Here are the stories keeping our reporters busy Thursday:

* A lawmaker predicts good news for job seekers at a groundbreaking for a nearly $1 billion, natural gas-fueled power plant.

* Feast your eyes on all the food-related ornaments on one local woman's Christmas tree.

* As convicted murderer Maria Sanutti-Spencer faces sentencing Friday, we tally up the cost of her trial to Columbia County.

* The owner of a local eatery kept a debit card lost at his restaurant, giving it to his employees to make purchases, police allege.

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