Here are the stories keeping our reporters busy Thursday:

• A former teacher at a juvenile jail challenges police accusations that she had sex with a male inmate. Her lawyer says she was being extorted.

• Police found a car wrecked along the side of the road. A little while later, they got a call from its owner saying the car had been stolen. Now he's facing charges. Find out why.

• A town renown for its footraces will hold one on the water.

• A man who allegedly broke into a massage parlor because he heard a woman screaming tells a judge he's never acted so bizarrely before.

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