At least 1 person dead, 20 injured by shooter in Odessa and Midland, Texas

Random shootings were reported in both cities, and one shooter carjacked a U.S. Postal Service truck, police said.
NBC News

Gunman at large in hijacked mail truck, 'shooting at random people' in Texas: Police

ABC News

The Postal Service is committed to fighting the illegal mailing of drugs

Washington Post

Mounds of stolen mail found in desert near Las Vegas

KTNV Las Vegas

Amazon’s Next-Day Delivery System Has Brought Chaos And Carnage To America’s Streets — But The World’s Biggest Retailer Has A System To Escape The Blame

BuzzFeed

Postal Service Shake-Up Alarms Letter Carriers' Union

Courthouse News Service

Postal Worker Sentenced For Stealing Mail Instead Of Delivering It

CBS4 Denver

NALC Files Lawsuit on Consolidated Casing Initiative

National Association of Letter Carriers

Postal worker from Fitchburg MA who stole from customers and smoked crack on route avoids jail time

Worcester Telegram

Americans' Approval Of Labor Unions Reaches 16-Year High

Huffington Post

Morristown NJ mourns postman who delivered smiles in all weather

Morristown Green

Bay Area Postal Worker to be Recognized as Hero for Helping Injured Woman

NBC Bay Area

Widow Urges Outdoor and Mailbox Safety After Iowa Letter Carrier Dies From Wasp Sting

WHO TV Des Moines

Stamp collectors think a USPS poster shows the wrong train

Washington Post

Ohio woman with Down syndrome and passion for mail gets her dream job for a day

Fox2 Detroit

Thieves tempted by bait mail in Covington WA face felony charges

Covington-Maple Valley Reporter

OSHA cites UPS for "excessive heat" exposure after NBC investigation

NBC News

USPS suspends services in Caribbean District (Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands) from Wednesday until further notice

USPS News

San Francisco Man Sentenced To More Than Five Years In Prison For Assaulting A Letter Carrier

DOJ News

Residents of Georgia town fed up with closed post office

CBS46 Atlanta

Obituary for Daniel J. Nacin, the Connecticut letter carrier who died in a motor vehicle accident while delivering mail last week

Hartford Courant

Campbelltown PA Post Office owes high ratings to the person behind the counter

LebTown

Mail truck burns in Alabama

Monroeville Fire/Rescue via Facebook

Contractor for U.S. Postal Service arrested in Moyock NC

The Virginian-Pilot

Top postalnews.com stories of the week August 18-24

postalnews.com

Enfield chief: Pursuing officers in deadly crash appeared to be following policy

Hartford Courant

How fentanyl flowed through the U.S. Postal Service and across the southern border

Washington Post

New Forever Stamps Feature Winter Berries

Stamp.News

Answering Trump, UPS, FedEx and USPS say they already fight illegal drug shipments

Reuters

USPS Announces New Officer Appointments

USPS News

Trump “orders” US companies to leave China, also “orders” USPS to search all packages from China for drugs. Markets plunge.

The Independent

Police identify letter carrier killed in crash at Mass/Conn border

Springfield Republican

Milwaukee postal worker fired for throwing mail in dumpster

WTMJ Milwaukee

No delivery: Mid-City New Orleans residents go days without getting their mail

WDSU New Orleans

Heat takes down more UPS workers during hottest summer ever

NBC News

Brooklyn Mail Truck Crash Leaves Woman With $50K Bill: Lawsuit

Fort Greene, NY Patch

Four Paterson, New Jersey, Men Charged with Stealing $450,000 in Checks from Dozens of Mail Collection Boxes

DOJ News

$450K in checks stolen from mailboxes in North Jersey

WKXW Trenton

Ohio letter carrier charged with stealing reward certificates from the mail

DOJ News

Man angry at Dallas postal worker throws racist tantrum

KDFW TV Dallas-Fort Worth

Federal judge sides with Vermont letter carrier in case against USPS

VTDigger

Chula Vista CA postal worker charged with firing pepper spray at poodle

KGTV San Diego

New governors to face red ink woes

Linn's Stamp News via Facebook

Washington, Virginia wins chaotic fight to keep historic post office

Rappahannock News

Baton Rouge postal carrier indicted after more than 100 pieces of mail dumped in garbage

WBRZ TV Baton Rouge

South L.A. man pleads guilty to stealing nearly $240,000 from USPS trucks

DOJ News

Here’s what Woodland Hills mail carriers say is different at the Post Office after Peggy Frank’s death a year ago in extreme heat

Los Angeles Daily News

Georgia: postal carrier arrested on DUI charge

WGAU Athens

NAPS declines to take part in Pay for Performance consultations with USPS

National Association of Postal Supervisors

UPS Invests in Amazon-Powered Self-Driving Trucks Hauling USPS Mail

EcommerceBytes

How Murals In 26 Kansas Post Offices Tried To Cheer People Up During The Great Depression

KCUR Kansas City

Top postalnews.com stories of the week August 11-17

ostalnews.com

Postal Impersonator Ripping Off Mail in California Town

CBS San Francisco

Professor relays story of black activism and the post office

- Burlington, NC Times-News

CSRS time buyout: Fact, fiction or fantasy?

Federal News Network

Mail Fail: Deliveries Can’t Be Made To Box Blocked by Legally Parked Car

CBS Chicago

Oklahoma man sentenced for assaulting postal worker

Tahlequah Daily Press

After nearly five decades, Barstow letter carrier completes his rounds

Victorville CA Daily Press

Arizona Delegation Members Cite Tucson Mail Delays, Urge Updated Data Before Considering Additional Consolidation

postalnews.com

Update: Former USPS mail carrier sentenced to home confinement, probation after stealing cash, gift cards

WSVN TV Miami

Waxahachie mail carrier delivers inspiration by running route

WFAA Dallas

Chicago: USPS offers reward for info on series of postal truck break-ins, stolen mail

WGN Chicago

Postal carrier robbed of mail keys, cellphone in Lauderhill FL

WPLG Fort Lauderdale

Postal Worker Rescues Elderly Man on Her Route in Arlington VA

Arlington Connection

Florida mail carrier busted stealing cash and gift cards

WSVN TV Fort Lauderdale

Amazon Delivery Driver Caught On Camera Taking Girl’s Bike

CNN

NYC Columnist: "The United States Postal Service is a Rogue Company Delivering Road Violence"

treetsblog New York City

USPS to issue three-ounce stamp honoring Walt Whitman in September

Stamp.News

APWU: New MS-1 Settlement and Implementation

APWU News

FedEx Completely Cut Ties With Amazon. Here's Why UPS Won't (or Can't)

Inc.

Louisville man hurls slurs, mailbox at postal worker; spits on officer

WAVE Louisville

Residents fed up with stolen mail tossed in East Atlanta streets

WAGA Atlanta

Two New PRC Commissioners Sworn in as USPS Market Dominant Rates Are Under Review

Printing Impressions

Second West Virginia Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Federal Marijuana Charge

DOJ News

Postal service records big loss, but it isn’t all the fault of the USPS

Barron's

Two decades after a Chatsworth postal worker was shot and killed because the shooter thought he looked Latino or Asian, a family is fed up with no action: ‘We are better than this’

Los Angeles Daily News

Top postalnews.com stories of the week August 4-10

postalnews.com

Feds: Michigan mailman stole items from packages

WOOD TV Grand Rapids

NALC Statement on Postal Service’s 2019 Q3 Financial Report

National Association of Letter Carriers

Former Tennessee post office employee under investigation for mail theft

WTVC Chattanooga

New Jersey APWU Officer Admits Embezzlement

DOJ News

Postal Service Reports First Drop in Packages in Nearly a Decade

Wall Street Journal

Postal Service Reports First Drop in Packages in Nearly a Decade

Wall Street Journal

U.S. Postal Service Reports Third Quarter Operating Loss of $1 Billion, Total Net Loss $2.3 Billion

USPS News

New Jersey APWU Officer Admits Embezzlement

DOJ News

Colorado Springs mail carrier 'severely injured' after dog attack

KRDO Colorado Springs

USPS mail truck burnt to a crisp

WEAR TV Pensacola

USPS Issuing Tyrannosaurus Rex Forever Stamps August 29

Stamp.News

Pay Raises Coming for 130K USPS Rural Carriers, Along With Higher Health Care Costs

Government Executive

Postal Service Watchdog Finds New Vulnerability During Security Audit

Nextgov

Here's What 12 Democratic Presidential Candidates Have to Say About Public Servants and Their Unions

Government Executive

Extreme heat doesn't stop the mail — even at the cost of postal workers' health

Center for Public Integrity and The Weather Channel

The USPS has a Board of Governors – Now What?

The Berkshire Company Blog

Rural carriers ratify contract

USPS News Link

Mail destroyed when USPS semi truck headed for NC city burned

WJZY Charlotte

Saturday mail delivery faces chopping block in Japan

Nikkei Asian Review

Former Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Role in Federal Marijuana Conspiracy

DOJ News

CVS loyalty program will offer members free delivery on prescriptions, merchandise nationwide

CVS News

Pro Trump “MAGA Bomber” sentenced to 20 years

DOJ News

Pro-Trump mail bomber faces sentencing

ABC News

FedEx, UPS Find Formula for Delivering Seven Days a Week: Discount Sunday Drivers

Wall Street Journal

Top postalnews.com stories of the week July 28-August 3

postalnews.com

U.S. Senate approves three postal board appointees

Linn's Stamp News

USPS mail carrier caught on camera driving over customer’s front lawn

WPLG TV Miami

AZ rep calls for investigation into “unsafe summer work conditions” after letter carrier cooks a steak on mail truck’s dashboard

KNXV TV Phoenix

USPS Regains a Functioning Governing Board for the First Time in Five Years

Government Executive

USPS recognizes military working dogs with new Forever stamps

Stamp.News

NY postal worker threatened by man with knife

New York State Police

Retired letter carriers warn customers: You don’t have to accept a Postal Service cluster box

KVAL Eugene OR

Trump wants to restrict opioid access for federal employees

Government Executive

Sacramento Man Convicted of Assaulting U.S. Postal Worker

postalnews.com

Minneapolis police investigating after postal workers shot at by BB gun

KSTP St Paul

Records show more than a hundred mail delivery complaints at south Fargo ND branch

Valley News Live

Rattlesnake Encounter Stops Mail Delivery in South San Jose Neighborhood

NBC Bay Area