Here are the stories keeping our reporters busy this Thursday:

• A man accused of raping a woman in his dorm room saw all the charges dropped. We'll tell you why.

• One of 10 Special Olympians chosen to carry the torch to the opening ceremony of this year's World Games is from our area.

• A family grieves after they say teenagers stomped their cat to death.

• A man had a heroin habit so bad that it would have cost him more than $200 a day to maintain it, police say.

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