SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) — This year Santa has had more help than ever from the U.S. Postal Service. The big changes are due to how many people are now shopping for the holidays. Ireneo Gutierrez has been with the Postal Service for 21 years, but this Christmas is different. “I’ve never remembered this season […]
LUTTS, Tenn. – The Lutts Post Office in Wayne County was destroyed when tornadoes hit Middle Tennessee. Postal officials and emergency responders said the building at 8310 Lutts Road was demolished by the strong winds that swept through the area. Fortunately, no employees were inside the building at the time of the impact. The Postal […]
Santa is a busy guy so postal carriers at one D.C. post office took it upon themselves to help the big guy out. U.S. Postal Service workers at the L Street station in Southwest D.C. came together to help buy gifts for kids along their route. Each year, they pick a couple to surprise. Read […]
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – 12/24/15 – Tis the season for thieves. It’s a common sight around the holidays to see a postal worker deliver a package to someone’s doorstep, only for a crook to come in and swipe it. But an Albuquerque man has tricked a holiday package thief into stealing a box filled with dog poop. Read more at […]
MUNCIE, Ind. – 12/24/14 – A postal worker in Muncie may go to prison if she’s convicted of stealing a $50 gift card. A sharp-eyed woman helped uncover the crime. It is a “how-to lesson” to make sure presents get to the right person. Working as a clerk in the U.S. Postal Service’s Muncie mail processing center, investigators […]
RICHMOND, VA(NEWSPLEX) — We’re all familiar with the men and women who deliver our mail each day, but what about the federal agents behind the scenes who vow to protect us and our mail. They’re called United States Postal Inspectors and their roots go back to Benjamin Franklin. Spending twelve years as an agent, Michael […]
Staples said it will sue to push the deal. Staples’ revised $5.5 billion bid to buy rival Office Depot was rejected by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the company said on Monday, thwarting again its attempt to create a larger entity better able to contend with the major changes reshaping the office supplies market. Seeking to […]
The federal Office of Workers’ Compensation granted tens of thousands of dollars in death benefits to a Bay Area widow one day after NBC Bay Area investigation aired The federal Office of Workers’ Compensation approved an East Bay widow’s claim for death benefits one day after an NBC Bay Area investigation revealed her year-long battle for benefits […]
“I’ll drop off this load I have, deliver mail, and I’ll come back and take out more packages today,” said USPS Carrier Mariam Bluiett. “Normally I wouldn’t have to make two trips.” More
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – 12/21/15 – It may be just four days until Christmas, but December 21st is also an important date for the United States Postal Service. It’s officially considered the busiest mailing day of the year. With some 30 million packages going out worldwide Monday, postal service leaders said the sheer volume of packages is up 15 […]