Statement from National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association President Don Maston on Executive Order Targeting Vote by Mail April 1, 2026 For Immediate Release The National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association is deeply concerned by the Administration’s executive order seeking to impose new federal restrictions on vote by mail and to involve the United States Postal Service […]
4/1/26 – Enrollees in the Federal and Postal insurance programs may see changes in their health care coverage next year. The Office of Personnel Management is out with new requirements for carriers in the government’s health insurance programs. An OPM document released this week details a flood of changing expectations, including coverage updates for childhood […]
April 30, 2026 Former U.S. Postal Carriers, Bank Manager, and Convicted Felon Indicted on Federal Charges for Nearly $5 Million Bank Fraud and Mail Theft Scheme – PEN Postal Worker Who Died After Being Pinned Under Delivery Truck Remembered as Mom of 4 and an ‘Angel on Earth’ Postal Service’s Policy on Workplace Harassment – PEN Nehalem […]
SAN JOSE –3/31/26 – Robert Cordova, also known as Robert Cordona, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of Robbery of a United States Mail Carrier and one count of Assaulting a Federal Employee. Cordova, 49, of San Jose, was indicted by a federal grand jury on January 23, 2025, on charges of robbery […]
AGENCY: Postal Service. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Postal Service is amending Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) in various sections to expand the current requirement to include accurate parcel dimensions in a manifest. DATES: Effective Date: July 12, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Knox at (202) 268-5636 […]
Customers in a growing number of cities and towns can now get over 90,000 products delivered to their doorstep in three hours or less. Customers can shop a vast selection of products typically found in a local supercenter, including everyday household essentials like paper products, health and beauty items, and over-the-counter medications, for quick delivery […]
3/24/26 – United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that Alvin Mitchell, 38, of Seattle, Washington, was sentenced on March 20, 2026, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. Chief United States District Court Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr., sentenced Mitchell to 15 years in prison. There is no parole in […]
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – GILBERT DARBY (“DARBY”), age 48, a resident of New Orleans, was indicted on January 30, 2026, for assaulting a federal officer, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 111(a)(1) and (b); discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c)(1)(A)(iii); […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. — 3/30/26 – The United States District Court for the District of South Carolina has unsealed an indictment charging five individuals for their roles in a fraud and money laundering scheme that resulted in a cumulative loss of at least $3.5 million. The following have been charged for their roles in the scheme: […]
Washington, DC – 3/30/26 – Today, Congressman Frank J. Mrvan released a letter he recently sent to the United States Postal Service (USPS) regarding the Wheeler Post Office. The letter states that the Congressman is deeply concerned that the prolonged closure of the Wheeler Post Office has made it exceedingly difficult for constituents to access […]