Here are the stories keeping our reporters busy this Tuesday:

• A family assaulted by a loved one says the mental-health system failed him.

• An accident that left a man in critical condition knocked out phone service to some governments, schools and businesses on Tuesday. Read more here.

• A man who pulled a gun on another man was defending himself, his lawyer says.

• Eighteen years after birth, a man is suing the doctor who brought him into the world.

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