Saturday, August 29

Thursday, August 27

Woman says post office didn't know her street exists

KSDK TV St Louis

New Jersey police say heroin-using postal carrier had 1,000 undelivered pieces of mail in car

Cliffview Pilot

PRC Denies USPS Request to Reclassify Parcel Service

EcommerceBytes

Michigan APWU official charged with stealing union funds

Lansing State Journal

Doug Hughes Legal Team Takes Aim at D.C. Airspace Security

Roll Call

APWU: Postal Subcontractors Seek Exemption that Threatens Safety on the Roads

postalnews.com

MTAC August meeting presentations

USPS RIBBS web site

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

USPS responds to Washington wildfires

USPS News Link

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

New Hampshire post office reopens after rodent problems

Valley News

Outlook: USPS Fall Service Performance

Quad/Graphics

The mail keeps arriving late, and it isn’t even meeting the Postal Service’s lower standards

Washington Post

USPS truck driver charged after hitting NJ cop training for charity bike ride

NJ.com

Former USPS exec Tim Healey named CEO at Sarasota lien search firm

Business Observer

Tuesday, August 25

USPS Official: First Priority with Internet of Things is Cost Cutting

Nextgov.com

Cyclist training for charity ride struck by postal truck in Wayne

Bergen Record

Video: Pecos TX Postmaster Accused of Racial Discrimination

postalnews.com

Illinois letter carrier indicted on workers comp fraud charges

postalnews.com

USPS starts Q4 with slight loss, YTD operations still in the black by $1.3B

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

Wednesday, August 19

Minnesota PSE accused of stealing mail

postalnews.com

The Mailbox Incident and Political Anger

Huffington Post

Erasing History at the USPS

JSTOR Daily

Fake postal workers stage home invasion in Texas

KTRK TV Houston

Hearing on USPS-Staples Deal Dominated by Legal Wrangling

APWU News

Despite Warning over Mail Delays, USPS Focuses on Same-Day

Ecommerce Bytes

Alaska mail processing clerk charged with stealing drugs from mail

postalnews.com

Mail Delays Spike After the Postal Service Consolidates Facilities

Government Executive

Business as Usual at the Santa Fe PO

Santa Fe Reporter

USPS to cut staffing at "busy as heck" Alabama PO

Decatur Daily

Kansas PSE charged with mail theft

postalnews.com

Tuesday, August 18

What do those four charts really prove about USPS finances?

postalnews.com

Post Office Taking On Amazon, FedEx, UPS With Same-day Deliveries

Fortune

Employee’s hunch leads to life-saving rescue

good.postalnews.com

Kentucky rural carrier killed in traffic accident while delivering mail

WPSD TV Paducah

Where did the principle of secrecy in correspondence go?

The Guardian

Mail handlers, USPS reach agreement on procedures to fill residual vacancies

postalnews.com

Former Postmaster of Capitan NM Post Office Sentenced on Embezzlement Conviction

postalnews.com

New ‘Self+1′ FEHB option available to employees this year

postalnews.com

Junk mail: the bulk of it

Shelton Herald

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

OIG recommends halt to Phase II Network Rationalization until USPS service performance improves

Save the Post Office

Video: Union protests postal worker’s termination for being on active military duty for too long

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

Houston: Former Postal Supervisor Heads to Federal Prison for Theft

postalnews.com

Postal Service finalizes new standards for curbside mailboxes

TheHill

Wednesday, August 12

Utah: Post office delivers 1,270 ballots day after election

Provo Daily Herald

What if the post office loses your mail?

First Coast News

Video: Man in Louisville is killed after he apparently jumps in front of mail truck

postalnews.com

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

NALC President Fredric Rolando statement on USPS quarterly financial report

NALC News

Rochester Man Pleads Guilty To Assaulting Mail Carrier

postalnews.com

Quarterly USPS financial statement shows growth in package shipping

Linns Stamp News

Young Postal Workers: Speaking Up, Speaking Out

APWU 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

2 days early, collector buys sheets of new Elvis Presley stamps

stamp.news

Video: Long Grove, Iowa Post Office closed due to “air quality issues”

KWQC TV Davenpost

Postal lifeline in Amazon’s jungle

Business Day

Video: Bronx tenants left without mail for 2 months

WABC TV New York

Video: One time mail order giant Columbia House files for bankruptcy

postalnews.com

Friday, August 7

Former Louisiana PMR Sentenced To Federal Prison For Theft Of Postal Funds And Identity Theft

postalcrime.com

USPS Bug May Have Caused eBay Tracking Problems

EcommerceBytes

Video: Detroit mother grateful for those who helped her mail carrier daughter when she was hit by a car

postalnews.com

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

OPM officials hindering scrutiny of hacked computer systems, watchdog says

Washington Post

Video: Amherst NY postmaster orders customers to move their mailboxes… or else!

WIVB TV Buffalo

Canada Post workers in Saskatoon won’t be forced to deliver anti-abortion flyers

CBC News

Thursday, August 6

Video: Meet ‘The Inspectors’- catch a sneak peek of new postal-themed TV series

USPS News Link

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

Some federal employee life insurance rates to rise; others to see decrease

Washington Post

Video: Tennessee jeweler says package of diamonds worth $50K has gone missing in the mail

WSMV TV Nashville

Canada Post letter carriers refusing to deliver graphic anti-abortion flyers

CBC News

Postal Service agrees to sell, not demolish, historic Napa post office

Napa Valley Register

Tuesday, August 4