5 Things You Need to Know Today: July 26

Good Morning! What five things do you need to know to stay up-to-date about what’s going on in the community? Patch has you covered this Tuesday morning:

1. According to the National Weather Service, the temperatures should only reach a high of 90 degrees. Later into the evening, the skies should be clear, with a low around 69 degrees. 

2. Marylanders speak out about financial fraud in a documentary titled Stealing Trust. It channels the clear, eloquent voices of hardworking Marylanders who have lost their homes, their life savings and even their capacity to trust others to mortgage lenders, debt settlement companies and unscrupulous home contractors. The free screening starts at 7 p.m. at the Silver Spring Civic Center, located at One Veterans Place in downtown Silver Spring. 

3. On this day in 1775, the U.S. postal system was created.

4.The cheapest gas stations nearest you: Sunoco, located at 8875 Piney Branch Rd. and Carroll Avenue, for $3.73; BP located at 112 W University Blvd near Columbia Pike, for $3.73; and

5. Coming up in Patch, this week's parent column addresses how to teach your kids to do the right thing not because they will get caught, but because it's the right thing to do.