Five Things to Know Today: April 24

1. Weather: You're getting warmer....and possibly more damp. The National Weather Service forecast for our area says the temperature may rise into the 70s, but there's a 50/50 chance of showers and thundershowers after noon.

2. In Case You Missed It: Althea Walbert, who was killed along with her daughter, Jeannette, on March 11 in their home, to Longswamp UCC in Mertztown.

3. provides emergency services to both the borough and to Lower Macungie Township, but it does so much more. It also offers community outreach and educational programs and provides standby emergency service for football games and other events. It welcomes volunteers and offers training for them, as well.

4. Coming Up:

On this day in 1916, on Easter Monday in Dublin, the Irish Republican Brotherhood, a secret organization of Irish nationalists led by Patrick Pearse, launched the so-called Easter Rebellion, an armed uprising against British rule.