postalnews.com: September 2017

Saturday, September 30

USPS testing next-day deliveries on Saturday pickups from retail stores
DC Velocity Comment
USPS wins round in patent dispute
Lexology Comment
Arvada CO Residents Say Mailman is Terrified of Dogs and Won't Deliver
Westword Comment
Texas postal worker retires after 44 years of service
postalnews.com Comment
Stamped Out: In the internet age, philately has lost its once-worldly charms.
New York Times Comment
Friday, September 29
Indiana letter carrier charged with dealing drugs
Lafayette Journal & Courier Comment
Racist fliers found inside Maryland post office
WTTG Washington Comment
California Postal Worker Gets 72 Months In Prison For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering
postalnews.com Comment
2017 Letter Carrier Heroes of the Year
NALC News Comment
Neil Gorsuch is giving conservatives the chance to virtually destroy American unions.
Slate Comment
USPS Resumes Operations On St. Croix Friday; Services Continue In St. Thomas And St. John
Virgin Islands Consortium Comment
Chicago Pushes Old Main Post Officey for Next Amazon HQ
NBC Chicago Comment
Thursday, September 28
Motor-vehicle accident closes post office in New Jersey
Cherry Hill Courier-Post Comment
A man collected workers’ comp from USPS for a back injury while training as a Metrobus driver
Washington Post Comment
USPS contractor sentenced to three years probation, ordered to pay $1,154 in restitution for drug thefts
WJHL Greeneville Tennessee Comment
Bronx to lose 206 collection boxes
News 12 Bronx Comment
Wednesday, September 27
Mississippi letter carrier pepper sprays dogs repeatedly while dropping off package
postalnews.com Comment
USPS Accepts Blame in St. Charles P.O. Box Confusion
CBS St. Louis Comment
Strange Items Strewn At Brentwood CA Post Office
Canyon News Comment
Des Moines post office scam leads to postmaster’s firing
Des Moines Register Comment
Tuesday, September 26
Limited Puerto Rico mail service begins Wednesday, USPS says
Caribbean Business Comment
USPS inspector general estimates billions of delayed mail pieces
Washington Post Comment
Q&A for federal workers: Retirement wave
Washington Post Comment
Postal Service Operations In St. Thomas And St. John For Tuesday Announced; St. Croix And Puerto Rico Closed
Virgin Islands Consortium Comment
State Troopers And U.S. Postal Worker Credited with Saving Man's Life
Indianapolis Patch Comment
Supply chain disruptions from Harvey to increase transportation and logistics costs
Houston Business Journal Comment
Monday, September 25
FBI releases sketch of suspect in NW Indiana post office bombing
WFLD Chicago Comment
Shopping shift affects jobs
Scranton Times-Tribune Comment
Rare Occurrence: Riverside CA ZIP Code To Match Today’s Date
CBS Los Angeles Comment
Sunday, September 24
Top postalnews.com stories of the week September 17-23
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Fire at Canada Post building causes $1.5M in damage
CBC News Comment
Testimony concludes in Lady Liberty stamp trial
Linn's Stamp News Comment
Saturday, September 23
Heap of stolen mail gets left in Albuquerque street
KOB TV Albuquerque Comment
Car crashes into Lithopolis, Ohio Post Office
Lancaster Eagle Gazette Comment
Mail carrier stops runaway vehicle after driver passes out
WDIV TV Detroit Comment
Caught again: Serial package thief charged 9 more times, police say
Jersey Journal Comment
Pair of Colorado letter carriers team up to get man with Alzheimer’s home safely
USPS News Link Comment
Friday, September 22
Fort Mill neighborhood not receiving their mail after USPS screw-up
Rock Hill Herald Comment
Keys to recovery: postal workers rely on grit, dedication after Irma
USPS News Link Comment
Acid spill prompts evacuation at Dallas mail center
KDFW Dallas Comment
Bed-Stuy Post Office Is 'Proof God Hates You,' Residents Say
Bed-Stuy, NY Patch Comment
Postal worker walking 100 miles for a good cause
WCVB TV Boston Comment
Thursday, September 21
2 hospitalized after package of carbolic acid spills at Dallas mail center
Dallas Morning News Comment
FedEx to slap dimensional pricing on packages handled in concert with USPS
DC Velocity Comment
Post offices reopen after Columbia gorge fire
The Oregonian Comment
Hiring spree: Postal Service looking for year-round help in Colorado
USPS News Comment
What you need to know about a change of address scam that’s hitting Ohio
News 5 Cleveland Comment
Wednesday, September 20
Woman alleges she was terminated by USPS for requesting FMLA leave
Pennsylvania Record Comment
LLV Fire in North Carolina
Instagram Comment
USPS launches mail campaign to raise awareness about dog attacks in Louisville
WDRB Louisville Comment
2018 Print Forecast: Paper Prices & Postal Rates Will Rise
Publishing Executive Comment
Flying the Mail in Remote Idaho
Air & Space Magazine Comment
Tuesday, September 19
Sen. Tester wants firings after postal workers accused of delaying mail delivery
Billings Gazette Comment
Kansas Mail Carrier Sentenced For Stealing Gift Cards from Mail
postalnews.com Comment
Amazon Is Quietly Seizing Control of Booze Delivery Now, Too
Grub Street Comment
Postal worker and mother of two vanishes in North Houston
ABC13 Houston Comment
This Is the World’s Most Unusual Post Office
National Geographic Comment
FedEx to hike rates 4.9%
FedEx News Comment
Monday, September 18
Authorities say postal worker went zip-lining while on disability
Cape May County Herald Comment
UPS First Commercial Customer In U.S. To Use New Daimler Electric Delivery Truck
UPS News Comment
Opioid crisis: A look at how customs officers find fentanyl in the mail
USA Today Comment
Rural carrier helps rescue man stuck in tractor
USPS News Link Comment
A 17th-century Massachusetts windmill gets a postmark
Linn's Stamp News Comment
Togolese national accused of identity fraud after Fitbits mailed to Cape Cod
MassLive.com Comment
Sunday, September 17
Irma aftermath: Limited postal service in Lower Keys and parts of Miami-Dade and Broward
Miami Herald Comment
Men facing charges for breaking in to PO boxes across Las Vegas
KTNV Las Vegas Comment
Top postalnews.com stories of the week September 10-16
postalnews.com Comment
DMA Opposes Postal Rate Increase
The NonProfit Times Comment
Saturday, September 16
Picketing the post office
Fed up Colorado resident marches with "Ask me how bad this post office is" sign.
Fort Morgan Times Comment
Mail carrier, carjacker battle over stolen postal van
Fresno Bee Comment
Friday, September 15
Hurricane Irma no match for nation's smallest post office
Naples Daily News Comment
The Heritage Foundation: A Think-Tank on a Mission to Destroy the Public Postal Service
APWU News Comment
Postal Service restoring mail in Southeast Texas
KFDM Beaumont Comment
Ohio postal worker allegedly threatened to bring gun to work
Westlake, OH Patch Comment
Delinquents steal mail out of mailboxes, open letters exposing personal information
WILX TV Jackson MI Comment
USPS operations return to normal in SW Florida after Irma
WFTX TV Fort yers Comment
Mail carrier brings hope to woman after cancer diagnosis
KMSP Minneapolis-St Paul Comment
Thursday, September 14
New Hampshire motorcyclist killed in crash with USPS contractor's truck
WMUR TV Manchester Comment
Bicyclist struck by USPS driver in Billings
KTVQ Billings Comment
Recent Story of USPS 20% Rate Filing is Off-Base
American Catalog Mailers Association Comment
Wednesday, September 13
North Carolina: Postal clerk finds ducklings new home
Wilmington NC Star News Comment
Mail carrier recovering after being attacked by 72-pound dog in Parma Ohio
News 5 Cleveland Comment
Wisconsin postal worker charged with theft
postalnews.com Comment
Job cuts no longer coming for Bronx postal workers
News 12 Bronx Comment
Charges issued against Michigan man whose pit bull bit U.S. mail carrier
Bay City Times Comment
Speeding mail carrier asked to slow down, stops delivering mail
WBRZ Baton Rouge Comment
Hurricane Irma: What's happening with my mail and packages?
Miami Herald Comment
Neither Rain Nor Snow- But Hurricane Stopped the U.S. Mail in USVI
St. Thomas Source Comment
Tuesday, September 12
Ohio man threatens woman, postal worker with baseball bat
Toledo Blade Comment
Mail carrier attacked by dog in Parma Heights, Ohio, report says
Cleveland Plain Dealer Comment
USPS lists service suspensions due to Irma
USPS News Comment
Surprising conclusion of new USPS inspector general report: ‘billions served’ at nation’s post
Linn's Stamp News Comment
Larchmont mail problems result of 'staffing shortfall,' USPS says
Lower Hudson News Comment
Vehicle crashes into Western Mass post office
Western Mass News Comment
Monday, September 11
USPS: no comment on Legends of Hollywood series
Linn's Stamp News Comment
When snail-mail lives up to its name
Metro West (MA) Daily News Comment
One injured in crash that flips mail truck in Ukiah CA
Ukiah Daily Journal Comment
Sunday, September 10
Top postalnews.com stories of the week September 3-9
postalnews.com Comment
Former mailman sentenced to 2 years probation for dumping 15K pieces of mail in DC sewers
WJLA TV Washington Comment
Wrong way driver hits two US mail trucks
KPRC TV Houston Comment
Woman Hit By Mail Truck In Manchester NJ
Manchester, NJ Patch Comment
Saturday, September 9
Schumer asks USPS: Where’s Larchmont’s mail?
News12 Westchester Comment
Janesville mail carrier hosts fourth Helping the Homeless Fundraiser
Janesville Gazette Comment
Prison Sentence Ordered For Man Who Blew Up Postal Service Mailbox
NBC4 Denver Comment
Indiana: Neighbors upset USPS will only deliver to one side of newly reconstructed street
WAVE Louisville Comment
Friday, September 8
Tanana, Alaska man accused of threatening postal worker
Fairbanks News-Miner Comment
Stolen mail found at California hotel being returned to resident
KGO Los Angeles Comment
Postal employees 'developed a knack' for pilfering drugs passing through Tulsa distribution center, investigator says
Tulsa World Comment
After East Chicago post office blast, FBI investigates if 'any terrorism links' exist
Chicago Tribune Comment
Thursday, September 7
A 60 cent postage stamp?
Associated Press Comment
Hawaii: USPS offers reward after thieves steal entire mailbox
KHON Honolulu Comment
Postal worker injured by explosion in East Chicago post office, officials say
WLS Chicago Comment
New Hampshire post office painting of Native Americans called demeaning
Associated Press Comment
U.S. Postal Service suspends mail delivery to the Keys
Miami Herald Comment
Postal Service driver charged with DWI in fatal moped crash in Lexington NC
WGHP TV High Point NC Comment
Wednesday, September 6
USPS suspends operations in Puerto Rico as Irma approaches
USPS News Comment
Change of address scam hits Cincinnati couple
WCPO Cincinnati Comment
Mail carrier carries on through smoky Spokane
KHQ TV Spokane Comment
Tuesday, September 5
Neither Floods, Nor Mold, Nor Flying Insulation Can Stop This Houston Mail Carrier
KERA Dallas Comment
Mail carrier saw a dog in distress; here's how cops say the owner reacted
Jersey Journal Comment
Letters, packages spill on California freeway after USPS contractor overturns
KTVU TV Oakland Comment
Hunt for letter carrier’s shooter continues
WJZY TV Charlotte Comment
Monday, September 4
NH man who worked at country store for 60 years to be honored by U.S. Postal Service
NH1 News Comment
USPS creates pickup locations for treasury checks, medications in areas affected by Harvey
KTRK Houston Comment
6 hospitalized after Gates NY post office evacuated for nail polish remover leak
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Comment
Sunday, September 3
Top postalnews.com stories of the week August 27-September 2
postalnews.com Comment
USPS letter carrier robbed in Lake Park FL
WPTV TV Palm Beach Comment
Postal-Worker Dodges Bullets In Hendersonville TN
Smokey Barn News Comment
6 injured as mail truck, SUV crash in Aurora IN
WLWT TV Cincinnati Comment
Postal workers on unpaid leave? Who cares
Las Vegas Review-Journal Comment
Davenport neighborhood stops receiving mail due to neighbor’s dogs
KWQC TV Davenport Iowa Comment
Saturday, September 2
Mail truck overturns in Stillwater NJ
New Jersey Herald Comment
Postal worker dies in one-vehicle crash in Athens County Ohio
WBNS TV Columbus Comment
TSP: Help for Hurricane Harvey Victims
Thrift Savings Plan Comment
Residents fed up with inconsistent mail delivery in Pittsburgh neighborhood
WPXI TV Pittsburgh Comment
US Postage Rate Increase Takes Effect on Sunday
EcommerceBytes blog Comment
Mother of injured Charlotte mail carrier: ‘Why did they shoot him?’
WSOC TV Charlotte Comment
Postal worker shooting highlights dangers for mail carriers
WSOC TV Charlotte Comment
Friday, September 1
USPS Will Address Hatch Act Issues
Wall Street Journal Comment
Alabama Postal Clerk Indicted for Using Money Order Sales to Steal Postal Funds
postalnews.com Comment
After 48 years, a fond farewell for Boise postman
KTVB Boise Comment
Texas congressman says USPS should have been better prepared for disaster
Bryan TX Eagle Comment

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