• Indy postal worker charged with stabbing coworker after fight at USPS facility
• Commentary: Strife for Letter Carriers at the US Postal Service as union president toes management line
• Chicago postal worker caught on camera singing, community rallies to buy him a car
• D.C. Man Convicted in Armed Mail?Carrier Robbery Spree

April 25, 2026

• Danbury Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Cocaine Through the Mail from Puerto Rico – PEN
• Court clears USPS after manager challenges FMLA leave disruption and RIF
• Some of the Postal Service’s highest?stakes responsibilities may be getting harder to carry out
• Maine lawmakers press USPS over $350K default to rural air carrier
• The USPS Got a ‘Free Lunch’ for Decades. That’s Over Now

April 24, 2026

• Rochester man going to prison for his role in financial fraud scheme involving stolen checks – PEN
• USPS Board of Governors To Meet on May 8 – PEN
• Rep. Scholten Introduces Postal Alert and Weather Preparedness Act to Modernize USPS Communications – PEN
• Congressman Strong Provisions for North Alabama Postal Service Audit and Consideration of Skyline Zip Code – PEN
• Sam’s Club rolls out 1-hour express delivery option
• USPS Proposes Rule to End Century-Old Ban on Mailing Handguns
• Some of the Postal Service’s highest?stakes responsibilities may be getting harder to carry out
• OIG: ABCs of Management Alerts
• First-Class Mail Delivers Salty, Sunny and Sandy Vibes
• Here’s how U.S. envoys around the world get their mail

April 23, 2026

• Uncovering a Postal Drug Pipeline – PEN
• PRC Grants USPS Multi-Year Waiver to Address Financial Shortfalls – PEN
• Ballots found near dumpster in Renton now in U.S. Postal Inspection Service
• Election officials urge use of drop boxes amid USPS ballot postmark issues
• USPS employees who stole mail are now doing time
• Grand Rapids postal carriers learn how to fend off dog attacks
• OPM Faces Backlash Over Federal Employee Health Information Proposal

April 22, 2026

• Postal Service thrust into mail-in ballot fight as Trump order gets tied up in court
• Indy postal worker charged with stabbing coworker after fight at USPS facility
• WA authorities investigating abandoned ballots found by dumpster
• Postal service loses OSHA appeal over asbestos hazards at Oregon facility
• Republican states, including SD, defend citizenship lists ordered by Trump as ‘optional’ election help
• Why Trump can’t just decree changes to voting by mail – a former federal judge explains how the president’s executive order is ‘a solution looking for a problem’
• Missouri attorney general leads court fight to defend Trump’s mail-ballot executive order
• USPS van catches fire on Brainerd Road; no one hurt, no mail aboard
• This triangle-shaped stamp has an unusual purpose
• How Americans used to get their weather from the post office
• U.S. Postal Service sales associate in Dooly County charged with stealing about 55 money orders
• Deliveries canceled: Maine airline says the Postal Service owes it nearly $400k for years of deliveries

April 21, 2026

• Georgia men sentenced to prison for stealing mail from postal collection boxes – PEN
• ENSURING CITIZENSHIP VERIFICATION AND INTEGRITY IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS – PEN
• Feds now investigating ballots found by Renton, WA dumpster
• Senators demand OPM withdraw plan to access feds’ medical records
• Failure to Launch: Postal Service Not Paying Air Carrier to Deliver to Islands
• A rundown of Stamp Encore’s other contestants
• UPS-owned Happy Returns expands network to 10,000 drop-off locations
• USPS preps phased approach for new package dimension reporting rules
• Postal worker released from hospital discusses violent Fort Lauderdale crash
• New rules for postal inspectors: The surprising age and fitness requirements you need to meet
• Canada Post reports $1.57 billion loss before tax for 2025

April 20, 2026

• Tallahassee Pair Federally Indicted for Mail Theft – PEN
• Postal IG Issues Alert about Counterfeit Package Labels
• USPS policies are now at employees’ fingertips
• Savannah men caught on video stealing mail from post office collection boxes
• Wisconsin officials warn of million-dollar lottery scam delivered by Priority Mail
• NALC: President Renfroe appoints national business agent
• TSP Millionaire Count Drops in First Calendar Quarter
• NJ Man’s Lawsuit Claiming Missing Mail Led to Financial Collapse Dismissed by Federal Judge

April 19, 2026

• Buffalo man arrested on cocaine charge involving USPS shipments from Puerto Rico – PEN
• Amazon, USPS and the risk of a widening delivery divide in rural America
• Postal Ping Pong: Letter Addressed To Woman In Alabama Gets Sent To Man In Wyoming
• Canada Post announces 136,000 new addresses to lose door-to-door delivery

April 18, 2026

• Faced with possibility of running out of money, US Postal service asks Congress to consider ‘drastic measures’
• Postal worker faces terroristic threats, harassment charges in Lackawanna County
• Scranton postal employee threatens to kill manager
• Will USPS Offer Another VERA in 2026? What to Watch For
• Postal Service marks birthdays with new stamp
• She called out her customer’s name and heard a cry for help
• Nurse who helped postal worker pinned under van in Medway crash speaks out

April 17, 2026

• Six Indicted for Shipping Kilograms of Cocaine and Fentanyl from California to Massachusetts via UPS – PEN
• NALC to hold Collective-Bargaining Conference June 1-3 in Washington, DC
• Raleigh Postal Service worker charged for stealing packages containing hemp
• FedEx pilots to vote on tentative contract after union endorsement
• The Postal Service Should Be Funded Rain, Snow, Sleet, or Stalemate
• Stolen Checks for Sale: OIG Investigation Exposes Insider Mail Theft – PEN
• American service members in the Middle East aren’t getting their packages
• USPS imposes strict May 1 deadline on non-domiciled CDL drivers for mail transport

April 16, 2026

• Two Former Postal Workers Sentenced for Theft of U.S. Treasury Checks Valued at More Than $4 Million from Kennedy Airport Mail Facility – PEN
• Long-Time Fugitive Sentenced To 70 Months’ Incarceration for Multimillion Dollar Mail Fraud Scheme – PEN
• Katy neighbors fed up with mail theft, postal inspector says investigation underway
• Plea change hearing for Van Wert postal carrier set for June
• He stole business checks and then sold them for cash. This South Carolina mail handler will serve five years in prison
• USPS to release stamps honoring National Bird
• The 2025 USPS Crisis Was Not A Surprise. Someone Told Us In 1991
• OIG Issues Management Alert on Counterfeit Labels

April 15, 2026

• Former California Mail Carrier Arrested for Stealing Checks and Credit Cards from the Mail to Pay for Gambling and Personal Expenses – PEN
• San Diego Couple Admit to Two-Year Mail Theft Spree – PEN
• Former Placerville, CA Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing and Tampering with the Narcotic Medications of United States Military Veterans – PEN
• NARFE Questions USPS Decision to Suspend FERS Employer Contributions – PEN
• Blog post clarifies postmark process and postal possession
• Complaints mount as rural Maine mail delivery gets more erratic
• As Postal Service Faces Cash Crisis, FedEx and UPS Spend Millions on Lobbying
• Woman accused of racist assault of Black mail carrier in Miami, police say

April 14, 2026

• USPS Board of Governors Announces Cash Conservation Plans Process – PEN
• Postal Service EV Rollout Continues Despite Headwinds
• Postal worker hospitalized after collision with double-parked truck in Brownsville
• This employee turned his love of cars into a fight against cancer
• Man critically injured in stabbing at southeast Indianapolis postal facility
• USPS Faces Urgent Demand for Automotive and Electronic Technicians
• Lawmakers seek assurances from USPS regarding mail-in ballots
• 2 arrested, stolen mail recovered after U-Haul chase across Carrollton, TX

April 13, 2026

• Federal retirement backlog leaves thousands of postal workers without benefits
• Letter carriers to take seat belt pledge on April 21
• Letter carrier reports being shot by pellet gun in Warren, OH
• OIG: Audits?Look at USPS?Delivery Operations?in Norfolk and Lynchburg, VA, Area
• Basins, ponds at USPS sites must be maintained
• Postal Inspector Hiring Portal Coming Soon – April 14-23

April 12, 2026

• NRLCA Statement on the Postal Service Suspension of Employer FERS Contributions – PEN
• Chelsea Man Sentenced for His Role in a Mail Theft and Check Fraud Scheme – PEN
• US Postal Service warns employees of “cash crisis”, suspends pension contributions
• USPS Is Running Out of Money. Here’s How It Could Affect Your Mail
• USPS to Suspend FERS Payments to OPM in Cash Saving Move
• Man dead, USPS worker injured after car crash in Montgomery County
• NALC: Bargaining update posted to Members Only Portal

April 11, 2026

• Tinkering with stamp prices won’t save the Postal Service
• USPS worker pinned under mail truck after Massachusetts crash lucky to be alive, fire chief says
• Senator Rounds discusses OIG visit and Postal Service issues
• She helped save two children from an apartment fire. This letter carrier saw smoke and alerted residents
• Postal worker stops scam, saves elderly woman from losing $25,000
• What to Know About the U.S. Postal Service’s ‘Severe Financial Crisis’
• Federal retirement backlog leaves thousands of postal workers without benefits

April 10, 2026

• PRC Grants USPS Multi-Year Waiver to Address Financial Shortfalls – PEN
• NALC statement on USPS’s temporary suspension of FERS contributions – PEN
• Strained Postal Service Proposes Price Increases and Delays Retirement Funds
• Amazon to scale up drone delivery in 2025, CEO says
• APWU-Represented Employees Covered by the National Agreement Receive Retroactive Payments April 10
• NALC to participate in House field hearing on protecting democracy and vote-by-mail
• USPS recommends new prices – The proposed changes would take effect in July
• OIG: Give Us Your Thoughts on USPS Workforce Composition Changes
• Meet some of the people who shaped the American story
• Former Chicago postal worker accused of stealing checks and forging signatures
• 2 arrested in Southern California in connection to Clovis Post Office robbery

April 09, 2026

• Baton Rouge Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Theft of Mail – PEN
• USPS Board of Governor’s Decides to Temporarily Suspend the USPS Employer Contributions for the FERS Retirement System – PEN
• USPS begins cash conservation plan – Temporarily suspends payments to FERS Retirement System -PEN
• APWU-Represented Employees Covered by the National Agreement Receive Retroactive Payments April 10 – PEN
• Trump’s Personnel Agency Is Asking for Federal Workers’ Medical Records
• Former Morrisville postmaster pleads guilty to over $118K in theft
• OPM to FEHB carriers: Cut costs, MAHA style
• ‘The System Screwed Up’: Atlanta Murder Suspect Walked Free for 18 Months Until He Allegedly Killed U.S. Postal Worker In Nearby Suburb

April 08, 2026

• Georgia USPS Employee at the Center of a $54M Pandemic Relief Fraud
• Orleans Parish Resident Sentenced to 144 Months for Assault on a Postal Employee and Felon in Possession of a Firearm – PEN
• Trucking company owners sentenced in Postal Service kickback scheme
• Little Rock Man Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Robbery of a Postal Employee – PEN
• Former rural carrier sentenced to prison and $650,000 in restitution – workers’ comp fraud
• USPS to shift some volume as it installs new sortation equipment

April 07, 2026

• Amazon cuts USPS volume by 20% in new deal, averting major revenue loss for Postal Service
• Montgomery, AL Woman Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Conspiracy Involving Stolen Mail and Bank Fraud – PEN
• Four Sentenced to Combined 99 Months in Federal Prison for US Postal Bribery Scheme – PEN
• OIG: A Mail Carrier Claimed She Was Disabled, but the Evidence Told Another Story – PEN
• Postal Service can proceed with 8% parcel surcharge, regulator says
• Trump’s mail-in ballot executive order reveals why DOJ is pushing for state voter data

April 06, 2026

• War in Iran: Amazon, UPS, FedEx, USPS add temporary fuel surcharges to offset extra costs
• USPS raised nearly $2 million for the Combined Federal Campaign
• From Pro Skater to Postal Worker: Life After Skateboarding
• Police: Beware of fraudulent SMS messages on your phone! They are “disguised” as postal services for delivering packages

April 05, 2026

• OPM Prioritizes Prevention and Wellness in FEHB and PSHB Programs – PEN
• Customers of Just Send It Mail Agency in Silverthorne, CO, Urged to Respond to Investigation of Possible Mail Mishandling – PEN
• The Decline of Snail Mail: Postal Service’s Annual Loss Doubles
• California election experts sound alarm as rejected ballots quadruple
• He heard yelling and stopped to investigate This letter carrier helped a customer who had fallen and hit her head
• Local students see the past come alive at the Central Arkansas post offices

April 04, 2026

• California election experts sound alarm as rejected ballots quadruple
• Mail Ballot Issues Leave Thousands of California Votes Uncounted
• Bernese mountain dog’s special bond with the mailman couldn’t be more wholesome
• OIG Audit Finds Results and Gaps in New USPS Relief Supervisor Positions

April 03, 2026

• NRLCA Statement on Executive Order Targeting Vote by Mail – PEN
• Congressional Members Push for Postal Service to Fix Severe Delays in Mail Delivery – PEN
• Senators Push Back on SSA Interpretation of Back Payments under GPO-WEP Repeal Law
• Lawsuits say new role for U.S. Postal Service in elections is unconstitutional – so is illegals voting
• Rep. Johnson tours Sioux Falls USPS facility and discusses issues
• They waved at the neighbors while robbing them: Marysville mail thieves strike at least 5 times
• Macon Mailroom Bust: Two Postal Workers Nabbed, Two More On The Run
• Amazon to slap 3.5% surcharge on third-party sellers as Iran War drives up fuel prices

April 02, 2026

• Canada Post gets okay to end home delivery in cost move
• U.S. Postal Inspection Service warns public about new wave of scams powered by artificial intelligence
• Automatic machine gun last seen at Detroit USPS before getting lost in the mail
• Bay Area man faces decades in prison after violently attacking USPS carrier
• Tomball Takedown as Harris County Cops Collar Suspect in Postal Worker Heist
• Possible Health Insurance Changes Again – PEN

April 01, 2026

• New Orleans Man Indicted for Assaulting Postal Carrier with a Deadly Weapon – PEN
• Seattle Man Sentenced for Mailing Fentanyl Pills to Omaha – PEN
• Amazon introduces faster delivery with new 1-hour and 3-hour options – PEN
• USPS announces stamp issues for World Stamp Show
• USPS Parcel Dimension Compliance – PEN
• San Jose Man Pleads Guilty to Robbing and Assaulting a U.S. Postal Service Letter Carrier – PEN
• USPS enhances security for direct deposit
• Trump issues second executive order on elections, giving U.S. Postal Service unprecedented control over mail voting
• Trump orders Postal Service to limit mail ballots to voters on new DHS-approved lists
• Wild turkeys attacking postal workers, residents say
• Canada Post gets okay to end home delivery in cost move
• 4 USPS employees arrested in connection to Macon mail theft investigation, sheriff’s office says
• USPS Worker Arrested After Dumping Mail Into Woods in Charles County, Charged With Littering

• Congressman Mrvan Sends Letter to USPS on Wheeler Post Office – PEN
• Five Charged in $3.5M Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme – PEN
• Postal worker named ‘Hero of the Year’ after saving man shot multiple times
• Tosa residents say postal workers won’t deliver mail on their street due to turkey takeover
• Authorities: Suspicious mail from Puerto Rico to Scranton contains cocaine
• Mental exam ordered for Hawaii island man accused of stealing mail carrier’s keys
• She was a spy before becoming a postmaster
• USPS Opts For Phased Rollout Of New Dimension Rule, Delaying Non-Compliance Fee To 2027
• Long Island postal worker accused of stealing gift cards from mail while on the job

March 30, 2026

• NRLCA Statement on Postmaster General David Steiner’s Congressional Testimony – PEN
• Authorities: Suspicious mail from Puerto Rico to Scranton contains cocaine
• USPS adds first-ever fuel surcharge
• Safe driver award nominations close soon
• Iowa mail carrier honored after rescuing woman from house fire on her route
• Mail spills out of USPS truck in St. Charles
• The Social Security Decision Some FERS Retirees May Get Wrong

March 29, 2026

• Postal Armageddon: The USPS Could Collapse In Less Than A Year
• Getting your mail delivered could be more expensive: Gas prices are to blame
• If the USPS runs out of money, will you still get mail?
• ‘A lot of votes may not count’: Supreme Court appears ready to upend WA mail-in ballot rules for federal races by November 2026

March 28, 2026

• PRC Releases Report Assessing Postal Service Compliance with Rates and Service – PEN
• A Postal worker hit a woman with his van. He’s now charged in her death
• Mailman who violently shoved 4-year-old Jewish boy is ‘not nice,’ an ‘animal’ with short fuse, locals told The Post
• NPMHU Contract Update #14
• NALC: Bargaining update posted to Members Only Portal
• When delivering, stay on the well-worn path
• How does mail get to the Grand Canyon?
• Supreme Court mulls limiting mail-in ballots, forcing states to prepare for changes

March 27, 2026

• USPS driver charged after hitting woman, reversing while she was underneath
• North Troy postal carrier pleads not guilty to stealing mail
• He stole checks instead of delivering them
• Amazon’s Rural Delivery Push Slams Into Walmart
• FYI: Court Backs OPM Policy Protecting Taxpayers From Funding Gender Transition Procedures – PEN

March 26, 2026

• USPS transportation-related, time-limited price change – PEN
• America Produces The Most Oil. So Why Are Gas Prices Surging?
• Absentee voting and voting by mail – PEN
• Police Charge Hilo Man with Theft and Other Offenses
• OIG: How Postal Employees Helped a Chicago Crime Syndicate Infiltrate the Mail
• U.S. Postal Service seeks approval to add surcharge due to gas prices
• Can Higher Shipping Rates Save USPS From Financial Collapse?
• House Committee Examines Financial Situation of U.S. Postal Service
• USPS transportation surcharge will make these types of packages more expensive to ship from the post offic

March 25, 2026

• WSJ: USPS to Impose First-Ever Fuel Surcharge on Packages – PEN
• USPS announces transportation-related, time-limited price change – PEN
• Neighbors render aid after letter carrier is stabbed in Kokomo
• The Military and the Mail—America’s Oldest Partnership
• Statement from NRLCA President on Postmaster General David Steiner’s Congressional Testimony – PEN
• Postal unions and stakeholders wary as Trump nominates little-known picks to USPS board
• Top USPS UNION Contributors, 2023-2024
• USPS enhances security for direct deposit
• Here’s how to better respond to customer inquiries
• OIG: A One-Stop Resource for USPS Financial and Productivity Data
• Police: Kokomo resident arrested after stabbing letter carrier, causing 2 crashes
• Prosecutors notify court they will not seek death penalty in murder of letter carrier in Warren
• Bureau plans to use mail carriers in census test already facing criticism

March 24, 2026

• Postal Service Out of Cash
• Postal worker honored for saving woman’s life
• Criminal network trafficking steroids through postal service uncovered
• United States Postal Inspection Service investigating multiple instances of mail theft in San Jose, California
• Keep bulbs and batteries out of the trash
• Virginia lawmakers weigh in on postal service’s looming financial crisis
• The U.S. Census Bureau is planning to use postal carriers as census takers for a pilot program in two southern cities

March 23, 2026

• NY mailman’s ‘attack’ on Jewish 4-year-old not being treated as hate crime, cops say
• Amazon USPS contract standoff threatens nationwide package delays
• Statement of NPMHU President before the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee – PEN
• Emailing sensitive information? Take the proper steps
• Mail-in ballot deadlines put Supreme Court in 2026 election fray

March 22, 2026

• Former Georgia USPS employees plead guilty to stealing mail and committing PPP loan fraud – PEN
• USPS Losses Threaten Ecommerce Shipping
• USPS mailman who violently shoved Jewish boy in NYC suburb to face new charge, police said
• USPS split with Amazon rattles delivery market
• Postmaster General pressed to visit Allen Park USPS plant after worker found dead in machine
• Amazon AI Push Reshapes Growth Outlook As USPS Pact Unravels
• D.C. Supreme Court Showdown Puts Mail-Ballot Grace Periods On The Chopping Block

March 21, 2026

• Brooklyn Man Sentenced for U.S. Postal Service Carrier Robbery – PEN
• California Man Indicted for $6 Million Counterfeit U.S. Postage Stamp Scheme – PEN
• Maryland Man Sentenced for Mailing Threatening Communications to Jewish Institutions and Civil Rights Violations – PEN
• Man Indicted and Arrested for Kidnapping and Carjacking of a U.S. Postal Service Letter Carrier – PEN
• USPS mailman who violently shoved Jewish boy in NYC suburb to face new charge, police said
• USPS Sounds Alarm on 2027 Insolvency Risk, Urges Congress to Raise Debt Limit
• NY postal worker arrested for shoving four-year-old hassidic boy to the ground
• Pay Nearly $1 For A Stamp? USPS Pushes For 90-95 Cent First-Class Rate Hike
• USPS already lost $1.3 billion this year — and cash shortages might halt mail delivery in 2027
• This retail associate saved a customer $10,000
• 2026 UPMA Legislative Issues Brief

March 20, 2026

• Former Charlotte USPS Employee Sentenced To 15 Months in Prison for Bank Fraud Scheme Involving Stolen Mail – PEN
• Pennsylvania Postal Service Employee Charged with Bank Fraud and Theft of Mail – PEN
• The United States Postal Service lost $9 billion last fiscal year. What now?
• Mail delays, postal workers ‘in tears,’ Rep. Huizenga puts USPS on notice
• Postmaster General says Illinois is USPS’ ‘biggest problem’ area
• ‘I’m Dead. Don’t Send Me Any More Mail.’
• ‘Status Quo Not an Option’: PMG Lays Out Recommendations for USPS
• USPS already lost $1.3 billion this year — and cash shortages might halt mail delivery in 2027
• Supreme Court to hear mail-in ballots case Monday

March 19, 2026

• Statement of Postmaster General David Steiner before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee
• Postal Armageddon: The USPS Could Collapse In Less Than A Year
• USPS cash warning collides with Amazon pullback
• USPS warns it may not make it to 2027 without changes—starting with pricier stamps
• OIG: New Focus On Sheds Light on How USPS Is Navigating Hiring
• Hearing Wrap Up: USPS Must Increase Revenue and Reduce Costs to Stay Afloat – PEN
• Stolen Checks for Sale: OIG Investigation Exposes Insider Mail Theft
• Setting the record straight on Amazon’s USPS partnership – PEN
• Are you looking for a second job? Federal ethics rules limit the options for USPS employees
• Sentencing for man convicted of robbing Akron postal carrier at gunpoint
• Amazon says U.S. Postal Service ‘walked away at the eleventh hour’ in negotiations
• Amazon planning to cut number of packages sent through USPS
• Cutting delivery days ‘on the table,’ as Postal Service runs out of cash, lawmakers told

March 18, 2026

• GAO: Urgent Action Needed to Fix Unsustainable USPS Business Model and Improve Service Performance – PEN
• PMG testimony to House committee available
• USPS wants to raise first-class stamp price to as high as 95 cents
• Postmaster Says Service Will Be ‘Out of Cash’ in Under a Year
• NALC: House subcommittee holds hearing on financial future of the Postal Service
• Amazon Could Slash Postal Service Package Volume by Two-Thirds
• Postal worker attacked on the job in Crown Heights
• OIG: Ohio 1 District: Delivery Operations in the Cleveland, OH, Area

March 17, 2026

• Amazon overtakes US Postal Service as largest parcel carrier
• WATCH LIVE: Postmaster General Steiner testifies at House hearing on financial future of USPS
• Amazon launches 1-hour shipping in US cities to challenge Walmart
• Postal worker slashed over package mix-up in Brooklyn building
• This USPS mail carrier in Phoenix says he’s never seen morale so low
• Postal employee charged with operating a USPS vehicle while impaired
• The USPS should stop wasting billions on programs the private sector does better

March 16, 2026

• 2 more sentenced in Montgomery, AL mail theft conspiracy
• US Postal Service to ask Congress for urgent reforms to survive ‘beyond next year’
• USPS is committed to being a safe workplace. The organization reminds employees of its zero-tolerance policy for threats and violence
• Will the USPS raise rates again? Debate swirls over financial future

March 15, 2026

• Buffalo woman pleads guilty to her role in conspiracy to steal mail – PEN
• Woman dies after being hit by postal service vehicle
• A year after the Social Security Fairness Act, some retirees are still waiting for full benefits
• He rescued a 2-year-old in the street
• Dead Letter Office: Gallery Experience, Wednesday, March 18, 2026

March 14, 2026

• Federal Jury Convicts Denham Springs Man of Assaulting a Postal Employee – PEN
• Former USPS workers admit to stealing cash, gift cards from mail in Atlanta
• Routine traffic stops by law enforcement uncover massive mail theft operation in Montgomery, AL targeting people and businesses
• Former USPS employees plead guilty to stealing mail, fraudulently filing PPP loans
• OIG: We Audited Four USPS Facilities in the Shreveport, LA, Area
• NALC: Bargaining update posted to Members Only Portal
• Postal Service celebrates sunflowers with new stamp

March 13, 2026

• NALC’s Shut Down Hunger effort donates more than $525,000 to food banks nationwide
• The US Postal Service’s fiscal crisis
• Bridgeport Man Sentenced to More Than 8 Years in Prison for Gunpoint Robberies of Retail Stores, Amazon Delivery Truck – PEN
• Two Additional Alabama Men Sentenced for Role in Mail and Bank Fraud Conspiracy – PEN
• Congresswoman Wagner Slams Unresponsive USPS, Calls for New Review by USPS Inspector General and Congressional Oversight Investigation – PEN
• Man accused in Decatur postal worker killing faces judge in 2024 murder of Atlanta student

March 12, 2026

• Senator Ricketts Letter Calls on USPS to Improve Operations Affecting Service Across Nebraska – PEN
• For embezzlement of union funds former Michigan NALC VP sentenced to 12 months and 1 day of imprisonment, 2 years’ probation, and must pay $54,120 in restitution and a $100 special assessment – PEN
• Postal Worker Drives 52 Miles After Work to Return Lost Wallet Found in -11F° Weather
• Sandy Springs gains official USPS recognition, replacing Atlanta on mail addresses
• This USPS program is a lifeline for blind and disabled people
• OIG: Give Us Your Thoughts on?the Postal?Service’s Automated Package Verification System
• Sugar Land USPS worker arrested, found with 66 envelopes of checks, according to police

March 11, 2026

• Open Letter from UPMA President Tony Leonardi to National Association of Postal Supervisors – PEN
• NAPS to USPS: Your MOU with UPMA is Misleading and Deceptive – PEN
• Route 66 stamps to be issued at National Postal Forum
• OIG helped unravel a pharmacy’s kickback scheme
• Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Postal Carrier Robbery – PEN
• Sugar Land postal worker accused of stealing mail may have targeted envelopes with checks inside
• Postal employee allegedly responsible for unopened mail found in Campbell Co. dumpster
• New Orleans Man Sentenced 12 Years For Postal Robbery
• Former Randolph postal employee pleads guilty to stealing gift card from the mail – PEN

March 10, 2026

• Postal systems worldwide confront the same financial pressures
• The Postal Service Says Happy Birthday!
• Don’t use a postal credit card for personal expenses
• Crews contain mail truck fire in Seymour
• Postal Services Running Out Of Money Again As They Fall Behind The Times
• Postal Employee IDed As Person Of Interest In Check Washing Fraud

March 09, 2026

• New PMG video promotes the Postal Pulse
• Nevada County Officials Advise: Postmarks Matter for Taxes and Vote-by-Mail Ballots
• USPS suspends mail to Iran, Israel and 16 other countries amid Middle East conflict
• Retirement Application Processing Backlog Nearly Doubles in Four Months
• FLRA Reverses Course on Union Dues Cancellation Rule
• US Postal Service expects to run out of cash in a year without help from Congress, postmaster says

March 08, 2026

• Amid complaints from customers, rank-and-file, the Postal Service faces an uncertain future
• Postal Carrier With 100% Disability Rating Hired
• Postal Service Announces a Revolutionary Moment in Time Is Coming to First-Class Mail
• The Amazon alert: 4 subtle signs your package was targeted before it arrived

March 07, 2026

• California Postal Service Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $300,000 in Checks and Gold and Collectable Currency from Mail – PEN
• Pappas, Budzinski, Postal Caucus Co-Chairs Convene Roundtable with Union Leaders – PEN
• Statement of Ivan D. Butts, President, NPS – Before the Congressional Postal Service Caucus Roundtable March 5, 2026 – PEN
• USPS: She heard a cry for help
• St. Louis police searching for van after mail stolen from USPS building

March 06, 2026

• APWU President Jonathan Smith Addresses Congressional Postal Service Caucus, Advocates for a Vibrant Public Postal Service – PEN
• US Postal Service takes another wrong turn
• U.S. Postal Service could run out of money within a year
• Bye-Bye Mailboxes? USPS Notice Raises Questions in Montana
• Report: Alaska has worst on-time package deliveries by USPS this year, but best first-class mail service
• NALC: House postal caucus briefed on pressing issues
• OIG: Give Us Your Thoughts on the Postal Service’s Plans to Insource Some of Its Operations
• OIG: Give Us Your Thoughts on the Postal Service’s Preparedness for the 2026 Midterm Elections

March 05, 2026

• A revolutionary moment in time is coming to First-Class Mail – PEN
• USPS: The rules about refrigerants must be followed
• Locals see long lags in mail delivery, postal service offers no explanation
• New Blog: Slam the Scam Day — A Time to Fight Fraud
• Mother, son and grandson face felony charges for stealing gift cards from mail
• US Postal Service hiring restructuring advisers as it could run out of money in 2027
• Lexington USPS carrier recognized with Postmaster General Hero Award

March 04, 2026

• Former Missouri Postal Employee Sentenced for Burglarizing a Local Post Office and Stealing the Mail – PEN
• Vermont postal worker allegedly threw away mail she was supposed to deliver for months
• Fake postal worker charged in violent home invasion, found with zip ties and taser
• National Postal Museum Launches New Short-Form Video Series
• Man charged with impersonating postal worker in Seattle Bitcoin scheme, assaul
• Using artificial intelligence to commit crimes
• OIG: Give Us Your Thoughts on USPS’s Use of Air Transportation for First-Class and Marketing Mail
• FedEx hub chemical spill leads to Postal Service shipping restrictions

March 03, 2026

• Former Rockland Supervisor Files Federal Lawsuit Against U.S. Postal Service
• Police: North Troy mail carrier regularly threw away mail
• North Carolina man jailed after bomb threat, attempted robbery at Aynor, SC post office
• NRECA Fights Postal Service Plan, Warning of ‘Significant, Negative Impact’ on Co-ops
• Former Grundy postal worker to plead guilty to stealing mail
• USPS: Thinking about taking a new job? Make sure you follow the rules – PEN
• New Britain Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Cocaine Trafficking Ring – PEN
• Vermont postal worker suspended, charged with throwing mail in dumpster
• Man convicted for stealing mail and postal service key faces new charge
• Homeowner attacked by fake postal worker wearing full Tyvek suit underneath uniform, handed victim a piece of mail before jumping him and his wife, who was strangled: Cops
• From paperboy to paper magnate: Hugh Chisholm’s mills helped supply America’s postal system

March 02, 2026

• U.S. Postal Service completes probe of Kean mail dump in ’24, sends it to Justice Departmen
• Man accused of posing as fake mail carrier before attacking woman in Seattle pleads not guilty
• Sacramento is one of worst areas in US for mail theft
• OIG: We Audited the Postal Regulatory Commission’s Purchase Card Use
• Former Rockland Supervisor Files Federal Lawsuit Against U.S. Postal Service
• USPS: There’s a new way scammers are targeting victims
• Amsterdam man admits to conspiracy to mail meth, fentanyl from Nevada to Albany area
• OPM Proposes Rule to Give Itself Authority to Review Suitability Determinations

March 01, 2026

• U.S. Postal Inspectors Warn Customers to Avoid Scams that Use Artificial Intelligence
• Fake mail carrier charged in alleged cryptocurrency extortion scheme
• Mountain View Cops Bust Massive Mail Heist, Seize 1,500 Stolen Letters
• UPMA President Tony Leonardi Announces Expanded Representation: Postal Service has voluntarily recognized UPMA
• USPS Struggles to Electrify Fleet on High Costs and Supply Chain Lag
• Court Leaves Trump Orders against Unions in Place as Challenges Continue

• Former Rockland Supervisor Files Federal Lawsuit Against U.S. Postal Service
• USPS: There’s a new way scammers are targeting victims
• Amsterdam man admits to conspiracy to mail meth, fentanyl from Nevada to Albany area
• OPM Proposes Rule to Give Itself Authority to Review Suitability Determinations

February 28, 2026

• PEN EXCLUSIVE: Is An Early Out Coming for Letter Carriers? – PEN
• Former Missouri Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Attempted Bank Fraud – PEN
• Suspect Arrested in Armed Robberies Targeting Postal Carriers in San Fernando Valley
• New stamps feature quilt masterpieces from Harriet Powers
• NALC website and member app survey
• She heard screams coming from inside a house
• Alleged South Bay postal thieves found with over 1,500 pieces of stolen mail
• Fake mail carrier accused of violently strangling Seattle homeowner’s wife during demand for bitcoin

February 27, 2026

• Man charged with impersonating postal worker in Seattle Bitcoin scheme, assault
• Auburn man charged in violent Seattle home invasion posing as postal worker
• UPS begins notifying delivery drivers about optional buyout program
• Judge gives UPS green light for $150,000 buyouts to drivers
• Walmart Agrees to $100M Settlement Over Misleading Driver Pay Claims
• Fiscal Year 2025 Officers’ and Executive Directors’ Travel and Representation Expenses
• TikTok Reverses Plan to End Independent Shipping for U.S. Sellers
• Several USPS stamps have gone for the gold

February 26, 2026

• Kansas USPS employee indicted for misappropriation of funds – PEN
• NALC and the Postal Service formally open contract negotiations
• Postal Disservice: Whistleblowers reveal internal troubles with postal service amid Congressional investigation
• A Mail Carrier Claimed She Was Disabled, but the Evidence Told Another Story
• USPS OIG Launches USPS Financial Dashboard
• Their Post Office was destroyed, but they’ve stayed on the job
• National Postal Museum Launches New Short-Form Video Series
• Congressman Krishnamoorthi Presses USPS for Answers on Reported Collection Box Closures Ahead of Illinois Primary Election – PEN
• Postal worker arrested for driving while impaired on the job
• USPS Struggles to Electrify Fleet on High Costs and Supply Chain Lag

February 25, 2026

• Supreme Court holds that U.S. Postal Service can’t be sued over intentionally misdelivered mail – PEN
• Oakland Postal Worker Yells ‘Move’ and Nearly Runs Down a Man Walking his Dog
• UPMA President Tony Leonardi Announces USPS 18 and 18B Notification – PEN
• USPS tests picture proof of delivery capability
• Postal Disservice: Whistleblowers reveal internal troubles with postal service amid Congressional investigation
• U.S. Postal Inspection Service helping consumers fight AI-related and online scams
• Man posing as postal worker attacks residents, demands crypto in Phinney Ridge, police say
• Tennessee woman questions USPS after she gets package she says appears covered in blood

February 24, 2026

• Supreme Court rules the Postal Service can’t be sued, even when mail is intentionally not delivered
• Neil Gorsuch Breaks with Conservative Justices in Supreme Court Ruling Regarding USPS
• Former Portland teacher gets 25 years in prison for 2024 killing of off-duty postal worker
• Can You Recognize an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Scam?
• Danville man accused of shooting postal worker with BB gun
• Cosmic wonders coming to a Post Office near you
• OIG: Did You Miss Our Latest Update on USPS’s Delivering for America Plan? Check Out the Interactive Version!

February 23, 2026

• Former Postal Worker pleads guilty to mail fraud scheme aimed at defrauding state businesses and charities – PEN
• VIDEO: U.S. Postal Service letter carriers explain what they’re fighting for, just before contract talks start
• Decatur letter carriers rally amid national NALC contract negotiations, calling for higher wages and safer working conditions
• Mail carriers rally for higher pay, saying job is getting more dangerous
• Judge gives UPS green light for $150,000 buyouts to drivers

February 22, 2026

• San Jose Scammer Admits Olympia P.O. Box Ruse That Bilked Washington Businesses
• Postal worker robbed in San Fernando Valley neighborhood, police say
• Postal workers back congressional bills and fair contacts
• Federal Employees May See Bigger Payouts for Voluntary Separation Under New Proposal

February 21, 2026

• NALC statement on the murder of Branch 2225 member Dequavious Graves – PEN
• PRC Vice Chairman Robert G. Taub Receives ‘Benjamin Franklin Award for Distinguished Leadership in Postal Policy’ – PEN
• Police arrest 3 men suspected of shipping opium poppy by mail in Spain and to U.S.
• For first time in its 110-year history, this California beach town is getting street addresses
• Mail truck fire extinguished by Lower Valley Fire District

February 20, 2026

• Montgomery, AL Man Sentenced for Role in Mail and Bank Fraud Conspiracy – PEN
• Video Regarding Murdered Letter Carrier Dequavious Graves – PEN
• Mail Thief Arrested for Aggravated Identity Theft, Stolen Credit Cards
• Stockton residents frustrated by mailbox thefts: “Nobody’s getting their mail”
• Youngstown man sentenced for robbery of postal worker
• Bronx post office cannot safely deliver packages, USPS says, as customers face excruciating wait times
• 20 people feeling sick in a possible hazmat incident at South LA post office, fire officials say

February 19, 2026

• A New York mail handler learns greed isn’t good – PEN
• Postal Service sets up mental health peer support program for its law enforcement officers
• Ga. postal carriers push for security upgrades after worker’s shooting death
• Postal Service Celebrates Bruce Lee
• What we know about person of interest in custody connected to killing of postal worker in Decatur
• NJ Man Arrested After Drug Packages Intercepted in Mail
• UPS reveals 22 facilities closing nationwide
• New Request Made to Boost Fertility Coverage Benefits in FEHB / PSHB

February 18, 2026

• Former Mail Carrier Sentenced to Prison for Bank Fraud Conspiracy Involving Stolen Mail – PEN
• Arrest made in fatal shooting of USPS letter carrier in Decatur
• Authorities: 1 in custody in DeKalb shooting that left postal worker dead
• Virginia Postal Employee and Wife Charged with Theft
• Happy Birthday stamps make a comeback in 2026
• Postal Service announces two additions to 2026 stamp program and upcoming first-day dates and locations
• Death penalty still being decided in postal worker murder in Warren
• USPS Issues New Walking Directive for Postal Workers to Reduce Injuries
• OPM Directs Agencies to Proceed with Repudiating Union Contracts Amid Court Battles

February 17, 2026

• West Virginia Bill Would Outlaw Mailing Abortion Pills into State
• $250K Reward Offered For Tips In Slaying Of DeKalb Postal Worker: Reports
• USPS: Don’t use Postal Service property for personal reasons
• Postal union president focused on keeping USPS an ‘affordable option,’ amid agency’s financial woes
• Hundreds of pieces of mail stolen in break-in at Kansas post office

February 16, 2026

• DOL cites USPS for failing to provide running water, usable bathroom at Chesapeake facility for more than a month – PEN
• Georgia letter carrier shot and killed
• Family remembers USPS worker killed on the job in metro Atlanta, sends message to suspect
• Checks pulled from mail in Gage County, washed, and cashed elsewhere, deputies say

February 15, 2026

• Presidents Day – PEN
• Two Massachusetts Men Sentenced for Their Roles in Mail Theft and Check Fraud Scheme – PEN
• Pittsburgh postal worker goes above and beyond to return a lost wallet

February 14, 2026

• Chicago postal worker caught on camera singing, community rallies to buy him a car
• ‘The world was robbed of a great human’: Friends say postal worker shot, killed on the job
• Man who allegedly robbed postal worker at gunpoint in central Fresno arrested, jail records show
• NALC: Sixth COLA is $250
• APWU COLA $250
• Harriet Powers stamps to be issued Feb. 28
• ‘The greatest challenge of their lives’: Local postal worker faces medical crisis in retirement

February 13, 2026

• Georgia Woman Sentenced to federal prison for Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft – PEN
• Federal Judge Sentences Man to More Than Four Years in Prison for Robbing U.S. Postal Service Carrier in Chicago – PEN
• This employee learned her job from her father
• 77-year-old man accused of pointing and firing gun at Upstate postal worker
• Postal Inspection Service offers $150,000 reward for tips leading to Frankie Ochoa arrest
• USPS clerk accused of stealing more than $1 million worth of U.S. Treasury checks all around Miami-Dade, police say
• OIG Management Alert Issued to USPS on Enterprise Payment Fraud
• Oshkosh Defense recalls some of its new postal vehicles
• Postal Carriers May Snap Photos to Prove Delivery
• Atlanta postal worker arrested for stealing mail. Here’s how special agents used a $10 Walmart gift card to catch her red-handed

February 12, 2026

• Former Nebraska NALC President Sentenced to Five Years Probation and Restitution in the Amount of $19,778 – PEN
• US Postal Service launches service to prepay import duties
• Breaking Trust: How a Stolen IRS Refund Led to a USPS Mail Theft Bust
• Amazon Pharmacy will expand Same-Day Delivery to nearly 4,500 cities in 2026
• Looking at USPS only through a profit lens misses rural economic opportunities
• Presidents Day is next week

February 11, 2026

• Man, Who Intentionally Set Fire to San Jose Post Office Pleads Guilty to Arson – PEN
• ‘It’s trial by fire’; Former postal carrier questions being let go
• USPS: Former mail carrier gets 15 years for drug trafficking
• Inside Charlotte’s USPS processing hub: How billions in upgrades are speeding up your mail
• USPS Postmark change could impact tax season deadlines for those mailing tax documents
• Crime log: Woman tells deputies she lied to postal worker about roommate

February 10, 2026

• Drone Deliveries Expected to Increase Substantially as Concerns About Safety Remain – PEN
• Oakland Man Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Robbing U.S. Mail Carrier – PEN
• Madera, CA Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Possessing a Firearm and Counterfeit Postal Keys – PEN
• Former La Crosse Mail Carrier Sentenced for Opening and Destroying Mail — PEN
• USPS: Wintry conditions come with potential health hazards
• Teamsters union sues UPS over new driver buyout program
• OIG: Network Changes: Assessment of Delivering for America Operational Initiatives
• Police looking for 3 who robbed Clovis Post Office
• USPS bets on ‘dramatic interest’ in last-mile plan as volume drops

February 09, 2026

• Mail Breakdown in Maine Raises Election Alarm: If USPS Can’t Deliver Bills and Prescriptions, Why Should Voters Trust It with Ballots?
• Congressman Huizenga questions mail delivery issues in Michigan
• USPS: Watch a video about the Year of the Horse stamp

February 08, 2026

• Severe winter weather systems and storm cleanup impacting USPS operations – PEN
• Official Time Costs Jump 53.75%
• U.S. Postal Service’s nationwide alert: Mail won’t move where it’s unsafe
• “The December Dilemma” puts its stamp on postal intrigue

February 07, 2026

• Congressman Tim Moore Urges USPS to Reopen Chimney Rock Post Office – PEN
• Former USPS Employee Faces Additional Charges in Postal Contract Bribery Scheme – PEN
• Former Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Federal Obstruction and Video Voyeurism Charges – PEN
• New Jersey Postal Employee Indicted for Unemployment Fraud – PEN
• NALC: Take the collective-bargaining survey
• OIG: Route Scheduling at Sorting and Delivery Centers
• U.S. Postal Service Showcases New Lowriders Stamps

February 06, 2026

• Postmaster General David Steiner’s Feb. 5 USPS Board of Governors meeting remarks – PEN
• New York letter carrier pleads guilty to stealing gift cards – PEN
• USPS quarterly parcel volumes fall 12% as e-commerce plan implemented
• U.S. Postal Service reports first quarter fiscal year 2026 results
• Oshkosh Recalls Its Controversial New Mail Carrier Van Because Its Rear Wheels Might Fall Off
• 2nd man gets jail for using sticky mouse traps to steal mail in Springboro
• Waste of the Day: Postal Service’s Record Payroll Leads to Losses
• Boston Police and U.S. Postal Inspection Service Bust East Boston Drug Pipeline, Seize $1M in Fentanyl and Firearms

February 05, 2026

• NALC calls for Congress to act to stop crimes against letter carriers – PEN
• U.S. Postal worker arrested in money order thefts at South Miami apartments: Cops
• 5 Minute Mail: When Postmarks Aren’t Postmarks
• Postal worker arrested after NYPD raid uncovers 6 3D-printed ghost guns
• USPS employees can call this number during emergencies
• Georgia mail theft bust: Thousands of victims impacted across multiple counties

February 04, 2026

• NATIONAL THANK A MAIL CARRIER DAY
• USPS to observe Presidents Day Feb. 16 – PEN
• USPS Unveils Latest Lunar New Year Stamp
• USPS last-mile bidding process: What shippers should know
• Wild turkeys chase down postal worker and attack residents
• USPS reports faster deliveries and higher customer satisfaction during holiday peak
• OIG: Network Changes: Effectiveness of the New Regional Processing and Distribution Center in Indianapolis, IN
• Postal Service names general counse

February 03, 2026

• Lowell Man Convicted of Directing the Robbery of a Mail Carrier Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison – PEN
• Grand jury indicts Buffalo man for attacking postal carrier – PEN
• Warwick Man Sentenced for Trafficking Two Kilos of Cocaine – PEN
• USPS IG Cites Progress, Challenges as Plan to Overhaul Network Nears Midpoint
• Postal Service offers postmarking guidance
• A major census test faces cutbacks — with postal workers tapped to help count

February 02, 2026

• Lawmakers Demand Answers from USPS on Mail Delivery Changes and Protecting Election Mail Voting – PEN
• The Creation of the Postal Service & American Political Culture
• New USPS Postmark System Prompts IRS, County Officials to Urge Early Tax Filing
• USPS postmark change could derail last-minute mail-in voter registration applications
• Boost in Value of Buyout Incentives under Consideration in House

February 01, 2026

• Jefferson Parish Man Indicted for Mail Theft – PEN
• Kierra Coles: Pregnant Postal Worker Missing Since 2018
• Dead Letter Office: Gallery Experience, Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 11am – 2pm EST – Smithsonian Event
• Mistaken identity results in mail theft in Saratoga
• USPS Delivered Duty Paid Launches for Outbound Packages

• Budzinski, Bergman, Pappas Lead Letter Demanding USPS Reverse Postmark Rule – PEN
• Missouri Letter Carrier Sentenced for Her Role in Conspiracy to Steal Checks from the Mail – PEN
• 2 charged in southeast Indiana mail theft scheme, including postal employee
• Ice-covered roads slow mail delivery as postal crews prioritize safety
• Matagorda, TX residents say they’re frustrated after six-year stretch without post office
• Tri-State postal employee, 1 other charged with widespread mail theft and fraud
• NALC: Resolution of the National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) Arbitration Compliance Case
• USPS: He heard a faint cry and responded
• Freezing cat runs up to postal worker ‘screaming’ to get in his truck

January 30, 2026

• Update: Former New York USPS Employee Pleads Guilty to Money Order Fraud – PEN
• Report: Mixed Results on Workforce Aspects of USPS Delivering for America Plan
• USPS: Here are tips for driving safely in winter weather
• USPS suspends Arkansas mail service, cites employee safety
• I was a weekend mail carrier

January 29, 2026

• Antitrust Division and USPS Make First-Ever Whistleblower Payment: $1M Awarded for Reporting Antitrust Crime – PEN
• Last of Four Individuals Charged in $63 Million Mail Theft Conspiracy, Including Two Postal Employees Pleads Guilty – PEN
• NPMHU Treasurer Charged with Wire Fraud and Embezzlement of Labor Organization Funds – PEN
• Freeport man indicted in crash that injured postal worker
• Got a mess? No mail. USPS stops delivery at Canton apartment for ‘unsanitary conditions’
• Former Perryton postal worker sentenced to probation, fines for mail theft
• High Driver Crushed NY Postal Worker Against Mail Truck, DA Says
• USPS employee arrested after pepper-spraying 3 dogs while delivering mail in Broward, Lauderhill police say
• NALC Video: Second group of Rank-and-File Bargaining Committees convenes
• OIG: USPS OIG-led Investigation Returns Over $39M to Fraud Victims
• USPS commemorates the life of Phillis Wheatley

January 28, 2026

• U.S. mail carrier sent to Lancaster County Prison for stealing, forging checks
• USPS carrier Jason Thompson suspended for criticizing ‘extreme conditions’ during Winter Storm Fern
• Congressmen introduce Vote by Mail Tracking Act – PEN
• UPS sees higher profits in 2026 from network, Amazon downsizing
• Suspect in hit-and-run of postal carrier during winter storm arrested
• Here’s how postal customer councils can help you
• UPS retires entire fleet of planes involved in deadly Louisville crash
• UPS set to eliminate 30,000 jobs in 2026 as the company shifts away from Amazon
• Mail delivery halted by cockroaches at Akron’s Spring Hill Apartments

January 27, 2026

• Repeat Mail Thief Who Fled to Mexico to Avoid Prosecution Appears In Federal Court – PEN
• Missing man found dead in the back of postal delivery truck
• Mail carrier says he was suspended after expressing winter safety concerns in Facebook post
• USPS: Self-nomination period for leadership courses now open
• APWU Electronic Grievance System to Undergo Maintenance This Weekend
• Amazon moves away from USPS after $9B loss—USPS faces workforce challenges
• Mail carriers increasingly thieves’ targets

January 26, 2026

• Statement from NRLCA President Don Maston on Winter Storm Fern – PEN
• Winter Storm Fern disrupts FedEx, UPS and Postal Service deliveries
• The postal network as economic infrastructure: Evidence from rural small businesses
• Safe driver award nominations due by April 30
• Saginaw man charged with sexually assaulting postal worker, faces up to life in prison (registration required)
• U.S. Postal Service changes postmarked date
• Defense demands info on witness deals or payments in Warren postal worker murder

January 25, 2026

• From Mailbox To Bank Fraud: Check Theft Is Surging And How To Stop It
• Margate, FL Teen Accused of Ramming Police Vehicle, Crashing Into Mail Truck During Multi-City Chase
• Winter weather challenges postal carriers’ safety and efficiency
• Second teen charged after armed robbery of Billerica mail carrier
• USPS issues new stamp celebrating 150 years of Colorado statehood
• USPS warns of mail delivery delays in over 30 states

January 24, 2026

• Two Juveniles Arraigned in Connection with Alleged Armed Robbery of USPS Mail Carrier in Billerica, MA – PEN
• Failing to Submit Documentation Leaves Letter Carrier on Hook for $18,748.26 Overpayment – PEN
• Letter carrier sent to hospital following crash in Beaumont
• $100K reward after mail truck smashed, mail sack stolen in Boston
• USPS adds staff to a Milwaukee post office, will deliver mail on Sunday
• New member appointed to Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee

January 23, 2026

• USPS Board of Governors to meet Feb. 5 – PEN
• 3 people arrested for separate attacks on postal workers in Fresno
• Tallahassee postal worker, alleged accomplice indicted
• VIDEO: Good Samaritan pulls injured mailman from burning truck in Parkland
• NALC: Candidates for national office may now purchase space in the Postal Record for campaign advertisements
• NAPS: USPS FY 2026 National Performance Assessment
• Follow the rules while you are on postal property
• US Postal Service seeks agencies to elevate its challenger brand status using AI, experiential and retail strategies
• Denmark offers US a road map for quitting the post office
• The OIG’s Oversight of the U.S. Postal Service’s Delivering for America Plan, Volume 3
• USPS Paid $866 Million in Grievance Payouts over Three Years, Audit Finds
• IRS Offers More Info On How The New Overtime Deduction Works
• Mail truck fire in Pierce County captured on camera
• USPS Service Alerts – PEN
• Postal Bulletin: 2025 Tax Information: Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statement; Form 1099

January 22, 2026

• New York Man Who Used Stolen Identities in USPS Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 2 Years in Federal Prison – PEN
• USPS Employee Admits Stealing $250K in Postal Money Orders – PEN
• Former Postal Worker and Accomplice Federally Indicted for Mail Theft, Bank Fraud & Aggravated Identity Theft – PEN
• Minnesota mailman who flipped off ICE agents on the job facing backlash, calls for termination
• Postal pair celebrate transplant anniversary
• Fresno postal workers targeted in 3 violent encounters in last week
• 15-year-old arrested, 1 remains at large for assault of postal worker in central Fresno, police say
• Police investigating bags of mail stolen from postal vehicle in Boston
• Rincon, GA woman seeks answers after postal worker throws away her mail

January 21, 2026

• Texas Man Sentenced to 9 Years for Cocaine Trafficking Via US Mail – PEN
• USPS solicits retailers to reserve last-mile delivery capacity
• USPS Loosens Amazon’s Grip on Its Last-Mile Delivery
• These Tenn. homeowners say they’ve waited literal years for mail delivery amid USPS policy changes
• Postal worker assaulted in Central Fresno, police say
• Post Office Phasing Out Migrant Drivers As Trucker Crashes Pile Up
• USPS: Follow the rules while you are on postal property
• OIG: Top 10 Postal Stories of 2025
• FYI: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Takes Decisive Action Against Somali Fraud in Minneapolis | Also see charges: Here

January 20, 2026

• USPS opens bid solicitation platform for entry to last-mile delivery network – PEN
• Former Van Wert postal employee charged in federal court
• USPS: Are your duties in conflict with your financial interests?
• If a postal worker steals your mail, who pays you back?
• USPS proposal requiring small parcel dimensions raises compliance fears
• Postal worker gunned down after ex-lover’s work fear turns deadly
• Ride The Mail Trail: Exploring Historical Horseback Postal Routes in Pennsylvania
• Senators Merkley, Wyden raise concerns over Postal Service postmark practices, impacts on vote-by-mail

January 19, 2026

• Proliferation of parcel delivery surcharges drives up shipping rates
• All employees to receive Inspection Service safety cards
• Postal truck driver sustains minor injuries after rollover in Middleboro
• Postal workers join Minneapolis protests against ICE as mayor condemns crackdowns – PEN: ICE is doing their jobs…you do yours
• FYI: Not just Minnesota? Buzz about Somali-linked fraud emerges in two additional states
• Legislation Calls for Termination of Federal Employees Convicted of Violent Crimes

January 18, 2026

• U.S. Postal Service holiday performance shows significant improvement
• 2 years after fatal fire, Bausman post office remains closed
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Jan. 19
• Folsom police arrest 3 for alleged mail theft
• Funding Bill Has Some Things Old, Some Things New
• OPM’s Processing Delays and Wait Time Issues

January 17, 2026

• Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Keep Postal Operations Local – PEN
• Former New York postal employee sentenced for stealing gift cards and money from the mail – PEN
• USPS Reports On-Time Delivery Gains, Higher Customer Satisfaction for Holiday Surge – PEN
• FYI: IRS Shutters Direct File, Citing Cost and Low Uptake – PEN
• Letter carrier shot at in New Orleans, suspect arrested
• Complaints filed with Postal Service over flurry of mail found along highway
• Rep. Dusty Johnson seeks changes as U.S. Postal Service issues continue
• For 99 Years It’s Been Illegal To Mail A Handgun, That Soon Could Change | Also see: DOJ Says the Ban on Mailing Handguns is Unconstitutional
• Van Wert mail carrier pleads not guilty to federal mail destruction charge
• FYI: Authorities’ inaction on threats against Trump voters is alarming

January 16, 2026

• Brush Prairie, Washington Woman Pleads Guilty to and Sentenced for Mail Theft – PEN
• Rep. Jack Bergman’s Postal Service Priorities Pass House – PEN
• New York postal worker gets probation for stealing $76,976.61through money orders
• PRC limits USPS to once-a-year price hikes for mail through 2030
• Mississippi postal worker arrested after complaints of marijuana odour in letters
• USPS honors boxing champion Muhammad Ali with Forever stamps
• OIG: Our Latest Audit Looks at How the Postal Service Manages Its Grievances and Payouts
• Mail carrier robbed at gunpoint while delivering mail in Central Fresno, police say
• Mostly democratic senators worry that US Postal Service changes could disenfranchise voters who cast ballots by mail
• No, USPS letter to employees about civil unrest is not a prediction of crisis or martial law

January 15, 2026

• USPS significantly improved its delivery performance this past holiday season – PEN
• USPS is Now the Official Shipping Sponsor of the National Hockey League – PEN
• Congressman Strong Holds USPS Accountable to North Alabamians, Secures Evaluation of Processing Center Closure – PEN
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Jan. 19 – PEN
• Budzinski Priorities to Strengthen Postal Service Pass House of Representatives – PEN
• USPS reports on-time delivery gains during holiday surge
• Rep. Edwards backs FY2026 funding bills, pushes for USPS accountability post-Helene
• USPS Announces Ceremony for Lunar New Year Stamp
• USPS eyes expanding package dimension reporting requirements
• Postal worker puts NFL rivalry aside to save dog wearing Mahomes jersey
• The Postal Service’s ‘next generation’ electric delivery vehicles cost $22,000 more than other electric vans
• Stolen USPS Mail Truck Chase Ends With Arrest in Saint Paul

January 14, 2026

• USPS employee goes to prison for stealing money orders and mail – PEN
• Fiance?e of Trenton man who died at postal facility makes plea to Trump
• Undelivered Checks in NYC Financial District Lead to Major Bust
• USPS Is Already Planning July 2026 Changes
• NALC: Second group of Rank-and-File Bargaining Committees convenes
• APWU: Management’s Responsibility to Provide Safe Working Conditions

January 13, 2026

• Memphis Man Found Guilty of Four Armed Robberies of United States Postal Carriers and Bank Fraud – PEN
• Father asks to have separate trial from son in shooting death of Warren postal worker
• USPS releases 2026 Love stamps – PEN
• A Little-Noticed Postal Service Change Could Upend the 2026 Midterms
• NJ man flew to West Coast to buy cocaine, mail it home. Now he’s headed to prison
• Service dog denied entry into Hilton Head post office; USPS responds to situation
• Woman used Flex Seal to seal neighborhood mailboxes shut – police finally stepped in
• Do you have Post Office photos from the past?
• USPS: Acting processing operations VP named

January 12, 2026

• Stratford woman drops $2 million suit claiming she was struck by mail carrier
• Portsmouth woman locked out of mailbox for weeks turns to senator for help
• Only post office in Poncha Springs closes, leaving small town residents frustrated
• OPM Launches New Workforce Data Site to Modernize Access and Increase Transparency – PEN
• This business was hoarding more than $10,000 worth of USPS pallets
• Post Office Admits It Has Little Clue How To Deal With Hundreds Of Vacant Buildings
• Muhammad Ali will be honored with a commemorative US postage stamp

January 11, 2026

• OPM: Electronic Delivery Consent Notice for Tax Documents – PEN
• DMM Revision: Retail Cash Transactions – PEN
• Equipment Maintenance Allowance Schedule for Rural Routes

January 10, 2026

• The USPS Tells Contractors No More Immigrant CDL Drivers. Here’s How We Got Here
• Michigan lawmakers request tour of Allen Park USPS facility as they seek answers in worker’s death
• USPS to release stamp honoring Bruce Lee
• OIG: FY 2025 Selected Financial Activities and Accounting Records
• Upside down flag at Missouri post office concerns community
• USPS to Restrict Access to Package Tracking

January 09, 2026

• Three Men Charged in Bank Fraud Conspiracy Targeting Mail Collection Boxes and Postal Vehicles – PEN
• Bridgeport Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth Obtained Through Mail – PEN
• Former NPMHU Treasurer Charged with Wire Fraud and Embezzlement of Labor Organization Funds – PEN
• Postal Inspection Service Faces Lawmaker Backlash Over Role In Immigration Enforcement – PEN: only from idiots
• Items in Monroe County mail truck fire ‘not salvageable’ US Postal Service says
• Advocates say new postmark rule disproportionately affects rural voters
• USPS issues 4-cent Angel’s Trumpets stamp
• What do you know about the new USPS penny-rounding policy?

January 08, 2026

• Houston woman sentenced for misappropriated mail scheme – PEN
• LaTanya Gadson, former President of APWU Local 795 charged with one count of embezzlement of union funds of at least $11,474 – PEN
• Kathleen Kaplan former Secretary-Treasurer of APWU Local 7136 was sentenced to 366 days in state prison, 120 months of community control, and 323 months of probation – PEN
• Treasurer of ABQ mail handler’s union charged with embezzlement and fraud
• Family seeks answers after medical examiner rules postal worker’s death an accident in Allen Park
• Autopsy finds no drugs in man killed in postal machine in Allen Park, death ruled accidental
• There’s a new Thrift Savings Plan benefit
• Here’s what the new U.S. Postal Service rule on postmarks means for absentee/mail-in voting
• More than 700 to be laid off as U.S. Postal Service terminates contract for Aurora mail hub

January 07, 2026

• Arkansas postmaster accused of sending nude photos taken in post office, mail truck to child
• Man charged with exposing himself to postal worker in Augusta
• He fished for checks in the mailstream and sold the catch online – This ex-processing clerk got prison time for theft
• APWU Statement on Postmarking, Changes to Domestic Mail Manual
• United States Postal Service joins federal crackdown on unvetted truck drivers
• ‘I am what I am’: American Postal Workers Union’s new president talks leadership during inflection point for U.S. Postal Service
• Hard drugs are being openly advertised on social media and delivered by Canada Post, report finds
• Woman launches own investigation into South Side post office after mail goes missing

January 06, 2026

• Charlotte Man Sentenced to Prison for Possession of Stolen Mail – PEN
• USPS is strengthening requirements for contracted trucking providers – PEN
• Postal worker in Lantana alerts police after finding note from 81-year-old in mailbox; caretaker charged with elder abuse
• USPS: You can set aside more money in 2026
• USPS cracking down on non-domiciled CDLs in its contract workforce
• Authorities investigating after USPS mail carrier, resident get into fight in Frederick County
• NNA: Support HR 3004 to prevent USPS from getting unrestricted monopoly pricing power

January 05, 2026

• Orlando Man Detained for Allegedly Impersonating Postal Worker and Stealing Mail at Aria Beach Apartments
• Bill Offered to Boost Security Monitoring at Postal Facilities
• Florida Mail Carrier Admits To Fueling Non-USPS Vehicles On Taxpayer Dime
• USPS: You can contribute more to the TSP this year
• Amazon wants more capacity as USPS auction risks $6B deal

January 04, 2026

• USPS confirms two major shakeups for 2026 and warns Americans to ‘adjust plans accordingly’
• Mail-in voting faces new hurdle as postal service formalizes postmark practice
• USPS makes a change that could affect the midterm elections
• The Postal Service can’t deliver without financial reforms

January 03, 2026

• USPS: Postmarking myths and facts – PEN
• Thousands of mail-in ballots could be discounted under new post office policy
• Bergman, Pappas, postal caucus chairs, introduce bipartisan Postal Suspension Transparency Act
• 19-year-old arrested in connection to Akron postal worker
• USPS honors poet Phillis Wheatley with 49th Black Heritage stamp
• 44 years ago, the USPS program E-COM printed and delivered electronic messages
• USPS: She saved a man who had been shot multiple times
• Amazon is considering a big change to its distribution network
• Two Years After Fatal Route, Dallas Mail Carriers Still Left To Swelter

January 02, 2026

• Postmarks reflect date you mailed something, right? Wrong. What to know
• Atlanta postal worker arrested for stealing mail. Here’s how special agents used a $10 Walmart gift card to catch her red-handed
• Norton Introduces Bill to Require Security Cameras at All USPS Facilities – PEN
• USPS: Want to know when you’ll get paid in 2026?
• Canada Post and Canadian Union of Postal Workers reach tentative agreement
• Senator Dusty Johnson Calling for Investigation into the Post Office
• Postal workers waiting on heat protection more than two years after Dallas carrier’s death

January 01, 2026

• HAPPY NEW YEAR! We’re starting our 28th year!
• Escambia Postal Worker Arrested For Trying To Run Down A Child
• St. Louis County postal employee assaulted over missing package
• USPS: Get ready for a busy 2026
• Mail carrier robbed of postal key in Pennsylvania
• NALC: January Postal Record available
• OIG: Iowa-Nebraska-South Dakota District: Delivery Operations
• USPS says mail-in ballots might not get postmark on same day they’re dropped off

• 15-year Sentence Sends Strong Message to Postal Employees: Do Not Traffic Drugs
• USPS: How to save on commuting costs
• Well, any rumors of USPS doing the right thing and banning illegal non-domiciled CDL drivers is out the window
• When a postmark no longer tracks mailing
• USPS says mail-in ballots might not get postmark on same day they’re dropped off
• Lubbock postal employee pleads guilty to federal theft charge
• Check fraud at Houston-area post offices sparks growing complaints

December 30, 2025

• Virginia Beach mailman said bottled urine is part of the reason he dumped dozens of pieces of mail
• USPS begins penny-rounding policy
• Rural families struggle with slower postal deliveries
• NALC: Revised 2026 pay period calendar | Download here
• Postal Service clarifies postmark rules that could affect ballot and tax deadlines
• OIG: How Did USPS Do During Its FY 2026 Peak Mailing Season?
• OIG Releases Interim Audits?on?USPS?Delivery Operations?in the Cleveland Area

December 29, 2025

• Crowded parking lots and delayed pickups prompt push for new post office in North Alabama
• West Omaha family gets mail delivery back after seven-month wait
• Throughout 2025, real-life heroes stepped up at the right moment
• Don’t blame Santa

December 28, 2025

• New York Residents Sentenced for Aggravated Identity Theft, Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud, and Use of False Passports – PEN
• Federal judge denies motion to double damages in Maryland postal crash lawsuit
• Local mail carrier suffers heart attack on the job before Christmas

December 27, 2025

• USPS Postal worker hospitalized after pedestrian crash in Clarksville, TN
• Denmark is the first country to eliminate physical postal mail: The end of an era in the public postal company
• New EAS Salary Tables Effective January 10, 2026
• US Postal Service About to Run Out of Money
• Beloved Wilmington mail carrier says farewell to neighborhood after years of service

December 26, 2025

• Serial Mail Thief Pleads Guilty to Felony Theft Charge, Sentenced to Prison – PEN
• USPS plan to open hubs to rivals may cost agency its biggest customer: Amazon
• Salinas postal worker shares holiday delivery experiences
• Decommissioned Mail Trucks: Why You Don’t See One On Your Neighbor’s Driveway
• Mailbox zero: My yearslong struggle to eliminate snail mail from my life
• How some USPS employees followed their off-hour passions this year

December 25, 2025

December 24, 2025

• Reps. Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Crack Down on Porch Pirates – PEN
• Mail Carriers Keep Making the Rounds, Despite a Murky Future
• Colorado man says on-duty mailman was “going postal” during attack over parking
• Pro-Russian hackers claim cyberattack on French postal service
• Fa-la-la philately
• Scooter-riding grinches keep stealing from mailbox in NYC’s Greenwich Village, video shows
• OIG: Give Us Your Thoughts on How the Postal Service Screens Potential Employees

December 23, 2025

• Christmastime is here
• ‘I love bringing joy to people’: North Attleborough postal worker delivers Christmas cheer as ‘Buddy the Elf’
• Wine Country Cops Bust Counterfeit $100 Scheme Linked to Bay Area USPS Post Office
• NALC: Registration for the 2026 Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive
• USPS delivers 9 billionth package of this year’s holiday season in CT
• Independent Auditor’s Report on the U.S. Postal Service’s Fiscal Year 2025 Reclassified Financial Statements
• OIG: Implementation and Communication of System Changes to PostalOne!
• A Simple Postmark Change Could Affect Your Taxes And Charitable Giving

December 22, 2025

• USPS employees are stepping into the spotlight this holiday season
• NALC: USPS notification regarding supplemental W-2 letters on overtime tax deduction
• Cyberattack disrupts France’s postal service and banking during Christmas rush
• Pedestrian dies in crash with a mail truck in Cedar Falls
• USPS shipping rates to rise up to 7.8% in January 2026

December 21, 2025

• Former Florida USPS Postal Carrier Pleads Guilty to Theft – PEN
• The ‘Shady’ past of Worcester’s main post office
• Danish postal service to stop delivering letters after 400 years

December 20, 2025

• U.S. Postal Service Employee Indicted for Alleged Workers’ Compensation Fraud – PEN
• Surveillance video shows Cobb postal worker using stolen cards she was supposed to deliver
• Shipping Deadlines May Be Expiring but the Postal Service “still” Delivers!
• Federal watchdog raises concerns over USPS finances
• ‘We are saddened’: Coroner identifies U.S. Postal Service worker who collapsed and died near Lake Forest
• USPS investigation uncovers massive fentanyl-smuggling operation; 40K+ pills seized

December 19, 2025

• Belton, MO Man Sentenced for Treasury Check Theft – PEN
• Police arrest Georgia postal worker accused of stealing reward cards
• Senator Joni Ernst Delivers Demand For USPS To Explain Why They Can’t Account For Space In 21,000 Buildings
• U.S. Postal Service worker collapses and dies while working at post office near Lake Forest
• Suspect arrested for Flint, MI postal worker assault, police say
• Postal Truck Crashes Through Glass Wall Of Martial Arts School
• Cleveland man charged with armed robbery of postal worker in Ohio City, check fraud
• His big heart grew USPS Operation Santa
• Prosecutors submit death penalty proposal in Warren mail carrier murder case
• OIG: Delivering Results for Postal Customers and the American Public

December 18, 2025

• Former Harvard Morgue Manager and Wife Sentenced for Trafficking Stolen Human Remains – PEN
• This Holiday Season, the Postal Service Matters More Than Ever
• UPS Stock Rises After U.S. Postal Service Lifts Limits on Last-Mile Access
• NASA dumps Canoo EVs as USPS EV plan falters—only 612 of 45,000 trucks delivered
• Postal Service hopes selling access to its final-leg delivery network will provide much-needed revenue
• Woman sentenced for robbing postal carrier in Rochester
• USPS employees to get letter with overtime tax deduction information
• OIG: How USPS Contracts Can Go Wrong: A Case of Fraud and Effective Oversight
• Colorado Statehood stamp to be issued Jan. 24
• California tops list of worst states for package thefts. See holiday safety tips

December 17, 2025

• U.S. Postal Service Primer: Updated Answers to Key Questions About Reform Issues – PEN
• The U.S. Postal Service is Losing Money – What Can Be Done to Help It? – PEN
• USPS announces bid solicitation for access to last-mile delivery network – PEN
• Former Maine USPS Clerk Convicted of Mail Theft – PEN
• U.S. Senators Send Bipartisan Letter Urging Postmaster General to Address Chronic Postal Delays Across Minnesota, North Dakota – PEN
• Man Who Had $6 Million in Bogus Checks Stolen from the Mail Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison – PEN
• US Postal Service pursues new delivery revenue to stave off 2027 cash crunch
• USPS Business Model ‘Unsustainable,’ Says GAO
• Retirement Application Backlog Builds but Use of Portal Showing Some Impact
• IG Calls on USPS to Better Track Space Usage, Reduce Excess

December 16, 2025

• Larsen Announces Commitment from USPS to Keep Glacier Post Office Open – PEN
• IG Calls on USPS to Better Track Space Usage, Reduce Excess
• Bags of stolen mail, drop-box master key recovered by Central Berks police after chase of suspects
• U.S. Postal Service: Action Needed to Fix Unsustainable Business Model – PEN
• Members of the N.M. Delegation Demand USPS Take Urgent Action to Restore Full-Service Postal Operations in Chimayó – PEN
• Amazon’s same-day grocery delivery serves as magnet for parcel business
• OIG: Fall 2025 Semiannual Report to Congress
• December 2025 NALC JCAM is now available
• USPS Honors Muhammad Ali With Forever Stamps
• USPS: Fleet managers and drivers should buy fuel at preferred locations
• Marietta,GA postal worker charged in mail theft targeting gift cards
• A peek behind the peak season curtain

December 15, 2025

• It’s too late! USPS rolls out major change – but Americans have already missed deadline
• Amazon wants more capacity but USPS auction could end $6 billion partnership
• Nordstrom is mailing customers a print catalog again
• USPS Says Marijuana Ads In The Mail Are Illegal

December 14, 2025

• Census Bureau field tests will explore whether U.S. postal workers can collect household data in 2030
• New podcast spotlights stories of historical postal employees, offering a ‘playbook’ for defending public institutions
• USPS: He rescued a deaf customer
• Texas mail carrier ejected from vehicle in two-car crash
• Suspected Mail Theft Ring Leaders Charged in Ventura County; Luxury Vehicles and Cash Seized
• The porch pirate playbook: 6 smart ways to keep your packages safe

December 13, 2025

• Jovanni Jamison-Lewis Allegedly Stole Gift Cards and Lottery Tickets from the Mail Stream While on the Job – PEN
• Georgia postal employee accused of stealing gift cards, cash from holiday mail
• NPMHU: 2025 Contract Update #12
• House approval of digital financial disclosures would impact USPS mail
• USPS announces two new stamps and details of upcoming stamp releases
• Amazon plans major USPS breakup—31,000 routes at risk in historic mail split
• USPS to surge staff at high-volume North Alabama post offices, Rep. Dale Strong says

December 12, 2025

• Former Michigan NALC Vice President indicted on one count of embezzlement of $54,820 – PEN
• New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Robbery of a Postal Letter Carrier – PEN
• U.S. Postal Service Asks for Assistance to Help Keep Letter Carriers Safe – PEN
• Evansdale Police find suspect, car involved in hit-and-run that injured postal worker
• $3 Billion Spent-612 Electric Postal Vans So Far
• NALC Executive Council meets as subcommittees integrate 2025 national rap session workshop feedback into collective-bargaining preparations
• The inferno that still smolders -Almost 190 years ago, a fire destroyed vital postal records
• State Mail Vendor Fails to Send 2.7 Million Letters To PA Residents
• ‘Something told me to go’: Mail carrier braves snowstorm and ends up saving 96-year-old’s life
• Worker: Mail exposed to snow and rain at Billings post office
• Doorbell camera footage shows USPS worker throwing package onto porch
• OPM’s retirement application pile remains large as the year draws to a close

December 11, 2025

• South Florida janitor’s discovery of torn-open mail exposes credit card theft ring within USPS
• U.S. Postal worker in Stuart, FL accused of credit card fraud targeting an elderly woman
• New podcast spotlights stories of historical postal employees, offering a ‘playbook’ for defending public institutions
• Douglas County residents say postal service abruptly stopped delivering mail
• Postal workers union pushes for safety bill amid rising attacks
• Need to stock up on seasonal stamps? – USPS has lots of choices, including releases from recent years
• First-day ceremony details announced for U.S. Muhammad Ali stamps
• USPS returns hundreds of troop care packages as charity turns to Trump for ‘Christmas miracle’

December 10, 2025

• Former Connecticut Postal Employee Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Checks from Mail, Bank Fraud Scheme – PEN
• USPS is ready for the busiest week of 2025 – PEN
• Senator Rounds Requests Investigation into Postal Service Issues in South Dakota – PEN
• This partnership has lasted for 250 years
• Behind the scenes of a Bay Area U.S. Postal Service processing facility during a record holiday season
• Postal worker accused of involvement in $600K credit card theft scheme in South Florida
• U.S. Postal Service celebrates 4.6 billion packages processed in Santa Claus
• Joplin postal worker faces additional child sex crime charges – NALC president based in southwest Missouri
• Could USPS network changes threaten access to prescription drugs?
• Westfield Firefighters Extinguish Mail Truck Engulfed in Flames

December 09, 2025

• Carson Woman and Former USPS Employee Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Checks and Credit Cards from Mail – PEN
• Illinois Man Admits Committing Bank Fraud with Checks Stolen from the Mail – PEN
• Blumenthal Urges USPS Action to Ensure Servicemembers Overseas Can Receive Holiday Packages – PEN
• USPS: Want to organize a group gift or an office party?
• Defense challenges potential death penalty in Warren mail carrier murder case
• USPS Chicago parking: United States Postal Service trucks causing safety issues in Lincoln Park again, Ald. Timmy Knudsen says
• Postal Workers attacked on the job
• Mail-order drug access threatened by USPS delivery slowdowns
• Fake delivery websites jump 86% ahead of the holidays — here’s how to avoid them

December 08, 2025

• If you want to change your benefits, you must act now – This year’s open season enrollment period will end Dec. 8
• Former South Bay Postal Worker to be Sentenced for Bank Fraud | Original charges at PEN
• USPS driver cited for fatal crash in Des Plaines
• Over 800 holiday care packages mailed to US military members stationed overseas returned to nonprofit for ‘ridiculous’ reason

December 07, 2025

• Des Plaines crash: US Postal Service truck crashes head-on into car on Mannheim Road, killing 65-year-old Laurie Jensen
• NAPS Secretary/Treasurer: I am hearing that when EAS employees call in to eRMS for SL/FMLA, their time is being changed to LWOP/FMLA – PEN
• USPS Network Overhaul Threatens Critical Medication Access for Millions, Brookings Study Finds
• Holiday shipping brings a seasonal warning many mailers don’t expect
• So THAT’S Why You Can’t Smile In Your Passport Photo

December 06, 2025

• NAPS: Pay Agreement Makes Positive Steps – PEN
• NRLCA: Payment Adjustments Related to Enactment of H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill) – PEN
• NPMHU: 2025 Contract Update #11
• The Postal Inspector Issues Warning Not To Buy Discounted Postage Stamps On Social Media Or E-Commerce Sites
• New Jersey man’s violent Florida postal heist ends in Texas handcuffs

December 05, 2025

• Former Senior Analyst for United States Postal Service Pleads Guilty to Bribery Scheme – PEN
• Former Massachusetts Mail Carrier Pleads Guilty to Theft of Postal Customers’ Prescription Drugs – PEN
• When Online PSHB Enrollment Fails: A Backup Plan for Postal Employees
• ‘We need some solutions’: NYC USPS returns 800 military care packages to Connecticut
• Amazon eyes expanding delivery network after talks with USPS stall
• Many Issues Arising from Deferred Maintenance Going Unreported at USPS, Says Report
• Biden’s EV boondoggles
• Amazon denies it is dropping US Postal Service
• A warm-hearted effort for a cold-blooded friend
• USPS employee speaks following lockdown and arrest

December 04, 2025

• USPS has been connecting service members and loved ones for 250 years – PEN
• Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison – shipped cocaine from U.S. Post Offices in Puerto Rico – PEN
• President Donald Trump has ordered U.S. flags flown at half-staff to honor West Virginia National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom
• Amazon explores building its own delivery network to replace USPS deal
• Denmark says goodbye to letter delivery
• OIG: How a Single Point of Compromise Hurt Thousands of USPS Customers Across the Country
• Mail stolen from Vacaville post office loading dock; police, federal inspectors investigating
• South Carolina police searching armed person who robbed US Post Office
• Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspect probed for possible ‘anarchist’ beliefs as feds swarm his stylish suburban Va. home
• Who is Brian Cole Jr, the DC pipe bomb suspect?

December 03, 2025

• Former DeWitt Post Office Station Manager Sentenced for Fraud – PEN
• Georgia Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine Pills to Connecticut – PEN
• Former President and CEO of the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud – PEN
• Rep. Angie Craig Blasts USPS after Q4 Report Ranks MN Postal Performance One of the Worst in the Country – PEN
• Senator Collins Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Improve Federal Workers’ Access to Injury Compensation – PEN
• USPS electric vehicle fleet behind schedule with $3B in taxpayer funds spent — and only 612 trucks built
• Thief Steals Mail from Postal Truck in Montclair, Again
• Check out these USPS-themed products for your holiday needs
• FedEx and UPS Face Plane Groundings at the Worst Possible Time
• Pass the ‘Porch Pirates Act’ to crack down on holiday-ruining package thieves
• Republicans nix bill naming D.C. post office after Chuck Brown because of Brown’s criminal record

December 02, 2025

• Amazon tests 30-minute delivery in two US cities
• Know the difference between an HMO and a PPO?
• Chicago artist delivers your letters in person — even break-ups and confessions
• The USPS has already shipped 2 billion holiday packages
• Former post office employee sentenced for theft of mail
• Your Mail Truck Is Probably 30 Years Old. Its Electric Replacement Is Finally Arriving

December 01, 2025

• U.S. Postal Service worker strangled in Greater Grand Crossing had ‘heart of gold’
• Healing PTSD stamp gets special treatment in December – PEN
• Bradenton postal union treasurer gets prison after stealing $100K, records show
• Two plead guilty in stolen check scheme
• Your Holiday Packages Might Be Delivered by USPS’s New Electric Mail Trucks
• USPS is delivering its new fleet
• ‘Never a photo op he didn’t like’: Jewish NY postmaster grew, shaped USPS letters to Santa program in 1930s, ’40s
• Chicago man sentenced to 4 years in mail theft case
• Legislation would make it a federal crime to steal packages from commercial carriers, not just USPS

• 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 installation of the first street mailboxes in Boston and New York City. This innovation by Albert Potts, who patented a combination of a mailbox and lamppost, was the beginning of the U.S. Postal Service’s street collection boxes that are still in use today.

November 29, 2025

• Three indicted for burglary conspiracy involving Puget Sound area post offices – PEN
• Family celebrates 2nd Thanksgiving dinner with mail carrier who came to father’s aid
• Making wishes come true – How much do you know about USPS Operation Santa?
• USPS: The Holiday Center
• USPS Holiday Mail Counter

November 28, 2025

• Attack on U.S. Postal Service Mail Carrier Lands Oklahoma City Man in Federal Prison – PEN
• Postal worker accused of taking marijuana from packages, torching 1,000 pieces of mail
• Mail theft declines nationally but remains concern in Las Vegas Valley
• Special Delivery: We Drive the U.S. Postal Service’s New Mail Truck
• Flexible spending accounts have multiple benefits
• OIG: Excess and Underutilized Space
• KC man admits theft of packages from multiple homes

November 26, 2025

• Opinion: Mail Handlers President Regarding Threats of Sedition and Violent Attacks Against Elected Leaders – PEN
• The Postal Service is starting fiscal 2026 with more red ink – PEN
• Former Arizona AG lawyer hit with felony charge for stealing, reselling mail
• Scam Alert: Counterfeit stamps could threaten Christmas deliveries
• Man sentenced to 5 months for stealing postal keys from a Chesapeake Post Office
• Sky Lease Cargo settles fraud case over Postal Service contract for $1M
• NALC: 2025 National Rap Session highlights
• Frustrated by missing mail, one American took the Postal Service to court
• USPS customer’s lawsuit could pave the way for ‘a ton of suits about mail’
• OIG: Examining Costs and Fighting Fraud in Workers’ Compensation
• USPS shows off new facility in Scarborough, expects record packages
• Audit Questions Some Charge Card Spending at Postal Inspection Service
• The Costly Mistakes of Survivor Benefit Elections—and How to Avoid Them

November 25, 2025

• USPS worker and drug ringleader in Wisconsin arrested for fentanyl trafficking – PEN
• Former Florida USPS Employee Sentenced To 30 Months for Possessing a Firearm as an Unlawful Drug User – PEN
• Plaintiff in FBI records suit expands litigation to include Postal Service, Amazon
• USPS projects package deliveries will drive FY26 revenue boost
• Postal worker comes face-to-face with driver after police chase ends in crash
• NPMHU SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (2026-2027)

November 24, 2025

• Former USPS Employee Sentenced To 30 Months for Possessing a Firearm as An Unlawful Drug User – PEN
• Ernst, Cortez Masto Stop Subsidies for Political Junk Mail – PEN
• Postal workers arrested in 6-month Gaston County phone theft operation
• USPS Posts $9 Billion Loss in FY 2025 — Rate Hike Looms Amid Deepening Structural Challenges
• Ralph Lauren to offer USPS-inspired collection
• City Launches Mailbox Theft Awareness Campaign

November 23, 2025

• Arrest of governor’s aide highlights growing cocaine trade through the mail
• Royal Mail union turns on billionaire Czech owner
• Police in metro Atlanta county offer tips to prevent porch pirates
• FERS and Social Security are Great, but You’re Going to Want a Big TSP

November 22, 2025

• Shock videos show USPS carriers throwing parcels from vehicles ahead of holidays
• USPS carrier caught on camera tossing homeowner’s packages
• 1000+ St. Louis-area mail carriers could change routes, your deliveries could slow down
• USPS: This employee gave a customer CPR
• NPMHU SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (2026-2027)
• Canada Post, union reach deal in principle to end strike and lockout actions
• NAPS: We Need Better Treatment of RIF-Impacted Veterans
• USPS refuses delivery in Independence neighborhood over dog that has moved away
• Breaking Down 2026 BCBS Premiums: Which Nationwide Plans Cost More?

November 21, 2025

• Rep. Foushee Calls on USPS to Explain Ongoing Carrier Vehicle Safety Crisis – PEN
• Former Arizona attorney general employee accused of selling jewelry mistakenly shipped to her Valley home
• OIG Audit Team Is Looking for Feedback on the Rollout of the USPS Relief Supervisor Position at the Postal Service | Also: Evaluation of Contract Delivery Services
• Congresswoman Escobar Calls for Formal Investigation into USPS Problems in El Paso – PEN
• St. Petersburg Man Sentenced to More Than Five Years for Bank Fraud and Mail Theft – PEN
• Long Island postal worker accused of helping man escape ICE while she was in uniform
• Police arrest postal worker for stealing mail from more than 70 Baldwin County homes
• This letter carrier is following in his dad’s TV show footsteps
• Woman who says she was attacked by postal worker in 2023 discusses latest attack allegations by same worker

November 20, 2025

• Second Amendment Foundation Fights Government Effort to Continue Enforcing Post Office Carry Ban – PEN
• Postal worker accused of stabbing man asking for his mail
• Video shows suspected thieves with master Post Office keys stealing mail after dark at San Jose complex
• A Monrovia neighborhood hasn’t received mail in weeks and neighbors want answers
• USPS Rethinks Giving Special Access to Amazon
• How Different Inheritances Are Taxed and What That Means for You

November 19, 2025

• 2 USPS employees arrested after phone theft operation in Gastonia, NC
• 2 Bronx men arrested after theft from post office mailbox in Maywood
• Video: How Toxic Work Culture Drove American Postal Workers to Kill
• Postal carrier hospitalized following dog attack
• ‘Thought it was unusual’: Atascocita man says his mail-in ballot arrived 2 weeks after election day
• Wagner Leads Regional Delegation Meeting with U.S. Postmaster General – PEN
• Former Gettysburg newspaper publisher sentenced for stealing mail – PEN
• Mail Carrier Busted for Smuggling Dangerous Narcotics into US | Also see: Ex-mail carrier gets 3 years for drug smuggling
• Postal Inspectors Investigating Third Maywood Mail Theft at Local Post Office in One Week
• USPS announces price changes for 2026, says First-Class Mail will not increase
• Canada Post says it’s lost over $1B so far this year amid strike action

November 18, 2025

• USPS Operation Santa Now Open for Letter Adoption – PEN
• FBI arrests man accused of threatening to kill mail carrier, shoot up postal office
• PMG Defends Delivering for America Plan: “We have to grow”
• US Postal Service makes U-turn on last-mile delivery
• OIG: Crime Doesn’t Pay — Especially When It’s Mailed In
• Grievance filed less than 90 days before Allen Park postal worker’s death warned machine was unsafe | Also see: Close friend says he helped pull Allen Park postal worker’s body from machine, slams ‘toxic’ culture | Allen Park postal workers say they had to keep working while man’s body was stuck in machine
• Postal Service proposes new shipping rates as part of 10-year plan
• USPS worker dies at troubled Palmetto mail facility
• USPS: Are your out-of-pocket medical expenses adding up?
• Auburn man says USPS left his package on the curb; Postal Service offers tips

November 17, 2025

• USPS sees $9 billion net loss in FY 2025, renews push to borrow more from Treasury
• Fraud and mail theft elevated, bank offers methods to fight back
• USPS: Employees are now able to reset their LiteBlue MFA
• Here’s when to ship your packages so they arrive in time for Christmas, the holidays
• USPS Operation Santa

November 16, 2025

• USPS Plans New Price Rises After $9-Billion Loss
• USPS Adds Service in Response to Tariffs, End of De Minimis
• America’s most expensive zip codes
• Over 30,000 feds facing possible FEHB premium spike next year

November 15, 2025

• PMG and CEO David Steiner’s remarks during the Nov. 14 Postal Service Board of Governors meeting – PEN
• Amber F. McReynolds Re-Elected Chair of the Postal Service Board of Governors – PEN
• USPS recommends new competitive prices for 2026 – PEN
• US Postal Service plans parcel price hikes in January 
• USPS chief: Agency needs more revenue
• US Postal Service plans parcel price hikes in January
• US Postal Service seeks reforms as it reports $9 billion yearly loss
• Postal Service plans to ‘open up the last mile’ for more shippers
• Postal Service leadership brushes off calls to pause modernization plan, as financial losses continue
• Final Salute for Airman Found Dead in USPS Machine

November 14, 202

• USPS reports fiscal year 2025 results – PEN
• Seven Charged in Scheme Involving the Cashing of More Than $3 Million in Stolen U.S. Treasury Checks at Hartford Post Office with Help of Postal Clerk – PEN
• Former Portsmouth postal worker pleads guilty to dumping 4,900 pieces of mail
• USPS to close for Thanksgiving holiday on Nov. 2
• NPMHU: Arbitrator Brogan’s Decision in Update MOU Dispute
• Lawmakers press Postal Service on Trenton’s man’s death in mail-handling machine
• Canadian Postal Workers Strike Again

November 13, 2025

• Warren community mourns loss of beloved postal worker in tragic crash
• Youngstown man poised to change plea in postal carrier robbery
• Google sues cybercriminals behind E-ZPass, US Postal Service text scams
• USPS: Consider these Post Offices for your bucket list
• USPS: Cutting out crime during the holidays

November 12, 2025

• Mail truck driver killed in two-vehicle crash near Kountze
• USPS: Here’s what you should know before updating your benefits
• Trenton man dies at Allen Park USPS facility 10 days after getting engaged
• Fiancée of Allen Park postal worker killed by machine shares how she found out
• Glacier, WA community rallies to keep historic post office open
• Google Sues Scammers Behind E-ZPass, USPS Texts Targeting Millions
• Congressman introduces bill to rename Alabama post office to honor Tuskegee Airmen

November 11, 2025

• Sens. Cruz, Hyde-Smith, Capito Introduce Bill to Restore Trust in the USPS – PEN
• Mark Dimondstein Retires as APWU President
• American Postal Workers Union completes leadership transition
• Allen Park postal worker death: What we know after man’s body found stuck in machine
• US Postal Service responds after Allen Park worker’s body found stuck in machine after 6-8 hours
• Former Ridgway Postmaster Sentenced to 10 Years On Drug Charges In Indiana

November 10, 2025

• Find the Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) plan that’s the best fit for you – Checkbook: recommended by USPS and others
• USPS: If you want to update your benefits, this is your chance -The annual open season enrollment period runs from Nov. 10-Dec. 8
• Allen Park postal worker was stuck in machine for hours before firefighters found body
• Are Facebook ads helping users buy illegal drugs by mail in Canada
• History of Veterans Day

November 09, 2025

• Police investigate shooting at USPS building in Marina, CA
• Carrollton postal workers raise more than $6,000 for breast cancer cause
• Found mail from the UPS plane crash site in Louisville? Here’s what you should do with it
• Sunday Puzzle: State postal abbreviations
• OPM Announces Digital-Only Open Season for 2026 “and Beyond”

November 08, 2025

• Update: charges will be filed against local Ohio mail carrier for burning mail
• Former MSU professor creates portraits for Postal Service Revolutionary War stamp collection
• Letter carrier attacked by dog while delivering mail in Dedham, MA officials say
• Arizona woman’s Baggu packages go ‘missing’ from USPS twice. Then she comes up with an ingenious AirTag plan to catch workers stealing

November 07, 2025

• Ex-St. Louis postal worker sentenced for $2.4 million in stolen checks
• Car trapped under postal service 18-wheeler in Avondale, AL area, 3 injured
• NALC Collective-bargaining preparations continue as Executive Council meets ahead of National Rap Session
• Bill proposes safe guards for letter carriers after recent attacks
• Ohio Senate approves bill requiring absentee ballots arrive by Election Day to be counted
• Open Season starts Monday and feds face rising premiums and tough choices on coverage
• USPS gives behind-the-scenes look at holiday shipping
• PMG addresses employees in new video
• No reindeer, no problem: Wichita’s postal workers prepare to sleigh the holiday
• UPS identifies 3 crew members who died in Louisville plane crash

November 06, 2025

• Former U.S. Postal Service employee pleads guilty to stealing Treasury checks and committing PPP fraud – PEN
• USPS Statement on UPS air cargo accident in Louisville, KY – PEN
• Harvest, AL retail associate reunited two customers with their lost wedding photo
• Postal worker hurt in deadly stabbing previously attacked at downtown Indy gas station
• Congressional Postal Service Caucus calls for reassessment of reform plans
• After dog attack, former postal worker wins fight for greater protections, consequences

November 05, 2025

• ‘Devoted’ postal carrier killed in Pickens County, AL crash
• How the US Postal Service has geared up for the 2025 holiday shipping season
• USPS gives stark warning over $16m counterfeit stamp plot as holidays draw near
• Doorbell cam captures moment puppy escapes, tries to leave with mailman
• Louisville UPS crash plane had recent maintenance in San Antonio, records show
• USPS releases this year’s Veterans Day video
• Amazon challenges working conditions at the USPS
• U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors To Meet on Nov. 14
• Here’s what U.S. Postal Service says about mail changes in the months ahead
• Dramatic video shows ‘catastrophic’ UPS plane disaster that left at least 7 dead, 11 injured
• ‘We’re Paying For Their Mistakes’—USPS Adds $16 Holiday Surcharge As Financial Crisis Deepens

November 04, 2025

• Postal worker injured in crash with semitruck near Noblesville
• North Little Rock man pleads guilty in federal court in mail theft case
• Watch the Postal Service’s holiday TV ad
• USPS to honor employees who are veterans
• WA voters urged to avoid mailing ballots, use drop boxes amid USPS postmark delays
• USPS: It’s important to stay on the up and up while on duty
• The potential ‘Son of Sam’ killings that still haunt the NYPD

November 03, 2025

• 3 injured when car gets trapped under postal service 18-wheeler
• What to expect with mail in the coming months, according to USPS
• Help keep prohibited hazardous materials out of the mail
• Anyone Can Buy Unclaimed Amazon Packages – Here’s Where You Can Find Them
• Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) 2026 Plan Brochures

November 02, 2025

• Election officials recommend drop boxes over mail-in ballots
• Report: Union Bosses Raid Dues to Attack Trump Policies Their Members Support
• UNION BOSSES VS. MAGA (PDF) | Also see: Union Bosses vs. MAGA: How Labor Leaders Betrayed the Working Class
• November is Native American Heritage Month
• NAPS Approves USPS EAS Pay Decision Thru May 22, 2026

November 01, 2025

• USPS worker pushed to ground trying to intervene in suburban immigration arrest | Video
• Standard time resumes this weekend
• PRC denies USPS request to begin zone-based pricing
• Help keep prohibited hazardous materials out of the mail
• Her customer was on a garage floor for three days
• Postal carrier who crashed mail truck blames dyslexia for failing sobriety test, police say

• California man federally charged for mailing threat to injure & kill Florida media personality
• NAPS Approves USPS EAS Pay Decision Thru May 22, 2026
• These stamps put the ‘us’ in USPS
• UPMA President Tony Leonardi announces 2025 Pay Talk Decision
• Michigan, Watch for Fake USPS “Redelivery” Texts
• 7 Vintage Stamps That Could Be Worth Thousands: Collector’s Guide
• OPM Announces Faster, Paperless Options for Federal Retirees

October 30, 2025

• Convicted Mail Thief Sentenced to Seven Years in Harris County, TX – PEN
• 2025 Holiday Mailing and Shipping Dates
• ‘He deserves justice’: Family prays killer will be arrested in Alabama postal worker’s 2009 murder
• Bismarck man facing jail time for getting drugs through mail

October 29, 2025

• Amazon now offers doorstep return pickups through USPS – What we know
• Election officials urge ballot boxes over USPS as new policies could delay deliveries
• U.S. Postal Service To Observe Veterans Day Holiday, Nov. 11
• Study shows an average of 15,078 pieces of mail are lost each month
• U.S. Postal Service Provides Sneak Peek at 2026 Stamps
• That Time NASA Built an Electric Mail Truck in the 1970s
• UPS, Postal Service reach ‘preliminary agreement’ in Ground Saver talks
• USPS quietly reverses rule to ban certain drivers from delivering mail as millions of Americans risk losing packages
• Two women seen abandoning SUV tied to upstate NY postal worker shooting
• U.S. postal inspectors looking to identify 2 people in connection with Henrietta shooting
• Mail-in election ballots stolen in at least 2 N.J. towns
• PMG Steiner: USPS has a promising future
• Ballots could now be tossed if voters submit them via U.S. Postal Service due to postmarking delays

October 28, 2025

• Minnesota activists call for action after postal worker dies in police custody
• Leaders seek solutions for slow mailbox repairs amid arrow key theft, break ins
• Amazon quietly makes a major move to help get your money back faster
• This team helps USPS find its way
• Chatham County ballots missing after being mailed to voters
• OPM bringing protections for data breach victims to an end
• 2026 COLA Set: 2.8% for CSRS and Social Security, 2% for FERS

October 27, 2025

• USPS tried to ban immigrant truck drivers — it went horribly
• U.S. Postal Service Cuts Funding for a Phoenix Mail Room Assisting Homeless People
• Manage Your Flexible Spending Account Funds Before They Are Forfeited
• Many federal retirees get 2.8% in 2026 COLA, but some to see a smaller increase

October 26, 2025

• USPS warns of scam involving packages you didn’t order
• Gun Owners Sue USPS to End a 100-Year Gun Ban
• Police seek information after armed robbery of postal carrier in Woodbridge
• Discontinued Healthcare Plans Under FEHB and PSHB for 2026
• Open Season Information for USPS Annuitants

October 25, 2025

• ‘Operation Postal Storm’ uncovers drug trafficking ring shipping cocaine from Puerto Rico to Reading via mail
• NJ community put on alert for man allegedly posing as postal carrier to steal mail
• Feds confirm mail burning incident is under investigation
• Becker, MN community reeling over sudden loss of its local post office

October 24, 2025

• $100K Reward Offered For Thief Who Dressed Up As Mailman To Steal Mail In Jersey City NJ
• Mail found stuffed in Avalon Park storm drain prompts federal investigation
• Letter carrier recovering after dog attack in downtown Topeka
• Your ballot or other mail may not get postmarked by USPS the day it’s dropped off
• USPS Cites Seasonal Hiring, Other Steps in Advance of Holiday Season

October 23, 2025

• A new book about the history of the Postal Service is now for sale
• Postal carrier’s universal key snatched in bold daylight heist at Boynton Beach plaza
• Amazon links up with USPS for doorstep returns
• Plaintiffs File Second Amendment Challenge to Federal Ban on Mailing Firearms
• USPS workers accused of stealing Menards rebates from mail
• Spokane County mail thief used fake postal key to steal thousands, prosecutors say
• Got questions about benefits? Get answers here – USPS will offer a virtual fair throughout open season
• NALC Executive Council meets and continues collective-bargaining preparations
• No piece of mail is worth a body part – USPS reminds employees to be safe when operating equipment
• Feds: Missouri woman stole $2.1M in lottery mail fraud scheme
• USPS facility evacuated for bomb threat after employee finds ‘possible device’

October 22, 2025

• USPS ready to deliver for 2025 holiday season – PEN
• Half of Missouri ZIP codes see postal service cuts under consolidation plan
• Van Wert, OH postal worker caught burning undelivered mail at home
• US Postal carrier robbed of packages by masked stranger in Woodbridge
• Over 2-year sentence handed down in 2023 strongarm robbery of USPS carrier in Aurora
• Jose Humberto Romero charged with intoxication manslaughter in crash that killed USPS worker Steven Marks in Houston, Texas

October 21, 2025

• New film shows how postal inspectors brought an employee’s killer to justice – PEN
• UPS to Expedite A/C Vehicles to Hottest States – PEN
• Missouri Injury Law Firm Addresses Rising Dog Bite Concerns as St. Louis Ranks Among Top U.S. Cities for Postal Worker Attacks – PEN
• Requests for commercial information can be denied – The Postal Service has a special exemption in the Freedom of Information Act
• Court declines bond reduction for man accused of killing longtime mail carrier
• Half of Missouri ZIP codes see Postal Service cuts under consolidation plan, but millions still rely on the service
• ‘I am feeling very happy to be alive’: Man shoots, kills dog attacking Topeka postal worker
• Does My FEHB/PSHB Plan Stack Up? Here’s How to Tell

October 20, 2025

• ‘He was our friend’ | Postal worker killed while delivering mail remembered by community, family
• ‘4-inch slash to his left vertebral artery’: Man murdered mail carrier in front of his mother after telling neighbors to stop filming the ordeal so he could ‘handle it’
• Three Colorado men sentenced for punching, robbing postal carrier
• Goose Creek residents living in confusing area await proposed new ZIP code

October 19, 2025

• Texas letter carrier killed in crash; driver charged with intoxication manslaughter – PEN
• This USPS employee came to the aid of a woman who was dizzy and vomiting
• USPS Places 2-Week Hold on Unused Label Refunds
• Denmark’s postal service is dumping letter delivery. Could Canada?
• Postal Workers Attacked in Separate Incidents

October 18, 2025

• Senate recognizes USPS anniversary -The resolution praises the Postal Service for 250 years of innovation, resilience
• USPS is warning Americans about mystery packages coming to their doorstep
• USPS fleet, police honor late mailman with procession through Iron Mountain
• FedEx Vs. Amazon Vs. UPS: Which Carrier Has The Largest Fleet?
• OIG Management Alert: Issues Identified with Counterfeit Postage

October 17, 2025

• SC letter carrier flown to hospital after being attacked by pit bull
• Nearly 100 stolen mail-In ballots found at Sacramento homeless encampment, officials investigating mail theft
• Report Cites Some Revenue Positives for Postal Finances but Cautions about Expenses
• Rural South Dakotans Voice Concerns Over USPS Delivery Delays Ahead of Winter
• An early experiment in automation -A ‘turnkey’ Post Office opened 65 years ago
• USPS Unveils New Tech and Vehicles at Sorting and Delivery Center in Edison Township
• OIG: California 3 District: Delivery Operations in the Los Angeles, CA, Area

October 16, 2025

• Employee shot outside U.S. Postal Service facility in Henrietta, N.Y.
• West Salem, OR woman sentenced to 6 years for mail theft, fraud that victimized hundreds
• USPS plans to launch 14 new sorting and delivery centers next month
• Man guilty of murder for stabbing, killing off-duty postal worker at home in Oregon
• USPS: A new PMG biography is now available
• Postal Bulletin 22687: Open Season 2025: Invest in You. Your Benefits, Your Choice: November 10 – December 8

October 15, 2025

• Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) 2026 Premiums – PEN
• NARFE: The FEHB/PSHB Health Insurance Premiums Increase for the 2026 Plan Year
• South Carolina Mail Carrier Hospitalized Following Pit Bull Attack
• Understanding Your 2026 Federal Health Benefits Options: FEHB, PSHB, and FEDVIP
• These 500 pages tell a 250-year-long story
• 22 Vintage Photos of Postal Workers in Action
• OPM Details Coverage Changes, Plan Dropouts for FEHB/PSHB in 2026

October 14, 2025

• Poll Shows USPS as Only Agency Viewed Positively Overall; Numbers for Several Others Drop
• USPS is modernizing retail lobbies to improve the customer experience
• Postal Service Delays Are Making the Already Tight Newspaper Business Even Harder
• India Post resumes mail services to US from Oct 15 with 50% duty
• The Coolest Places Around the World From Where You Can Mail a Letter

October 13, 2025

• Heartbreak lingers 16 years after Camp Hill postal driver’s murder; $250K reward offered
• Bradenton woman stole over $100K from local postal union, prosecutors say
• Family of Black postal worker who died after police ignored his stroke files $120M lawsuit
• Tennessee town celebrates Oktoberfest with postmark

October 12, 2025

• California Man Charged Federally for Mailing Threat to Injure and Kill – PEN
• Video: Signs of stroke ignored, Minnesota postal worker dies in jail cell
• Vicksburg man charged with drug trafficking after postal investigation
• Mail will resume next week, Canada Post says ahead of rotating strike
• Bills fan made a life-sized mailbox of this Buffalo great — and it even talks

October 11, 2025

• USPS Employee Arrested for Theft of City Funds – PEN
• Mental health eval ordered for Amazon delivery driver that shot USPS carrier
• Not sun, not rain, not lack of gas stops postman
• Two national-level interpretive disputes filed by NALC
• Canadian postal workers to resume mail delivery on Saturday, begin rotating strikes

October 10, 2025

• OPM Announces 2025 Open Season – PEN
• Senator Grassley Discusses Oversight of Safety Measures at USPS: “Our Communities Deserve So Much Better” – PEN
• Minnesota postal worker died in jail cell after officers ignored signs of stroke, lawsuit says | Also see: KARE 11 Investigates: Postal worker died after police mistook stroke for drug impairment
• Federal and postal workers to see double-digit health care premium increases again next year
• NARFE: Large Premium Increases Further Erode Appeal of Federal Employment, Highlight Need for FEHB/PSHB Enrollees to Compare Plans
• USPS mail carrier robbed at gunpoint in Reston
• USPS helps this group deliver support to breast cancer patients
• OIG: A New White Paper Explores the Financial History of the U.S. Postal Service
• Postal worker shot in face expected to lose eye; GoFundMe started

October 09, 2025

• Supreme Court debates lost catalogs and delayed Christmas cards while hearing case on intentionally undelivered mail
• NYC DOT Expands Pilot Initiative to Cut Down on Package Theft and Reduce Truck Traffic Using Secure Public Delivery Lockers – PEN
• Mail found opened and thrown into a ditch in Durham County
• OIG: New Digital Story: Mail Carrier Busted for Smuggling Dangerous Narcotics into the United States
• These employees were honored for their heroism – Four rural carriers receive recognition for saving lives
• The problem with Columbia’s aging cluster mailboxes

October 08, 2025

• A contractor gets prison time for defrauding USPS – See PENs coverage here
• Landlord says mail wasn’t delivered because she is Black. Supreme Court weighs in | Also see: Supreme Court Hears Case in Lawsuit Against U.S. Postal Service
• OIG: New Interactive Story Looks at Changes to USPS’s Post Office Network
• U.S. postal inspectors warn of fake postage stamp scams
• OIG: New White Paper Examines International Approaches to Amending the Universal Service Obligation
• The First Modern, Factory-Built EV from a Major Automaker Was a Postal Jeep
• Providence postal worker and artist spreads kindness with free prints at window

October 07, 2025

• U.S. Postal Inspection Service and NYPD Conduct Joint Operations in Queens Targeting Mail Thieves and Criminal Enterprises – PEN
• USPS to close for Columbus Day on Oct. 13 – PEN
• Reward climbs to $250K in 2009 Alabama postal driver’s murder case
• Videos: Man attacks Philly postal worker, sources say – don’t block the street!
• IG Finds Use of Overtime at USPS Declining but Not as Much as Planned
• The Hatch Act sets boundaries for political participation
• Temporary price changes take effect
• Amazon contractor claims self defense in shooting of postal worker, Everett PD says
• The scam stops here

October 06, 2025

• USPS May Have Free Rein with PRC Leadership Vacancy
• Temporary price changes take effect
• Post office has a new way to prevent mail theft
• S&DC retail lobbies are getting a major makeover
• Viewers express concern about mailboxes on sidewalks in SE Colorado Springs neighborhood

October 05, 2025

• Postal carrier charged after arranging sexual meetup with 13-year-old girl at Lake Forest public park, purchasing hotel room in North Chicago
• Former Pennsylvania APWU Treasurer pleaded guilty to one count of embezzling $74,259 in union funds – PEN
• Former Michigan NALC Vice President indicted on one count of embezzlement – PEN
• Former Nebraska NALC President pleaded guilty to one count of failing to maintain and retain union records – PEN
• Former Editor of APWU Local 488-489 found guilty following a two-day trial of one count of false pretenses of $1,000 or more but less than $20,000 – PEN
• Canada Post union says latest contract offer is a ‘major step backwards’

October 04, 2025

• Letter carrier shot in Everett, package delivery driver arrested
• US Postal Service employee and her husband accused of running Bay County mail fraud scheme
• While others watched a fire spread, he took action
• Golden Retriever Unsuccessfully Tries to Get Postal Worker’s Attention and It’s Adorable
• USPS regulator’s chairman, who challenged sweeping changes under DeJoy, is stepping down

October 03, 2025

• How a mail delivery dispute made it to the Supreme Court
• Threats, Other Types of USPS Workplace Violence Not Fully Reported, IG Says
• Solution possible for ‘chronic safety issues’ with US Postal Service vehicles parked in Lincoln Park
• Carrying on a family tradition
• Video: Man repeatedly attacking mailboxes off Sahara near Hollywood
• OIG: How Has USPS Been Managing Staff Overtime? Read Our Audit Report to Find Out

October 02, 2025

• Second Amendment Foundation Victorious in Post Office Carry Case – PEN
• DEVELOPING: Texas letter carrier shot in the eye with powerful toy gun, juvenile in custody
• USPS launches new Informed Delivery app
• USPS Announces Massive Changes to Post Offices In New York
• Sen. Banks Pushes to Secure Unique ZIP Codes for Indiana Communities – PEN
• Husky Siblings Have Hilariously Over-the-Top Reaction When UPS Man Gives Them Treats

October 01, 2025

• ‘I’m petrified’: USPS employee speaks out after violent attack
• Springfield Man Sentenced to 15 Months Imprisonment for Theft of Mail – PEN
• Hialeah man posed as postal worker while on mail-stealing spree near airport, deputies say
• USPS releases Jimmy Carter commemorative Forever stamp
• Poshmark taps USPS Ground Advantage for lower shipping rates
• OIG Audit Finds Ways to Improve the Postal Regulatory Commission’s Information Security Program
• OIG: We Audited the Postal Inspection Service’s Expense Purchase Card Use
• OIG: New White Paper Looks at Changes to USPS’s Post Office Network
• Canadian postal workers protest as strike enters seventh day
• A special episode of ‘Mailin’ It!’ features the PMG – Leading USPS into the future

• USPS modernizes lobbies to enhance customer experience – PEN
• Florida Man Sentenced to 17.5 Years as Leader of Cocaine Conspiracy That Mailed Cocaine from Puerto Rico to Syracuse – PEN
• US Postal Service temporarily increasing prices for holiday season
• 2 Columbus men indicted in Springboro mail thefts
• Here’s what to stock in your emergency supply kit
• USPS to release Jimmy Carter stamp this week
• OIG White Paper Provides Update on USPS’s Increasing Workers’ Comp Costs

September 29, 2025

• Whistleblower Says USPS Hired a Convicted Sex Offender, Then Gave Him Access to Women’s Restrooms and Personal Information
• Inspection Service to consumers: Don’t fall for fake stamp schemes
• Former Lancaster Union Treasurer Sentenced for Embezzling $68K in Funds
• Reminder: An IG report flags deep resource risks in the postal health benefits program
• The Evolution of the Post Office Network

September 28, 2025

• Washington ballots mailed on Election Day or even days in advance could be thrown out due to postmark delays
• USPS warns residents of stolen mail tied to financial crime probe
• Is There Hope Left for UPS Investors?
• USPS covers a lot of ground

September 27, 2025

• Census Bureau to test using postal workers as census takers in 2030 field trials next year
• Georgia USPS carrier charged with stealing jewelry from package
• He saw a car on fire and stopped to help
• Mail carrier recalls ‘terrifying’ attack involving knife-wielding woman in Rochester
• Government Sets the Stage for a Labor Showdown at Canada Post

September 26, 2025

• Reminder: Postal Service not affected by a government shutdown — PEN
• Portland Man Charged with Stealing Mail – PEN
• Canada Post union launches strike as government moves to end most door-to-door mail
• Rochester woman arrested after postal worker harassed, vehicle struck
• USPS covers a lot of ground
• OIG Audit Finds USPS’s New Regional Transfer Hub Initiative Lacked Goal to Measure Progress

September 25, 2025

• Georgia Inmate Sentenced to 80 Years in Federal Prison for Creating, Mailing Bombs – PEN
• USPS Announces No Stamp Price Changes for January 2026 – PEN
• Canada Orders Revamp at Postal Service, Including End to Door-to-Door Delivery
• Armed robbery of mail carrier earns Chicago man an 86-month federal sentence
• USPS is offering new leadership courses
• The US Postal Service Is Going Broke
• NALC Branch 210 President Calls String Of Rochester Mail Carrier Robberies “‘Unprecedented,” Points To The ‘Need For The Protect Our Letter Carrier Act To Be Passed’
• Search continues for missing postal worker Kierra Coles 7 years later
• Irvine PD looking for mail thief they dubbed ‘Postal Malone’
• Mail theft suspect in Portland made daring 13th-floor balcony escape, later arrested
• Most door-to-door mail delivery to end amid sweeping changes to Canada Post
• OIG: USPS Contract Fraud Ends in Jail Time and Debarment
• OIG: We Found 11 Ways USPS Can Improve Its Shipping of Day-old Poultry

September 24, 2025

• Judge Sentences Man to More than Seven Years in Prison for Robbing USPS Letter Carrier in Chicago – PEN
• Selma, AL Man Gets Federal Prison Time for Mail Theft and Destruction of a Letter Box – PEN
• New Orleans Man Guilty of Mail Destruction – PEN
• Ohio Man Sentenced to Prison for Robbing USPS Letter Carrier – PEN
• NPMHU: 2025 Contract Update #10
• New postcard features PMG message to employees
• USPS cancels contract with Hy-Vee, impacting Omaha stores
• DHL Parcel resumes international shipping from Germany to the US for business customers
• Bipartisan House Group to Focus on Postal Delivering for America Initiative
• Mail vehicle catches fire at Johnstown post office
• Big Island postal worker charged with drug-related crimes
• OIG: OIG Audit Finds $80.8M in USPS Revenue at Risk from Retail Unit Customer Inaccessibility

September 23, 2025

• There’s still time to vote for the stamp you want to bring back – PEN
• Former APWU official sentenced for embezzling more than $74K in union funds through 265 unauthorized transactions over 3 years – PEN
• St. Louis County Man Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Bank Fraud Committed with Checks Stolen from the Mail – PEN
• 72 Felony Convictions in Organized Criminal Postal Theft and Bank Fraud Scheme – PEN
• Two Georgia Defendants Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Mail and Committing Bank Fraud – PEN
• Bad checks, fake IDs and $100K in stamps: How a postal clerk in CT helped crack the case
• USPS: Remember the rules on giving gifts to employees
• Affordable delivery services are essential for rural America
• OIG: Our New Capping Report on USPS’s Delivery Operations in the KS-MO District
• OIG: Our Interim Audits on USPS Delivery Operations for the IA-NE-SD District Are In

September 22, 2025

• Illegal Alien and Arizona Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Mailing Kilograms of Fentanyl to Atlanta – PEN
• Georgia Rep. Allen Issues Statement on Closure of USPS Contract Postal Unit at Surrey Center Pharmacy – PEN
• Audit Cites ‘Persistent’ Safety and Security Issues at Mail Processing Facilities
• Capitol Hill Democrats Press OPM on Operating PSHB Program
• NALC: New episode of Fight Like Hell: A deep dive into Article 8
• NPMHU: NPMHU Bidding Procedures | Contract Update #8 | Contract Update #9

September 21, 2025

• USPS, union extend contract talks – Negotiations with the NPMHU will continue
• Memphis postal carrier critically injured in crash
• No one missed the postcard he sent in 1953. Until some strangers cracked a mystery 72 years in the making
• North County Man Arrested for Attempting to Smuggle Drugs into Las Colinas Jail via U.S. Mail
• OIG: Fleet Modernization: E-Transit Vehicle Acquisition Update

September 20, 2025

• Former New York USPS Employee Pleads Guilty to Money Order Fraud – PEN
• Former North Carolina Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Compensation Fraud – PEN
• Texas man sentenced to federal prison in connection with postal carjacking – PEN
• Representatives Rick Allen and George Whitesides Introduce the Bipartisan Contract Postal Unit Transparency Act – PEN
• Senator Rounds Pushes Postmaster General to Restore Reliable Mail Service in South Dakota – PEN
• California Announces 72 Felony Convictions in Organized Criminal Postal Theft and Bank Fraud Scheme – PEN
• Defendant who directed mail check theft scheme sentenced to 6 years in prison – PEN
• Mailman Gets Prison Time For Stealing $10M In Checks From Mail
• NPMHU Bidding Procedures
• As Delivering for America proceeds, bipartisan lawmakers create caucus focused on improving postal operations
• Long Island woman loses $20,000 in check washing scheme, USPS inspectors say

September 19, 2025

• Before they were famous, they were postal workers
• Postal worker in court for OUI crash in East Longmeadow
• USPS Operation Santa is now accepting letters! Send them in before adoption begins on November 17
• How the Postal Service is putting data at the core of its ‘always on’ tech work
• Floyd County, KY Man Indicted on Threats Against US Postal Worker
• USPS releases Winter Landscapes stamps
• OIG: We Looked at How USPS Is Handling Revenue for Returned Parcel Select Packages

September 18, 2025

• Florida Man Convicted at Trial of Mail Fraud in Connection with Mass-Mailing Scam – PEN
• PMG Steiner emphasizes the importance of service during tour of USPS facilities
• New York Man Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft Charge Stemming from U.S. Postal Service Fraud Scheme – PEN
• NPMHU: 2025 Contract Update #7
• What’s Going On With PEN
• A new video showcases the Holiday Cheer stamps
• USPS recommends 2025 holiday mailing and shipping dates
• OIG: We Looked at USPS’s Workplace Violence Prevention Program During FYs 2022-2024
• From Tip-Off to Takedown: Inside the Multi-Agency Bust of a Fentanyl Trafficking Ring
• Here’s when to send your holiday mail and packages
• OIG: Local Transportation Optimization in the New Orleans Region
• A National Look at Local USPS Delivery Operations
• OIG: Field Operations Service Review: Processing and Logistics Operations
• OIG: North Carolina District: Delivery Operations

September 08, 2025

• Former Massachusetts Letter Carrier Indicted for Theft of Postal Customers’ Prescription Drugs – PEN
• Interested in becoming a postal inspector? The Inspection Service is taking applications through Sept. 17
• USPS opposes congressional ZIP Code bills, warns of service disruptions
• How the First Black Postmaster of McCordsville marked her stamp on history

September 07, 2025

• NALC National rap session to be held Nov. 21-23 in Cleveland, OH
• OPM: Weekly On-time Delivery
• Postal Bulletin 22684: Delivering Mail Safely, One Lift at a Time
• Independent Report on Employee Benefits, Withholdings, Contributions, and Supplemental Semiannual Headcount Reporting Submitted to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management

September 06, 2025

• Former Massachusetts Letter Carrier Indicted for Theft of Postal Customers’ Prescription Drugs – PEN
• Former South Carolina Mail Handler Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Mail, Selling Bank Information – PEN
• Louisiana Mail Contractor Sentenced for Bank Fraud and Mail Theft – PEN
• Postal worker busted with stolen mail and cocaine in Wantagh, NY
• Former employee goes to prison for counterfeit check fraud scheme
• Peoria Police Arrest Man Suspected of Armed Robbery of Elderly Postal Worker
• NPMHU: 2025 Contract Update #6

September 05, 2025

• Congressman Chuck Edwards Led Amendment to Restore United States Postal Service Operations to Full Capacity in Western North Carolina – PEN
• California Representative Urges DOJ and USPIS to Address Rampant Mail Theft in Sacramento County – PEN
• Oakland postal worker sentenced for stealing mail, drinking on the job
• California Karen Melts Down at Post Office Over Return Label Placement: ‘She is totally unhinged’
• Mail theft suspects arrested after off-duty postal worker’s tip leads to bust
• Postal Carrier Hits Fire Hydrant, Floods Altadena Street in Afternoon Incident
• USPS: Fuel transactions can now be disputed online

September 04, 2025

• Postal Service destroys thousands of pieces of California mail amid asbestos exposure
• NALC Executive Council begins collective-bargaining preparations
• Dog attack survivor recounts terrifying ordeal, saved by postal worker
• September is National Suicide Prevention Month
• OIG: Independent Report on Employee Benefits Submitted to OPM

September 03, 2025

• Former Postal Worker Stripped of Citizenship, Sentenced to 66-Months in Prison, for Stealing $1.6 Million from the U.S. Mail – PEN
• An IG report flags deep resource risks in the postal health benefits program
• ‘It’s terrifying’: Family speaks out after mailbox explosion in Orange County
• Semi carrying USPS mail goes up in flames in Oronoco, MN early Wednesday
• Georgia Man Admits Trafficking Methamphetamine Pills to Connecticut via Mail – PEN
• Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) joins bipartisan bill to return stolen refund checks to American taxpayers – PEN
• Former employee goes to prison for counterfeit check fraud scheme
• Person arrested after assaulting postal worker in Gresham, OR
• Dorchester postal worker taken to hospital after substance leaks from package, police say
• Check washing is a very difficult crime to prevent, experts say. Here’s what happened to business owners on Long Island
• Ex-corrections officer charged with mailing drug-laced books to prisons
• Brooklyn NYCHA residents say broken mailbox left them without reliable mail for months

September 02, 2025

• Are you keeping USPS information and equipment safe?
• Wife of man struck by drunk USPS driver shares update
• Canada Post and union contract divide widens
• USPS customer experience pilot concludes
• Oversight of the Brenham, TX Post Office
• USPS offers tips for National Preparedness Month
• USPS Requires HS Codes for Foreign-Bound Shipments

September 01, 2025

• Labor Day 2025: Facts, Meaning & Founding
• New video after Akron postal carrier robbed at gunpoint
• In September, attention turns to the Alzheimer’s stamp
• Woman arrested on suspicion of vandalizing Santee, CA post office
• Staten Island Republican makes impassioned plea to Netflix asking them to bring back DVD-by-mail service
• USPS mail truck driver injured after crashing into tree in Berks County

• ‘Check washing’ costs Americans over $1 billion each year, says USPIS — how to spot it and protect your money
• ‘Use paper ballots only’: Donald Trump vows executive order on voter ID; seeks mail-in voting only for ill and military
• Chinatown post office to close amid USPS cost-cutting efforts

August 30, 2025

• Former Connecticut Postal Employee Admits Stealing Checks from Mail, Role in Bank Fraud Scheme – PEN
• Boston postal inspector stole more than $300,000 from elderly scam victims, prosecutors say | Read DOJ charges at PEN
• Letter Carrier Misty Hernandez came to the aid of a woman who had been on the floor for three days
• New OIG Audit Provides USPS Ways to Remedy Systemic Delivery Operations Issues
• OIG Audit Follows Up on Asset Security and Financial Control Issues at USPS Retail Locations
• Labor Day is Sept. 1

August 29, 2025

• Former U.S. Postal Inspector Charged with Stealing Over $330,000 in Cash from Elderly Victims -PEN
• Missouri Letter Carrier Admits Role in Conspiracy to Steal Checks from the Mail – PEN
• President Jimmy Carter Stamp To Be Issued Oct. 1
• NPMHU: 2025 Contract Update #5
• Order Rebuking Union Contracts Expanded by Six More Agencies
• When Hurricane Katrina struck 20 years ago, USPS employees rose to the occasion
• Restrictions on Gender-Transition Coverage Under FEHB/PSHB Broadened
• OIG: We Found Ways to Improve USPS’s Cardboard Purchasing and Recycling

August 28, 2025

• Madera, CA Man Arrested on Gun Charges and for Possessing Counterfeit U.S. Postal Service Keys – PEN
• Chicago man pleads guilty to kidnapping Postal Service mail carrier
• Champaign Co., IL postal worker sentenced for stealing over 35K in USPS money orders
• Postal worker was drunk when mail truck struck man , crashed into bank, DA says
• Witness to postal worker’s drunk driving arrest after East Longmeadow crash speaks out
• USPS: Fly flags at half-staff to honor shooting victims
• OIG Investigation Helps USPS Prevent Future Contract Fraud
• OIG: We Found Ways to Improve the Postal Inspection Service’s Strategy and Resources

August 27, 2025

• Georgia man sentenced to federal prison for stealing mail and committing bank fraud – PEN
• NALC: Back pay frequently asked questions
• MA police say a postman was driving drunk when he hit several cars and a building with his mail truck
• Washington County man gets prison time after racist outburst toward postal worker
• USPS: These agencies help protect USPS, its employees and its integrity
• Bay Area couple says UPSsold their lost painting to third-party auctioneer
• U.S. Postal Inspection Service is investigating mail thefts across Baltimore area

August 26, 2025

• Hats Off to 250 Years of USPS Letter Carrier Style and Purpose – PEN
• USPS Federal Register Notice of Additional Postmarking Information – PEN
• Armed robber attacks USPS worker, steals postal keys outside post office in North Philadelphia
• Westfield mail carrier arrested for DUI after crash in East Longmeadow
• Pedestrian seriously injured after being struck by mail truck
• Dog Bite Statistics & Dog Attacks by Breed 2025
• Humanitarian Elie Wiesel Is Honored with a Stamp
• OIG: Comparing Experiences in EV Fleet Acquisition and Deployment
• From the BS Department: Sell the Postal Service to UPS

August 25, 2025

• USPS finds NY postal employee in violation of Hatch Act
• USPS to open 11 new sorting and delivery centers before holidays
• De minimis: More postal services pause U.S. shipments – good – lets make those products in the USA
• USPS blocking shipments of unregulated items: ‘Your local … office will not accept any packages’
• Nearly 3 pounds of cocaine seized in Grand Rapids mail drug bust
• Here’s why European postal services are suspending U.S. deliveries – Remeber this…packages sent from the US to Europe, or elsewhere, are charged a tariff

August 24, 2025

• Dorchester postal worker taken to hospital after substance leaks from package, police say
• Trump Wants US to ‘Get Rid of Mail-in Ballots.’ Most Countries Already Have
• Illegally parked USPS vehicles pose imminent safety risk in Chicago
• European, Asian postal services to halt shipments to US after end of ‘de minimis’ tariff exemption
• Officials propose U-turn on crucial US Postal Service program: ‘Going to be a bunch of money … wasted’
• The Post Office Should Be Closed Forever

August 23, 2025

• Postal services in India, Europe to suspend shipment of packages to U.S. over import tariffs – Good
• Postal Pains: Officials Report Progress with Deterring Mail Theft
• Postal Service Addressing Service Delays in the Chicago

August 22, 2025

• Montgomery, AL Man Sentenced to Over Eight Years for $1 Million Mail and Bank Fraud Scheme and Illegal Firearm Possession -PEN
• Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says cartels are trafficking drugs through the mail
• Lincoln Park neighbors warn of safety risk as Postal Service trucks hog parking, often illegally
• Thieves use postal key to steal mail in Chicago’s West Loop area
• Remember the good old days when junk mail was king & postal carriers got hernias
• Parts of Europe are suspending postal shipments to the US — and your order may not arrive
• A USPS employee and the man he gave a kidney to are ready to celebrate 10 years of transplant success

August 21, 2025

• Arizona Man, Ignacio Miguel Tirado-Castillo, Charged with Trafficking Carfentanil into Alabama – PEN
• NALC: Retroactive payments highlight the unique structure of the NALC National Agreement
• APWU: Tentative Date for 2024-2027 National Agreement Pay Increases Announced
• USPS: Do you know the rules on nepotism in the workplace?
• Denmark ending letter deliveries is a sign of the digital times
• USPS apologizes after erroneous mailbox relocation notices sent to Fort Worth residents
• Bypass mail rate hike adds to inflationary pressures in rural Alaska
• Postal Bulletin 22683: Kids are Back to School, Make Safe Driving the Rule

August 20, 2025

• USPS fined $33,000 for dangerous waste violations at Seattle facility – PEN
• U.S. Representative Mike Bost responds to results of St. Louis postal processing center audit – PEN
• Gender-affirming care won’t be covered for federal employees in 2026 – PEN
• USPS: Do you know the rules on second jobs?
• Postal Service Joins Federal Vape Crackdown
• Torrance Main Post Office relocates some services as asbestos exposure investigation continues
• Feds accuse man of mailing 25 pounds of elephant tranquilizer to Alabama
• OIG: How Well Did USPS Communicate Changes in Priority Mail Express to Its Customers?

August 19, 2025

• DOJ plans to drop appeal for Tampa postal worker gun case
• USPS to Pay $700,000 to Settle Inspectors’ Overtime Wage Lawsuit
• Bat Cave post office will reopen after post-Helene repairs complete, USPS confirms
• Do you know the rules on using postal property?
• Anderson County veteran’s mail delivery issues resolved after long wait
• OIG: Keeping Congress Informed about Mail Theft

August 18, 2025

• Trump says he will sign executive order to eliminate mail-in ballots, voting machines
• Judge rejects defense bid for witness list in Warren mail carrier murder case
• Man accused of stabbing postal worker in Biscayne Park to be arraigned
• Do you know about USPS Ethics Awareness Week?

August 17, 2025

• Ernst’s “Return to Sender” Act about EVs for Postal Service
• Republicans look to make a U-turn on federal commitment to electric vehicles for the Postal Service
• USPS reveals Forever stamp honoring former president Jimmy Carter
• USPS issues new stamp for irregularly sized cards and invitations
• Ohio city takes ZIP Code fight to Congress after decades of addressing confusion
• St. Louis mail processing center had largest delayed backlog in USPS field audit history
• German postal workers embark on 1,860-mile bike journey to deliver letters to Santa Claus in Finland
• US Mail Box Truck Hits 4 Parked Vehicles, Overturns In Ocean County

August 16, 2025

• Three Rochester, NY men arrested, charged in postal theft ring – PEN
• Hundreds of Rural Letter Carriers to Rally in Orlando to Protect the Postal Service from Privatization – PEN
• Columbus postal worker who allegedly set fire to ex-fiancé’s car faces mail theft charge
• Trump says Putin agrees with him US should not have mail-in voting – and PEN agrees on no mail-in voting
• US Postal Service’s Harmonized System code requirement to start Sept. 1
• Congressman Shreve’s Push for Postal Progress Yields Results – PEN
• USPS audit finds deficiencies ‘in all five areas’ for St. Louis P&DC, NDC

August 15, 2025

• Video: Texas man who lost loved ones in USPS 18-wheeler crash shares moment he found out – PEN
• USPS Employees Remain Committed – PEN
• Possible resolution after west Alabama man says he didn’t receive mail for 3 months
• Video: Postal truck struck in Schenectady hit-and-run, dash cam
• ONE YEAR LATER: Some neighbors report improvement, continued problems with Tallahassee USPS following audit
• Treasury announces the end of federal paper checks on Sept. 30
• Lack of Evidence on Suicide, Opioids Sends Postal Worker’s Widow’s Case Back to OWCP – PEN
• Advocates urge new Postmaster General to abandon DeJoy’s strategy as postal losses mount
• Amazon expands same-day delivery of perishables in big grocery push
• Boston 2026 stamps issued at the Great American Stamp Show
• USPS to spread holiday cheer
• She’s mailed more than 10,000 thank-you notes
• Cremated remains lost in the mail: Atlanta woman pleads for answers
• AI as a resilience tool: Insights from a longtime USPS civil servant
• USPS files notice with Postal Regulatory Commission for temporary Peak Season rate hikes
• The World Stamp Show Is Coming, the World Stamp Show Is Coming! – PEN

August 14, 2025

• Congresswoman Ann Wagner Slams St. Louis USPS Mismanagement, Calls for Immediate Firings – PEN
• US Postal Inspection Service investigating check fraud in East Tennessee
• Special Delivery: USPS Customer Experience Gets Major Upgrade
• NPMHU: Wage Charts Effective September 6, 2025 (PP 20-2025)
• Two new stamps highlight Boston’s role in the Revolution
• Baltimore’s growing postal theft problem: Debit card snatched from mail, used immediately
• Bost responds to audit of St. Louis Postal Processing Center
• OIG: The Coin Collector: Unmasking a Postal Thief
• OIG Audits Find Over 2.5M Delayed Mailpieces in the St. Louis, MO, Area

August 13, 2025

• Mailwoman claims Ocala apartment complex’s mail bank fell on top of her
• Thief Breaks Into Postal Truck, Steals Mail And Drivers Lunch: Police
• New PMG Calls Delivering for America Plan the ‘Right Path’ for USPS
• US postal worker stole cards and checks from mail to fund lavish lifestyle, tropical vacations she flaunted online | See article at PEN
• Mail thefts in rural North Dakota sow seeds of distrust in the United States Postal Service
• NALC: Fifth COLA is $790
• USPS: This toy truck delivers for toddlers
• Several Agencies Move to Deny Union Contracts; Others Likely to Follow

August 12, 2025

• Carson Woman and Former USPS Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Checks and Credit Cards from the Mail – PEN
• Have a USPS vehicle? Don’t misuse it
• Postal Service Honors Workforce During Exclusive Facility Opening Event in Redondo Beach
• UPS settles Teamster grievances, averts strikes in multiple states
• Is VERA as Good as Normal Retirement for Federal Employees?

August 11, 2025

• USPS: About 10K employees accept early retirement offer
• NPMHU: 2025 Contract Update #4
• Floyd man arrested for sending threats to postal worker
• USPS will charge up to $16 more per package this holiday season. Here’s when the temporary price changes will start
• Those Crazy-Looking Postal Trucks Have Arrived Early In New York
• NALC challenges USPS over new routes
• USPS see losses grow by US$522m in one year
• FedEx enhances cross-border e-commerce services in MEISA
• USPS Blocks Shipping of Illicit Vapes in Boost for Big Tobacco
• USPS Crackdown: A Major Blow to Unregulated Vape Industry
• Supreme Court Issues Decision In Religious Freedom Case
• Keeping misdelivered packages could be a crime. What to do if you get someone else’s order
• OPM Orders Federal Agencies to Expunge COVID-19 Vaccine Records

August 10, 2025

• Man arrested following threat to kill deputies, postal service employee
• Wendel villagers say they’re fed up with not having mail service
• San Jose post office fire suspect due in federal court
• OPM: Use of COVID-19 Vaccination Status in Federal Employment and Updates to Employee Records
• 868,969 People Potentially Exposed As Hacker Strikes Ivy League University – Social Security Numbers, Names and Other Personal Information Affected
• Russian National Pleads Guilty To Florida Voter Fraud, Multi-Million Dollar Financial Scheme

August 09, 2025

• Postal Service may raise holiday shipping rates in October
• USPS can process 1 million packages a day with new machine in Avondale
• Rochester man with access to the loading dock of the main post office in Rochester has been charged in a mail theft case
• UPS extends buyout offer deadline after low driver interest

August 08, 2025

• USPS announces temporary price changes – PEN
• Congressman Sends Letter to United States Postal Service to Address Winfield CPU Closure – PEN
• Famed Intellectual William F. Buckley Jr. Will Be Honored on a Stamp
• Check-washing nightmare: Thieves target Ballantyne post office
• VA Terminates Most Union Contracts Citing Saving “Millions” and 750,000 Hours Per Year on Union Activity
• USPS Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Results – PEN
• PMG Steiner’s remarks during the Aug. 7 Postal Service Board of Governors meeting – PEN
• New Orleans Woman Guilty of Theft of Mail by Postal Employee – PEN
• Summerville, SC USPS Contractor at center of $1M fraud, lawsuits and tragedy
• Sacramento County woman sentenced to federal prison for stealing mail | PEN’s previous coverage
• New Postal Service leader lends support to controversial modernization plan
• DOJ seeks to revoke citizenship of ex-postal worker who stole $1.6M in checks, tried fleeing to Zambia
• USPS urges regulator not to set limits on higher mail prices
• Man used USPS keys to get into Warner Robins mailboxes, steal checks. He’s sentenced

August 07, 2025

• Rhode Island Postal Employee Admits Role in Mail Theft Ring – PEN
• Postal Service Overhaul Stirs Concerns as Vermont Rural Deliveries Face Delays
• Congressional caucus pushes back against Postal Service privatization
• USPS: The deadline to order semipostal stamp shirts is Aug. 15 – Employees can wear the apparel during designated times from September through December
• Russian Drone Strike Hits Ukrainian Postal Van Near Front Line, Killing Worker, Injuring Driver
• Mail thief caught on video at West Hollywood apartment building
• Congressman calls for delivery of mail to Wheatfield subdivision residents

August 06, 2025

• Bronx Man Charged with Slashing of U.S. Postal Service Mail Carrier – PEN
• Illinois Man Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison – scheme involved large business checks stolen out of the mail – PEN
• Senator Josh Hawley Urges New Postmaster General to Course Correct USPS, Protect Rural Mail Delivery – PEN
• Louisiana Postal Employee Sentenced for Destruction of U.S. Mail – PEN
• Theft of mail under investigation in seven North Dakota communities
• Studio City residents confront mail theft suspect in bloody encounter
• SpongeBob and his friends can now live on envelopes
• How The Giant Concrete Arrows Across America Guided Airmail Pilots In The 1920s

August 05, 2025

• Amazon is building a shadow postal service in rural America
• USPS: If you work in hot weather, follow these tips
• USPS’ 2024 holiday performance slipped amid capacity constraints
• USPS Makes Final Decision to Move Howell Post Office
• Postal Insiders Say Rural Delivery Has Storied Past, Checkered Future In W.Va.
• Atlanta postal workers endure weeks of sweltering heat without air conditioner
• Rural America slighted by new U.S. Postal Service plan
• 4 arrested in connection with large mail theft case in Delaware County
• Runaway mail truck damages 2 Sandy homes

August 04, 2025

• Fayetteville, NC Man Convicted of Embezzling from U.S. Postal Service – PEN
• ‘Devastating:’ Residents react to being reduced to 2 post offices in Sioux Falls
• Wasps stopped the mail in Baltimore. What stopped the communication?
• Is Canada Post too big to fail?
• Attorney Calls for Urgent Postal Service Reform After Deadly Kaufman County Crash
• Seekonk, MA Postmaster Who Stole Thousands of Dollars in Government Money Pleads Guilty – PEN
• ‘It is our mission’: USPS has delivered where troops are for 250 years
• The next generation of sorters is here – USPS has a new machine that can handle 7,000 packages an hour
• USPS Contract Postal Unit Closures: Impact on Local Businesses and Communities
• Court of Appeals Overturns Stay of Executive Order Banning Unions Based on National Security Concerns – does not include USPS

August 03, 2025

• Survivors of the “Son of Sam” serial killer in their own words | Also see article at PEN: NYC Postal Employee David Berkowitz, Known as ‘Son of Sam’ – His Life in Prison and Chances for Parole
• USPS stamp prices expected to keep rising through 2027
• USPS will close some of its branches in 7 states
• USPS Shuts Down Operations in 5 States—$9.5B Loss Triggers Deepest Cuts Since 2020
• A Mail Carrier Was Caught on Camera Pepper-Spraying an Elderly Cat. When the Owner Confronted Him, He ‘Denied It’
• TSP Hits $1 Trillion: A Look at July’s TSP Performance Surge

August 02, 2025

• NJ Letter Carrier Stole Credit Cards on Her Mail Route, North Bergen Police Say – PEN
• Investigators Arrest Rialto Woman for Mail Theft and are Looking for Two Other Suspects – PEN
• Four arrested following alleged mail theft case in Bowling Green
• Staff changes at Clark post office leaves customers with few options for deliveries
• Canada Post workers reject ‘final’ contract offers after vote

August 01, 2025

• Postal insurance program risks ‘operational failure’ due to OPM staffing shortages
• Postal carrier sprays Rancho Cordova resident’s cat in moment captured on video
• Man assaulted postal employee over package containing fentanyl concealed within teddy bear
• ‘Delete those messages’: Postal Service warns of scams, mail thefts as arrests increase
• With no functional postal service, Missouri town struggles to get mail: ‘Genuinely insane’
• APWU: Dispute Over Individual Retirement Counseling Appealed to Arbitration
• This dog stole a letter carrier’s heart
• Stamps celebrating ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ debut in Times Square