Here are the stories keeping our reporters busy Friday:

• Sending off in (Victorian) style: The funeral for one of the men responsible for the renovation of an area landmark featured a horse-drawn hearse.

• A local man admits he routinely broke the law in the past by using marijuana to ease his back pain. Now he hopes to be one of the first beneficiaries of the state's legalization of the drug for medical use.

• A grocery store cashier is in trouble with the law after she allegedly snuck money from the till.

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