5 Things: Video Battle of the Bands, Spring Weather Returning

Good morning, here are five things to know today:

Patch will start collecting entries for our Video Battle of the Bands contest on April 9. The contest will pit bands from nearly three dozens communities in Greater Boston, the North Shore, Merrimack Valley, South Shore, Cape Cod and the Islands.

A Tewksbury man who allegedly blackmailed a Medford teen into have sex with him faces 46 new charges stemming from coercing underage girls into sending nude photos, and in some cases blackmailing them into having sex with him, prosecutors said. Thomas Hutchinson, 19, faces the new charges after investigators scoured his computer files, discovering a trove of nude images of young girls, along with online chats and logs of converstations over Skype, according to the press release.

Weather: It's expected to be mostly sunny today with highs in the mid-50s, according to the National Weather Service. Similar weather is expected tomorrow.

Medford Restaurant Owes Back Wages: Not Your Average Joe's in Medford is one of over 30 restaurants in the state that owes a total of 478 employees back wages, according to a labor press release. The Federal Department of Labor has discovered more than $1.3 million in owed salary to restaurant employees, the release said.

Medford Police: Theft Suspect Drove at Cop, Led Chase on I-93: A Somerville man drove at a police officer in a stolen car and led police on a brief chase on Route 16 and I-93 Wednesday afternoon, according to Medford Police. Michael Barnett, 31, faces 10 charges after he crashed a stolen 1992 Oldmobile station wagon into the center divider on I-93 North about 4 p.m. Wednesday, according to court documents. Barnett allegedly sideswiped two vehicles on the interstate before crashing, police said.