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Dec. 18: McDonald's Benefit will Raise Money for Smithwick Family Fund

Here are five things to know today.

1. A fundraiser will be held at McDonald's in Richboro to benefit the Smithwick Family Fund. Cameron Smithwick, a 19-year-old former Council Rock North student, died last week in a car accident in Northampton Township.

2. Check out photos of a recent Santa sighting. 

3. Have you finished all of your holiday shopping or have you yet to start? Vote in our poll to let us know how prepared you are for the holidays.

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4. December 21 is the winter solstice. Supposedly, it is also the date of the end of the world, according to ancient Mayan calendar predictions. So what do you think, will the world end on Friday?

5. Weather: There's a 40 percent chance of showers today, according to the National Weather Service. There will be areas of dense fog before 11 a.m., and a high near 58 degrees. The evening will be partly cloudy with a low around 36 degrees. 

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