Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is testing a two-day shipping subscription service and building a regional delivery network as the world’s biggest retailer tries to rival Amazon.com Inc. As part of the project, Wal-Mart will rely on eight massive e-commerce warehouses around the country, the last of which will be built by year’s end. It will also […]
5/11/16 SEATTLE — It’s something many of us take for granted: getting mail delivered to our homes. Yet for a group of neighbors in Ballard, that hasn’t been an option for nearly three years. And get this: they say it’s all because of a family pet that has since passed away. “It doesn’t feel important […]
5/11/16 NORFOLK, Va. – Tiffany Gordon, 32, of Norfolk, pleaded guilty today to theft of mail matter by a postal employee. According to a statement of facts, Gordon had been employed by the U.S. Postal Service since December 2010 and worked as a mail processing clerk at the Norfolk Processing and Distribution Center. In September […]
WASHINGTON — Here’s your chance to become a “Jeopardy!” champion. The popular television game show is giving the Postal Service its stamp of approval Tuesday, May 10, by including a 2016 Stamps category. Give your family the inside edge on Tuesday night’s clues by viewing the stamps and getting background information on each of them: […]
3/1/16 HAMMOND — Resident Al Lebioda said he is glad to hear charges were filed in connection with an incident in which he found more than two dozen pieces of discarded mail in a garbage can in the alley next to his home Dec. 20. Former mail carrier Tonnette L. Beals, 36, of Hammond, faces […]
Tuesday, December 8, 2015 WASHINGTON – Today, due to Congressional inaction, the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) Board of Governors has lost another two of its nine Senate-confirmed members, leaving only one appointed official to do the work of managing USPS activity alongside the Postmaster General and her management team. There are currently five nominees pending […]
From PostalReporter.com reader Here is another pregnancy discrimination case regarding a PSE Permanently Separated on her 360th Day due to pregnancy and the complications thereof. Plaintiff had a child on January 7, 2012 and the child had severe heart complications, and she was required to take time off work to care for her child. […]
The USPS FY 2015 annual report released on November 13, 2015 contained several interesting issues which has not been covered by mainstream media. One issue was the Postal Executive pay raises, bonuses and perk(s) that PostalReporter.com covered a few days ago. Another issue is the number of career postal employees. The size of the USPS […]
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – A former postal employee was arrested Monday after he solicited potential investors for a fake gold and diamond investment opportunity in Africa, police said. Lawyer Stanley Jr. is charged with one count of organized scheme to defraud, one count of first-degree grand theft and one count of third-degree grand theft. The […]
Great Photo Opportunity to Treasure for Years NORTH POLE — Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus — and the Postal Service can help you prove it when Santa replies to your child’s letter, complete with a North Pole postmark. Here are the steps for your child to get a letter back from Santa: Have […]