Special delivery Rep. Brenda Lawrence, a postal retiree, praises USPS USPS – 1/26/15 Rep. Brenda Lawrence speaks on the U.S. House floor. Many Postal Service retirees begin new careers after leaving USPS, and Brenda Lawrence is no different — although her new job is unique. Lawrence took office this month as U.S. House of Representatives […]
CARROLLTON, TX – Steve Weinstein is asking the United States Postal Service if it’s standard procedure to toss deliveries on doorsteps after an expensive package got unceremoniously dumped on his front porch. Weinstein’s home surveillance camera caught a delivery person tossing a package several feet onto his porch Wednesday. He posted video of the incident […]
DineroSeguro replacing money orders to Mexico Effective Dec. 31, 2014, the Postal Service will stop selling international paper money orders that can be cashed in Mexico. Mexico terminated the agreement with USPS that authorized U.S. Post Offices to sell them. Mexico will continue to cash international paper money orders purchased prior to Dec. 31, 2014 […]
Carriers light up Hollywood Christmas Parade Southern California letter carriers took part in the recent Hollywood Christmas Parade. 12.18.14 – Despite a heavy downpour, a dozen Southern California letter carriers marched in this year’s Hollywood Christmas Parade. The carriers held Priority Mail Flat Rate holiday boxes and satchels filled with wrapped gifts. Los Angeles District […]
President David Williams argues that the USPS must stop costly business ventures and private-market abuse, return to core mission ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) today released a damning video calling on the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to immediately halt expanded offerings it cannot afford and return to […]
The man identified as the gunman who wounded three people at a Florida State University library mailed 10 packages before the shooting, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service said Friday. A spokeswoman for the U.S. Postal Inspection Service said the packages sent by Myron May have been collected by investigators. The service determined the contents weren’t […]
POSTAL PROTESTERS CHARGES DISMISSED More actions planned to stop the delay of mail The “postal defenders” won a reprieve today. County Judge Karin Immergut dismissed criminal charges in a civil disobedience protest case which was over two years old, saying the defendants’ constitutional right to a speedy trial had been violated. The protesters immediately […]
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A viewer sent KFOX14 photos of a U.S. Postal Service vehicle parked in a handicap spot outside a bank in Las Cruces. Ruben Holguin told KFOX14 this isn’t the first time it’s happened. Read more
October 07, 2014 – SCRANTON — Many employees of the U.S. Postal Service are getting quite a surprise right now: notices that they owe taxes that were supposed to be taken out of paychecks but weren’t. And now Scranton says pay up. Video will load below. Read more
Royal Mail expands its ‘click and collect’ network 9/8/14 More shoppers in the United Kingdom can now collect their Internet purchases from a local Post Office — another example of how posts around the world are changing to keep up with the boom in online retailing. Royal Mail, the U.K. postal service, recently expanded its local collect […]