PBS – 10.28.2014 – An internal audit of the U.S. Postal Service found that it approved nearly 50,000 requests from law enforcement to monitor personal mail. Gwen Ifill sits down with Ron Nixon of The New York Times, who has been investigating this story for more than a year. Read more
October 28, 2014 – An unnamed truck driver is being investigated in connection with the theft of mail she was contracted to take from the Dayton Post Office to Postal Service operations in Pittsburgh. The suspect is an independent contractor with Rose-marie Zajac’s Mail Transportation Co. of Yatesboro. Zajac said the driver has been suspended […]
Oct. 27, 2014 – USPS purchased the Bolget Center in 1980 to use as a meeting and training facility. The Center has 430 guest rooms and 75 meeting rooms. The Center completed fiscal year 2012 more than $3 million in the red. Dolce International, the company that manages the Bolger Center, filed notice that they […]
What GAO Found The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) revised its delivery standards, which has generally increased delivery time for some First-Class Mail and Periodicals from 1 day to 2 days, notably by reducing mail with a 1-day standard.USPS also revised its delivery standards for 2-day delivery. Mail must now be within a 6-hour drive between […]
October 25, 2014 Photo of NYC letter carrier Keven Ngo preparing to deliver mail to the NYC apartment building of ebola patient Dr. Craig Spencer. Read more
Get moving Customers should know the facts about COA services Some customers may be paying too much for change of address services. USPS wants customers to know they may be paying too much for change of address (COA) services at non-postal websites. Some sites charge as much as $40 to register new addresses. Others charge nominal fees […]
BIRMINGHAM — A former U.S. Postal Service clerk in Tuscaloosa pleaded guilty today to stealing prescription painkillers from the mail and to breaking into the Skyland Post Office, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, Postal Service Office of Inspector General Special Agent in Charge Max Eamiguel, of the Southern Area Field Office, and Postal Inspection Service […]
HUMBLE, Texas – Seven employees at the Humble Post Office were transported to the hospital Tuesday after strong odors or fumes from a package caused them to experience various medical issues. Video will load below. Read more video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player
October 21, 2014 – Brenda Carmody, age 49, of Bunker Hill, West Virginia, entered a plea of guilty to misappropriation of postal funds between August of 2013 and January of 2014. Carmody admitted to taking $1,551.91 from the stamp drawer and $480 from post office box rentals from the Rippon, West Virginia, post office while […]
MINNEAPOLIS – 10.20.2014 – The U.S. Postal Service is apologizing after what a Twin Cities family calls a traumatic experience. A letter mailed to a Chaska man was mailed back to his mother with the word “deceased” across the envelope. The son was still alive, but the family says the error caused confusion and emotional […]