5 Things to Know Today: August 16

1. Weather: Are you a glass half-full or half-empty kind of person? According to the National Weather Service, there's a 50 percent chance of precipitation with a high of 76 degrees. 

2. In Case You Missed It: We've got the scores from the Soleco Stingrays season for our this week.

3. Coming Up: Still looking for that perfect travel art piece? Writer Tara Zrinski has the rest of the art available at the Southern Lehigh Public Library coming up later this morning. 

4. Did You Know? We are only 20 away from 200 people likes on our Facebook page!! Join the fun, and like us today.

5. Today in History: There's gold in them thar hills! On Aug. 16, 1896, three prospectors named George Carmack, Skookum Jim and Tagish Charlie found nuggets of gold in a creek bed in Canada's Yukon Territory. After staking their claim, the word spread fast, and the gold rush was on!