Here are the stories keeping our reporters busy Tuesday:

• A veterans' group says its plan to remember 9/11 was nixed by officials worried it would block off open space. Find out where.

• Every so often, Brahms' Lullaby plays over the intercom at an area hospital. We'll tell you what it means.

• At a rural intersection, police found a dead dog in a suitcase. Now the SPCA is investigating.

• The first witnesses take the stand in the murder trial of a woman who police say helped kill a local man and his son. Read the latest here.

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