Akron Beacon Journal

Good morning. It’s Friday, July 19th. I’m Crystal Orren and here’s your local news from the Akron Beacon-Journal and Ohio.com. There is an excessive heat warning from noon today until Saturday at 8 p.m., and today’s weather will be partly sunny, with thunderstorms in the evening. The high will be 95 degrees and the low will be 78. Our top story is: Bloodsicles, which are blood-infused ice pops, are on the beat-the-heat menu today and tomorrow for the big cats at Akron Zoo.

Good morning. It’s Thursday, July 18th. I’m J.B. Chen and here’s your local news from the Akron Beacon-Journal and Ohio.com. Be careful when going outside today, because there is an excessive heat watch and an air quality advisory. The weather will get sunnier throughout the day, with a high of 91 and a low of 77. In related news: Oppressive heat and humidity are on the way.

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, July 17th. I’m Crystal Orren and here’s your local news from the Akron Beacon-Journal and Ohio.com. Today’s weather will be cloudy and stormy, with a high of 83 degrees and a low of 70. Our top story is: Things are about to get downright tropical in Northeast Ohio. The remnants of Hurricane Barry were expected to bring storms and rain last night through today.

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, July 16th. 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 and humid, with a high of 85 degrees and a low of 72.

Good morning. It’s Monday, July 15th. I’m Crystal Orren and here’s your local news from the Akron Beacon-Journal and Ohio.com. There is an air quality alert until midnight, so sensitive groups should be careful outdoors. The weather will be mostly sunny, with a high of 89 and a low of 70. Our top story is: The annual All-American Soap Box Derby is just around the corner, and events surrounding the 82nd running of the FirstEnergy-sponsored event begin in earnest today.

Good morning. It’s Friday, July 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 81 degrees and a low of 62. Our top story is: Women, and in particular women of color, are significantly under-represented in public and private senior leadership positions in Summit County, a new study says.

Good morning. It’s Thursday, June 11th. I’m Crystal Orren and here’s your local news from the Akron Beacon-Journal and Ohio.com. The weather will be cloudy and stormy today, with a high of 87 degrees and a low of 66. Our top story is: Sometime between September and November, the Akron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com expects to leave its home of some 81 years on East Exchange Street and move southwest, just a short distance away.

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, July 10th. 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 a thunderstorm around 4 p.m. The high will be 91 and the low will be 73. Our top story is: A Michigan health system is acquiring Summa Health, which is Akron’s largest hospital system and one of Summit County’s biggest employers.

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, July 9th. I’m Mike Scott and here’s your local news from the Akron Beacon-Journal and Ohio.com. Today’s weather will be warm and mostly sunny, with a high of 89 degrees and a low of 70. Our top story is: Ohioans who were driving in 2011 likely have unwittingly had their driver's license mug shots run through facial recognition software by the FBI and other federal law enforcement agencies.

Good morning. It’s Monday, July 8th. 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: 2 people where shot, and another nearly shot, within 2½ hours, on the same day last July in Akron. The trio of shootings were among a string of gun violence on Akron streets around the Fourth of July, but police say these were unique.