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Suspicious Package Causes Post Office Evacuation

A post office in Fort Worth was evacuated for hours on Tuesday after a suspicious package was found outside. The package was destroyed when authorities determined that it did not contain any explosives and posed no threat.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/11/13

Tax Day: Have You Filed Your Return?

Tuesday (yep, that’s today) is the deadline to file your income taxes. Have you finished your return yet? You only have until midnight to get it done.

2012/04/17

U.S. Postal Service workers help customers at a U.S. Post Office. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Lines Grow Longer At North Texas Postal Centers

The countdown is on. There are only a few days left before Christmas and time is running out to get your cards and gifts in the mail.

2011/12/19

A mailman walks his route. (credit: Darren McCollester/Newsmakers)

Cuts To First-Class Mail To Slow Delivery In 2012

Cuts by the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service will slow first-class delivery next spring and, for the first time in 40 years, eliminate the chance for stamped letters to arrive the next day.

2011/12/05

Post Office Near Default? Losses Mount To $5.1B

The U.S. Postal Service said Tuesday it has lost $5.1 billion in the past year, pushing it closer to imminent default on a multibillion-dollar payment and to future bankruptcy.

2011/11/15

400 North Ervay Exterior (Photo: Emily Trube, CBSDFW.COM)

People Call Downtown Dallas Post Office Home

People will live in what are the former offices of the FBI, Agriculture Department and every other federal agency that was housed at 400 North Ervay.

2011/11/03

A postal worker sorts through mail at the U.S. Post Office. (credit: Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)

Post Office Ponders Closing 1 In 10 Retail Outlets

The Postal Service is considering closing more than 1 in 10 of its retail outlets. The financially-troubled agency announced Tuesday that it will study 3,653 local offices, branches and stations for possible closing.

2011/07/26

Pieces of mail wait to be sorted at a Postal Center. (credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Post Office Wants 5 Days-A-Week Mail Delivery

Could mail delivery be cut back to three days-a-week? That’s not under consideration right now, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe said Wednesday. But it’s something that could happen in 15 to 20 years.

2011/07/20

Fast Growing Frisco Adding Another ZIP Code

The City of Frisco is growing so fast; they need an extra ZIP code. On July 1 more than 10,000 people and 400 businesses will start using the new 75033 ZIP code.

2011/06/30

Postmaster Remains On Leave During Investigation

Fort Worth’s postmaster is on paid leave while an investigation moves forward, looking into what may be irregularities in the local post office’s paperwork.

2010/10/05