WASHINGTON — 6/30/26 – Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) launched an investigation into the ongoing mail service failures plaguing Missouri, alongside potential criminal activity in abandoned mail and the alarming distribution of lavish bonuses to U.S. Postal Service (USPS) executives. The investigation follows Senator Hawley’s questions to Postmaster General David Steiner in a Senate Homeland […]
Washington, D.C. – 7/15/26 – Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) sent a letter to U.S. Postmaster General David Steiner highlighting geographic areas of South Dakota still experiencing Postal Service delays and service issues. “A functional and efficient Postal Service is essential for many South Dakotans,” said Johnson. “While I’m encouraged to see some improvements in […]
USPS News Link – 7/16/26 – A new episode of “Mail with Mr. ZIP” — the animated series on YouTube that aims to increase awareness of the Postal Service among young audiences — spotlights the nation’s 250th birthday. In this episode, Mr. ZIP and his friends time travel to July 4, 1776, where they witness Benjamin […]
USPS 7/15/26 – The Postal Service is offering customers a way to buy and sell goods by using USPS Smart Lockers. Called USPS Local XChange, the service allows buyers and sellers who are local to each other to deliver and retrieve items purchased through an online marketplace without having to meet in person. A seller […]
ROCKFORD — 7/13/26 – A man has been sentenced to more than six and a half years in federal prison for robbing a United States Post Office in Rockford last year. On May 27, 2025, ANTHONY JOHNSON walked approximately one block from his residence in Rockford to the Post Office, where he reached for a firearm […]
Postal Service honors the limitless possibilities of beloved doll AUSTIN, TX — The U.S. Postal Service honored the possibilities and hope of Mattel’s Inc.’s iconic Barbie® — played with, enjoyed and collected by countless fans of all ages — with a new series of 10 collectible stamps and introduced to some of the doll’s most […]
7/10/26 – The Postal Service is providing employees with badge cards that provide an easy-to-follow guide through the steps of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR. The cards are informational only and designed to be a reference tool during medical emergencies for employees who are trained in CPR. They are the same size as employee ID badges […]
Postal Service providing mandatory notice of court order You may have heard or seen recent news reports about the handling of Election Mail, going back to March 31, when a presidential executive order was issued. In the order, the Postal Service was directed to initiate a proposed rulemaking regarding federal election ballot mail. The Postal […]
Richmond, VA – 7/9/26 – A U.S. Postal Inspection Service investigation into the July 7, 2023, armed robbery of a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier resulted in the guilty pleas of Deangelo Harris, 23, of Chesapeake, VA, and Demarih Lockhart, 22, of Virginia Beach, VA. According to the investigation, Harris drove Lockhart to Limerick Drive […]
Chicago, IL – 7/10/26 – A joint enforcement action on July 7, 2026, by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and Chicago Police Department led to the arrest of Jeremy Zaloun, 51, near the 1600 block of North Mozart Street. Zaloun was identified as the suspect responsible for multiple burglaries and mail thefts in the Chicago […]
