Angela Erickson spent the better part of last year lovingly sewing two quilts. One, meant for her uncle, depicts Utah artifacts. The other, displaying a brilliantly-intricate elephant, was for her dad. She shipped them to Illinois just in time for Christmas. They didn’t make it. “I can’t remake these quilts,” she said fighting back tears. […]
RICHMOND, Va. — An employee with the United States Postal Service tells CBS 6 Problem Solvers she’s been unable to work for weeks after a traumatizing incident on the job and she’s not getting workers’ compensation while on medical leave. The incident occurred on April 19, a day that started out like any ordinary day […]
Defendant Stole Dozens of Digital Devices from Kent Priority Mail Annex and Recruited Others to Re-Sell them on Online Marketplaces and Elsewhere 5/14/19 – A former U.S. Postal Service employee was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to fourteen months in prison for stealing electronic devices from mail […]
NEW YORK, May 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — H.R. Harmer will conduct the sale of the first part of the renowned “ERIVAN” Collection of United States Postal History in New York City. Included in this sale will be the famed “Alexandria Blue Boy” stamp, which last appeared at public auction in 1967. Opening price for the stamp will start at $1,000,000 with […]
ANKENY, IA ? 5/13/19 – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for obstructing exit routes and failing to train employees at the postal facility in Ankeny, Iowa. OSHA proposed $184,694 in penalties. OSHA inspected the facility after receiving a complaint from the National Association […]
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A mail carrier needs surgery Friday after being attacked by a dog that jumped through the window of her truck in Washington Township, according to police. Macomb County deputies confirmed they were called to the scene for reports of a dog bite. Witnesses described the mail carrier’s injuries as “horrifying.” Neighbor […]
5/10/19 – A man has been charged with fatally hitting a postal carrier while driving at a high rate of speed in December in Commerce, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced today. Ismael Eduardo Sotelo (dob 4/18/99) faces one felony count of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, according to the criminal complaint in […]
5/10/19 – United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the sentencing of CHRISTOPHER DOUGLAS WOOD, 43, to eight months of confinement after firing three shotgun rounds at the Federal Reserve Bank building in downtown Minneapolis. WOOD, who pleaded guilty on December 17, 2018, was sentenced before Chief Judge John R. Tunheim in U.S. District […]
Abington, PA, Letter Carrier Dwight Washington USPS News Link – 5/10/19 – Letter Carrier Dwight Washington was recently delivering mail in an Abington, PA, neighborhood when he spotted a house on fire. Washington leapt into action, rushing to pound on the front door and also alert neighbors, who called 911. The Postal Service employee located […]
NALC News – 5/10/19 – The Postal Service’s financial report on Friday shows the Postal Service’s underlying business strength while also indicating the need to address external matters beyond USPS control. Despite increased revenue of $555 million in the first six months of Fiscal Year 2019 compared to the same period last year, USPS reported […]