postalnews.com: April 2019

Tuesday, April 30

USPS responds to Toledo Blade editorial on opioids and the STOP Act
USPS News Comment
Reporter investigates secretive facility where USPS sends, sells your lost mail
WOAI San Antonio Comment
Monday, April 29
OSC Wins Decision for National Guardsman Denied Reinstatement by Postal Service
Office of Special Counsel Comment
New Jersey Man Admits Bribing Mail Carriers To Steal Credit Cards
postalnews.com Comment
Former Springfield MA VMF manager pleads guilty to bribery, witness tampering and false statements
postalnews.com Comment
Amazon Prime one-day delivery plans have this union worried
CNET Comment
Letter carriers seek political change to help post office
Hastings NE Tribune Comment
FedEx touts convenience network as antidote to porch piracy, missed deliveries
The Daily Memphian Comment
Beware of Using GAAP/SEC Reporting to Evaluate USPS
Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers Comment
Sunday, April 28
Top postalnews.com stories of the week April 21-27
postalnews.com Comment
Saturday, April 27
Ohio letter carrier retires after 49 years
Akron Beacon Journal Comment
Amazon Prime one-day delivery plans have this union worried
CNET Comment
Savvy thieves using USPS Informed Delivery to steal mail
WCPO TV Cincinnati Comment
Houston Man Admits to Kidnapping and Killing Postal Employee
postalnews.com Comment
West Sacramento post office employee charged after stealing parcels of marijuana
Sacramento Bee Comment
Ex-postal worker sentenced for racing motorcycles on disability
Dayton Daily News Comment
Postal Service in Bradford PA Cuts Off Mail Delivery to Entire Block Due to One Man
WICU Erie Comment
Phoenix homeowner Pays it Forward to mailman making a difference
CBS 5 Phoenix Comment
A flash flood and a close call; Georgia mail carrier makes quick escape
Madison Journal Comment
Friday, April 26
New USPS TV commercial showcases technology
USPS News Link Comment
Felon who was Convicted of Threatening Letter Carrier Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison
postalnews.com Comment
Amazon Prime 1 day shipping: Amazon Prime plans to replace free two-day shipping with free one-day shipping
CBS News Comment
'Don’t do anything like this again,’ judge tells ex-postal worker who admitted stealing $4,058
Harrisburg Patriot-News Comment
NALC files national level grievances on “consolidated casing”, CCA staffing
NALC News Comment
Man accused of shooting someone outside of post office in Greensboro
WXII TV Greensboro Comment
New Jersey USPS Worker Saves Woman’s Life
CBS New York Comment
Canada Post newest stamp honours the Vancouver Asahi
CanadaPost News Comment
Thursday, April 25
Postal Service honors 1950s tennis champ “Little Mo”
Stamp.News Comment
Teen arrested in slaying of Albuquerque mail carrier
Albuquerque Journal Comment
Wednesday, April 24
Misdiagnosis: A Review of the Report of the White House Task Force on the Postal Service
National Association of Letter Carriers Comment
Postal Banking Is Back -- On Democratic Party Platforms -- But Is It Viable?
Forbes Comment
NAPS Chat: Former Congressman John McHugh on the growing parcel market, and the importance of the USPS to rural America
National Association of Postal Supervisors Comment
Friends, neighbors in shock over fatal shooting of Albuquerque letter carrier
KRQE Albuquerque Comment
Why Aren't CCAs Staying?
The Postal Supervisor Comment
Florida letter carrier sentenced to prison in marijuana delivery scheme
postalnews.com Comment
Tuesday, April 23
Tacoma woman settles lawsuit against former mail carrier with long history of inappropriate behavior
Seattle Times Comment
Alabama letter carrier sentenced to probation for mail theft
postalnews.com Comment
Driver charged in crash that killed Virginia letter carrier
WTVR Richmond Comment
USPS: Former Winona MN postmaster replaced
Winona Post Comment
Kettering, Ohio postal worker allegedly found with cocaine and mail in car after crashing into house
Dayton Daily News Comment
Kennewick WA man crashes into mail truck while trying to pass it
KVEW TV Kennewick Comment
PRC Releases Report on Postal Service Financial Condition: Losses from Operations Continue to Grow
Postal Regulatory Commission Comment
Monday, April 22
On Earth Day, Congressman Introduces Bill to Clean Up USPS Trucks
postalnews.com Comment
USPIS offering $10,000 reward for information in burglary of Olalla WA post office
KIRO-TV Seattle Comment
U.S. Department of Labor investigation finds mail hauler cheated employees in Alabama and Mississippi
Department of Labor News Comment
USPS Boss on Packages: Scanning Good, Throwing Bad
EcommerceBytes Comment
"Consolidated casing" to be tested in 230 post offices
NALC Branch 358 Facebook Page Comment
Sunday, April 21
Top postalnews.com stories of the week April 14-20
postalnews.com Comment
Thousands of mail pieces stolen in series of Henderson NV Post Office ‘dock thefts’
KTNV Las Vegas Comment
Postal Carrier Found Missing Teen With Autism in Vista CA
NBC San Diego Comment
How I came to collude with a bird after being asked by the postal service to evict it
Cleveland Plain Dealer Comment
Saturday, April 20
Mail for the homeless: Local lifeline for those off the grid
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Comment
Stamps show France’s love for Notre Dame Cathedral
Linns Stamp News Comment
Boxes, pouches, cartons, and envelopes — oh my!
Boston Globe Comment
Elk Grove Village IL Man Charged with Trying to Murder Postal Carrier on New Year’s Eve
postalnews.com Comment
Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Mailing White Powder and Threatening Letters from 2015 through 2018
postalnews.com Comment
NAPS Chat Weekly Podcast
NAPS Director of Legislative and Political Affairs Director Bob Levi discusses "Attacks Against the USPS Universal Service Obligation (USO)" with Jim Sauber, Chief of Staff to NALC President Fred Rolando NAPS Chat Comment
Man brutally attacked in Yakima, rescued by Postal Worker
KIMA Yakima WA Comment
Friday, April 19
2018 NALC election results upheld by Department of Labor
NALC News Comment
Postal employee killed in rollover crash on I-295 in Virginia
WRIC TV Richmond Comment
HEARD AT MAILCOM: PMG Rumors; Mail Delivery Anomalies; Mailer Brexit Woes; PRC Re-Do; Postage Rate Hikes 2020
Official Mail Guide Comment
Fire Damages Post Office In Riviera Beach, Maryland
Edgewater, MD Patch Comment
UPU Exit Begins: USPS Urged To Prepare For Pullout
Official Mail Guide Comment
Thursday, April 18
Feds: TX man stole $370,000 using credit cards found in mail
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Comment
Canada Post segment posts $270 million loss for 2018
CanadaPostNews.com Comment
Sleuthing Minnesota grandmother tracks down alleged mail thief
Mankato Free Press Comment
Minnesota National Guard helps deliver mail in flood-isolated Oslo MN
Grand Forks Herald Comment
Wednesday, April 17
Petition lobbies for Peace Stamp honoring Marathon bombing victim
Boston Herald Comment
Pigeons move in to “temporarily” closed post office in Michigan
The Daily Globe Comment
USPS testing new air horn in Phoenix to prevent dog attacks
KNXV TV Phoenix Comment
Tuesday, April 16
Postal Reform: Nothing Will Come of Nothing
Mark Fallon: Berkshire Company Blog Comment
Police Chief: Motorcycle battery exploded at Loves Park IL post office, no one seriously hurt
WIFR Rockford Comment
Monday, April 15
Detroit mail carrier speaks months after being attacked by pit bull, saved by neighbor
WDIV Detroit Comment
Sunday, April 14
Top postalnews.com stories of the week April 7-13
postalnews.com Comment
USPS releases dog attack national rankings
USPS News Comment
Saturday, April 13
Postal carriers take issue with Amazon using private couriers
WIVB Buffalo Comment
Former PA postal worker charged with stealing $12,000 from Post Office
The Daily Item Comment
PRC Issues 2018 USPS Annual Compliance Determination: Directs Postal Service to Address a Number of Outstanding Issues
postalnews.com Comment
Amazon is delivering packages out of 'carnival' tents in a mad race to catch up to UPS and FedEx
Business Insider Comment
Postal Service tweaking mail notification program that identity thieves hacked
South Florida Sun Sentinel Comment
Friday, April 12
APWU Launches New Ad – “We Deliver Almost Anything”
APWU News Comment
Wisconsin postal workers brave the snow to deliver mai
WAOW Wausau Comment
Surveillance video appears to show woman encouraging boy to steal package
KOB TV Albuquerque Comment
Dayton postal workers accused of opening packages, stealing illegal drugs
postalnews.com Comment
Woman pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder of Albuquerque postal worker
KOB TV Albuquerque Comment
Family of postal worker killed in shooting pushes for cameras on Illinois expressways
WFLD Chicago Comment
Minnesota Man Indicted For Distributing Fentanyl By Mail, Causing The Deaths Of Eleven People
postalnews.com Comment
U.S. Postal Service investigates reports of mail theft in Philly
WTXF Philadelphia Comment
Thursday, April 11
Trump moving to dismantle OPM
TheHill Comment
Wednesday, April 10
Postal Service will close collection boxes along Boston Marathon route
postalnews.com Comment
Postal Worker Finds Body
WBRE Wilkes-Barre Comment
APWU Enters Mediation
APWU News Comment
Bakersfield Man Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Assaulting Postal Employee
postalnews.com Comment
South Fargo business employees say they’re fed up with mail delivery issues from Prairiewood Post Office
Valley News Live Comment
TV News Investigates: Amazon delivery drivers in unmarked cars
KMOV St Louis Comment
Tuesday, April 9
Mailman honored for saving crash victims before car burst into flames
Fox5 San Diego Comment
UPU conference to examine postal remuneration systems, including ecommerce items
Universal Postal Union Comment
Engine fire damages USPS vehicle in Somers NY
Rockland/Westchester Journal News Comment
Overgrown weeds surround Post Office in Clovis; Who is to blame?
KMPH Fresno CA Comment
New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Bribing Mail Carriers to Steal Credit Cards
postalnews.com Comment
Suspects in letter carrier robbery tried to collect reward by double crossing accomplice
CBS Sacramento Comment
Pittsburgh NDC Returning To Normal After Mercury Spill
KDKA Pittsburgh Comment
Monday, April 8
Congress Is Sabotaging Your Post Office
Washington Monthly Comment
Chapter Of Postal Service History Ends For Idaho Town
Lewiston Tribune Comment
Sunday, April 7
Top postalnews.com stories of the week March 31-April 6
postalnews.com Comment
Memphis postal worker arrested after police say he lied about being robbed
WREG Memphis Comment
Saturday, April 6
She served in Congress for 31 years until the day she died. These 7 Republicans refused to name a post office for her.
Raw Story Comment
U.S. Postal Service Reveals New Forever Stamp Design Honoring Former President George H.W. Bush
Stamp.News Comment
East Chicago post office bomber sentenced to 29 years in prison
DOJ News Comment
In bid to drive up postal rates, UPS takes the PRC to the Supreme Court
Save the Post Office Comment
Friday, April 5
Virginia congressman, USPS listen to, address continued mail delivery complaints
Virginia Gazette Comment
California man charged with conspiracy against USPS involving armed robbery, fraud
Sacramento Bee Comment
Why 2.7 million Americans still get Netflix DVDs in the mail
CNN Comment
USPS driver parks in handicap space
KENS TV San Antonio Comment
Thursday, April 4
APWU: What’s to Come in Interest Arbitration
APWU News Comment
Scapegoating Unions for the Postal Service’s Phony Crisis
Inequality.org Comment
Pittsburgh NDC to reopen tomorrow
postalnews.com Comment
Senator says USPS is falling short of targets in major opioids law
Washington Times Comment
Long waits, little help for passport applicants in Ventura County
Ventura County Reporter Comment
USPS worker with criminal history still on the job, despite taking plea deal in mail theft case
WCLE Cleveland Comment
Wednesday, April 3
NJ letter carrier responds when customer falls
USPS News Link Comment
Feds searching for vandals who raided New Mexico post office
KRUE Albuquerque Comment
Tuesday, April 2
U.S. Postal Service Salutes Marvin Gaye
Stamp.News Comment
US Postal Service inspires strangely sexy fashion line
New York Post Comment
Multi-vehicle crash in Rockville MD flips U.S. Postal Service truck
WJLA TV Washington Comment
Returned mail nets call for return of Minot processing
Minot Daily News Comment
Monday, April 1
Authorities offering $50K for information after USPS letter carrier robbed in Memphis
FOX13 Memphis Comment
Pittsburgh NDC still closed a week after mercury spill
KDKA Pittsburgh Comment
"O Beautiful" stamps voted favorite for 2018, also named top commemorative design in Linn's poll
Linn's Stamp News Comment
New York City's mail shafts are chock-full of good stories
Crain's New York Business Comment

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