positive rate hits lowest since November
-Worcester giving away college scholarship, other prizes in push to increase vaccination rate among kids
-Study says COVID causes mental health issues, eating disorders
-Could February Vacation lead to new surge in Mass.?
-"We better be careful": Dr. Fauci warns against "prematurely" ending mask mandates
-COVID hospitalizations average $4,000 in out-of-pocket costs per visit, research says
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
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>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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