His final word on his investigation and he was returning to private life.

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 walla walla man accused of brutally beating two young girls is now charged with sexually assaulting one of them.

22-year-old stephan cleveland and his girlfriend 25-year-old jenean lucero, were arrested may 7 on charges of first-degree assault of a child.

Cleveland is a level three sex offender who was convicted of second-degree rape of a child as a teenager in 2014.

His trial is currently scheduled for june 24.

A pasco man will spend nearly 25 years in jail after being convicted in a federal courtroom on multiple drug trafficking charges.

33-year-old rosalio emmanuel sanchez was found guilty in march after a five-day trial.

He was convicted of one count of conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of meth, including five kilograms of cocaine.

The judge sentenced sanchez to two concurrent 270-month terms in federal prison.

He will be under court supervision for 10 years after he's released.

A pendleton woman who died in a single-car rollover near pilot rock has been identified as 21-year-old toni renee brown.

The umatilla county sheriff's office says brown was the sole occupant of a maroon chevy when she crashed in the area of mill road and hoeft road on tuesday.

That night, deputies found the car resting on its top on hoeft road.

The sheriff's office is awaiting the results of toxicology tests to determine if alcohol was a factor.

A bicyclist is in the hospital after being hit by a car.

It happened yesterday near clearwater and arthur in kennewick.

Police say when the 28-year-old was crossing in the crosswalk, one car didn't stop -- hitting the woman.

She's expected to be okay.

Kennewick police do not suspect drugs or alcohol played a factor.

> kennewick police are still looking for the suspect accused of shooting a 27- year-old man in the leg.

Tuesday a man was riding in a car with a woman when he saw a friend on the street and asked her to pull over....that's when he was apparently shot.

They drove to a home on west 24th and tacoma...where officers found him...and he was sent to the hospital.

Police say the suspect and victim know each other.

So far police do not have a motive or any description of the shooter.

A zillah teen who's been fighting for her life since may 1, when she was injured while playing a game on a large bounce house, is showing major signs of improvement.

18 year old kirsten tackett, had been in critical condition at the harborview medical center in seattle.

A harborview spokeswoman told kapp-kvew that kirsten is no longer in critical condition in the icu and she is more alert than before.

> chief jo middle school in richland is now a heart-safe school thanks to the richland fire department.

Staff and students now know how to give c-p-r.

A proclamation will be signed by city council to declare the first week in june as "heart safe week" in the city.

And today, firefighters will teach 100 staff members at city hall how to perform c-p-r.

The department hopes the city will be nationally recognized as a heart-safe community.

And today is the day it all begins the n-b-a finals start right here on kapp-kvew we'll have a special kapp-kvew local news at 4 and 5... followed by game 1 with the golden state warriors traveling to toronto to take on the raptors.

Game coverage starts at five thirty... and we'll have a special kapp kvew local news following the game.

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

Tracking a few showers on skywatch radar as your head on out the door this morning.

Temps mild in the 50s and 60s.

Planning out your day look for sunshine and clouds with a slight chance for a shower or storm with highs in the 80s.

Futurecast shows a few showers or storms today with highs in the mid to upper 80s.

Another slight storm chance friday afternoon before sunshine returns this weekend.

On the 7day look for highs over the weekend in the upper 80s and low 90s with plenty of sunshine.

More sunshine next week with above average temps.

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