Monday, August 31
OIG finds room for improvement at Premier Post Offices
Save the Post Office
Shaler man's effort restores glory to flag display at Millvale PA post office
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Sunday, August 30
Video: Downtown Post Office Closes in North Platte, Nebraska
NBC 2 Nebraska
Top ten postalnews.com stories of the week August 23-29
postalnews.com
Saturday, August 29
Video: Richmond CA main post office shut down due to mold
KGO TV San Francisco
Three-Alarm Fire at Dallas Bulk Mail Facility
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Pharmacists say USPS plant closure delays medication
Idaho State Journal
NRLCA: No National Count of All Routes in September
Ruralinfo.net
Postal service truck slams into Staten Island laundromat
Staten Island Advance
Friday, August 28
How the Postal Service Managed a Remarkable Response During Katrina
Government Executive
Did USPS service cutbacks delay St. Louis alderman meeting notice?
Delay could doom city's proposed minimum wage law
St Louis Post-Dispatch
St Louis Post-Dispatch
Napans reject alternative locations for downtown Post Office
USPS refuses to release details of damage, repair or renovation estimates for earthquake damaged PO
Napa Valley Register
Napa Valley Register
Video: USPS refuses to honor insurance claim- until TV reporter asks about it
WRIC TV Richmond VA
Hidden treasures: The New Deal post office art of Palm Beach County
Palm Beach Post
Homeowner: Video shows US Postal Service worker tossing $1,000 package
KRON TV San Francisco
Thursday, August 27
Woman says post office didn't know her street exists
KSDK TV St Louis
PRC Denies USPS Request to Reclassify Parcel Service
EcommerceBytes
Michigan APWU official charged with stealing union funds
Lansing State Journal
USPS wants to go high-tech without losing jobs
Federal Computer Week
Motorist sues Postal Service, driver over alleged injuries after accident
Southeast Texas Record
Newspaper Death Spiral Made Plain in One Chart
New York Observer
Wednesday, August 26
Bernie Sanders asks PMG to reverse service cutbacks
postalnews.com
Coming this Friday: Another USPS exigent appeal?
Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers
Video: Mailman caught using pepper spray (through a fence) on small dog
KXAS TV Dallas-Fort Worth
Former USPS exec Tim Healey named CEO at Sarasota lien search firm
Business Observer
Tuesday, August 25
Video: Pecos TX Postmaster Accused of Racial Discrimination
postalnews.com
Illinois letter carrier indicted on workers comp fraud charges
postalnews.com
Video: Kurten, Texas Residents Frustrated After Post Office Abruptly Closes
KBTX Bryan-College Station
Why Not Let Shipping Carriers Access Your Mailbox?
EcommerceBytes
Video: Post office holds couple’s mail after chihuahua complaint
KTRK TV Houston
From misleading charts to plucking numbers out of thin air
postalnews.com
Monday, August 24
'Elvis Presley Forever' CD goes postal: debuts at No. 11
Los Angeles Times
Congressman's mail is delayed after he complains about mail delays
Omaha World Herald
Connecticut town wants USPS to clean up its property
Ridgefield Press
Sunday, August 23
Top postalnews.com stories of the week August 16-22
postalnews.com
Former oil industry manager finds peace as a letter carrier
Bismarck Tribune
Saturday, August 22
Post office where brown recluse spiders found is reopening
Associated Press
Kurten TX Post Office closed after building deemed uninhabitable
Bryan-College Station Eagle
Friday, August 21
Former President of Fairbanks NAPS Chapter charged with embezzlement
KTUU TV Anchorage
Two Alaska postal workers charged with theft
Alaska Dispatch News
Thursday, August 20
52 USPS.GOV email addresses found in Ashley Madison data dump
postalnews.com
USPS reviews 5,000 more post offices for reduced hours
Save the Post Office
Video: Lessons learned from mail carrier’s tragic death
WPSD TV Paducah KY
Video: Man Spots Postal Service Driver Texting While Driving
WCBS New York
Wednesday, August 19
Fake postal workers stage home invasion in Texas
KTRK TV Houston
Despite Warning over Mail Delays, USPS Focuses on Same-Day
Ecommerce Bytes
Mail Delays Spike After the Postal Service Consolidates Facilities
Government Executive
USPS to cut staffing at "busy as heck" Alabama PO
Decatur Daily
Tuesday, August 18
What do those four charts really prove about USPS finances?
postalnews.com
Employee’s hunch leads to life-saving rescue
good.postalnews.com
Where did the principle of secrecy in correspondence go?
The Guardian
New ‘Self+1′ FEHB option available to employees this year
postalnews.com
Monday, August 17
Late Deliveries Raise Concerns of Mailers
Direct Marketing News
Woman fights to get her vicious dogs back after attack on mail carrier
Lafourche Parish (LA) DailyComet
Rabbi: Elvis stamp sends wrong message to youth
San Diego Jewish World
The relationship of USPS lease costs and lessor location
Save the Post Office
Sunday, August 16
Postal inspectors offer $50,000 reward to ID man who attacked Harrisburg mail carrier
Harrisburg Patriot News
Top postalnews.com stories of the week August 9-15
postalnews.com
Pennsylvania post office closes with no advance notice
Washington PA Observer Reporter
Saturday, August 15
Minnesota postal employees aid collapsed co-worker
good.postalnews.com
When No Postal Rate Increase Is a Bad Thing
Direct Marketing News
Carrier wearing seat belt uninjured in LLV rollover
Tucson Local Media
Report cites unusually slow mail delivery
KYTX Tyler-Longview Texas
Friday, August 14
Could ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ be the next US blockbuster stamp issue?
Linns Stamp News
CCA who stole money from greeting cards put on probation
Buffalo News
Mail Handlers Union Sues USPS Over SPSS Reversal
postalnews.com
Former Postman Redesigns USPS Uniforms and Launches Petition for Approval
DNAinfo.com New York
Hot jobs: Heavy bags, long walks, high heat for letter carriers
WFAA TV Dallas
Thursday, August 13
Copy of Postal Service Audit Shows Extent of Mail Surveillance
New York Times
Video: USPS OIG proposal includes mailmen checking on the elderly
WSB TV Atlanta
Wednesday, August 12
Utah: Post office delivers 1,270 ballots day after election
Provo Daily Herald
Maine PMR admits stealing $1,600 from USPS
Bangor Daily News
Man flown to hospital after mail truck wrecks in Alabama
WSFA Montgomery
How eBay and Amazon Benefit from Sellers' Shipping Costs
EcommerceBytes
DOJ Reviews Consolidation of Online Postage Services
EcommerceBytes
Mail Handlers Union appeals SPSS decision to arbitration, NLRB
postalnews.com
Video: Albany NY postal worker diagnosed with TB
WTEN TV Albany
Collector gets call from postal inspectors about early Elvis stamp purchase
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Tuesday, August 11
Rochester Man Pleads Guilty To Assaulting Mail Carrier
postalnews.com
Quarterly USPS financial statement shows growth in package shipping
Linns Stamp News
USPS denies foot-dragging on Boston rail project
Boston Globe
Amazon to open distribution center across the street from Southern CT USPS plant
Meriden Record Journal
Video: Long Grove, Iowa Post Office closed due to “air quality issues”
KWQC TV Davenpost
Video: Bronx tenants left without mail for 2 months
WABC TV New York
Monday, August 10
Mail carrier’s intervention saved South Carolina woman from scam
Charleston Post and Courier
OIG: Ohio postal worker had 2,000 pieces of mail stashed in his car
postalcrime.com
Police say Texas man broke into USPS facility to steal copper wire
KYTX TV Tyler TX
Sunday, August 9
Top postalnews.com stories of the week August 2-8
postalnews.com
Update: Post office does care — lost ring is back home
Port Huron MI Times Herald
USPS didn't follow its process for reviewing disabled customer's request
Allentown Morning Call
Saturday, August 8
Friday, August 7
USPS Bug May Have Caused eBay Tracking Problems
EcommerceBytes
Former Michigan postal worker guilty of destroying/delaying mail
WLUC TV Marquette MI
Residents of Illinois town frustrated over continued closure of post office
Springfield State Journal-Register
Video: Texas postal worker refutes claims he made “terroristic” threat
WFAA TV Dallas-Fort Worth
Thursday, August 6
Postal gyrocopter pilot wants to crowdfund his defense for Capitol landing
Columbus Dispatch
USPS service cutbacks, ecommerce growth spurs investment in smaller shipping firms
"Stamps.com and Pitney Bowes are the most likely alternatives should USPS follow through on its plan to cut some rural locations"
Reuters
Reuters
Postal Service agrees to sell, not demolish, historic Napa post office
Napa Valley Register
Wednesday, August 5
Iowa postal worker seriously injured after two-vehicle crash
Dickinson County News
Police raid Australia Post contractors' homes in fraud investigation, foreign student scam
$8.5 million in assets seized
ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation
ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Tuesday, August 4
Editorial: USPS still blocking Boston rail expansion project
"For the Postal Service, there’s no price for foot-dragging."
Boston Globe
Boston Globe
Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Just Got More Expensive for Some
Government Executive
Maryland Postal Worker Indicted in Disability Fraud Scheme
postalcrime.com
US postal workers accused of drug trafficking in Tuscaloosa
WBRC TV Birmingham
Video: USPS Blue Boxes Targeted by Check Thieves
WRGB TV Albany
Monday, August 3
Harrisburg police: Postal carrier thrown down stairs while trying to trace stolen package
Harrisburg Patriot-News
Postal podcast: How A Postage Stamp Inspired The Journey To Pluto
postalpodcast.com
High-Accuracy Mapping: An Opportunity for the Post Office?
Navigant Research
Sunday, August 2
UPS just bought Coyote Logistics for $1.8B- Why? (And what is it, anyway?)
Christian Science Monitor
Indiana highway reopens after mail truck overturns
WFIE Evansville
USPS Issues Fanciful Flowers Stamped Card
stamps.postalnews.com
Top postalnews.com stories of the week July 26- August 1
postalnews.com
Saturday, August 1
Why the first use of the word 'email' may be lost forever
Washington Post
Despite complaints, Vermont post office still flew shredded US flag
WPTZ TV Plattsburgh NY
Post office non-deliveries a hassle for veteran
Salem OR Statesman Journal
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