CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) -NBC29 is investigating a postal problem plaguing Charlottesville. Those using the United States Postal Service (USPS) say their service is spotty and in some cases, they haven’t seen a delivery in at least a week. Postal carriers out on the road Wednesday say the mail delay is due to a staffing shortage. […]
3/28/17 LIVERMORE, Calif. (KGO) — California is seeing a big increase in mail thefts. It has been a particularly big problem in the East Bay. ABC7 News has discovered that Livermore residents have been buying new mailboxes when it’s really the post office’s responsibility. After thieves stole their mail and broke their cluster box at […]
By Paul Gereffi ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and we stood out on the curb, there was no sign of the mailman, and that was absurd! The children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of Christmas gifts in Amazon parcels danced in their heads. The stockings were hung on the mailbox with […]
AYLETT, Va. — Some neighbors in Aylett said they were at their wits end over their mail service. Gina Lumpkin reported her mail delivery has been coming later and later each day. Since her regular postal carrier has been out on leave, Lumpkin said some letters or packages have never arrived. “I have six packages […]
USPS has asked automotive suppliers to submit proposals for commercial off-the-shelf, right-hand drive delivery vehicles. The minimum guaranteed quantity of production vehicles to be purchased under any resulting contract is 3,000 and the maximum quantity is 18,000. “As the Postal Service continues to assess the delivery fleet mix, we are exploring a wide variety of […]
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) For one Wichita neighborhood, it’s been a frustrating five months. “I’m not against the people that work at the post office. They have a job to do. It’s the system that has failed.” Kent Peters lives in that neighborhood and called FactFinder 12 when he couldn’t get answers as to why three […]
RALEIGH (WTVD) — Residents in the Waverly Point subdivision are saying mail service has been subpar since the summer. The subdivision sits on the border of Wake and Johnston counties and is in the 27603 ZIP Code. Many residents reached out to ABC11 to share their frustration with the United States Postal Service. According to […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Diane Foster runs two small businesses out of her home on Northeast Emerson, so mail and package delivery are vital to her. But she hasn’t gotten any deliveries since August, when her neighbor’s dog ran after a mail carrier. It was the same dog that bit a letter carrier last year. After […]
10/20/2016 DECATUR, Ga. – People in one DeKalb County neighborhood are raising concerns about missing mail after our story showing piles of mail dumped in the woods. Several residents told Channel 2’s Tyisha Fernandes they’ve come to their mailboxes, and when they go to put their key in, they find that a key is already in the slot. So […]
Just Two Months Ago, Heitkamp Brought Postmaster General Brennan to ND to Hear Firsthand the Impact Challenges such as Post Office Closures Have on Rural Communities BISMARCK, N.D. – U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp today called on U.S. Postmaster General Megan Brennan to take concrete steps to protect quality mail delivery and service in Amidon and […]