The Trump assassination attempt and why domestic terrorism is hard to combat in the U.S. Hans Anderson
FBI warned of neo-Nazi plots as attacks on Northwest grid spiked As a string of attacks on electrical substations unfolded in Oregon and Washington in 2022, the FBI was warning utilities of white supremacists’ plots to take down the nation’s power grid. A KUOW/OPB investigation reveals the scope of the threat to the Northwest grid. Conrad Wilson of OPB Play AudioListen 5 mins
Suspects in Christmas grid attacks planned additional crimes, prosecutors say The men charged with attacking four substations in Pierce County on Christmas day were plotting even more attacks on the power grid before they were arrested, according to federal prosecutors. John Ryan Play AudioListen 1 min
Christmas brings new round of attacks on Northwest power grid The Christmas crimes in Pierce County are the latest in a string of physical attacks on the Northwest power grid. John Ryan
String of electrical grid attacks in Pacific Northwest are unsolved Electric substations in the Northwest have been attacked, at least two with firearms, according to documents obtained by OPB and KUOW. Conrad Wilson of OPB Play AudioListen 1 min
How 3 presidents announced the deaths of terrorist leaders and what it says about them The way Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden announced the deaths of terrorist chiefs revealed much about their own leadership. Jaclyn Diaz
Lithuania designates Russia as a terrorist country, a global first The resolution, which passed unanimously, comes a day after Lithuania's foreign minister publicly urged a regime change in Russia. Rachel Treisman
Officials demand answers after apparent sabotage of oil train Some legislators are calling for action in the wake of a federal report on the apparent sabotage of an oil train north of Bellingham last year. John Ryan Play AudioListen 1 min
The World Has Changed Since 9/11, And So Has America's Fight Against Terrorism In 2001, as the nation mourned those killed on 9/11, the government tried to find its footing to prevent more terrorist attacks. In the 20 years since, the nature of those threats has evolved. Ryan Lucas
Sabotage caused Washington oil-train disaster, rail union says The oil train came apart on the snowy tracks north of Bellingham shortly after the locomotive engineer got the mile-long chain of petroleum tanks on wheels under way. John Ryan Play AudioListen 9 mins