(time) it's time now for our (day) morning sprint now for our (day) at (time) it's time at (time) it's time now for our (day) morning sprint here on good morning northwest... rio barber is live at --- with --- we will check in with chief meteorologist kristin walls in just a minute but first heres a look at todays top stories.

> a couple in walla walla have pleaded not guilty to killing 30-year-old brandon brown.

His death was ruled as a controlled-substance homicide.

According to the union-bulletin, amanda geoghegan and adam sellers, sold the man heroin -- which caused his death.

He was found dead in his car.

This happened back in february of last year.

Earlier this week, the couple pleaded not guilty to controlled-substance homicide.

Last night aroung 9 pm, loss prevention reported a man stealing items. this all happening on the 2700 block of quillan st., 32 year-old eduardo larios exited the store and fled from loss prevention with the stolen items, and ran across state route 395 then jumped a fence.

Larios was arrested for theft and booked into benton county jail.

He reportedly pocketed several watches before walking out of the store.

> three men are in jail after a drive-by shooting in kennewick.

Shots were fired near clearwater avenue and dennis street last night.

Two apartment buildings were hit.

No one was injured.

Police later found a car matching one in nearby surveillance video.

When they pulled the driver over, they found a gun sticking out from under one of the seats.

And the three inside were all booked for the drive-by shooting.

Four of the six davis high school soccer players charged with burglarizing at least one home and accused of throwing rocks into the windshields of passing cars were in court yesterday.

They are charged with malicious mischief and residential burglary.

This was a pre-trial hearing for those four students.

They are out of custody awaiting trial but they're not allowed to have contact with each other outside of school... the case is expected to go to trial in july a sunnyside school principal made a promise to his students -- if they read more than 300 books and reach a few other academic goals -- he will kiss a farm animal.

And he delivered.

Take a look --(kids: "kiss it, kiss it, kiss it, kiss it, ewwww áscreamingá") that was principal ryan kannely of pioneer elementary school.

He celebrated the student's accomplishments by smooching on a calf.

For the first time in almost 100 years-- a new high school is getting built in prosser.("ámusic and applauseá ") the community celebrated the milestone with a ground breaking ceremony this afternoon.

The new prosser high is being built with money from a bond that was previously passed.

It will be bigger and be able to accomodate more students-- and replace the old building that first opened in 19-36!

Just a heads up for hikers -- a possible cougar sighting in richland.

It was reported yesterday morning at badger mountain.

However nothing was proven... investigators talked to other hikers around that time and all they saw were coyotes.

There have been other reports of possible cougar sightings in richland before.

A federal judge has ruled that members of the yakama tribe can continue to sell fireworks on tribal lands without interference from klickitat county officials.

Last summer - the county's sheriff filed an order against some tribe members - saying they were in violation of state law.

The yakama nation sued the county in federal court... and yesterday a federal judge ruled in their favor.

He said the tribe is already regulating the sale of fireworks on tribal land.

(toss to kristin) from the legends skycam network, here's a look from 3 toppenish.

A few showers moving through on skywatch radar this morning to the north with some clouds.

Temps in the 40s and 50s.

Planning out your day look for sunshine to return this afternoon and turning breezy with temps in the low 70s.

Futurecast shows the showers this morning before clearing out this afternoon.

Some clouds and wind on saturday with sunshine sunday.

On the 7day look for temps a little cooler this weekend in the 60s.

Quiet and sunny early next week.

3 thanks for waking up with us and watching good morning northwest.

G-m-a is next.

Kapp-kvew local news is always on at yak tri news dot com.

Have a great day <<end>> > a couple in walla walla have pleaded not guilty to killing 30-year-old brandon brown.

His death was ruled as a controlled-substance homicide.

According to the union-bulletin, amanda geoghegan and adam sellers, sold the man heroin -- which caused his death.

He was found dead in his car.

This happened back in february of last year.

Earlier this week, the couple pleaded not guilty to controlled-substance homicide.

Last night aroung 9 pm, loss prevention reported a man stealing items. this all happening on the 2700 block of quillan st., 32 year-old eduardo larios exited the store and fled from loss prevention with the stolen items, and ran across state route 395 then jumped a fence.

Larios was arrested for theft and booked into benton county jail.

He reportedly pocketed several watches before walking out of the store.

> three men are in jail after a drive-by shooting in kennewick.

Shots were fired near clearwater avenue and dennis street last night.

Two apartment buildings were hit.

No one was injured.

Police later found a car matching one in nearby surveillance video.

When they pulled the driver over, they found a gun sticking out from under one of the seats.

And the three inside were all booked for the drive-by shooting.

For the first time in almost 100 years-- a new high school is getting built in prosser.("ámusic and applauseá ") the community celebrated the milestone with a ground breaking ceremony this afternoon.

The new prosser high is being built with money from a bond that was previously passed.

It will be bigger and be able to accomodate more students-- and replace the old building that first opened in 19-36!

(""a couple new science labs, brand new classrooms with brand new technology in it, two new gymnasiums. and a beautiful library.

So it's going to be state of the art."

") the new school is expected to the new school going to be state of the new technology in it, two (""a couple new science replace the old and be able to bond that was the new prosser milestone with a ("ámusic and applauseá school is getting for the first inside were all gun sticking out when they nearby police later two apartment clearwater kennewick.

> three men are walking out of the he reportedly arrested for then jumped a the stolen items, exited the store happening on the reported a man last night to controlled- earlier this this happened caused his death.amanda geoghegan substance his death was pleaded not guilty <<end>> at yak tri news dot g-m-a is next.

Northwest.waking up with us 3 weekend in the 60s.

Cooler this weekend in the 60s.

Quiet and sunny early next week.

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