Good morning, it's Friday, July 12th. I'm Kristie McIntyre with your Mid-Columbia news from The Tri-City Herald. Today’s forecast calls for a mostly sunny day and high temperatures near 92. According to the National Weather Service, winds will remain light. And that’ll lead into a sunny, clear weekend with highs in the low 90s. Our top story is: Tri-City political icon Max Benitz Junior died yesterday in Prosser following an illness. He was 72-years-old.