5 Things to Know Today: July 2, 2012

1. The weather

The National Weather Service says we can expect a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Otherwise, skies will be mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Monday night there will be a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Skies will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.

2. Gas prices

According to DetroitGasPrices.com, the lowest reported gasoline price in the White Lake area as of Sunday night was $3.42 per gallon at the gas station. In Highland, the Citgo station on Milford Road had the lowest gas price, $3.39.

3. On this day in history

According to History.com, in 1937, the Lockheed aircraft carrying American aviator Amelia Earhart and navigator Frederick Noonan is reported missing near Howland Island in the Pacific. The pair were attempting to fly around the world when they lost their bearings during the most challenging leg of the global journey: Lae, New Guinea, to Howland Island, a tiny island 2,227 nautical miles away, in the center of the Pacific Ocean. The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Itasca was in sporadic radio contact with Earhart as she approached Howland Island and received messages that she was lost and running low on fuel. Soon after, she probably tried to ditch the Lockheed in the ocean. No trace of Earhart or Noonan was ever found.

4. In the news

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