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Five Things You Need to Know Today, Oct. 19

Church youth group quits Bible, affordable housing project receives $4.5 million and a few more things to know this rainy Wednesday.

1. Weather: Expect plenty of clouds and rain throughout the day and night. High temperatures could reach 62 degrees during the day, with an overnight low of 57 degrees.

2. Affordable housing: The  $2.1 million in state subsidies and $2.4 million in federal tax credits for what housing officials said is the  in about 30 years.

3. Youth group quilts for needy: A youth group at decided to stop reading the Bible for a few Sundays. Instead, they're putting the book's teachings to use by .

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4. Sports schedule: Every morning, we run a list of all the  Check it out and stay on top of what's going on with our hometown teams. Today, the boys and girls of  and Arlington High are competing in soccer and golf.

5. This Day in History: From History.com, "Hopelessly trapped at Yorktown, Virginia, British General Lord Cornwallis surrenders 8,000 British soldiers and seamen to a larger Franco-American force, effectively bringing an end to the American Revolution."

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