POSTALNEWS

2017-10-20
Ohio – Postal Truck fire – October 19th, 2017

Ohio - Another day at the post office!!! This was a brand new rca's truck yesterday. She risked her life along with some customers lives to get the mail out of the truck.
2017-10-20
Authorities investigating rope found in shape of noose at Gaithersburg post office

An investigation is underway after a rope was found in the shape of a noose at a post office in Gaithersburg.
2017-10-20
USPS OIG: Accuracy of In-Office Cost System Data

The IOCS is the primary probability sampling system used by the U.S. Postal Service to attribute the labor costs of clerks, mail handlers, city carriers, and supervisors related to the handling of mail of all classes and rate categories.
2017-10-20
Video: USPS – First Day of Issue – Christmas Carols Forever® Stamps

The U.S. Postal Service® celebrates the Holiday season with four new Forever® stamps featuring images that illustrate the themes of four beloved Christmas carols: “Jingle Bells,” “Deck the Halls,” “Silent Night” and “Jolly Old Saint Nicholas.”
2017-10-20
Video: USPS – First Day of Issue – The Snowy Day Forever® Stamps

The U.S. Postal Service® showcases the work of Ezra Jack Keats’ most beloved story, The Snowy Day, on Forever® stamps.
2017-10-20
PostBOT delivery robot helps German mail carriers with deliveries

The German town of Bad Hersfeld has been chosen as the test location for a new delivery robot dubbed PostBOT that will be used to help mail carriers make their deliveries.
2017-10-20
W. Va. Postal Worker Pleads Guilty To Stealing Meth From Mail

CHARLESTON, W. Va. (LEX 18) - A former postal worker in West Virginia pleaded guilty to stealing methamphetamine from a package that was heading to the Police Forensic Laboratory.
2017-10-20
U.S. Postal Service and Canada Post Jointly Dedicate The History of Hockey Stamps Today

Detroit, MI, Oct. 20, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the U.S. Postal Service and Canada Post jointly issued The History of Hockey stamps that now are available nationwide. Hockey fans are asked to share the news using the hashtag #HockeyStamps.
2017-10-20
U.S. Postal Service worker who robbed bank on his day off faces prison

A U.S. Postal Service worker who committed a dramatic bank robbery on his day off work earlier this year in Palm Beach County is facing federal prison when he is sentenced today.
2017-10-20
Postmaster completes triathlon

The Colfax, NC, Postmaster recently participated in his first Ironman triathlon, a series of long-distance races, in Augusta, GA.
2017-10-20
Postal worker who opened more than 250 customers’ mail gets probation

Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin Jeffrey Anderson said 39-year-old Tamara Donald, of Loves Park, Illinois, was sentenced Thursday in federal court to two years of probation for theft of mail.
2017-10-20
Senate passes budget resolution without instructions for retirement cuts

The Senate narrowly passed on Thursday night a $4 trillion budget resolution for 2018 with a 51-49 vote.
2017-10-20
Postal worker robbed at gunpoint in Swatara Township, PA

SWATARA TOWNSHIP, DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa.–Police are looking for two men who robbed a postal worker in Swatara Township at gunpoint on Thursday night.
2017-10-19
More clarification on Veterans’ Day holiday post office schedule

“In an effort to ensure clarity regarding the upcoming holiday, please note that in observance of the holiday the Postal Service will not conduct normal mail delivery or retail operations on Veterans’ Day (Saturday, November 11). Package delivery will be performed on November 11-12.”
2017-10-19
Postman accused of stealing pills from mail gets probation

Court records say while he was employed by the U.S. Postal Service as a rural carrier associate, he stole oxycodone for personal use from parcels that he was supposed to deliver.