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In The News
+6:00: "I'm just stuck": Snow in Worcester causing spin-outs, driving issues on Route 9 (2:20)
+6:00: Couple gets married in Worcester despite snow storm
+6:00: Convertible with the top down seen driving on Route 2 during snowstorm (:29)
+6:00: Christmas returns to Worcester for scene in movie starring Paul Giamatti (1:01)
+6:00: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+6:00: Worcesteria: Poets of color react to Shrewsbury poem conflict
+6:00: Show off your creative skills and design the Bravehearts' next jersey
+6:00: 5 new houses on the market in Worcester
+Noon: Tractor-trailer rollover on Pike in Auburn (2 photos)
+Noon: Plow truck overturns in Hubbardston
+Noon: Sex offender charged with serious crimes against children held on $77,500 bail
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - February 25th
+Noon: Food entrepreneurs hone business skills with Worcester State-Food Hub program
+Noon: Clark colleagues remember Gary Chaison as dedicated teacher, mentor, and friend
+Noon: Artist Spotlight: John Dunkelberg and Debra O’Connell
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand
-Parking ban in Worcester in effect
-Storm preparedness checklist; Handy list of emergency phone numbers
-See News, The Burbs, Colleges and Dining Out for latest postponements, cancellations and closings
-City of Worcester lifts public health advisory after massive sewage spill
-Worcester parents who opted kids out of sex ed explain their concerns
-These 20 cities and towns have the most expensive homes in the Worcester metro area
-WPI faculty blast outgoing president
-Cogmedix breaks ground on world-class manufacturing facility in West Boylston
-ICYMI: Parents of actress Alicia Witt froze to death in their Worcester home (no subscription required)
-Can it happen here? Even in Worcester, books are challenged, if not banned
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-Worcester Chamber Music Society presents Spotlight Concert March 4th
-Last Call with Sarah Lerman-Sinkoff, gas leak researcher
-First Person: The Library of Disposable Art — Cel Animation
-5 things to do: "Macbeth," animated Oscar nominees, "Flora in Winter" ...
-WCCA-TV's "Soapbox" (25:41): Owner of the Woo Mall (Midtown Mall), Mike Burnes (Worcester Common Fitness) Anderson Winck (Alma Gaúcha Prime Brazilian Steakhouse)
-Tribute to "Worcester's own Elvis"
-Reminder: Trash and recycling pickup in Worcester delayed a day this week because of holiday
-ICYMI: The final scene - Showcase Cinemas North meets the wrecking ball
-21 apartments planned for former home of The Bridge in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Holden delays trash pickup because of storm
-Smithsonian to showcase world's largest museum in Rutland
-Sports: Celtics beat Nets, 129-106
-What Troy Aikman's $90 million ESPN deal means for McVay, Michaels, Buck
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Twins take Worcester ice hockey by storm
-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: 3 ex-cops convicted of civil rights violations in George Floyd killing
-Radio Worcester (14:50): Congressman Jim McGovern reacts to Russia's invasion of Ukraine
-New England: "How do you want to die?" Prosecutors reveal chilling details in N.H. home invasion
-91 cats found in "rough" condition at Tewksbury home
-Business: Planning Board OKs addition to Lutheran Rehab and Skilled Care Center on Harvard St.
-5 effective ways to market your business in 2022
-Cannabis Confidential: As marketplace grows, edibles aplenty but premium flower more scarce
-Colleges: UMass Medical School launches program to help diversify health sciences
-TV/Streaming: New on Netflix in March (11:09)
-Celebrity: Kim Kardashian calls out Kanye West for causing "emotional distress" amid ongoing divorce
-Sally Kellerman, original Hot Lips from "M*A*S*H," dead at 84
-Health: Life really may pass before our eyes as we die
-Animals: Dog is SO excited to meet best friend after 2 weeks alone (3:19)
-Food: Why New Englanders love Market Basket enough to make it No. 3 U.S. grocery chain
-Shopping: Amazon electronics guide: The 20 best tech products of 2022
-History: Historical picture of Elm Park
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boy, 5, reunited with teddy bear lost at Milwaukee airport in November
-Meanwhile, in Florida, woman steals 4th grader’s science project from driveway
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: The 10 life-threatening Omicron side effects plaguing COVID survivors
+Noon: As Stealth Omicron advances, scientists are learning more
-What do you need to know about the CDC’s new vaccine guidelines?
-ICYMI: UMass Medical School virologist Jeremy Luban says it's impossible to rule out the possibility of another surge
-Today's free testing and vaccinations/booster clinics are canceled because of storm
-Mass. officials report 1,556 new cases, 48 additional deaths
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 37 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Driver hospitalized after car crashes into Dollar Tree store in Worcester (:20). Article
-Worcester apartment project on Shrewsbury Street faces parking concerns
-A year after scathing report on use of force, sex acts, Worcester police have new policies
-Worcester Public Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh retires
-TODAY! Guns to Gardens gun buyback
-Related: Radio Worcester (12:45): Dr. Michael Hirsch on Worcester’s “Guns to Gardens” program
-TODAY! The final Village Marketplace of 2025
-Worcester police officers honored at City Hall promotion ceremony
-Proposed development would bring 270 units, supermarket and a half-dozen other businesses to abandoned Shrewsbury factory site
-Dark Downeast Podcast (35:45): The murder of John E. Volungis Jr.
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Legacy businesses, tax rate debate, winter prep
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:36): Worcester snowstorm response, police oversight & affordability
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:03): Tax rates, infrastructure challenges and a major coaching milestone
>DINING OUT: Table Hoppin': Bonchon, from owners of Gong cha, sees crowds, lines
-ICYMI: Couple arrested after 5-hour standoff in Worcester (1:37). Article
-Related: Worcester officers treated for hypothermia after standoff
-Water restored as crews continue work on Shore Drive in Worcester
-Winter homeless shelter to open at former Quality Inn near Lincoln Plaza
-Worcester woman wins Lucky for Life, takes lump sum of $390,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Phone-free school by 2026? The newest phone policy controversy
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Chief Tim Sherblom sworn in as head of Central Mass. Chiefs of Police Association
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Pedestrian struck and killed on Providence Road in Northbridge
-Police determine threat at Sterling school not legitimate
-West Boylston town administrator, hired after flag controversy, headed to Rutland
-TODAY! Santa visits Paxton Fire Department
-Apple store opens in Millbury
-Disabled veteran tax exemption available in Shrewsbury
-Kindled Planning hopes to "spark" more for customers
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Assabet Valley Mastersingers, High Command and more ...
-"Sister's Christmas Catechism" coming to Worcester
-"Night Lights" named best holiday garden display in nation
-Anxious Taylor Swift was scared to continue Eras Tour after Vienna terror threat
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Extremist views of Worcester’s self-proclaimed moderates
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1399 (24:41): John Stanford, Executive Director, Incubate
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (59:28)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Professor Emerita at UMass Medical School
>SPORTS: What’s impressed Josh McDaniels the most about Drake Maye this season
-Jayson Tatum looks spry in latest workout videos amid injury recovery
-Holy Cross baseball, men's lacrosse announce schedules
-A banner day: St. Paul honors championship history of former high schools
>CARS: List of the most stolen cars in 2025 revealed
>NATIONAL: Terrifying gas explosion caught on doorbell cam (:49). Article
-The 10 richest states in America
-Tragic: 8 high school athletes injured during training run after car veers onto sidewalk in suspected D.U.I. crash
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe trial recap (21:57): After closing statements, the jury deliberates
-Driver shaken after alleged road rage shooting on I-495 (1:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI professor named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
-Assumption named peacebuilder and conflict-resolution expert Alice Nderitu Civic Friendship Fellow
-Late-night breakfast at Clark, in photos
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Where to go in Charlevoix, a French-Canadian snow globe
>BUSINESS: Lawmakers mull action on "dynamic" A.I.-powered pricing in wake of "shocking" Instacart report
-Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT’s alleged role in Conn. murder-suicide
-Radio Worcester (7:03): Holiday spending budgeting and scam-proofing advice
-Former Worcester City Councilor candidate founds organization to address systemic oppressions
>HOMES: Foreclosures are soaring in the U.S.: study
>SHOPPING: Shoppers say ’tis the season for inflation, poll finds
>HEALTH: Tips to protect your sleep during the holidays (4:56)
-Under 7 hours of sleep shortens your life — 5 tricks to snooze faster
>TV/STREAMING: How to stream Taylor Swift docuseries, "The End of an Era," on Disney+
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Die My Love," "Christy," and more
>CELEBRITY: Jason Bateman makes eyebrow-raising remark about sister Justine
-Judi Dench believes Harvey Weinstein has "done his time" for sexual assault, says she forgives him
>ANIMALS: Bear cub runs across frozen Hubbardston pond (:37)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: 187 Washington St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman’s 10 most memorable stories over the years (29:41)
-Meanwhile, escaped horse visits New York's J.F.K. Airport
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