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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:39). Low of -13 today
-Worcester will open temporary warming center on Friday morning
-Worcester Public Schools cancels school on Friday because of arctic temperatures. School closings
-Fire officials urge safe use of space heaters, wood and pellet stoves during cold snap
-How to keep pets safe during extreme cold
-How to prepare your car for the bitter cold
-Item communities planning for warming centers
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: New bar in Worcester to celebrate opening Saturday
+6:00: Chef Zak Lindgren heads up WooTrucks catering team
+6:00: Updated: Worcester police investigating Aetna St. shooting that injured 31-year-old man
+6:00: 210 Sports Blog's Friday 4: The last Expo, the last game, the last straw, and last but not least
+Noon: After Downtown Worcester shooting, man charged with possession of machine gun
+Noon: Worcester Diocese finds 173 credible allegations of cleric abuse of minors since 1950
+Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Monster Jam champ Linsey Read looking to "wow the crowd" at DCU Center
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on streaming: "Babylon," "House Party," and more
+Noon: Artist Spotlight: Evan Charney
-Police investigate shots fired in Downtown Worcester
-Worcester man caught breaking into cars on Paradox Drive
-Worcester U.S.P.S. supervisor gets prison time for stealing packages
-Boylston man sentenced in crash that killed Grafton man in wheelchair
-Situation with barricaded person in Clinton is de-escalated
-New barbecue restaurant opens on Chandler Street in Worcester
-W.C.A.C. seeing more first-time applicants for fuel assistance program
-Concern over growing number of homeless seniors and disabled people in Worcester
-Residents raise housing alarms at meeting on inclusionary zoning
-New lottery office opens on Gold Star Blvd. in Worcester on Monday
-Berkshire Bank appoints Karyn Polito to Board of Directors
-Worcester Academy plans expansion onto former St. Vincent Hospital site
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester -- "Found Clobbered and Mutilated on Myrtle Street". Video (16:47). Audio (18:25)
>HOMES: Check out these homes for sale in Worcester
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (29:58): Rum for Whiskey Drinkers
>SHOWTIME: Artist's talk precedes Spotlight Concert in Worcester
-Five Things To Do: Hearts and Crafts, Broadway Upside Down, and more
-Black History Month: Past, future highlight Worcester-area events
-Black dolls at Worcester PopUp tell the "history of what's going on"
-Radio Worcester (6:47): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista talks police body cameras and Civilian Review Board
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to an accomplished guitarist who played in several popular Worcester area bands
-ICYMI: New Worcester restaurant and bar celebrates grand opening
-Developers buy former Volvo showroom on Gold Star Blvd., plan new retail building
-COVID, flu shots ending at Downtown Worcester site
-Worcester ranked in top 10 worst cities to get married
See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holden ice rink should be ready for skating this weekend
-Holden family displaced by Wednesday morning fire
-Holden Police hope to I.D. woman who took a walk with $200 boots
-Brilla Coffee Roasters opens long-awaited new Holden location (1:06)
-Lamoureux Ford wants to beat the snow (1:31)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn Park 'N Shop reopens with new look taking 100-year-old family trade into new era
-Leominster firefighter Vincent "Vinny" Alia competing on Team Ramsay in "Next Level Chef"
-Beloved Fitchburg firefighter dies after long battle with illness: Officials
-Shrewsbury School Committee approves school start time changes
-West Boylston police arrest Shrewsbury man for car break-in
-Here's the latest addition to the Shrewsbury Fire's fleet
-Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce to host Love Your Legislator Breakfast
>SPORTS: Robert Kraft wants Tom Brady to retire with the Patriots
-Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown become first ever NBA duo to achieve this feat
-Holy Cross men's hockey working for the weekend
-Bravehearts land 9 with local ties as first roster signings
-Worcester area high school sports fans: Beware of this likely scam
>CARS: Bertera has your winter car! (3:27)
-U.S. probes complaints of parts flying off of Ford Explorers
-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)
>NATIONAL: Pentagon tracking suspected Chinese spy balloon over the U.S.
-Tragic: Baby killed when "acquaintance" steals, crashes mom’s car: cops
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross professor -- Canonizing popes is a long and politically fraught process
-Anna Maria Scholarship Spotlight with Jessica Clary of Leicester
>NEW ENGLAND: New documentary to retrace infamous texting manslaughter case
-Mass. vocational schools policy violates student civil rights, complaint says
>BUSINESS: Here's what the Fed interest rate hike means for you
-Radio Worcester (15:41): Holy Cross professor Victor Matheson on paying for Polar Park
>SHOPPING: Worcester’s Crompton Place hosting "Be My Galentine" event February 9th
>HEALTH: Cough syrups may be linked to more than 300 child deaths: W.H.O.
-Free COVID vaccinations on Saturday: Noon-3:30 at Worcester Public Library
>TV/STREAMING: A closer look at Paramount+ show "1923" (4:14)
>MOVIES: Will Smith and Martin Lawrence announce "Bad Boys" sequel
>CELEBRITY: Ozzy Osbourne retires from touring, cancels shows amid health woes
>HISTORY: 1880 ad from Ware, Pratt Clothiers in Worcester
>ANIMALS: Special home sought for abandoned 1-year-old pig that will weigh several hundred pounds
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): High school basketball announcer tells heckling fans to "shut up"
-Meanwhile, Canada's Punxsatawney Phil drops dead on Groundhog Day
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 81 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: M.O.A.D. to host African Festival in Worcester August 1st (6:28)
+6:00: Latest "Walking Dead" premieres this weekend, with strong touch of Worcester
+6:00: Worcesteria: A tale of 2 murals at site of the former Dive Bar
+6:00: Bill Ballou on baseball
+Noon: Bus drivers want out of Worcester teachers union. Here's why
+Noon: Worcester human rights commissioner quits over police review decision
+Noon: Crazy stats from Red Sox’ miraculous 20-game turnaround
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing teen girl
-UMass Memorial increases planned Community Healthlink layoffs to 231
-Worcester’s Washington Square to be site for demolition, new apartments
-Mass. House approves carveout allowing for Worcester Red Sox players to not be subject to state wage laws
-Former UMass Medical School student and cancer survivor in seventh Pan-Mass Challenge (2:53)
-UMass Memorial Health opens convenient new family medicine facility at White City
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Radio Worcester (26:14): State Sen. Robyn Kennedy on budget, child welfare reform, housing costs, I.C.E.
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (4:59)
-Worcester bistro closed until August 3rd
-Worcester bakery closed until August 5th
-ICYMI: Worcester city manager nixes Research Bureau bid for police civilian review board
-Another pedestrian crash in Worcester renews push for safety improvements
-Massport announces record year for Worcester Regional Airport
-City backs 4 affordable housing developments
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Senior Center closed through the end of July
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Victor Catacchio has been making cars look like new for 43 years
-Leominster man arrested after police find him passed out behind the wheel with fentanyl
-Crews install modular bridge spanning French River between Dudley and Webster
-Road closure today and tomorrow in Shrewsbury
-Spencer Summer Concert Series returns to Powder Mill Park
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: EcoTarium honors U.N. environmental leader with its highest conservation award
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1385 (30:00): Gina Alice, Captains of Entropy and more
>OPINION: Tom Marino: When Worcester chose the bailout over the Constitution
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 168 (29:48): Ed Gardella, Part 2
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (37:57): I.C.E. shooting in Maine, claims on election integrity
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester business owner who passed away at 44
>SPORTS: Drake Maye-A.J. Brown connection among storylines to watch as training camp opens (11:25)
-Red Sox beat Rays, 6-5, for 14th straight win
-'Sader Stories (2:20): Kaitlyn Flanagan, Crusader of the Year
-7 Bravehearts heading to Futures League All-Star Game (1:29)
-WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts enter All-Star break in the thick of playoff chase
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
>CARS: Best used cars for teen drivers, according to Consumer Reports
>NATIONAL: 3 more U.S. servicemembers killed in war in Iran (2:03)
-Disney World guest, 54, died on iconic ride after suffering heart emergency
-Tragic: 5 die after people jump into river trying to save someone in the water
>NEW ENGLAND: Lindsay Clancy trial (1:27): Jury selection resumes after 5 seated
-Pamela Smart seeks new trial for 1990 murder of husband (3:22)
-Teacher and coach charged with O.U.I. and child endangerment
>COLLEGES: Clark's century-old Economic Geography sees jump in citation rankings
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The 5 most expensive states to visit in 2026
-This Conn. amusement park was named most affordable in the U.S. (1:01)
>BUSINESS: Shrewsbury commercial landscaper acquired by New Jersey firm
-LPL Financial Research: China holds keys to post-war oil prices
-Shocking amount of Gen Z employees pretend to be productive at work: survey
>SHOPPING: Dollar Tree installs price scanners for surprising reason
>HOMES: Consumer Reports: Guest WiFi network can boost privacy, speed
>HEALTH: Humanoid robots complete historic surgery
-How many cups of coffee are safe to drink per day? (1:53)
>FOOD: Cyclospora outbreak: Taylor Farms test update, food safety (7:52)
-Mass. lettuce farm says its crop safe amid cyclospora fears (1:49). Article
>TV/STREAMING: Shocked Geena Davis addresses Netflix canceling "The Boroughs"
>MOVIES: "The Odyssey" reviews roundup: What critics are saying
>CELEBRITY: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s pals reveal new wedding details
-Brenda Fricker, "My Left Foot" Oscar-winning actress, dies at 81
>ANIMALS: Stray orange cat chooses his family and fits right in (1:44)
>HISTORY: These discoveries reshaped what historians knew about America's Founding Fathers
>GOOD NEWS: Cape Cod farm offers 20 years of opportunity for adults with disabilities (1:33). Article
-Meanwhile, in Idaho, man balances 195 rolls of toilet paper on his head for 30 seconds
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