WLOS Asheville — A warning after what’s considered a safe way to mail your personal information is compromised. Vandals broke into at least three of the U.S. Postal Service’s blue curbside mailboxes in Buncombe and Henderson counties and failed to get into a fourth. It’s a federal offense, punishable by five years in federal prison and […]
AP 3/10/17 – From letters to bills, even packages, it seems nothing is safe. Thieves continue to target and break into mailboxes around the metro and around the state. But something is finally being done to stop it. The U.S. Postal Service has agreed to add two more postal inspectors in the Albuquerque office. The […]
Bill would limit federal employees’ access to union representation WASHINGTON, March 8, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Federation of Government Employees strongly opposes legislation moving through the House that would limit an employee’s access to union representation and financially penalize employees who voluntarily serve as union representatives. The Official Time Reform Act of 2017 would […]
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The Smithsonian is now home to the world’s rarest stamp worth nearly $10 million. The One-Cent Magenta has been hidden from view for a significant part of its more than 150-year history. Thanks to luxury shoe designer Stuart Weitzman, the stamp is now on display for all to see at the National Postal Museum of the Smithsonian Institution […]
KATY, Texas – Some residents at a Katy adult living apartment complex have been without mail for days because of a broken box. “Now, it’s a felony to go into someone’s mail box, but it’s OK to have this open?” asked Evelyn Serrago who has lived at the apartment complex for a year. The United States […]
WEST FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) – A mailman in West Fargo is caught on camera tossing a package onto a doorstep raises questions about how our mail is being handled. With online shopping on the rise, having packages delivered to your door is more common than ever. But are they being handled with care, or are they […]
CAMDEN, N.J. – A Delran, New Jersey, man will appear in federal court today to face charges that he abused his position as a U.S. Postal Service supervisor to steal cash deposits, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Amar D. Patel, 35, is charged by complaint with knowingly embezzling, stealing, purloining, and converting to his […]
https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/248/60653/1d/usps.download.akamai.com/60653/streaming/vod/bf030817.mp4 In a new “Business Focus” video, PMG Megan J. Brennan thanks employees for making safety “a core value for the Postal Service.” She praises employees for working safely throughout several instances of bad weather that affected operations this winter. “Please continue to practice safe work habits,” the PMG says. Brennan also discusses the first-quarter (Oct. 1-Dec. 31, […]
3/8/17 – Attorney General Jeff Sessions today directed federal prosecutors nationwide to engage in a focused effort to investigate, prosecute and deter the most violent offenders. This builds on the announcement last week of the creation of the U.S. Department of Justice Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety, which is central to the […]
LIVERMORE FALLS (WGME) – A Livermore man is looking for answers Tuesday night, after he says his mail disappeared from his P.O. Box. He says he’s even getting late fees for bills, he says, were never delivered. Tom Posa says for a week, he didn’t receive anything in his P.O. Box at the Livermore Falls […]