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>Latest weather: Another great day, high of 85 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-41-year-old woman killed in double shooting on Cambridge Street in Worcester
-Earlier: Worcester police investigating shooting on Cambridge St. (:15)
-Mill Street apartment owner speaks out after roof collapses through multiple floors
-Related: Inside Worcester apartment building where roof collapsed (:41)
-Earlier: Families evacuated from apartment building after collapse (2:23)
-$100,000 lottery winner sold in Worcester
-Warehouse near Polar Park in Worcester eyed for apartments
-Here are the 5 cheapest places to get gas in Worcester this weekend
-Worcester health officials urge vigilance as highly contagious new COVID subvariants spread
-You can now sign up for Worcester sewage, waste overflow alerts
-Worcester receives just one bid to perform city manager search services
-Group calls Worcester Diocese’s report an offense to survivors
-No criminal charges filed related to sexual misconduct allegations, Worcester police say
-The Faces of Worcester: Hanh Pham Richardson
-Ray Mariano: City Hall’s Kremlin-like grip on public info doesn’t serve public
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-Weekly Beyond Wrestling events can continue at Worcester’s White Eagle after issue with license
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: Little River Band, Movies on the Common and more
-Silkroad Ensemble's road leads to Indian Ranch with new leader and new compositions
>HISTORY: 1900 ad for former Hotel Brunswick in Worcester
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to retired police chief who worked in multiple area towns
-ICYMI: Retired Worcester firefighter wins big in Las Vegas
-Long-anticipated restaurant to open August 1st in Downtown Worcester
-Worcester License Commission shuts down Cambridge Street car shows, suspends liquor license
-Worcester's East Park spray park closed until further notice
-WooSox, not city, negotiated naming rights deal for new city park, Pickett Plaza
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston names new fire chief
-Artist submissions sought for Grafton’s Small Stones Festival
-Grab some food and hang out with Grafton Police at National Night Out
-Armed man engages in standoff with police at Coolidge Park in Fitchburg
>SPORTS: Yankees pound Red Sox, 14-1
-Bravehearts score 5 unanswered to beat Westfield on NESN
-Bravehearts next home game 4 p.m. Sunday, Movie Day & Kids Club Sunday, WFD vs. WPD doubleheader
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox win in Norfolk, 6-3
-Pirates destroy Strike Force, 60-17. The numbers
-Union beats Revolution, 2-1
>CARS: Bertera has the car for you (4:08)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: U.S. Navy punishes more than 20 sailors over fire that destroyed warship
-Tragic: Elderly Florida woman dies after being attacked by gators: reports
>NEW ENGLAND: Man with gun shot and killed by sheriff's deputy at Maine campground
-Bystanders lift 1,000 pound crate off pinned 68-year-old in Centerville
>BUSINESS: Worcester Business Connect podcast No. 25 (39:57): Visions Internships
-Hertz faces lawsuit from 47 customers claiming false arrests
>COLLEGES: Researcher brings innovative math and media camp to WPI
-Clark Challenge. Change. podcast No. 16: Student podcasts explore the nature of mass violence
>HEALTH: Why the Omicron offshoot BA.5 is a big deal
-Mass. reports 7,096 new COVID cases
>FOOD: Sunday is National Ice Cream Day
>TV/STREAMING: Cable TV's biggest series snubbed by Emmy voters in unprecedented dis
>CELEBRITY: Raw & Order: Chris Meloni bares all in Peloton ad
>ANIMALS: This cat's favorite activity is showering with mom (3:08)
>HOMES: See inside $4 million Mass. mansion among largest for sale right now
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. man on quest to donate blood 100 times
-Meanwhile, "Minions" fans claim promo IHOP meals made them sick: "I gru’d my pants"
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>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
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-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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