Here are the stories keeping our reporters busy on Thursday:

• An overnight crash ripped the corner from an auto repair shop. See the damage here.

• With headlamps, gloves and bags of cutting tools, two thieves set out to steal copper pipes from a vacant store. But the only metal they left with was handcuffs around their wrists. Check back to www.pressenterpriseonline.com later this afternoon for more.

• A man threatened an old roommate with a knife while demanding money.

•  A jury found a man guilty of killing his friend. But he may spend less time in prison than first expected.

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