Friday, February 27

Are postcards obsolete?

Washington Post

Federal Judge Dismisses Injured Postal Worker’s Claim

Florida Center for Investigative Reporting

Indiana: probationary letter carrier accused of dumping mail

postalcrime.com

USPS searching for the mail truck of the future

Fox News

Colorado: Man Used Postal Uniform To Steal Mail

KKTV Colorado Springs

Video: Spokane mailman attacked on his delivery route

postalnews.com

KC residents fed up with USPS moving at snail’s pace to reimburse them for damaged mailboxes

WDAF TV Kansas City

Truck crashes into Yarmouth, Maine post office

WMTW TV Poland Spring

Cigar-Smoking, Gun-Toting Mary Fields Carried Montana’s Mail

The Root

Thursday, February 26

Snow damage closes Maine post office

WMTW TV Poland Spring

Judge orders Postal Service to pay damages to whistleblower

Associated Press

Evanston IL woman arrested in connection with battery of postal worker

The Daily Northwestern

Ice and snow impact mail service in Alabama

WBRC-TV Birmingham

USPS posts $195 million operating profit in January

postalnews.com

Things are looking up: The Postal Service's financial report for January 2015

Save the Post Office

Video: How this winter is challenging your mail carrier

Fox Connecticut

Sickened postal worker to have day in court

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Video: USPS Oakland plant finally changes 911 policy that may have cost employee’s life

NBC Bay Area

Unusual parcel asks postal workers to snap pictures for art project

Boston Globe

What April USPS Rate Changes Mean for Online Merchants

Ecommerce Bytes

Tuesday, February 17

Linda Malone named USPS Network Operations VP

postalnews.com

Lake Forest IL mail theft investigation continues as second person reports problems

Lake County News-Sun

At UPS, the Algorithm Is the Driver

"Turn right, turn left, turn right: inside Orion, the 10-year effort to squeeze every penny from delivery routes"
Wall Street Journal

Is Messaging Going to Kill E-mail?

"... when e-mail was on the rise, people said that postal mail was dead. That's not how it works"
Scientific American

USPS may finally close Mid-Hudson plant in July

Middletown NY Times Herald-Record

Beware of false assumptions: The OIG looks at the Postal Service's "unfunded liabilities"

Save the Post Office

OIG begins new audit of USPS mail surveillance program

postalnews.com

USPS employee salary database for 2015

Asbury Park Press

Kentucky post office closed after man smears blood on walls and PO boxes

WFIE Evansville

A Grand Alliance to Save Our Public Postal Service

NH Labor News

Thursday, February 12

Wednesday, February 11

Video: Two postal workers robbed at Boca Raton plant

WPTV West Palm Beach

Section 106, Protective Covenants, and Sale of Historic Post Offices

Preservation Leadership Forum Blog

Video: Customers upset with Kansas City post office for unpredictable midday closures

Fox 4 Kansas City

Mail in the Digital Age, with Postal Service CIO Jim Cochrane

Direct Marketing News

APWU: MVS Continues the Fight for Administrative, Technical Jobs

postalnews.com

Pennsylvania postal worker accused of stealing funds

Altoona Mirror

Pennsylvania Post Office Robber Gets Prison Sentence

postalnews.com

Going Postal: Postal Worker Sues Colleagues, Claims Defamation of Character

Joliet, IL Patch

Tuesday, February 10

Mail delivery halted at Illinois apartment complex over security issue

KTVI St Louis

Community Pulls Together For Family Of New Jersey Postal Worker Killed In Turnpike Crash

CBS Philadelphia

New Orleans Postal Worker Convicted On Tax Fraud Charges

postalnews.com

Video: Police searching for postal thief caught on camera

KHOU TV Houston

Beating of letter carrier prompts Springfield City Council committee meeting

Springfield Republican

Through Rain, Sleet, and Snow The Mail Must Go Through, So Why Is Congress Trying To Destroy The USPS?

NH Labor News

Year of the Ram Forever Stamp Celebrates Lunar New Year

stamps.postalnews.com

Battered but operating: Burlington NC Post Office scarred after accident

Burlington Times News

Monday, February 9

Video: Snow banks present challenges for Massachusetts letter carriers

postalnews.com

Wichita man sentenced in mail theft fraud scheme

KSN TV Wichita

Missouri letter carrier dies from injuries sustained after being struck by vehicle in December

KMOV TV St. Louis

USPS Hiring Career PTF Clerks Off-the-Street

21st Century Postal Worker

Ohio rural carrier helps police catch burglar

good.postalnews.com

New Marriage Between Your Post Office and Amazon Makes Life Hell for Workers

Alternet

USPS Cost Cutting Ain't Cuttin' It, Mailers Group Says

Dead Tree Edition

Video: Mailboxes blown up in Indiana; detectives looking for those responsible

postalnews.com

North Carolina letter carrier rescues stroke victim

good.postalnews.com

Friday, February 6

USPS Will Hit Exigent Surcharge Limit by August

Direct Marketing News

USPS 1st quarter revenue rises 4.3 percent, for a $1.1 billion operating profit

postalnews.com

No federal charges against suspects in beating of Springfield MA letter carrier

Suspects will face trial in state court
Springfield Republican

Postal truck stolen from Kansas City neighborhood

WDAF TV Kansas City

Norfolk couple find trash bags full of discarded mail in ravine

Hampton Roads Virginian Pilot

Video: Pocatello postal workers face “involuntary reassignment”

KIDK TV Idaho Falls

Mail delays detrimental, Tucson business leaders say

Arizona Daily Star

Postal carrier's meth habit led to 30,000 pieces of stolen mail

The Oregonian

Wednesday, February 4

Hidden cameras show postal worker thefts

WANE TV Ft Wayne IN

New Postmaster General says USPS is looking for new revenue sources

Associated Press

Theft of 30,000-plus pieces of mail gets Portland woman 180 days in jail

The Oregonian

No speedy delivery for letter to Brennan

Linns Stamp News

Video: Tired of Receiving Damaged Mail, Residents of Bexley OH Start Page to Track Problems

WSYX TV Columbus

UPS Hates Coming To Your House, To Begin Tacking On Surcharges For Residential Delivery

Consumerist

Kansas town’s postal service halted pending repairs to PO

Hutchinson News

Where have all the blue mailboxes gone?

Bakersfield Californian

Boston letter carrier retires after 26 years on the same route

Boston Globe

Video: Thieves Targeting Mailboxes For W-2s, So They Can Steal Tax Refunds

postalnews.com

Seven Mysteries of the New Postal Rates

Dead Tree Edition

Monday, February 2

Mail carrier quits, dumps mail in trash, federal prosecutor says

postalcrime.com

Video: Mail carriers deliver after the big snow

WXYZ Detroit

Bad weather (?) closes three NYC post offices

Save the Post Office

Megan Brennan takes over as 74th Postmaster General of the United States

postalnews.com

Stolen Mail Causes Outrage Among Odessa, TX Residents

KOSA TV Odessa

Video: USPS Plays Key Role In Meth Drug Bust

postalcrime.com

Car Crashes Into to Post Office in Torrance CA

KTLA

Video: Maybeury WV Post Office temporarily closed after fire

postalnews.com

Mail seem slow? Postal service change is likely the cause

Racine Journal Times