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Investigators treating packages as 'live devices,' not hoax

<p>Investigators probing crude pipe bombs sent to prominent critics of President Donald Trump are trying to determine whether the devices were intended to detonate or simply to sow fear, law enforcement officials told The Associated Press Thursday.</p>

News 12 Staff

Oct 25, 2018, 7:19 AM

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