August 31, 2025
- ‘Check washing’ costs Americans over $1 billion each year, says USPIS — how to spot it and protect your money
- ‘Use paper ballots only’: Donald Trump vows executive order on voter ID; seeks mail-in voting only for ill and military
- Chinatown post office to close amid USPS cost-cutting efforts
August 30, 2025
- Former Connecticut Postal Employee Admits Stealing Checks from Mail, Role in Bank Fraud Scheme – PEN
- Boston postal inspector stole more than $300,000 from elderly scam victims, prosecutors say | Read DOJ charges at PEN
- Letter Carrier Misty Hernandez came to the aid of a woman who had been on the floor for three days
- New OIG Audit Provides USPS Ways to Remedy Systemic Delivery Operations Issues
- OIG Audit Follows Up on Asset Security and Financial Control Issues at USPS Retail Locations
- Labor Day is Sept. 1
August 29, 2025
- Former U.S. Postal Inspector Charged with Stealing Over $330,000 in Cash from Elderly Victims -PEN
- Missouri Letter Carrier Admits Role in Conspiracy to Steal Checks from the Mail – PEN
- President Jimmy Carter Stamp To Be Issued Oct. 1
- NPMHU: 2025 Contract Update #5
- Order Rebuking Union Contracts Expanded by Six More Agencies
- When Hurricane Katrina struck 20 years ago, USPS employees rose to the occasion
- Restrictions on Gender-Transition Coverage Under FEHB/PSHB Broadened
- OIG: We Found Ways to Improve USPS’s Cardboard Purchasing and Recycling
August 28, 2025
- Madera, CA Man Arrested on Gun Charges and for Possessing Counterfeit U.S. Postal Service Keys – PEN
- Chicago man pleads guilty to kidnapping Postal Service mail carrier
- Champaign Co., IL postal worker sentenced for stealing over 35K in USPS money orders
- Postal worker was drunk when mail truck struck man , crashed into bank, DA says
- Witness to postal worker’s drunk driving arrest after East Longmeadow crash speaks out
- USPS: Fly flags at half-staff to honor shooting victims
- OIG Investigation Helps USPS Prevent Future Contract Fraud
- OIG: We Found Ways to Improve the Postal Inspection Service’s Strategy and Resources
August 27, 2025
- Georgia man sentenced to federal prison for stealing mail and committing bank fraud – PEN
- NALC: Back pay frequently asked questions
- MA police say a postman was driving drunk when he hit several cars and a building with his mail truck
- Washington County man gets prison time after racist outburst toward postal worker
- USPS: These agencies help protect USPS, its employees and its integrity
- Bay Area couple says UPSsold their lost painting to third-party auctioneer
- U.S. Postal Inspection Service is investigating mail thefts across Baltimore area
August 26, 2025
- Hats Off to 250 Years of USPS Letter Carrier Style and Purpose – PEN
- USPS Federal Register Notice of Additional Postmarking Information – PEN
- Armed robber attacks USPS worker, steals postal keys outside post office in North Philadelphia
- Westfield mail carrier arrested for DUI after crash in East Longmeadow
- Pedestrian seriously injured after being struck by mail truck
- Dog Bite Statistics & Dog Attacks by Breed 2025
- Humanitarian Elie Wiesel Is Honored with a Stamp
- OIG: Comparing Experiences in EV Fleet Acquisition and Deployment
- From the BS Department: Sell the Postal Service to UPS
August 25, 2025
- USPS finds NY postal employee in violation of Hatch Act
- USPS to open 11 new sorting and delivery centers before holidays
- De minimis: More postal services pause U.S. shipments – good – lets make those products in the USA
- USPS blocking shipments of unregulated items: ‘Your local … office will not accept any packages’
- Nearly 3 pounds of cocaine seized in Grand Rapids mail drug bust
- Here’s why European postal services are suspending U.S. deliveries – Remeber this…packages sent from the US to Europe, or elsewhere, are charged a tariff
August 24, 2025
- Dorchester postal worker taken to hospital after substance leaks from package, police say
- Trump Wants US to ‘Get Rid of Mail-in Ballots.’ Most Countries Already Have
- Illegally parked USPS vehicles pose imminent safety risk in Chicago
- European, Asian postal services to halt shipments to US after end of ‘de minimis’ tariff exemption
- Officials propose U-turn on crucial US Postal Service program: ‘Going to be a bunch of money … wasted’
- The Post Office Should Be Closed Forever
August 23, 2025
- Postal services in India, Europe to suspend shipment of packages to U.S. over import tariffs – Good
- Postal Pains: Officials Report Progress with Deterring Mail Theft
- Postal Service Addressing Service Delays in the Chicago
August 22, 2025
- Montgomery, AL Man Sentenced to Over Eight Years for $1 Million Mail and Bank Fraud Scheme and Illegal Firearm Possession -PEN
- Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says cartels are trafficking drugs through the mail
- Lincoln Park neighbors warn of safety risk as Postal Service trucks hog parking, often illegally
- Thieves use postal key to steal mail in Chicago’s West Loop area
- Remember the good old days when junk mail was king & postal carriers got hernias
- Parts of Europe are suspending postal shipments to the US — and your order may not arrive
- A USPS employee and the man he gave a kidney to are ready to celebrate 10 years of transplant success
- Arizona Man, Ignacio Miguel Tirado-Castillo, Charged with Trafficking Carfentanil into Alabama – PEN
- NALC: Retroactive payments highlight the unique structure of the NALC National Agreement
- APWU: Tentative Date for 2024-2027 National Agreement Pay Increases Announced
- USPS: Do you know the rules on nepotism in the workplace?
- Denmark ending letter deliveries is a sign of the digital times
- USPS apologizes after erroneous mailbox relocation notices sent to Fort Worth residents
- Bypass mail rate hike adds to inflationary pressures in rural Alaska
- Postal Bulletin 22683: Kids are Back to School, Make Safe Driving the Rule
- USPS fined $33,000 for dangerous waste violations at Seattle facility – PEN
- U.S. Representative Mike Bost responds to results of St. Louis postal processing center audit – PEN
- Gender-affirming care won’t be covered for federal employees in 2026 – PEN
- USPS: Do you know the rules on second jobs?
- Postal Service Joins Federal Vape Crackdown
- Torrance Main Post Office relocates some services as asbestos exposure investigation continues
- Feds accuse man of mailing 25 pounds of elephant tranquilizer to Alabama
- OIG: How Well Did USPS Communicate Changes in Priority Mail Express to Its Customers?
August 19, 2025
- DOJ plans to drop appeal for Tampa postal worker gun case
- USPS to Pay $700,000 to Settle Inspectors’ Overtime Wage Lawsuit
- Bat Cave post office will reopen after post-Helene repairs complete, USPS confirms
- Do you know the rules on using postal property?
- Anderson County veteran’s mail delivery issues resolved after long wait
- OIG: Keeping Congress Informed about Mail Theft
August 18, 2025
- Trump says he will sign executive order to eliminate mail-in ballots, voting machines
- Judge rejects defense bid for witness list in Warren mail carrier murder case
- Man accused of stabbing postal worker in Biscayne Park to be arraigned
- Do you know about USPS Ethics Awareness Week?
August 17, 2025
- Ernst’s “Return to Sender” Act about EVs for Postal Service
- Republicans look to make a U-turn on federal commitment to electric vehicles for the Postal Service
- USPS reveals Forever stamp honoring former president Jimmy Carter
- USPS issues new stamp for irregularly sized cards and invitations
- Ohio city takes ZIP Code fight to Congress after decades of addressing confusion
- St. Louis mail processing center had largest delayed backlog in USPS field audit history
- German postal workers embark on 1,860-mile bike journey to deliver letters to Santa Claus in Finland
- US Mail Box Truck Hits 4 Parked Vehicles, Overturns In Ocean County
August 16, 2025
- Three Rochester, NY men arrested, charged in postal theft ring – PEN
- Hundreds of Rural Letter Carriers to Rally in Orlando to Protect the Postal Service from Privatization – PEN
- Columbus postal worker who allegedly set fire to ex-fiancé’s car faces mail theft charge
- Trump says Putin agrees with him US should not have mail-in voting – and PEN agrees on no mail-in voting
- US Postal Service’s Harmonized System code requirement to start Sept. 1
- Congressman Shreve’s Push for Postal Progress Yields Results – PEN
- USPS audit finds deficiencies ‘in all five areas’ for St. Louis P&DC, NDC
August 15, 2025
- Video: Texas man who lost loved ones in USPS 18-wheeler crash shares moment he found out – PEN
- USPS Employees Remain Committed – PEN
- Possible resolution after west Alabama man says he didn’t receive mail for 3 months
- Video: Postal truck struck in Schenectady hit-and-run, dash cam
- ONE YEAR LATER: Some neighbors report improvement, continued problems with Tallahassee USPS following audit
- Treasury announces the end of federal paper checks on Sept. 30
- Lack of Evidence on Suicide, Opioids Sends Postal Worker’s Widow’s Case Back to OWCP – PEN
- Advocates urge new Postmaster General to abandon DeJoy’s strategy as postal losses mount
- Amazon expands same-day delivery of perishables in big grocery push
- Boston 2026 stamps issued at the Great American Stamp Show
- USPS to spread holiday cheer
- She’s mailed more than 10,000 thank-you notes
- Cremated remains lost in the mail: Atlanta woman pleads for answers
- AI as a resilience tool: Insights from a longtime USPS civil servant
- USPS files notice with Postal Regulatory Commission for temporary Peak Season rate hikes
- The World Stamp Show Is Coming, the World Stamp Show Is Coming! – PEN
August 14, 2025
- Congresswoman Ann Wagner Slams St. Louis USPS Mismanagement, Calls for Immediate Firings – PEN
- US Postal Inspection Service investigating check fraud in East Tennessee
- Special Delivery: USPS Customer Experience Gets Major Upgrade
- NPMHU: Wage Charts Effective September 6, 2025 (PP 20-2025)
- Two new stamps highlight Boston’s role in the Revolution
- Baltimore’s growing postal theft problem: Debit card snatched from mail, used immediately
- Bost responds to audit of St. Louis Postal Processing Center
- OIG: The Coin Collector: Unmasking a Postal Thief
- OIG Audits Find Over 2.5M Delayed Mailpieces in the St. Louis, MO, Area
August 13, 2025
- Mailwoman claims Ocala apartment complex’s mail bank fell on top of her
- Thief Breaks Into Postal Truck, Steals Mail And Drivers Lunch: Police
- New PMG Calls Delivering for America Plan the ‘Right Path’ for USPS
- US postal worker stole cards and checks from mail to fund lavish lifestyle, tropical vacations she flaunted online | See article at PEN
- Mail thefts in rural North Dakota sow seeds of distrust in the United States Postal Service
- NALC: Fifth COLA is $790
- USPS: This toy truck delivers for toddlers
- Several Agencies Move to Deny Union Contracts; Others Likely to Follow
August 12, 2025
- Carson Woman and Former USPS Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Checks and Credit Cards from the Mail – PEN
- Have a USPS vehicle? Don’t misuse it
- Postal Service Honors Workforce During Exclusive Facility Opening Event in Redondo Beach
- UPS settles Teamster grievances, averts strikes in multiple states
- Is VERA as Good as Normal Retirement for Federal Employees?
August 11, 2025
- USPS: About 10K employees accept early retirement offer
- NPMHU: 2025 Contract Update #4
- Floyd man arrested for sending threats to postal worker
- USPS will charge up to $16 more per package this holiday season. Here’s when the temporary price changes will start
- Those Crazy-Looking Postal Trucks Have Arrived Early In New York
- NALC challenges USPS over new routes
- USPS see losses grow by US$522m in one year
- FedEx enhances cross-border e-commerce services in MEISA
- USPS Blocks Shipping of Illicit Vapes in Boost for Big Tobacco
- USPS Crackdown: A Major Blow to Unregulated Vape Industry
- Supreme Court Issues Decision In Religious Freedom Case
- Keeping misdelivered packages could be a crime. What to do if you get someone else’s order
- OPM Orders Federal Agencies to Expunge COVID-19 Vaccine Records
August 10, 2025
- Man arrested following threat to kill deputies, postal service employee
- Wendel villagers say they’re fed up with not having mail service
- San Jose post office fire suspect due in federal court
- OPM: Use of COVID-19 Vaccination Status in Federal Employment and Updates to Employee Records
- 868,969 People Potentially Exposed As Hacker Strikes Ivy League University – Social Security Numbers, Names and Other Personal Information Affected
- Russian National Pleads Guilty To Florida Voter Fraud, Multi-Million Dollar Financial Scheme
August 09, 2025
- Postal Service may raise holiday shipping rates in October
- USPS can process 1 million packages a day with new machine in Avondale
- Rochester man with access to the loading dock of the main post office in Rochester has been charged in a mail theft case
- UPS extends buyout offer deadline after low driver interest
August 08, 2025
- USPS announces temporary price changes – PEN
- Congressman Sends Letter to United States Postal Service to Address Winfield CPU Closure – PEN
- Famed Intellectual William F. Buckley Jr. Will Be Honored on a Stamp
- Check-washing nightmare: Thieves target Ballantyne post office
- VA Terminates Most Union Contracts Citing Saving “Millions” and 750,000 Hours Per Year on Union Activity
- USPS Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Results – PEN
- PMG Steiner’s remarks during the Aug. 7 Postal Service Board of Governors meeting – PEN
- New Orleans Woman Guilty of Theft of Mail by Postal Employee – PEN
- Summerville, SC USPS Contractor at center of $1M fraud, lawsuits and tragedy
- Sacramento County woman sentenced to federal prison for stealing mail | PEN’s previous coverage
- New Postal Service leader lends support to controversial modernization plan
- DOJ seeks to revoke citizenship of ex-postal worker who stole $1.6M in checks, tried fleeing to Zambia
- USPS urges regulator not to set limits on higher mail prices
- Man used USPS keys to get into Warner Robins mailboxes, steal checks. He’s sentenced
August 07, 2025
- Rhode Island Postal Employee Admits Role in Mail Theft Ring – PEN
- Postal Service Overhaul Stirs Concerns as Vermont Rural Deliveries Face Delays
- Congressional caucus pushes back against Postal Service privatization
- USPS: The deadline to order semipostal stamp shirts is Aug. 15 – Employees can wear the apparel during designated times from September through December
- Russian Drone Strike Hits Ukrainian Postal Van Near Front Line, Killing Worker, Injuring Driver
- Mail thief caught on video at West Hollywood apartment building
- Congressman calls for delivery of mail to Wheatfield subdivision residents
August 06, 2025
- Bronx Man Charged with Slashing of U.S. Postal Service Mail Carrier – PEN
- Illinois Man Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison – scheme involved large business checks stolen out of the mail – PEN
- Senator Josh Hawley Urges New Postmaster General to Course Correct USPS, Protect Rural Mail Delivery – PEN
- Louisiana Postal Employee Sentenced for Destruction of U.S. Mail – PEN
- Theft of mail under investigation in seven North Dakota communities
- Studio City residents confront mail theft suspect in bloody encounter
- SpongeBob and his friends can now live on envelopes
- How The Giant Concrete Arrows Across America Guided Airmail Pilots In The 1920s
August 05, 2025
- Amazon is building a shadow postal service in rural America
- USPS: If you work in hot weather, follow these tips
- USPS’ 2024 holiday performance slipped amid capacity constraints
- USPS Makes Final Decision to Move Howell Post Office
- Postal Insiders Say Rural Delivery Has Storied Past, Checkered Future In W.Va.
- Atlanta postal workers endure weeks of sweltering heat without air conditioner
- Rural America slighted by new U.S. Postal Service plan
- 4 arrested in connection with large mail theft case in Delaware County
- Runaway mail truck damages 2 Sandy homes
August 04, 2025
- Fayetteville, NC Man Convicted of Embezzling from U.S. Postal Service – PEN
- ‘Devastating:’ Residents react to being reduced to 2 post offices in Sioux Falls
- Wasps stopped the mail in Baltimore. What stopped the communication?
- Is Canada Post too big to fail?
- Attorney Calls for Urgent Postal Service Reform After Deadly Kaufman County Crash
- Seekonk, MA Postmaster Who Stole Thousands of Dollars in Government Money Pleads Guilty – PEN
- ‘It is our mission’: USPS has delivered where troops are for 250 years
- The next generation of sorters is here – USPS has a new machine that can handle 7,000 packages an hour
- USPS Contract Postal Unit Closures: Impact on Local Businesses and Communities
- Court of Appeals Overturns Stay of Executive Order Banning Unions Based on National Security Concerns – does not include USPS
August 03, 2025
- Survivors of the “Son of Sam” serial killer in their own words | Also see article at PEN: NYC Postal Employee David Berkowitz, Known as ‘Son of Sam’ – His Life in Prison and Chances for Parole
- USPS stamp prices expected to keep rising through 2027
- USPS will close some of its branches in 7 states
- USPS Shuts Down Operations in 5 States—$9.5B Loss Triggers Deepest Cuts Since 2020
- A Mail Carrier Was Caught on Camera Pepper-Spraying an Elderly Cat. When the Owner Confronted Him, He ‘Denied It’
- TSP Hits $1 Trillion: A Look at July’s TSP Performance Surge
August 02, 2025
- NJ Letter Carrier Stole Credit Cards on Her Mail Route, North Bergen Police Say – PEN
- Investigators Arrest Rialto Woman for Mail Theft and are Looking for Two Other Suspects – PEN
- Four arrested following alleged mail theft case in Bowling Green
- Staff changes at Clark post office leaves customers with few options for deliveries
- Canada Post workers reject ‘final’ contract offers after vote
August 01, 2025
- Postal insurance program risks ‘operational failure’ due to OPM staffing shortages
- Postal carrier sprays Rancho Cordova resident’s cat in moment captured on video
- Man assaulted postal employee over package containing fentanyl concealed within teddy bear
- ‘Delete those messages’: Postal Service warns of scams, mail thefts as arrests increase
- With no functional postal service, Missouri town struggles to get mail: ‘Genuinely insane’
- APWU: Dispute Over Individual Retirement Counseling Appealed to Arbitration
- This dog stole a letter carrier’s heart
- Stamps celebrating ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ debut in Times Square