WASHINGTON — 8/25/26 – The U.S. Postal Service filed notice today with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) regarding a temporary price change for some package products for the 2026 peak holiday season. This temporary price adjustment is to help cover extra handling costs to ensure a successful peak season. The planned change for peak season, […]
This is great news – PEN SCOTUS BLOG – 8/24/26 Supreme Court allows Trump administration to move forward with order imposing restrictions on mail-in voting – By Amy Howe The Supreme Court on Monday afternoon cleared the way for the Trump administration to begin implementing an executive order, signed by President Donald Trump earlier this […]
8/24/26 – Four former Postal Service employees in Miami have been sentenced to prison for defrauding the federal government out of $2 million in COVID-19 pandemic relief payments. This case began as a workers’ compensation investigation. A letter carrier who injured her knee while running from a dog on her route was receiving workers’ compensation […]
Writer celebrated where life imitated art SOUTH BERWICK, ME — 8/21/26 – The U.S. Postal Service honored Sarah Orne Jewett with a stamp today at the Sarah Orne Jewett Literary House in the town she would call home her entire life. The stamp features an original portrait of the author with the Maine coast as background […]
Tallahassee, Florida – 8/18/26 – Yasir Jaimon Za’Quis Hawkins, 20, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for illegal possession of a machine gun, possession of Postal Service key, and possession of stolen mail. John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the charges. Hawkins appeared in federal court […]
From USPS News Link – 8/21/26 Federal regulations prohibit favoritism in hiring, promotions The Postal Service is marking USPS Ethics Awareness Week by reminding employees that nepotism is prohibited in the workplace. Under federal law, USPS employees cannot hire, promote or advocate for a relative — including a spouse, parent, child, sibling, aunt, uncle, cousin, […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio — For the second time in a little more than a decade, the Gates Mills postmaster is facing charges of stealing from the post office. Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged postmaster Mary Cardille with misappropriating post office funds. Officials said she took about $14,000. Prosecutors charged Cardille, 62, of Macedonia, by way of […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – 8/19/26 – A Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court for assaulting a U.S. Postal Service worker. Courtney J. Ellis, 45, was sentenced to seven years, followed by three years supervised release for assaulting a postal worker while they were performing their official duties. Ellis pleaded guilty to the assault earlier […]
OTTUMWA – 8/19/26 – An Ottumwa woman was arrested after an investigation into theft at the Menards store in Ottumwa. The Wapello County Sheriff’s Office says that they received a complaint on June 24 regarding a Menards rebate that had been stolen and later redeemed at the Ottumwa Menards. During their investigation, and with assistance […]
Conspiracy to commit bank fraud, identity theft and stolen mail amongst charges SAVANNAH, Georgia: 8/18/26 – A Savannah man has been ordered to be confined in federal prison after pleading guilty to multiple charges. The sentence was imposed by U.S. District Court Chief Judge R. Stan Baker and announced by Margaret E. “Meg” Heap, U.S. […]