4/29/25 – Jay Clayton, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Edward Gallashaw, the Acting Inspector in Charge of the New York Division of the United States Postal Inspection Service (“USPIS”), announced today charges against MICHEAL PENA, HARRINGTON DELAHOZ, JOSHUA GUTIERREZ, and JAYSEN DORSEY. The defendants are charged with conspiracy […]
NORFOLK, Va. –4/29/25 – A Virginia Beach man pled guilty today to theft of postal keys. According to court documents, on June 9, 2024, Lee Vann Tyner, 48, broke into the Jolliff Station post office in Chesapeake by shattering the glass door to an entrance. Tyner entered the post office and stole several keys used […]
WASHINGTON — 4/29/25 – The U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors will meet Friday, May 9, in an open session at Postal Service headquarters, 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW, in Washington, DC. The public is welcome to observe the meeting, which begins at 10 a.m. ET in the Benjamin Franklin Room. The board’s expected agenda is: […]
Informational Demonstration in Baton Rouge Part of Growing Movement to Hold Elected Officials Accountable and Defend Rural Jobs and Communities BATON ROUGE, LA, UNITED STATES, April 28, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ — On Sunday, April 27, 2025, rural letter carriers from Louisiana released an open letter to Speaker Mike Johnson, Senators John Kennedy and Bill Cassidy, and the entire […]
WASHINGTON — On July 26, 1775, the Second Continental Congress established a postal system for the United Colonies and appointed Benjamin Franklin as the first postmaster general. The U.S. Postal Service today announced two stamp issues to celebrate its 250th anniversary — one of which is only available in an exclusive booklet. The 32-page booklet […]
Newhouse Leads Legislation to Increase Market Access for Local Breweries, Wineries WASHINGTON, D.C. – 4/24/25 – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) introduced the bipartisan USPS Shipping Equity Act alongside Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) to allow the United States Postal Service (USPS) to ship alcoholic beverages to consumers. “The wine, beer, and spirits industries are at a real […]
NORFOLK, Va. – 4/25/25 – A Hampton woman was sentenced yesterday to two years in prison for mail theft. According to court documents, Kiesha L. Brown, 32, worked for the U.S. Postal Service as a city carrier assistant at the LC Page Post Office in Norfolk. Beginning in June 2023, the U.S. Postal Service, Office […]
WASHINGTON — 4/25/25 – The U.S. Postal Service is celebrating 250 years of continuous and reliable delivery to the American people. Before the invention of telegraphs, telephones and televisions, the Postal Service was created and has evolved to serve the nation through decades of technological, cultural and economic changes. As the organization’s anniversary approaches, USPS […]
The 36-month contract covers 130,000 employees 4/18/25 – The Postal Service and the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA) have reached a tentative negotiated agreement. Upon ratification by the union membership, which will take several weeks, the agreement will run through May 20, 2027. “This agreement is economically responsible, fair to our employees and serves […]
LAS VEGAS – 4/15/25 – A Las Vegas resident was sentenced Monday by United States District Judge Cristina D. Silva to 15 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for damaging post office boxes and stealing mail on 17 different occasions. According to court documents, between June 20, 2023 and […]
