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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:00). High of 38 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Overnight: 10 people killed, 10 injured in mass shooting at Southern California dance club
-Academy cadets join search for missing Brookfield woman Brittany Tee (2:03). Article
-Related: Police divers to join search next week
-Smart Webster Bank teller stalls thief until cops can cuff him: Police
-Open now: Bri’s Sweet Treats brings chocolate, dessert to Worcester
-Radio Worcester (23:50): Bri Azier from Bri’s Sweet Treats on her Grand Opening
-Cable TV committee, customers unhappy with Charter-Spectrum service
-Charter Spectrum says cable cost increases are due to programmers raising fees
-Earlier: 77% of Worcester Spectrum cable customers will change subscription within 2 years
-Batista asked to resubmit plan for Burncoat High renovation
-Worcester schools chief stops plans to shuttle sex-ed students off La Familia campus
-Worcester Quality Inn conversion for homeless: 2024 opening planned
-Dozens of exotic dancers sue Worcester strip club over unpaid wages
-UMass Memorial seeks proposals for community health services
-Radio Worcester (31:27): Brian Shankey talks about the American Heart Association Heart and Stroke Ball coming up February 11th
-FINAL DAY! Worcester Bridal Expo this weekend to DCU Center! (:30). Buy tickets now
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: 5 great ways to spend your weekend in Worcester
-Five Things To Do: "Songs of Hope," Delta Generators, Wedding Expo ...
-Ray Mariano: Local news media vital to democracy
-Vocero Hispano: 01-20-2023 al 01-26-2023
-Unsolved: Worcester - Season 2, Episode 6 - "Strangled to Death and Dumped in the Street - Part 1". Video (19:52). Audio (21:33).
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to Worcester woman who worked until age 84 because she was helping people in need
-ICYMI: Developer proposes 375 apartments at former site of Canal District restaurant
-Worcester police want help finding men wanted in connection with ID fraud case
-2 people on camera walk out of restaurant without paying, police and restaurant say
-Worcester veteran returns to Europe for first time since World War II
-First look: 3 new multi-story buildings planned in Downtown Worcester
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (4:06)
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): "Top Gun: Maverick" the Monday Movie on January 30th
-Administration makes difficult snow day decisions
-Holden rallies to support PreK teacher
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Former Manor chef, wife take reins at Oxfords Casual Dining
-Jackknifed tractor trailer in Charlton prompts hourslong lane closures
-Flames fill empty house in Oxford
-Sterling OK’s intermunicipal agreement for building commissioner
-Lankton honored for "saving" Historical Society
-Superintendent fills Lancaster officials in on school progress
>SPORTS: Celtics’ streak reaches 9
-Chiefs edge Jaguars; Eagles dominate Giants
-Tom Brady's Buccaneers teammates don't think he'll be back
-Holy Cross women's basketball team runs win streak to 8
-Holy Cross men's basketball beats Bucknell, 80-73. Highlights (1:56)
-8 Crusaders tally points in men's hockey win over Merrimack
-Railers lose, 3-1
>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: Woman shoots her terminally ill husband inside hospital room in Daytona Beach
-Despite falling inflation, nearly one-third of Americans will rely on tax refunds, survey finds
-Tragic: 6 killed, including 3 kids, by kite strings at festival
>FOOD: New rules increase organic food oversight
>HOMES: 2022 was slowest year for U.S. home sales in nearly a decade
>NEW ENGLAND: Thomas Birmingham, former Mass. Senate president, dies at 73
-21-year-old dies in skiing accident at New Hampshire resort
-Maine the latest to ban TikTok on government networks
>BUSINESS: Jobless claims unexpectedly fall for third straight week
-"Quiet hiring" will dominate the U.S. in 2023, says H.R. expert — and you need to prepare for it
>SHOPPING: Auburn Mall -- A Dead Mall in the Making? (15:34)
>COLLEGES: WCCA welcomes back Anna Maria students for another semester of TV Studio Production
>HEALTH: People with diabetes struggle to find Ozempic amid popularity as a weight loss aid
-A sound you can’t hear but may one day change your life
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer drops for "YOU" Season 4 Part 1 (2:50)
>MOVIES: "Avatar: The Way of Water" stays afloat at box office
>CELEBRITY: Better call Bob Odenkirk Hasty Pudding’s Man of the Year
>ANIMALS: Munchkin kitten rescued by M.S.P.C.A. after mystery illness ready for forever home
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Man lost in Caribbean Sea survives by eating ketchup for 24 days
-Meanwhile, in India, 2 men were killed by knife-wielding roosters in separate freak mishaps
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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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