"...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.” "
"...The U.S. Postal Service has repeatedly shot down the idea of relinquishing the property, and spokesperson Desai Abdul-Razzaaq reiterated ...Minneapolis has worked for decades to make the riverfront more visitor friendly, but the heart of downtown remains largely obstructed by the post office"
"...In a diverse neighborhood where immigration officers have been seen frequently, U.S. postal workers marched through on Sunday, chanting: “Protect our routes. Get ICE out.”...Peter Noble joined dozens of other U.S. Post Office workers Sunday on their only day off from their mail routes to march against the immigration crackdown. They passed by the place where an immigration officer shot and killed Renee Good, a U.S. citizen and mother of three, during a Jan. 7 confrontation. ...Letter carrier Susan Becker said she came out to march on the coldest day since the crackdown started because it's important to keep telling the federal government she thinks what it is doing is wrong. "
"...Today, we celebrate the towering life and legacy of Benjamin Franklin—printer and philosopher, inventor and diplomat, public servant and patriot, and one of the most consequential Americans to ever live. On what would have been his 320th birthday, we honor his restless genius, his steadfast devotion to liberty, and his legendary contributions to our national story.
Born on January 17, 1706... served as the first Postmaster General, binding the Colonies together with an organized mail system long before they were bound together as one Nation."
"...Albany, NY (WRGB) — A Rensselaer County man has been sentenced to probation after admitting he stole tens of thousands of dollars through a money order fraud scheme while employed by the U.S. Postal Service.
Matthew Dundas of Petersburgh, was sentenced on January 14, 2026, to two years of probation, 80 hours of community service, and a $4,000 fine. ..."
"The U.S. Postal Service will be required to evaluate its consolidation of Huntsville’s processing and distribution center through a bill that passed the U.S. House, U.S. Rep. Dale Strong, R-Monrovia, said Thursday. ...Strong, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, said the move has disrupted mail service across North Alabama. The provision was included in H.R. 7006, the Financial Services and General Government Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bill, which advanced as part of the appropriations package passed earlier this week. It will require USPS to provide a briefing on the impacts of consolidating the Huntsville processing and distribution center, including its effect on mail service to north Alabama. ..."
"The man was selling them to a ringleader from a drug gang...A former mail carrier in Pennsylvania who stole 300 Postal Service money orders and several hundred pieces of mail is now serving time in federal prison.
The ex-employee’s conviction was part of an investigation by the USPS Office of Inspector General...OIG special agents found that the carrier was targeting mail containing checks and other personally identifiable information, which he provided to a ringleader affiliated with a New York City drug gang."
"...When Noel Roman recently visited the Postal Service’s Pilsen Station in Chicago, he was handed a folder filled with photos from the building’s construction in 1936.
Grateful for the trove, the USPS historical preservation architect scanned and saved them as part of the facility’s historical documentation.
It got him to thinking: There are no doubt other architectural photos of historical interest out there, and with them, he could create a digital historical catalog of USPS buildings. ...He encourages anyone in possession of historical Post Office photos to email him — the more detailed information that can be provided about the photos and their subjects, the better."
"Ali is being honored for the first time with a commemorative U.S. postage stamp. ...Born Cassius Clay Jr., Ali changed his name after converting to Islam in the 1960s and spoke openly about race, religion and war. In 1967, he refused to be inducted into the U.S. Army, citing his religious beliefs and opposition to the Vietnam War. ..."
"...The Postal Service recently notified the APWU that they will be sending a letter to employees regarding the tax deduction for the premium portion of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime that some employees may be eligible to take under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA).
The letter explains what portion of overtime an employee was paid in 2025 qualifies for the deduction. Overtime payments are usually larger under the National Agreement than what is required by the FLSA, so not all overtime payments qualify for the deduction. ..."
"...My name is Stacy Shuda and I’m a solutions architect for the Postal Service’s architecture, strategy and innovation group, which is part of the chief information officer’s organization in Eagan, MN.
When I’m not at work you might find me monitoring bluebird nest boxes as a citizen scientist, providing data to groups such as the Bluebird Program of Minnesota, the North American Bluebird Society and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. ..."
"...Three men are facing federal charges in an alleged scheme to steal checks from U.S. mail, alter them and try to deposit them into bank accounts.
Jeffrey Bennett, 31, of Irvington and Rahway; Aquil Hubbard, 31, of Newark and Middlesex; and Tashon Ragan, 26, of Union have been charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey. ..."
"...Regional airline hid nonperformance by falsifying barcode scans of mail bins...Air Cargo Carriers LLC, a turboprop freighter operator, paid the government more than $350,000 to settle charges that it manipulated shipping data to avoid late-delivery penalties under a U.S. Postal Service contract to transport mail in the Caribbean, FreightWaves has learned. ...identified a large number of containers that shared an exact two-hour difference between the load and delivery scan between 2018 and 2021. Metadata on bin identification tags showed that scans were not performed by a handheld scanner. Information, instead, was generated by an internal tracking system. Investigators determined that delivery information was inaccurate because the time and date was actually captured during loading."
"...Last week we reported on damage to the outdoor mailboxes at both West Seattle Post Offices – The Junction here, Westwood Village here. At week’s end we sent followup inquiries to the USPS’s regional media liaison Janella Herron, who replied today. She wouldn’t comment on whether either or both of the incidents involved theft or just vandalism, saying only that “Damage to both boxes (was) outside of retail hours.” She said the incidents had been referred to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. As for a timeline for replacement or repair, “Repair or replacement of these out-of-service collection boxes is based on availability of replacement parts / products and I am unable to provide a timeline.” ..."
"...The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced a new effort to introduce tougher licensing requirements for contracted trucking providers.
On January 5, 2026, USPS announced it will “begin working with its contracted trucking providers to phase out any use of non-domiciled Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) operators who have not been thoroughly vetted by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.”
“By tightening the use of non-domiciled CDL drivers by our third-party (contracted) providers..."
"...The PSHB Program now integrates prescription benefits with a Medicare Part D Employer Group Waiver Plan (EGWP). This change applies to all Medicare-eligible USPS annuitants and family members enrolled in PSHB. ...In 2025, EGWPs integrated into PSHB plans include several Medicare enhancements, such as an annual out-of-pocket maximum and capped costs for insulin and vaccines. ...What Happens If You Opt Out of the EGWP?"