Five Things You Need to Know Today: Aug. 24

SONG OF THE DAY: Blessid Union Of Souls – "Hey Leonardo"

1. TODAY'S FORECAST: Today is going to be mostly sunny with a high of 84. That will dip to a partly cloudy evening and a low of 60.

2. CAR SHOW TOMORROW: A model car show will begin at Windham Junction starting at 12 p.m. tomorrow. Head on over for the annual event.

3. READERS' CHOICE TO BE ANNOUNCED: Later today we will announce the winning businesses and locations for our summer Readers' Choice. Stay tuned.

4. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Mount Vesuvius near Pompeii, Italy, begins to erupt on this day in the year 79; within the next 25 hours, it wipes out the entire town. Hundreds of years later, archaeologists excavated Pompeii and found everything and everyone that had been there that day perfectly preserved by the volcano's ash.

5. LANCE ARMSTRONG TO BE STRIPPED OF SEVEN TITLES: Massive news yesterday out of the sports world came down as Lance Armstrong will be stripped of his seven Tour de France titles. He will drop the fight against doping charges.