LEWIS COUNTY, N.Y. – The Wal-Mart in Lowville had to be evacuated Thursday afternoon after the store received a bomb threat over the phone.

The Lewis County Sheriff's Office says the call came to Wal-Mart just before 3:30 p.m. Investigators searched the store for about an hour, but no device was found. The store has since re-opened.

The Sheriff's Office is now trying to figure out who placed the call. Anyone with any information is asked to call them at (315) 376-3511.