The FBI and U.S. Postal Service are investigating a series of suspicious letters — some containing powders with trace amounts of fentanyl — that were sent to election offices in Washington, Oregon, Georgia, Texas, Nevada and California, according to NBC News. Several counties in Washington received letters containing “unknown powdery substances,” according to a statement Thursday from Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs. “These incidents are acts of terrorism to threaten our elections,” Hobbs said.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities were hunting Thursday for whoever sent suspicious letters — including some containing fentanyl — to elections offices in at least five states this week, delaying the counting of ballots in some local races in the latest instance of threats faced by election workers around the country. The letters were sent to elections offices in the presidential battlegrounds of Georgia and Nevada, as well as California, Oregon and Washington, with some being intercepted before they arrived. Four of the letters contained fentanyl, the FBI and U.S. Postal...

FBI agents confirmed Thursday that they were investigating whoever sent suspicious letters — including some containing fentanyl — to elections offices in five Washington counties this week. “Law enforcement is working diligently to intercept any additional letters before they are delivered,” an FBI statement said. The Pierce County Auditor’s Office released images of the letter it received, showing it had been postmarked in Portland, Oregon, and read in part, “End elections now.” In Seattle, King County Elections Director Julie Wise said that letter appeared to be the same one her...

The FBI is now investigating after a series of letters and white powdery substances were delivered to Washington elections offices on Wednesday and Thursday. Elections offices in Spokane, Pierce, and King counties were evacuated Wednesday. Snohomish County also reported receiving a suspicious envelope on Thursday, The Everett Herald reported. Other offices across the U.S experienced something similar, according to a statement released on Thursday by the FBI to the Pierce County Auditor.

(CNN) — Federal law enforcement officials are investigating reports of suspicious letters sent to election offices, a Justice Department spokesperson said Thursday. “We are aware of the reports and the FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service are investigating this matter,” the department spokesperson said in response to an inquiry from CNN. The official said the DOJ would not comment further. In a statement Thursday, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Fulton County, Georgia – which includes large swaths of Atlanta – had been among the election offices in multiple...

Authorities on Thursday were trying to determine who sent suspicious letters, including some containing fentanyl or other substances, to local election offices, an attack that appears to have targeted multiple states in the latest instance of threats faced by election workers around the country. Officials in Oregon, Washington and Georgia reported concerns over letters targeting election workers. The Pierce County auditor’s office in Tacoma released images of the letter it received, showing it had been postmarked in Portland and read in part: “End elections now.

Election officials in Washington, Oregon, and Georgia have been sent letters containing white powder — some of which was later identified as crushed fentanyl. In Fulton County, Georgia, the letter was intercepted before being delivered to its target.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities on Thursday were trying to determine who sent suspicious letters, including some filled with fentanyl or other substances, to local election offices, an attack that appears to have targeted multiple states in the latest instance of threats faced by election workers around the country. Officials in at least three states — Georgia, Oregon and Washington — reported concerns over letters targeting election workers. Among the offices that appeared to be targeted was Fulton County in Georgia, which includes Atlanta and is the largest voting jurisdiction in...

Authorities on Thursday were trying to determine who sent letters filled with fentanyl or other substances to local election offices, an attack that appears to have targeted multiple states in the latest instance of threats faced by election workers around the country. Election offices in Seattle’s King County and ones in Skagit, Spokane and Pierce counties received envelopes containing suspicious powders. Local law enforcement officials said the substances in Kings and Spokane counties field-tested positive for fentanyl.

Authorities on Thursday were trying to determine who sent letters filled with fentanyl or other substances to local election offices, an attack that appears to have targeted multiple states in the latest instance of threats faced by election workers around the country. Among the offices that may have been targeted was Fulton County in Georgia, which includes Atlanta and is the largest voting jurisdiction in one of the nation's most important presidential swing states. There is no immediate indication that any other election office in Georgia was a target for...