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A new plea hearing has been set for an Alabama woman accused of falsely telling police she was abducted last summer after stopping to check on a toddler wandering near a highway. Carlee Russell’s disappearance captivated the nation before police called her story a hoax.

Local and federal law enforcement continues investigating an apparent bomb threat hoax involving Jewish Synagogues across Alabama. Police and the FBI responded to attacks including Mobile, Daphne, Selma, Montgomery, and Auburn.