Community Corner

July 13: Go "Yard Salin'"

It's the last Friday the 13th of 2012, and here are your 5 Things to Know Today.

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Go Yard Salin': Looking for this weekend's yard sales in the Johnston area? We scoured our Events calendar and YardSales.com to .

Steamy: Warmer today with highs in the 90s and increased humidity during the day. Partly cloudy overnight with temps in the upper 60s. Clouds build overnight Saturday; chance of rain and thunderstorms on Sunday and Monday.

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Sounds Good: It may be one of the stranger ways to raise money, but at Johnston High School after a Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal judge ordered a woman to help a local organization after her failed appeal of a traffic ticket.

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Friggatriskaidekaphobia: Now, don't go reporting us β€” that's a real word, which means fear of Friday the 13th. As timeanddate.com notes, the term is a combination of "Frigg," the Norse goddess whose name became "Friday," and "triskaidekaphobia," which is the fear of the number 13.

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