MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A gathering lead by letter carriers in Minneapolis met outside the torched U.S. Post Office on East Lake Street Sunday morning. Their purpose was to stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter protestors and march from the post office to 38th & Chicago, the intersection that’s turned into the memorial for […]
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USPS has been around for more than 200 years, but says it is close to being insolvent. Laws requiring it to fund pensions for people it hasn’t even hired yet have hurt the post office’s ability to operate. It’s likely to become a major issue this summer, as many voters may rely on it to cast their vote […]
? LEHI — Residents say they warned for years about the dangerous location of a mailbox where a mailman was hit by a suspected impaired driver on Tuesday. “It could have been any one of us,” said Ashley Budd, who lives nearby and witnessed the crash. “It’s traumatic to try and get our mail at this […]
DENVER (KDVR) — The City and County of Denver on Thursday ordered the closure of a United States Postal Service distribution center. The facility is located at 7550 E. 53rd Pl. in northeast Denver and handles mail for all of Colorado and Wyoming, which have a combined population of about 6.5 million people. The Denver […]
CHICAGO – Family claims the first letter carrier to die of coronavirus was discharged from the hospital after testing positive and giving birth. The National Association of Letter Carriers honored Unique Clay, 31, Saturday after she became the first active letter carrier in Chicago to die of coronavirus. “All I need is answers, why would […]
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (WIAT) — An unexpected twist to a TikTok video recorded in Vestavia Hills has sparked a worldwide internet sensation. Alexis Dinga’s mom asked her to go over to her neighbor Collins Kitchens’ house to borrow an onion for dinner. The girls, who are both students at Auburn University, decided to set her […]
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — The United States Postal Service and even some landlords are warning residents about an increase in mail theft especially with stimulus and unemployment checks as well as tax refunds circulating the mail system. Porch pirates wearing N95 masks grabbed a package in Oakland on April 29 at 4:50 p.m., just 20 […]
An 11-year-old girl’s letter to her local mail carrier thanking him for his service evolved into a thoughtful message on mental health, especially during the coronavirus pandemic. Emerson Weber, a fifth-grade student in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has been known for years by family and friends for the thoughtful and frequent letters she sends, each […]
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