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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:51). High of 33 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Shelter-in-place order lifted after body found outside Boylston home
-Northborough nurse gets more than 4 years in prison for tampering with patient's morphine
-Angel Santiago acquitted in 2013 death of Rutland nurse Diane Lamarche-Leader
-Manny Familia, Allen Noble Corson Jr., others awarded Carnegie Hero medals
-Man pleads not guilty in shooting of Worcester mother
-Message at Worcester human trafficking event: Men in power committing abuse
-Worcester restaurant named best barbecue spot in Massachusetts by Food Network
-Shrewsbury Market Basket officially opens
-WRTA announces service to new Market Basket in Shrewsbury
-Bancroft School announces large tuition reduction
-THIS WEEKEND! Boston RV & Camping Expo runs through Monday (2:02)
-The Faces of Worcester: Mariann Paladino
-Winning $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot ticket sold in Maine
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: 5 great ways to spend your weekend in Worcester
-Five Things To Do: Sculpture exhibition, Albert Lee, Annie Brobst ...
-Artist Spotlight: Trevor Toney
-Readers' pics: Worcester-area lucky black cats on Friday the 13th
-Burncoat High School Winter Concert (1:31:37)
-Unsolved: Worcester - Season 2, Episode 4: "Killed After Scuffle at Fester's Dog House". Video (15:57). Audio (17:42)
-Bill Shaner: Everybody loves Raymond
-Raymond V. Mariano: Congressional chaos bad for America
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to a Worcester woman who was married for 69 years, and met her husband over the phone
-ICYMI: 11-month-old baby, parents shot on Harlem Street in Worcester (1:26). Article
-These 3 Worcester streets had 15 total car break-ins in a 2-month period
-Homelessness continues to climb in Worcester with more unsheltered, report says
-Man shot at, robbed, assaulted in Auburn; Police ask for help
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): No major injuries in Holden rollover crash
-Christmas tree chipping 8-2:30 Saturday
-Holden 7th grader plays in FBU Final 8
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Uxbridge man arrested for attempted bank robbery in Boston
-5-hour standoff at Marlborough mobile home park ends with tear gas: Police
-Dudley Police Chief Steven Wojnar retires after 34 years on duty
-Shrewsbury Planning Board approves McGovern collision and fit-up center
-Members sought for Butler Farm Dog Park Committee
-1 hospitalized as car slams into West Boylston dentist's office
-13 years since Rutland student was killed in earthquake (1:54). Article
-Blackstone Valley Tech receives state Skills Capital Grant
>SPORTS: 5 potential candidates for Patriots offensive coordinator
-There are plenty of locals with Super Bowl dreams to root for in the NFL playoffs
-Holy Cross women's hockey team beats B.U., 2-1. Highlights (1:20). Interviews (1:05)
-11 players record point as Holy Cross men's hockey team downs Air Force. Highlights (1:23). Interview (:48)
-Kalif Raymond named All-Pro
-Railers drop second straight to Newfoundland
-North boys' basketball upends South
-210 Sports' Friday 4: Mac Jones, Pasta, heroes and an outrageous conspiracy theory
>CARS: Bertera has your winter car! (3:27)
-Save $500 on select F150's and RAM trucks in stock at North End Motor Sales
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATION/WORLD: Congress ranks only above telemarketers in poll on ethics, honesty
-Tragic: 2 elementary school kids exiting bus in Washington D.C. shot
>NEW ENGLAND: Martin Luther King Jr. "Embrace" sculpture unveiled on Boston Common
-Search warrants connected to investigation of missing Cohasset mother returned, impounded by judge
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria announce fall Dean's List
-Marketer-turned-professor Lawrence Norman of Clark takes aim at influential youth demographic
>HEALTH: Free COVID vaccinations on Saturday in Worcester: 11-5:30 at Worcester Public Library
>BUSINESS: Consumer prices rose 6.5% in December as Fed mulls next rate hike
-PwC anti-fraud director named to C-suite at Hanover
>FOOD: Soaring U.S. egg prices put pressure on consumers, businesses
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, January 1st to 7th
>TV/STREAMING: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Devotion," "The Seven Faces of Jane," "The Old Way" and more
>CELEBRITY: Prince Harry memoir "Spare" shatters U.K. book sales record
>ANIMALS: Spicy cat mama won't let rescuers touch her babies (3:04)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Stranger gives autistic boy $15,000 piano (2:41)
-Meanwhile, in the U.K., woman hires a flash mob to dance to Queen's "Another One Bites The Dust" at her own wake
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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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