DETROIT – Workers at the post office in Detroit are mourning the loss of their pregnant co-worker Thursday morning who was shot and killed on Detroit’s west side. Bionka Lyons, 21, of Detroit, was killed Wednesday at about 11 p.m. outside her parent’s home on Crocuslawn Street. Her unborn child did not survive. “It’s all everyone […]
SACRAMENTO — It’s a crime that can happen anywhere and to any neighborhood. Mailbox vandalism was the topic Thursday evening at a town hall meeting in South Sacramento. Community members were joined by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Federal Trade Commission, local lawmakers and police. “Mail theft is a federal crime, and we want […]
Some 2,000 members of the American Postal Workers Union have gathered in Miami where they are officially opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Along with Florida Representative Alan Grayson, they hope to send a message to presidential candidates. The 200,000-member strong American Postal Workers Union (APWU) hopes to use its sway to deter Congress from considering the […]
Investigators say mail was stolen from Oahu post offices twice in the past week. P.O. boxes were broken into at the Waianae and Nanakuli post offices, and Honolulu police and federal authorities are looking into the cases. People pay to have a P.O. box, and many of them get one to help keep their mail secure, so what measures […]
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) – The United States Postal Service brings mail every day, but something may keep letter carriers away. Not much will stop a letter carrier from delivering mail, but a vicious dog could postpone it. Herbert Chun walks the same neighborhoods every morning delivering mail to Greenville residents. But he’s not always greeted by […]
KEWANNA — A local town post office is in danger of crumbling. People in Kewanna worry it could be unsafe for workers and the public. They also want to make sure the US Postal Service doesn’t move their facility out of town. The people who live in Kewanna are passionate about their hometown. “I like the […]
“Frustrating!” That’s how a viewer describes her dealings with the United States Postal Service. You see, Nancy McMillan’s Katy-area neighborhood of Williamsburg Parish has a cluster mailbox instead of a traditional one at the end of each driveway. One of the parcel lockers at the bottom of the cluster is missing a key and Nancy […]
Sidewalks in Switzerland are about to get a little bit more crowded. Swiss Post, the national postal service in Switzerland, will test robots next month in three cities to deliver food and medicine. The robots, which are small, six-wheeled pods, travel slowly on sidewalks. They’re designed to avoid obstacles, including pedestrians, animals and cars. The […]
HARRIMAN, Tenn. (WVLT) — One is sick; the other elderly. Both rely on the mail for their medication. But about two weeks ago, they said it stopped. The U.S. Postal Service said Briggs Drive in Harriman is not safe for a mail carrier to turn around. “It’s terribly frustrating because no one else has a problem […]
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Customers wait for hours every day at the Flatbush Station post office in Brooklyn, and some call it the worst post office in all of New York City. As CBS2’s Ali Bauman reported, customers Monday were demanding answers about the delays. Things can get heated inside the Church Avenue post office. Patience […]