"...The Postal Service’s licensed “foot-to-floor” ride-on vehicle has been nominated for Toy Book’s Pulse of Play Awards.
The Flybar-made product is a finalist in the “juvenile product launch of the year” category, which recognizes the most outstanding new toy aimed at babies and toddlers. ..."
"Rep. Gabe Vasquez calls on postal service to "go back to the old way of doing things."While some residents of rural New Mexico were surprised and aren't happy about the U.S. Postal Service's recent change in its "postmarking process," the USPS says that policy "remains unchanged."...they essentially changed the rules of how mail is postmarked," Vasquez said. Most people have been accustomed to having mail stamped with a postmark indicating where it was mailed from and on what date it was mailed. ...What Vasquez has learned is that under the new "Delivering for America" policy, mail isn't postmarked and dated until it gets to a "processing center," which can take two days or more. If people are trying to meet deadlines with tax returns or bills, it could result in late fees. "
"...An exceptional stamp will tempt bidders on the first day of the sale: an unused (no gum) 1875 reissue of the 30¢ Eagle and Shield (Scott 131) from the 1869 Pictorial issue (112-122).
Just 1,535 examples of the 1875 30¢ Eagle and Shield stamp were sold, according to the Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers.
Kelleher describes the stamp as “an all-around gem beauty with magnificently deep colors, crisp impression, and flawless centering on glowing white paper.”
Accompanying the stamp are..."
"...During an inventory search of the vehicle, officers found stacks of mail belonging to Katy residents and an illegal U.S. Postal Service mailbox key, according to Lt. Jeffrey Glass. ...Glass said the key is designed for cluster or community mailboxes. Thieves obtain counterfeit versions of these keys to open cluster boxes and remove large amounts of mail at once, he said. Possessing a universal mailbox key is illegal unless the person is a U.S. Postal Service worker.
"Thieves find these counterfeit keys and go to these cluster mailboxes and remove a lot of mail at one time," Glass said.
The driver, identified as Hung Cong Le, 51, was arrested "
"...James Wilder was driving to Las Vegas for work when his car broke down in Joplin, Missouri, FOX 2 News reported.
His family bought him a Greyhound bus ticket to return to Massachusetts on Dec. 3, but he suddenly went dark after a stop off in St. Louis...Wilders’ sisters then filed a missing person report, and five days later, on Dec. 13, his body was found in the back of a postal delivery truck less than half a mile from the bus terminal, FOX 2 News reported.
No cause of death was given"
"...Federal ethics regulations prohibit USPS employees from engaging in outside employment that conflicts with or affects their postal duties.
Additionally, Postal Service employees cannot:..."
"..."My driver's side was completely busted out. And a small window on the passenger's side was broken out. And they also broke the side mirror," Zimmerman said.
The thief took a bag of mail from the back of the truck, which ..."
"...Glen Rose, TX, Rural Carrier Kilie Layland was delivering mail recently when she spotted a man having a heart attack in his front yard. She quickly exited her vehicle and ..."
"...Winter weather in the Southwest, Southern Plains, Midwest, Ohio Valley, and Southeast regions of the U.S. (New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina) may impact the processing, transportation, and delivery of mail and packages. Winter weather in the Northern ..."
"The Times Herald will switch to U.S. Postal Service delivery starting February 23. ...the Times Herald will be putting renewed emphasis on the printed newspaper as a place readers can dive into local news with more impact and context, feel-good community features, sports analysis and commentary — the stories you can’t get anywhere else. ...SUBSCRIBE"
"...Prohibited activities include electioneering, gambling and solicitation..."
"...FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- An alarming rise in attacks on postal workers in Fresno.
It started last Thursday with a brazen armed robbery in a Central Fresno neighborhood, a crime captured on a doorbell camera. The gunman remains on the run after stealing the letter carrier's keys, wallet, and phone. ...Another assault Tuesday involved two teens who ...on Wednesday, yet a third frightening ..."
"...A Van Wert, Ohio, mail carrier has pleaded not guilty to federal charges after allegedly burning undelivered mail, WLIO reports. Kyle Carver faces one count of delay or destruction of mail. The case began in October when a Van Wert police officer responded to a backyard fire in the 900 block of George Street around 7:30 a.m. The officer discovered mail being burned at the residence...."
"Officials are investigating a post office in Marion after receiving multiple complaints regarding lost or damaged mail and reports of letters and packages scattered along U.S. 2. ...found pieces of mail scattered along U.S. 2, and other residents reported picking up mail off the ground near their mailboxes. Among the complaints were reports and photos of a white pickup delivering mail in the truck bed, either uncovered or with the tailgate missing.
“We observed [the route driver] consistently carrying the mail/packages in an open, uncovered pickup truck bed on the highway regardless of weather,” Marion resident Ellen Stone told the Inter Lake in a message on social media. ...Postmaster Keira Baldwin, who oversees the Marion post office remotely from another post office in Kila, declined to comment...“Our office has been informed that the highway contractor for this route has removed the carrier from the route, a new carrier has started, and that a secure, enclosed vehicle is now being used.” "