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>Latest weather: Heat wave continues through weekend, high of 94 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-2 missing Worcester teens may be together, police say; 3 others sought
-New COVID cases, hospitalizations rise in Worcester week after warning of new subvariants
-Fantastic drone video of Worcester created to celebrate city's 300th anniversary (1:59)
-Worcester Monopoly owners in bitter legal dispute with artist who painted Smiley Face mural
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Construction crews making progress at Worcester's new Coal Mine Brook Park
-State Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission to hear appeal of Paku license suspension
-Skateboard shop opens on Millbury Street in line with Worcester's new Crompton Park Skate Park
-Worcester health director stepping down for town manager role
-Worcester Tech, North High receive grants toward career technical programs
-Worcester's never-ending war on police transparency
-Stephanie Fernandes sentencing for fatally stabbing fiancé pushed to October
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Prove your Worcester knowledge with our third "Selfie Scavenger Hunt"
-YWCA of Central Massachusetts hosts Girls CHOICE car wash Saturday
-George St. prepped for 17th George Street Bike Challenge
>HOMES: 5 new properties for sale in Worcester
-Here's a 30-second test to tell if you need to toss your pillows
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Channel 25 Zip Trip comes to Auburn
-Only in The016.com: Friday morning crash on Route 140 in Boylston (4:29)
-Shrewsbury kicks off feedback sessions for strategic plan
-Shrewsbury electronics recycling event on Saturday
-Maplebrook Farmstead to receive grant to help beginning farmers
-Sterling summer concerts at Memorial Park
>SPORTS: Red Sox suffer historic, embarrassing loss to Blue Jays
-Pirates' season ends with OT playoff loss at home. Postgame recap (1:00)
-Right-hander Coleman Picard of Auburn is happy to be back on Bravehearts mound after shoulder injury
-Bravehearts win slugfest, 12-11
-Bravehearts next home game 5 Wednesday (YOU-Choose-the-Promotion Doubleheader)
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose in extra innings, 6-5
>CARS: Bertera has the car for you (4:08)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: DHS launches criminal probe into deleted Jan. 6 Secret Service texts
-Methanol in blood of 21 teens who died in South African tavern
-Tragic: Mass, native killed by lightning during Army training remembered as husband, dad
>NEW ENGLAND: R.I. couple died by apparent murder-suicide
-Man from region sentenced for defrauding grandparents of $679,000
>COLLEGES: Worcester State professor makes breakthrough discovery about the magnetic fields of stars
>BUSINESS: Hyundai accused of using child labor at Alabama factory
-Smooth transition for new Greater Good CEO
>HEALTH: Monkeypox virus could become entrenched as new STD in the U.S.
-BA.5 variant will keep Mass. at a COVID plateau through the summer, experts predict
-Should you get your COVID booster now or wait until fall? Here's what an expert recommends
-Free vaccinations/boosters Saturday: 10-2 at Gala Food and 11-5 at Worcester Public Library
>FOOD: As more coupons move online, older and low-income shoppers get left out
>HISTORY: Harvey Ball and the Worcester original smiley face
>TV/STREAMING: What to watch this weekend: Netflix's "The Gray Man" and more
>MOVIES: New movies on VOD: "Zack Snyder's Justice League," "The Forgiven," "Men" and more
>CELEBRITY: Vin Diesel celebrates 55th birthday in Rome with Helen Mirren
>ANIMALS: Dog survives attack from mountain lion while defending family
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Man bowls 3 perfect games in a row at Indiana bowling alley
-Frog horse optical illusion determines your personality type
-Look: Escaped alligator takes a swim in Virginia neighbor's pool takes a swim in Virginia neighbor's pool
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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
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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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