Here are the stories keeping our reporters busy Wednesday:

* A pair schemed to steal a safe containing $7,300. Find out how they were caught.

* A brand new truck crashes into another vehicle, snarling traffic and sending two people to the hospital Wednesday.

* A local man who stabbed and killed his best friend two summers ago was sentenced to state prison Wednesday. Read more here.

* Police say a woman was assaulted in the woods and her attacker threatened to kill her and hide the body.

* A lawyer in a lawsuit wants off the case because her clients' claims are inconsistent.

Look for these stories and more in Thursday's Press Enterprise.