Post Office

Officials Investigate Strange Powder at McAlester Post OfficeKTULThe post office immediately closed down for officials to test the substance. After testing, the results came back "inconclusive" and Oklahoma Highway Patrol is currently transporting the letter to Oklahoma City for further testing. Until the test …Police, Fire respond to call of …

The mailbox is bolted to a cement pole in front of Claudio’s restaurant in Greenport, its blue paint partially chipped away. Near the rusty keyhole locking letters inside the box, a peeling sticker notes the collection time: Monday through Saturday, 1 p.m. A small metal tab at the top of …

OTTAWA—The minister responsible for Canada Post says she will ensure New Democrat MPs pay back “every single penny” of free parliamentary postal privileges used to send out almost 2 million partisan missives. Transport Minister Lisa Raitt spoke Thursday with the head of Canada Post, Deepak Chopra, to make sure the …

CAMAS — Several years after going up for sale, the downtown Camas Post Office building still has no buyers, and the U.S. Postal Service has taken it off the market. More: continued here

President signs bill naming post officeBurleson StarThe last hurdle has been cleared in the naming of the Burleson post office in honor of a hometown hero. President Barack Obama has signed House Resolution 3060, by U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, into law, designating the post office as the “Sgt. William … More: …

Two men who have pleaded guilty to burning down the Dunwich post office two years ago were surrendered into custody after failing to arrive on time to court for sentencing on Friday. More: continued here

BY JACKIE STRAWBRIDGE Staff Writer Astoria is getting its 21st Street post office back. The USPS lost its lease at its previous Astoria location – 27-40 21st St. – about two years ago. Since then, Astoria customers have had to visit the more distant and crowded Geraldine Ferraro branch in …

Webster University is part of a $116 million deal to renovate the Arcade Building – the final piece of the nearly 20-year redevelopment effort of Old Post Office Square. More: continued here

Fayetteville post office is also ice cream parlorWinston-Salem JournalFAYETTEVILLE — Andy Jackson dispenses scoops of chocolate, vanilla and butter pecan ice cream along with stamps and mailing envelopes. The sign outside the store on Cedar Creek Road sums up the business nicely: "U.S. Post Office Hand-Made Ice … More: continued here

The U.S. Post Office in De Pere will be renamed for a Green Bay area soldier who died in Afghanistan. More: continued here