Akron Beacon Journal

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, April 10th. I’m Crystal Orren, and here’s your local news from the Akron Beacon-Journal and Ohio.com. The weather today will be partly sunny, with increasing cloudiness as the afternoon continues. The high will be 52 degrees and the low will be 39. Our top story is: Voting rights advocates registered dozens of Summit County inmates this month for local elections in May, and they plan to do it again for the 2020 presidential election.

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, April 9th. 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 sunny, with a high of 63 degrees and a low of 37. Our top story is: The Akron Community Foundation has approved $50,000 in grants as part of its first On the Table Community Impact Awards.

Good morning. It’s Monday, April 8th. I’m Crystal Orren and here’s your local news from the Akron Beacon-Journal and Ohio.com. Today will be partly sunny, with a high of 70 degrees and a low of 49. Our top story is: A 12-inch-by-6-inch piece of metal that costs $1.26 to manufacture, commanded inordinate attention amid the back-room dealing over Ohio's $865 million annual fuel tax increase.

Good morning. It’s Friday, April 5th. I’m Crystal Orren and here’s your local news from the Akron Beacon-Journal and Ohio.com. In today’s weather: we will see scattered showers today. The high will be 59 degrees and the low will be 46. Our top story is: DNA tests disproved a teenager's claim that he was an Illinois boy who disappeared 8 years ago, the FBI said yesterday, dashing hopes that the baffling case had finally been solved.

Good morning. It’s Thursday, April 4th. 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 intermittent showers throughout the day. The high will be 51 degrees and the low will be 44.

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, April 3rd. I’m Crystal Orren and here’s your local news from the Akron Beacon-Journal and Ohio.com. Today will be breezy and partly sunny, with a high of 55 degrees and a low of 38. Our top story is: Stores at Chapel Hill Mall were warned this week that Ohio Edison could shut off their power within days.

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, April 2nd. I’m J.B. Chen and here’s your local news from the Akron Beacon-Journal and Ohio.com. The weather today will be partly sunny, with a high of 54 degrees and a low of 37. Our top story is: The home opener for the Indians was befitting of the day. There was not a cloud in the sky, and the only shadow was from that pesky Goodyear blimp from Akron.

Good morning. It’s April 1st. I’m Crystal Orren and here’s your local news from the Akron Beacon-Journal and Ohio.com. In today’s weather, we will see plenty of sunshine, with a high of 42 degrees and a low of 28. Our top story is: Immigrants in North Hill are among those aiming to build new houses, as more than 375 new single-family houses are proposed for various neighborhoods in Akron. The city hasn't seen significant amounts of new housing in years.

Good morning. It’s Friday, March 29th. I’m Crystal Orren and here’s your local news from the Akron Beacon-Journal and Ohio.com. In weather, we will see rain all day, with some thunderstorms. The high will be 52 degrees and the low will be 48. Our top story is: Medical marijuana patients in the Akron area will soon be able to start shopping at local dispensaries.

Good morning. It’s Thursday. March 28th. I’m J.B. Chen, and here’s your local news from the Akron Beacon-Journal and Ohio.com. The weather today will be cloudy, and we will see some showers this evening around 6 p.m. The high will be 54 degrees and the low will be 45. Our top story is: The DragonCam won't make a reappearance this year. The city of Norton is opting not to run the photo-enforced radar program again along Interstate 76.