122 Million Ballots Processed and Delivered Amid Historic Political and Election Mail Volume; Extraordinary Measures Underway to Deliver Ballots Currently in Mail System WASHINGTON, DC — USPS 10/29/20 – With less than one week until the November election, new U.S. Postal Service data show an exceedingly high-volume of mail moving through the system and a […]
NBC Washington – D.C. mailed a ballot to every registered voter rather than wait for them to request one. The News4 I-Team learned almost 30,000 of those mailed ballots have come back undeliverable. Investigative Reporter Jodie Fleischer reports on what happens to those voters.
Drug Free Forever Stamp on Sale Today WASHINGTON, DC — 10/27/20 – The U.S. Postal Service today issued the Drug Free USA stamp during Red Ribbon Week, the nation’s oldest and largest drug abuse prevention awareness program, during a stamp dedication ceremony held at Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) headquarters in Arlington, VA. This Forever stamp […]
BOSTON – 10/26/20 – A Springfield man was sentenced on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020 in federal court in Springfield for breaking into a postal vehicle and stealing the mail inside. Jose Luis Sanchez, 45, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to 267 days in prison and three years of supervised release. […]
HAZELWOOD, Mo. (KMOV.com) — A Washington, Missouri man says he’s been waiting for weeks for items he sent to be delivered. News 4 found the packages collecting dust at a United States Postal Service facility in Hazelwood. With so many people voting by mail, there’s plenty of people with anxiety about their ballots getting lost […]
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The U.S. Postal Service is warning about a scam that’s making its way around the area by criminals who hoping victims will fall for it because they might get caught up in financial distress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s a variation on the “mystery shopper” scam that previously used what appeared to be real […]
BOSTON – Charred pieces of mail were discovered inside a U.S. Postal Service mailbox in Boston’s Copley Square late Monday afternoon not far from where a fire was set inside a ballot drop box on Sunday. Boston police and Postal Service personnel were seen investigating the mailbox, which is located near the CVS Pharmacy at […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – 10/26/20 – A United States Postal Service employee has been charged for willfully obstructing the passage of mail, announced U.S. Attorney Russell Coleman. “Especially in these times, Americans depend on the reliability and integrity of those that deliver the U.S. Mail,” said United States Attorney Russell Coleman. “Conduct by Postal employees that […]
DEAR SANTA shines a light on the 100-year-old ‘Operation Santa’ Program of the United States Postal Service. Each year, hundreds of thousands of letters to Santa arrive at Post Offices around the country. Through Operation Santa, the United States Postal Service makes it possible for the public to safely adopt these letters and make children’s […]
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Postal workers in the Greater Indiana District said beginning Monday they will take extraordinary measures to find missing ballots. This comes as the U.S. Postal Service continues its investigation into reports of missing absentee ballots across Marion County. “We don’t know exactly what happened,” said acting district manager Christie Johnson-Kennedy. Johnson-Kennedy said […]