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5 Things to Know Today: April 4, 2012

Good morning, White Lake, here's what you need to know about today.

1. The weather

The National Weather Service says we can expect sunny skies with a high near 57. Wednesday night there will be patchy frost after 2 a.m., otherwise skies will be mostly clear with a low around 31.

2. Gas prices

According to DetroitGasPrices.com, the lowest reported gasoline price in the White Lake area as of Tuesday night was $3.87 per gallon at the gas station.

3. On this day in history

According to History.com, in 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot while standing on the balcony outside his second-story room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. The civil rights leader was in Memphis to support a sanitation workers' strike and was on his way to dinner when a bullet struck him in the jaw and severed his spinal cord. King was pronounced dead after his arrival at a Memphis hospital. He was 39 years old.

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4. In the news

Jump in on the conversation in today's Talk About Town.

5. Add Your Events to Patch

Have an event you want to share with the community? Add your own event to White Lake Patch's calendar.

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