White-powder letter sent to Arizona Secretary of State amid national threat wave

By: Jerod MacDonald-Evoy

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: October 16, 2026

Words: 639

Last Updated: 1 day, 9 hours ago

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The Arizona Secretary of State’s Office was evacuated Thursday after a worker opened a letter containing an unknown white powder, one of dozens of election offices across the country targeted with similar letters that the FBI and U.S. Postal Service are actively investigating.

“Yesterday’s attack was not a harmless prank,” Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes told reporters outside of the Executive Tower at the state Capitol. “The fear it caused is …

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