"...daughter said her father is living in the U.S. without legal permission. ...But when a nearby postal worker tried to step in, agents pushed the postal carrier to the ground. ..."
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"...daughter said her father is living in the U.S. without legal permission. ...But when a nearby postal worker tried to step in, agents pushed the postal carrier to the ground. ..."
"...The official and final version of the 2024-2027 Collective Bargaining Agreement has been completed and published online. The linked PDF is available for immediate use. The file is fully searchable and bookmarked.
"...Democratic-controlled Board of Elections refused security to station cameras in ballot storage areas.
Given Passaic County’s troubled history with election fraud allegations, a law firm for the New Jersey GOP argued that the Justice Department should supervise the handling of vote-by-mail ballots at minimum.
“Passaic County has a long and sordid history of [vote-by-mail] fraud with multiple indictments for ballot stuffing and falsifying [vote-by-mail] ballots in recent elections,” attorney Jason Sena, whose firm represents the New Jersey GOP, wrote in a letter to the DOJ obtained by The Post...."
"...Mail-in election ballots that were stolen last month in at least two towns in Middlesex County have been replaced and officials said they will ensure that no ballot is counted twice.
The thefts occurred last month in Metuchen, Woodbridge and possibly other municipalities, according to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and local officials. ..."
"...United Parcel Service has cut 48,000 management and operations positions, the company disclosed Tuesday when it reported earnings.
Of those roles, 14,000 were management positions and 34,000 were jobs in operations. The reductions came through layoffs and buyouts, the company said. ..."
"...The “Penalty Overtime Exclusion” period for calendar year 2025 will begin Pay Period 26-2025, Week 1 (November 29, 2025), and end Pay Period 01-2026, Week 2 (December 26, 2025)...."
"...The truck that slammed into two cars in Terrell, killing five people — including four from the same family — was hauling a U.S. Postal Service load that began its journey 800 miles away in Atlanta, a WFAA investigation has found.
The driver, Alexis Osmani Gonzalez-Companioni, told police he fell asleep and "woke up to a loud bang."..."
"...A few weeks ago, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) implemented a policy banning the loading of contractors using drivers with non-domiciled CDLs, aligning with evolving federal guidelines on immigration and transportation. ...Pete Routsolias, USPS SVP of Logistics, addressed suppliers in a call, explaining the reversal: “We didn’t understand the magnitude of how many people were using non-domiciled CDLs... He added, “What we’re announcing is, as of right now, you can go back to using non-domiciled CDL drivers,” while emphasizing that other rules—such as English proficiency and two drivers per truck—still apply."
"the bomb squad took away a package and loaded it into a special containment truck from the Atlanta Police Bomb Squad.
Police initially said that testing determined it was a real explosive. ...They later said that further testing identified the device as a military ordinance. ...After detonation, it was determined that there were..."
"...The physical damage is small in comparison to the immense heartbreak felt by neighbors as they mourn the loss of someone they considered a friend.
“I called him and I sent him a text message and I said, ‘Hey, man. Are you OK?’ And I didn’t get no response. I tried calling him. No answer,” one neighborhood resident said. ...fleeing the scene of a separate minor crash up the road.
“As he was fleeing, he was going at a high rate of speed, lost control and he struck the rear of the postal truck that was delivering mail at the residences here on the southbound side of Antoine Drive,” the sergeant said.
The sheriff’s office says the driver of the postal vehicle, Steven Marks"
"...as she was heading back to the mail truck, two dogs came upon her, and one of them attacked her," Newberry County Sheriff Lee Foster said.
According to Foster, she tried to get back into her delivery truck but the dog kept attacking her. She eventually got back into her truck, locked the door, and called 9-1-1.
When deputies got to the scene, two dogs, a Pitbull and a Labrador-mix, had to be moved before starting first aid. ..."
"...ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — An employee working at the USPS office in Henrietta was shot overnight. ..."
Snippet of Article: "...Columbus Day, a holiday that celebrates Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas, is Monday, Oct. 13.
The first Columbus Day celebration took place in 1792 in New York City. A century later, President Benjamin Harrison declared Columbus Day as a one-time national celebration to mark the 400th anniversary of Columbus’s voyage in 1492. ..."
"...Confusion has reigned since the U.S. ended the tariff exemption for packages worth less than $800 on Aug. 29. In September, the Universal Postal Union reported 88 of its 192 member countries had suspended all or some of its postal services to the U.S. to have time to adjust their shipping procedures.
On Friday, the UPU said “only a handful” of those had resumed operations to the U.S. ..."
"...law enforcement officials and the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, Bondi announced that George Isbell was arrested for sending that letter. ..."The individual who wrote me described ...The letter stated that the author wanted Johnson to be strangled by the American flag and that he hoped someone would ‘blow his head off.’...The U.S. Postal Service traced the letter back to San Diego, California and FDLE turned around the fingerprints on the letter to identify Isbell as the author. He was arrested in San Diego. Isbell was charged with mailing threatening communications. "
"...employees and retirees will pay an average of 12.3% more toward their health insurance premiums in 2026, marking the second consecutive year of double-digit cost increases. ...On average, feds in “self only” plans will pay an additional...Enrollees in the new Postal Service Health Benefits Program, which replaced the U.S. Postal Service’s previous insurance offerings last fall, will see their premiums increase by..."
"...MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Sixteen years have passed since a central Alabama postal worker was shot to death. His killer remains unknown to this day. Postal highway contract driver Tony W. Harrelson was killed at the Camp Hill Post Office on Oct 2, 2009. The Dadeville man’s body was discovered around 6:15 p.m. that evening after an apparent robbery. ...A possible clue to the investigation involves other post office branches. Since the beginning of the investigation, the U.S. Postal Service has believed a robbery prior to Harrelson’s murder at the Troy Post Office, as well as a robbery at the Hope Hull Post Office shortly after his death, could be related. ..."
"...Shipping gifts may will cost you more this holiday season. ...The United States Postal Service will temporarily hike prices for some services during the 2025 holiday season.
Starting Sunday, Oct. 5, price increases for Priority Mail Express (PME), Priority Mail (PM), USPS Ground Advantage, and Parcel Select will go into effect. The price change, announced in August, comes as the mailing agency looks to "cover extra handling costs" to ensure a successful holiday season
The higher prices will remain in effect through Jan. 18, 2026..."
"HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- The Harris County DA's Office is crediting ABC13 for the arrest of an alleged mail thief. ..."I called y'all. They're not doing much. Maybe you can do something," Salina said in a June interview.
Salinas set up a camera pointing at the neighborhood mail box, which captured video that showed an alleged repeat mail thief. ..."