Today is Wednesday, July 31st. I’m Joseph Delaney and here’s your daily briefing from The Columbus Dispatch. In weather, there's a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, with a high near 83 and a low around 65. In today's top news: Vice President Mike Pence defended President Donald Trump’s latest tweets slamming the city of Baltimore and Representative Elijah Cummings during a stop in central Ohio yesterday.

It's Tuesday, July 30th. I’m Joseph Delaney and here are your top stories from The Columbus Dispatch. In weather, showers and thunderstorms are likely today, with a high near 82 and a low around 67. In today's top news: More than a decade has passed since Peter Romans escaped the fire that destroyed his rural Madison County home and killed his wife and their 2 children. Now, 11 years later, he is charged with killing them.

Today is Monday, July 29th. I’m Lucas Dixon and here’s your daily briefing from The Columbus Dispatch. In weather, it'll be partly cloudy today with the possibility of a stray shower or thunderstorm. The high will be near 90, with an overnight low around 70 degrees.

It's Sunday, July 28th. I’m Joseph Delaney, and here are your top stories from The Columbus Dispatch. In weather, it'll be mostly sunny today, with a high near 89, and a low around 70. In today's top news: FirstEnergy realized a good return on its investment in Ohio politicians.

Today is Saturday, July 27th. I’m Joseph Delaney, and here’s your daily briefing from The Columbus Dispatch. In weather, it'll be mostly sunny today, with a high near 88, and a low around 68. In today's top news: Ohio elected officials have passed a Heartbeat Law and numerous other restrictions on abortion in the past several years. But a new poll from Quinnipiac [KWIHN'-ih-pee-ak] University shows that Ohioans actually favor abortion rights.

It’s Friday, July 26th. I’m Imran Sheikh and here’s your Top 5 in local news from The Columbus Dispatch. In weather, it'll be sunny today, with a high near 86 and a low around 66. In today's top news: Ohio State's Comprehensive Cancer Center will receive $102 million from Pelotonia (pela TONYA): its largest ever gift. The pledge represents more than half of the total collected in the 11-year history of the fundraising bike ride, and the money will cover the next 5 years.

It's Thursday, July 25th. I’m Imran Sheikh and here are your top stories from The Columbus Dispatch. In weather, it'll be sunny with a high near 84 and a low around 64. In today's top news: A multi-year study found ethnic and gender disparities in awarding the city of Columbus contracts to both prime contractors and subcontractors. The disparities were particularly noted among black males and females.

It's Wednesday, July 24th. I’m Joseph Delaney and here are your top stories from The Columbus Dispatch. In weather, there's a slight chance of showers this afternoon, with a high near 81 and a low around 59. In today's top news: FirstEnergy Solutions will get its $150 million dollar a year bailout from the state’s electricity customers, to save its 2 northern Ohio nuclear power plants.