Here's a look at the stories that are keeping our reporters busy Thursday: * A boyfriend choked and cut a woman while the children were in the house, court records say. * It was a joke, a suspect says, but police have charged him with sending explicit Facebook messages to a 16-year-old girl. * Threats to blow up a police station are traced back to a state hospital patient, according to court papers. * "Soul Food": A man not only plans to open a soup kitchen, but take it right to the people who need it. Look for these stories and more in tomorrow's edition of the Press Enterprise.