WASHINGTON, D.C. – 11/10/25 – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.) introduced the Upholding a Secure Postal System (USPS) Act to direct the U.S. Comptroller General to submit a report to Congress on nationwide mail theft trends and the security of postal property. Sen. Cruz said, “Mail theft has become […]
ATLANTA – 11/05/25 – Former mail carrier Vershun Weaver has pleaded guilty to stealing U.S. Government treasury checks from recipients on his U.S. Postal Service mail route and fraudulently obtaining a pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan. “Weaver abused his position and undermined the work of honest public servants,” said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. […]
11/05/25 – The United States Postal Service is deeply saddened by the news of the United Parcel Service (UPS) air cargo accident in Louisville, KY. Our heartfelt thoughts go out to the employees of UPS and the community of Louisville who are impacted by this tragedy. UPS is one of our trusted logistics partners. We […]
November 30, 2025 Postal Workers Are Sharing The Things They Wished More People Knew About Their Job, And It’s More Interesting Than I Ever Could Have Anticipated Editorial: In praise of the handwritten Christmas card Suit against Postal Service over missing mail delivered to US Supreme Court Today in postal history, November 30, 1858, marks the […]
Houston, TX – 10/24/25 – A U.S. Postal Inspection Service investigation into multiple mail theft complaints made during July 2025 led to the conviction of Jason Daniel Guerrero for first-degree felony mail theft. Guerrero was sentenced on October 15, 2025, to seven years in state prison in Harris County, TX. During their investigation, U.S. postal […]
Prepared for the holidays through significant investments in modernized facilities and processing equipment Service standards updates allows for 2–3-day turnaround within the same regional service areas Less than three days, on average, to deliver mail and packages USPS remains the most affordable way to ship mail and packages WASHINGTON — 10/22/25 – The Postal Service […]
HIGH RIDGE, MO – October 20, 2025 – PRESSADVANTAGE – 10/20/25 – Recent statistics revealing St. Louis among the top cities nationwide for dog attacks on postal service employees have brought renewed attention to dog bite prevention and public safety concerns throughout the metropolitan area. The city recorded 47 dog attack incidents involving postal workers […]
USPS News Link – 1-/20/25 – The Postal Inspection Service has released a documentary about the agency’s investigation into the tragic death of a USPS employee in 2019. The 28-minute film, “Ambush in Andrews,” tells the story of Irene Pressley, an Andrews, SC, rural carrier who was shot and killed while delivering mail. The Inspection […]
Under New Letter of Agreement, Teamsters to Receive Retrofitted Package Cars WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — To help expedite delivery of 28,000 air-conditioned vehicles under the current national contract, United Parcel Service (UPS) has signed a new letter of agreement with the UPS Teamsters National Negotiating Committee to begin retrofitting 5,000 package cars with air conditioning […]
10/18/25 – Harris County deputies are investigating a deadly crash in north Harris County that killed a longtime postal worker on Antoine Drive near Veterans Memorial. Deputies say the crash happened late Saturday morning in the 11700 block of Antoine Drive and involved a pickup truck and a U.S. Postal Service vehicle. According to Sheriff […]