Akron Beacon Journal

Good morning. It’s Friday, August 16th. 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 82 and a low of 68. Our top story is: The University of Akron planned for a single ballroom and an hour and a half for the campus community to meet its president-elect yesterday morning. Neither was enough.

Good morning. It’s Thursday, August 15th. I’m J.B. Chen, and here’s your local news from the Akron Beacon-Journal and Ohio.com. Today’s weather will be partly cloudy, with the forecast calling for storms around 6 p.m. The high will be 84 degrees and the low will be 65. Our top story is: No matter the chapter in LeBron James' life, it always circles back to Akron. The Los Angles Lakers star was back in his hometown yesterday afternoon.

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, August 14th. 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 84 and a low of 61. Our top story is: The University of Akron is expected to name its next president today. The board of trustees is meeting this morning, and the university will hold a news conference following the meeting.

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, August 13th. I’m J.B. Chen and here’s your local news from the Akron Beacon-Journal and Ohio.com. We will see rain showers throughout the day, with a high of 81 degrees and a low of 65. Our top story is: 2 people were killed yesterday in a motorcycle crash on a closed section of Interstate 76, Akron police said. The bodies of a 41-year-old man and 32-year-old woman were discovered around 6:50 a.m.

Good morning. It’s Monday, August 12th. 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 87 degrees and a low of 70. Our top story is: Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has said he has no doubt that drug makers and distributors are responsible for Ohio's opioid crisis, as he called on them to settle state lawsuits against them — presumably for a large sum.

Good morning. It’s Friday, August 9th. I’m Crystal Orren 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 81 and a low of 61. Our top story is: Ohio farmers are preparing to grow hemp, which was legalized when Governor Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 57 into law on July 30th. But questions remain about how to grow and market the crop in the Buckeye State.

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, August 8th. I’m J.B. Chen and here’s your local news from the Akron Beacon-Journal and Ohio.com. Today’s weather will be partly cloudy, with a strong thunderstorm around 2 p.m. The high will be 83 degrees and the low will be 61. Our top story is: Although the item has appeared on plenty of bucket lists, precious few dreamers have be able to check it off, columnist Bob Dyer writes. Little wonder. In this case, the quest took 10 years.

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, August 7th. I’m Crystal Orren and here’s your local news from the Akron Beacon-Journal and Ohio.com. Today’s weather will be partly cloudy, with heavy storms throughout the day. The high will be 82 degrees and the low will be 65.

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, August 6th. I’m J.B. Chen and here’s your local news from the Akron Beacon-Journal and Ohio.com. Today’s weather will be partly cloudy, with a heavy afternoon thunderstorm and more storms later at night. The high will be 85 degrees and the low will be 66.

Good morning. It’s Monday, August 5th. I’m Crystal Orren, and here’s your local news from the Akron Beacon-Journal and Ohio.com. You’ll see intervals of clouds and sunshine today with a high of 86 and a low of 67. Tonight will be partly cloudy. Our top story is: 13 hours after a gunman killed 20 people and injured 2 dozen others in El Paso, Texas, a gunman opened fire early yesterday morning outside a bar in Dayton, killing 9 people and injuring 27 others.