A U.S. Postal Service vehicle caught fire on the side of a busy East Tennessee route Monday afternoon. The driver of the vehicle pulled to the side of Pellissippi Parkway near Dutchtown Road because of a problem with the vehicle. As you can see, the truck caught fire and the flames nearly consumed the vehicle. […]
Well-known downtown Springfield postal worker struck by car 11-24-2014- Springfield, OH – A well-known Springfield postal worker who has walked the downtown delivery route for more than 30 years is in serious condition Monday after he was struck by a car last week. Cephas “Smokey” Stover, 76, of Springfield remained in Miami Valley Hospital on […]
Reggie Gray thought working for FedEx was his ticket to a better life. 11-20-2014- It turned out to be anything but: His years as a driver for FedEx Ground ended with him filing for bankruptcy and taking the company to court. Gray is one of the thousands of FedEx drivers who have sued the company […]
November 22, 2014 – Utica, NY – A letter carrier was arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated on Saturday in Utica, NY, police said. On Saturday, November 22 around 5:00 p.m., Utica Police Department officers were called to the Pitcher St. station of the U.S. Postal service for an accident. The UPD Officer spoke […]
IRMO, SC– Kendra Miller is a US Postal worker in Lexington County. She says she’s never noticed anything abnormal on her route, until last Friday when she drove up on a woman slumped over in her car. “I was kind of nervous because she was on the wrong side of the road parked and she […]
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (WVLT) — The longest serving carrier with the United States Postal Service in Tennessee is celebrating 50 years of service Thursday in Oak Ridge. Arkie McKinney started his career as a part-time flexible clerk in November 1968 (should be 1964). He began delivering mail in 1973. “It’s not often we celebrate an […]
(November 18, 2014) FLINT, MI — “Some days can be pretty hard” said Donald Singleton. “Those of us that walk routes are creating body heat, the idea is to preserve that body heat. And so we layer up” says Don. When asked if he loves his job: “Love can be a strong word, but I […]
(November 18, 2014) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) — Temperatures dropped to a new low Tuesday, delaying schools and work for many around Metro Louisville, but that wasn’t an option for employees with the United States Postal Service whose job it is to work through the worst of conditions. Mike Hartfield began his route at 8 a.m. […]
GREENVILLE, SC (FOX Carolina) -Debra Hall didn’t just deliver the mail to a home last week, the Greenville County U.S. Postal Service carrier saved a woman who had fallen and had been lying outside for almost three days. It was Thursday when the letter carrier made the 911 call and the 78-year-old woman was rushed […]
Upper Arlington residents and students bid heartfelt goodbyes last week to a retiring postman they said did much more than deliver mail for the past two decades. Oct. 31 marked the end of a 34-year career that’s seen Tom Parise of Hilliard cover many miles on foot to dispatch packages, letters and other parcels on […]