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• USPS Cuts Saturday Mail, Public Supports Move Play Video

  February 7, 2013 12:58 PM

  The U.S. Postal Service is drowning in red ink. To try and save $2 billion a year, they will end a 150 year old service: Saturday mail delivery. The USPS has threatened the cut for a while, in an effort to offset those dwindling revenues. And while the cut... more »

• Fire reported at Monument Post Office

  November 13, 2012 10:41 PM

  MONUMENT - Members of the Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Department were called to the post office when an automatic fire alarm sounded sometime after 7:30 p.m. Lt. Ryan Graham of Tri-Lakes F.D. said when his crews arrived there was a visible haze in the building. They evacuated the postal employees... more »

• Post Office open again

  October 15, 2012 2:06 PM

  The Post Office on Kittery Dr. in Security-Widefield is open again. A suspicious package with white powder coming out of it caused the Post Office to be evacuated and closed as a precaution. The white powder was found and is being analyzed. more »

• Letter carriers to collect food for the needy on Saturday

  May 7, 2012 5:05 PM

  Letter carriers across the country will gather food for the needy on Saturday. Residents are asked to leave a sturdy bag containing non-perishable foods next to their mailbox Saturday morning. Local letter carriers will collect that food and take it to Care and Share. This is the 20th year... more »

• Post office where meth was made to reopen tomorrow

  December 16, 2011 8:09 PM

  The Post Office on Uintah will reopen tomorrow morning after being closed for nearly a week when people were found inside trying to make meth. The USPS says it kept the office closed for a longer period of time and took extra precautions to ensure employee and public safety.... more »

• Police investigating possible meth lab at Post Office Play Video

  December 11, 2011 2:20 PM

  Police are still investigating a possible meth lab that was found inside a Post Office located at 2641 E. Uintah Street in Colorado Springs. Last night, shortly before 10:30p.m., officers from the Colorado Police Department responded to a call at a Post Office where they found two homeless persons... more »

• Postal workers rally in Southern Colorado

  September 27, 2011 11:20 PM

  Thousands of postal workers all over the country rally to save their jobs. In Colorado Springs their slogan was "No Bailout, Just get the mail out". All of this comes as jobs are threatened and offices are closing with increased competition and more people using on line services. Last... more »

• Update: Postal workers rally at City Hall

  September 27, 2011 6:48 PM

  Postal workers and supporters are rallying to "Save America's Postal Service" in light of massive budget problems. It's happening right now all across the country including Colorado Springs at City Hall. With hundreds of post offices considered for closure, along with the springs processing facility, these people are rallying... more »

• Postal workers plan rally in Colorado Springs

  September 22, 2011 1:16 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Postal Service employees plan to rally at Colorado Springs City Hall and other Colorado communities next week to warn about the impact of proposed cuts. The Communications Workers of America Union's Denver chapter says the rally on Tuesday is part of a national effort... more »

• Amid financial crisis, Postal Service goes to Capitol Hill

  September 6, 2011 4:56 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The postmaster general is going to Congress to discuss the Postal Service's mounting debt. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe is among the witnesses scheduled to appear Tuesday before the Senate Homeland Security andGovernmental Affairs Committee. The Postal Service is facing a second straight year of losses of... more »

• List: Post offices that could be closed in SOCO

  July 27, 2011 6:00 PM

  About 70 post offices in rural Colorado are under review and could possibly be closed. The review will last 9 months. Click here to see if your Post Office is on the list. more »

• More than 60 post offices to close

  July 27, 2011 8:53 AM

  DENVER (AP) - The Postal Service has listed more than 60 post offices for closure in Colorado as the agency struggles with financial problems. The list has communities scrambling to convince the agency their post offices are still needed. The financially troubled agency announced Tuesday that it will... more »

• Post office looking to close offices to save money

  July 25, 2011 11:16 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Postal Service is launching a study of thousands of local post offices for possible closure in an effort to save money. The cash-strapped agency lost $8 billion last year. Postal officials have scheduled a briefing for Tuesday. Most of the approximately 3,600 offices that... more »

• Some state post offices to close

  June 1, 2011 4:17 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The U.S. Postal Service is proposing shutting down 11 post offices in Colorado and nine in Wyoming to help deal with a budget shortfall. The Denver Post reports that western area USPS spokesman Al DeSarro says communities are being notified of the closures following an $8.5... more »

• Tax deadline just hours away

  April 18, 2011 9:37 PM

  Today, April 18, is the last day you can file your personal tax return or file an extension with the Internal Revenue Service. Many locations in Colorado Springs will accept your return until midnight so you can get the April 18 postmark. It is already too late to drop... more »

• Some postal rates to increase

  January 13, 2011 2:10 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Postal rates will go up in April, but the cost of sending the basic letter will remain the same. The Postal Service said Thursday that most rates will go up on April 17 under a formula that allows the agency to increase prices within the rate... more »

• Package ignites at D.C. postal facility

  January 7, 2011 4:22 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - An FBI spokeswoman is saying a package that has ignited at a D.C. postal facility is similar to two fiery packages that were opened in Maryland. FBI Spokeswoman Lindsay Godwin said Friday initial information shows the D.C. package is similar to the two parcels opened Thursday... more »

• Pueblo postal worker indicted for embezzlement

  July 29, 2010 7:17 PM

  Another postal worker in Pueblo is in hot water. Gil Trujillo has been indicted by a U.S. federal court for embezzlement of funds. That's according to Al Desarro, Public Information Officer for the Unites States Postal Service's western region. According to Desarro, Trujillo has worked at the main post office... more »

• Rate increase expected from Postal Service

  July 6, 2010 9:43 AM

  The price of a stamp could be going up. The post office plans to announce a new rate increase today in an effort to reduce massive losses. The plan will still have to be reviewed by the independent Postal Rate Commission. The post office also has proposed ending Saturday... more »

• News First 5 investigates mail tampering in Pueblo

  May 28, 2010 7:39 PM

  The U.S. Post Office in Pueblo says its been working extra hard to restore the public's confidence since something bad happened. A couple of months ago, you may remember three workers were caught stealing money and gifts cards from the mail. Another employee is under investigation. It's raised the question,... more »

• Mail arriving--17 years late

  May 14, 2010 1:55 PM

  The United State Postal Service has recovered approximately 20,000 pieces of mail - some of them more than a decade old - from a Philadelphia postal carrier's garage. Special Agent Scott Balfour says it took three mail trucks to remove the letters. The carrier worked in the city's Bustleton... more »

• Post office bites back against dog bites

  May 13, 2010 4:40 PM

  Dogs of the world: Please stop biting mail carriers. The U.S. Postal Service is launching its annual dog bite prevention week to try and reduce the 2,863 letter carriers bitten last year. "My dog doesn't bite," is what mail carriers hear all the time, postal officials say. But... more »

• How should the post office deliver more cheaply

  April 26, 2010 11:58 AM

  The post office is facing billions of dollars in losses and is considering a variety of ways to cut costs. Both the commission that oversees the U.S. Postal Service and the post office's inpector general are seeking comment and suggestions from the public. The post office has reduced its workforce... more »

• Post Office hours for Tax Day

  April 15, 2010 10:56 AM

  Most Post Offices in Colorado will not be open late on Tax Day this Thursday, though most will offer mail drop off service until midnight. In Pueblo, however, the main Post Office will close at 6 p.m. The Denver Downtown Main Post Office at 20th and Curtis and the... more »

• New system saves Colorado postage fees

  April 13, 2010 6:39 PM

  Under a new program Colorado state government is achieving thousands of dollars in savings on the postage costs of important mailings that it sends throughout the year. In partnership with the U.S. Postal Service, Colorado recently became the first state to implement the Postal Service's National Change of Address... more »

• Pueblo post offices won't be open late on Tax Day

  April 12, 2010 4:40 PM

  Most Post Offices in Colorado will not be open late on Tax Day this Thursday, though most will offer mail drop off service until midnight. In Pueblo, however, the main Post Office will close at 6 p.m. The Denver Downtown Main Post Office at 20th and Curtis and the... more »

• P.O. Box users having Census problems

  April 6, 2010 12:22 AM

  Eddie Kinney has lived in Palmer Lake for nearly 30 years. During his daily stop at the post office he realized something was missing. "I checked with the post office about 3 weeks ago and they told me that the Census forms had come in but they had to send... more »

• Another Pueblo postal worker under investigation

  March 23, 2010 12:10 PM

  Long time postal employee Gil Trujillo is under investigation for misusing postal funds. Trujillo has worked at the Pueblo Post Office for 26 years. He is the president of the local postal union, and is also a current member of the Pueblo Library Board of Trustees. Pueblo Postmaster Bob... more »

• Pueblo postal workers prosecuted for mail theft

  March 9, 2010 1:27 PM

  Three postal workers in Pueblo who were caught stealing money from mail are being punished. According to the USPS Office of Inspector General the employees have been prosecuted. The Inspector General says on December 21, 2009 Nathan Valdez pled guilty to mail theft by an employee. Valdez is scheduled to... more »

• Three postal workers steal cash, gift cards in Pueblo

  March 8, 2010 7:28 PM

  Three post office workers in Pueblo were busted for stealing thousands of dollars from the mail. According to the Pueblo Chieftain, the workers admitted to opening close to three dozen letters and stealing nearly $5,000 in cash and gift cards. The three postal workers were caught and are being punished.... more »

• U.S. Postal Service pushes for radical reshaping

  March 2, 2010 8:44 AM

  We're expecting to learn the future of the US postal service later today. What they're doing now is almost certain to change, and you can blame it on the Internet. Julie Eddinger of Washington D.C. said, "In the electronic age maybe people aren't using as much mail service as... more »

• Got mail? Join the crowd

  December 14, 2009 7:34 PM

  If you plan to ship Christmas gifts this week, you'll have plenty of company. This is known as the busiest shipping week of the year. UPS expects to drop off more than 22 million packages -- 250 deliveries a second. The US postal service says it'll handle 830 million... more »

• Post office makes house call to local seniors

  December 3, 2009 1:59 PM

  The postal service in Colorado Springs is making it easier for some seniors in our community to get their holiday packages sent. Rather than having to wait in line at the post office, the residents of the Belcaro Senior Apartments had the post office come to them this morning.... more »

• Christmas shipping deadlines to troops less than 1 month away

  October 20, 2009 4:24 PM

  Even though we haven't carved jack-o-lanterns yet, it's almost time to get your overseas Christmas packages in the mail. The US Postal Service is reminding people that Nov. 13 is the deadline to mail packages parcel post to Iraq and Afghanistan to guarantee they'll get there before Christmas. You... more »