Delivering mail, chasing ghosts and changing the world one smile at a time

Columbia Basin (WA) Herald

Man stole mail and sold personal info on the dark web

KLBK Lubbock

US Postal Worker Dresses as Santa to Deliver Food

Spectrum News Central NY

Top postalnews.com stories of the week December 23-29

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Embracing the cold weather; so you can get your mail

KSFY Sioux Falls

’Tis the Season to Renew and Expand the US Postal Service

The Nation

Trump’s false claim about Amazon-USPS deal makes PolitiFact’s 2018 Top 10 list

Tampa Bay Tribune

Update: Postal Worker Charged With DUI After Crashing Mail Truck On Christmas Eve

CBS Chicago

North Carolina mailman saves man’s life while delivering Christmas packages

WTVD Durham

Mail carrier killed in wreck remembered for friendly presence

Elyria Ohio Chronicle-Telegram

Man dressed as postal employee shoots two people inside Chicago home

NBC Chicago

Thief or thieves break into PO Boxes at Bakersfield Post Office

KGET Bakersfield

Mailman fatally struck, ejected from truck in Ohio crash

WKYC Cleveland

Editorial: Thank postal workers by expanding Postal Service

Madison Capital Times

Texas woman arrested on drug charge had hundreds of stolen packages

Seguin Gazette

USPS worker happy to work on Christmas Eve, Wichitans grateful

KFDX Wichita Falls

Watch: USPS mailman takes shortcut through Florida woman’s yard

WFLA Tampa

Chicago Mail Truck Crashes Into Parked Car And Sign

CBS Chicago

Mailed From Bethlehem: The Sought-Out Postmark From A Small N.H. Town

WBUR Boston

2018 holiday season delivers strong results and signs of change for parcel carriers

Wall Street Journal

Police arrest New Mexico postal worker for DWI after delivery truck crash

CNN

Ohio postal worker praised for saving kitten

WTOV Steubenville

Texas woman pulled over with hundreds of allegedly stolen packages, envelopes crammed into her Jeep: Police

ABC News

Top postalnews.com stories of the week December 16-22

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Mail carrier: It’s a ‘magic’ time of year

Wichita Falls Times Record News

Stamp fuss links Christmas, the KC Chiefs and postal service

Kansas City Star

APWU and USPS reach impasse in contract talks after rank and file committee rejects tentative agreement

APWU News

Postal Service Prayer: Deliver Us From Fiscal Doom

Roll Call

North Carolina customer wants USPS to fix mail truck yard mess.

Fayetteville Observer

Cleveland postal worker, roommate indicted in theft of at least 1,500 gift cards

postalnews.com

Amazon Air leases another 10 large jets, adding capacity to its growing delivery network

GeekWire

Auto repair company owner convicted of bribing USPS VMF managers

postalnews.com

Mail carrier dies in Fresno after getting into altercation during work

KSEE Fresno

Rockland ME fire chief concerned over Post Office delay in evacuating smoke-filled building

Rockland Courier-Gazette

SE Portland woman says USPS not delivering to community mailbox; postal service puts blame on vandals

KPTV Portland OR

USPS mail carriers working overtime to deliver packages

KAUZ Wichita Falls

Tallahassee residents outraged over poor mail delivery

Tallahassee Democrat

Eight Factors that Drove this Year's Red Hot Political Direct Mail Season

Printing Impressions

The Postal Worker’s Christmas

"My grandfather was part of a long tradition of postal workers who sacrificed Christmas Eve with their fa0milies to deliver holiday packages."
New York Times

Massachusetts Postal Worker Charged with Embezzlement Through Postal Money Orders

postalnews.com

Woman says postal workers have been dumping mail into dumpster near her Ferguson apartment

KMOV St Louis

FedEx Corp. is hunkering down in the face of what it calls a trade slowdown

Wall Street Journal

Arkansas U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces Federal Initiative Aimed at Curbing Mail Theft

postalnews.com

Postal worker arrested for DWI while delivering packages

KRQE TV Albuquerque

Direct Mail Experiencing a Renaissance

Printing Impressions

New Leadership for USPS Oversight Committees in the 116th Congress

National Rural Letter Carriers Association

Grinch steals two pallets of Amazon packages from Lascassas TN Post Office

WSMV TV Nashville

Postal workers dashing through packages to deliver Christmas

KCCI Des Moines

Postal worker charged with firing shots at Federal Reserve Bank to enter guilty plea

KSTP TV St. Paul

Video shows a porch package thief in Maryland trying to steal a big TV with a small getaway car

Washington Post

Forget Drones. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Needs Lots of Delivery Guys

Washington Post

Amazon is building an air hub in Texas — and that means more bad news for FedEx and UPS, Morgan Stanley says

Business Insider

Michigan postal carrier bitten on face by dog while making delivery

Lapeer County Press

Top postalnews.com stories of the week December 9-15

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Oakland County postal worker accused of stealing 86 credit, debit & gift cards from mail

WXYZ TV Detroit

Remains stolen from local post office parking lot, cremation company pleads for help

Las Vegas Now

‘tis the season of w a i t i n g at the Post Office

Jackson Hole Buckrail

4 suspected package thieves arrested in Yakima during USPS sting operation

KIMA TV Yakima

UPS: We can give consumers ‘much better service’ with mailbox access

CNET

USPS distribution facility in Nashua NH stays busy during holiday season

WMUR TV Manchester

President's Postal Task Force Report: “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”

National Association of Postal Supervisors

Rhode Island: Guilty Plea in “Fishing” of U.S. Mail Collection Boxes, Theft of Checks

postalnews.com

Four Alabama postal workers indicted for distribution of marijuana

postalnews.com

Baton Rouge mail carriers fired for dumping mail in trash, failing to deliver

Baton Rouge Business Report

Robbery suspects hold post office employees at gunpoint in Immokalee FL

WBBH TV Fort Myers

Report shows sharp drop in federal employee morale under Trump

Washington Post

Cranford NJ Postal Worker Foils Two Fraud Schemes

Cranford, NJ Patch

Bait package on porch nabs Amazon delivery driver in Oregon

KGW Portland

Woman charged with slashing NJ postal worker, cops say

nj.com

More Wendell NC residents complain that post office won't deliver packages

CBS 17 Raleigh

It’s getting heavy at USPS, and that may not be good

FreightWaves

Florida: In Manatee County, there's a problem with the mail

Sarasota Herald Tribune

Trump Task Force Proposal Would Let Postal Service Sell Access to Your Mailbox

Wall Street Journal

Michigan postal worker in critical condition after mail truck crash

MLive.com

USPS Finally Delivers Mail To Bedridden Queens Man In Need Of Medication

CBS New York

Postal worker dies from injuries suffered in two-vehicle collision last month

Milledgeville GA Union Recorder

Online Holiday Shopping Expected to Logjam Delivery

Transport Topics

Milwaukee postal worker sentenced to probation for stealing gift cards

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

NALC committee denies appeals of two losing candidates in leadership election

NALC News

USPS Employee, Half-Brother Expected in Court in L.A. Postal Truck Heists

NBC Southern California

Incoming Oversight Chair Blasts New Hatch Act Guidance Limiting Talk of ‘Resistance’ in the Office

Government Executive

Top postalnews.com stories of the week December 2-8

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Armed robbery at Missouri Post Office

KPLR St Louis

Some fear holidays will exacerbate postal problems in Virginia

Charlottesville Daily Progress

USPS Workers Are Overpaid and Should Lose Collective-Bargaining Rights, Trump Panel Says

Dead Tree Edition (link corrected)

Editorial: When will the delay to reform the Postal Service finally end?

Washington Post

Mailers group says Trump task force recommendations would make things worse- focus should be on reforming pre-funding

Coalition for a 21st Century Postal Service

APWU President says “an announcement” on contract talks will be made on December 21

APWU News

WANTED! U.S. Post Office robbery suspect wanted by Richmond Heights MO police

KMOV St Louis

Michigan letter carrier assaulted while delivering mail

Hometown Life

Is the postal privatization proposal dead? Maybe not, but the task force makes no recommendation.

Washington Post

Upper West Side Post Office Not Accepting Packages As Holidays Hit Full Swing

CBS New York

Albany NY pedestrian killed by USPS mail truck, coroner says

WFXL TV Albany

US Postal Service confirms Winona MN postmaster is suspended, under investigation

KSTP St. Paul

Hightower: Trump must not stamp out postal service

Muskogee Phoenix

Trump's Postal Task Force Report Receives Tepid Response From Key Players

Government Executive

More Than 50 People Sickened at New Jersey Amazon Warehouse After Robot Punctures Bear Spray Can

NBC10 Philadelphia

Postal workers claim USPS managers force them to falsify package deliveries

Fox13 Salt Lake City

Portland USPS employee arrested, charged with 11 counts of mail theft

KPTV Portland

Postal task force seeks to remove USPS compensation from collective bargaining

Federal News Network

The Biggest Threat in the Postal Report Is to Rural Americans, Not Amazon

The New Republic

Postal task force recommends changing employee pay, retirement

Federal Times

Indiana Man Enters Guilty Plea In Connection With September 2017 Explosion at East Chicago Post Office

postalnews.com

Postal Service Review Proposes Sweeping Changes Likely to Lead to Higher Delivery Prices

Wall Street Journal

Trump’s Postal Task Force Releases Report

postalnews.com

California carrier working at back of mail truck dies after being struck by car

KTLA Los Angeles

Mail Handlers Union statement on Day or Mourning

NPMHU News

Day of mourning regulations for APWU represented USPS employees

APWU News

NALC summary of day of mourning rules for city carriers

NALC News

USPS to suspend mail delivery, retail services on Wednesday day of mourning

USPS News

USPS and NRLCA Sign MOU Allowing Sunday Work for Regular Carriers During 2018 Peak Season

NRLCA

Abandoned mail found; unhappy recipients gripe about post office in Florida town

Northwest Florida Daily News

Top postalnews.com stories of the week November 25-December 1

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Man attacks Long Island postal employees: police

WPIX 11 New York

Massachusetts Man Arrested for Sending Threatening Letters and White Powder to Federal Agencies

postalnews.com

Federal Government offices close Wednesday to honor George H. W. Bush

WTNH New Haven

Complaints arise after postal service issues in Loisiana

KPLC Lake Charles LA

Mississippi Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Theft of Mail

postalnews.com

Union groups protest in support of Canada Post workers across Canada

CityNews Toronto