Akron Beacon Journal

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, May 8th. I’m Crystal Orren and here’s your local news from the Akron Beacon-Journal and Ohio.com. Today’s weather will be mostly cloudy, with a high of 71 and a low of 60. Our top story is: The longtime Riverfront Irish Festival has been canceled, but the plan is to bring the luck of the Irish back to the city in 2020 for a 26th bash.

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, May 7th. I’m J.B. Chen and here’s your local news from the Akron Beacon-Journal and Ohio.com. We will see scattered thunderstorms this afternoon, with a high of 67 and a low of 48. Our top story is: The sister of a man who pleaded guilty to killing his girlfriend and burying her in the backyard, thinks he should be required each year on the anniversary of his girlfriend’s death to repeatedly watch a video of her body being exhumed.

Good morning. It’s Monday, May 6th. I’m Crystal Orren and here’s your local news from the Akron Beacon-Journal and Ohio.com. Today’s weather will be partly sunny, with a high of 75 degrees and a low of 54. Our top story is: State officials are working on a plan to resolve a backlog of more than 70,000 applications from poor and disabled Ohioans seeking Medicaid benefits.

Good morning. It’s Friday, May 3rd. I’m Crystal Orren and here’s your local news from the Akron Beacon-Journal and Ohio.com. Today’s weather will be cloudy, with spotty showers this evening and later at night. The high will be 65 degrees and the low will be 48. Our top story is: The Indians' pitching depth is about to be tested to a severe degree.

Good morning. It’s Thursday, May 2nd. I’m J.B Chen and here’s your local news from the Akron Beacon-Journal and Ohio.com. Today’s weather will be cloudy, with thunderstorms throughout the day. The high will be 76 degrees and the low will be 61. Our top story is: A beach is coming to downtown Akron, or to be more precise, 568 tons of prime volleyball sand is on the way. The John S. and James L.

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, May 1st. I’m Crystal Orren and here’s your local news from the Akron Beacon-Journal and Ohio.com. Today’s weather will be cloudy, with some thunderstorms around 8 p.m. The high will be 81 degrees and the low will be 63. Our top story is: An Akron man weighed the odds against him for 2 days, before deciding to plead guilty yesterday in the 2017 shooting death of an 18-year-old Akron man.

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, April 30th. I’m J.B. Chen, and here’s your local news from the Akron Beacon-Journal and Ohio.com. Today’s weather will be cloudy, with rain showers around 3 and 6 p.m. The high will be 61 degrees and the low will be 54. Our top story is: Kent State University's national search for a new leader ended right on campus, with trustees announcing yesterday that Provost and Executive Vice President Todd Diacon will become the university's next president.

Good morning. It’s Monday, April 29th. I’m Crystal Orren and here’s your local news from the Akron Beacon-Journal and Ohio.com. Today’s weather will be cloudy, with heavy thunderstorms around 2 and 5 this afternoon, and more storms later at night. The high will be 64 degrees and the low will be 51. Our top story is: Verrelle Wyatt was a talented runner for Copley High School, and then took his hopes and legs to North Carolina's Campbell University in 2005.

Good morning. It’s Friday, April 26th. I’m Mike Scott and here’s your local news from the Akron Beacon-Journal and Ohio.com. The weather today will be cloudy with scattered showers throughout the morning and early afternoon. The high will be 59 and the low will be 38. Our top story is: University Hospitals has changed its recommendations, to suggest patients get colonoscopies at age 45, instead of the previously recommended 50.

Good morning. It’s Thursday, April 25th. I’m J.B. Chen and here’s your local news from the Akron Beacon-Journal and Ohio.com. Today’s weather will be mostly cloudy, with scattered showers throughout the day. The high will be 66 and the low will be 52. Our top story is: Despite widespread public support for a 15-year-old charged with stabbing his former stepfather during a domestic dispute last week, the injured man said the boy should have minded his own business.