January 31, 2015 – U.S. Attorney Karen Loeffler announced last Friday that an indictment had been returned charging two men with burglarizing the post office in Sand Point, Alaska. Sheldon Wilson Shuravloff, 21, and Keith Lee Wilson Jr., 18, both of Sand Point, are named in both counts of the two-count indictment. The first count […]
Nyack, NY residents flood Facebook with complaints about their mail service Nyack residents say post office has been mailing it in January 28, 2015 – NYACK, New York – Long lines. Missed deliveries. Bad customer service. Standing outside the stately limestone-and-tan-brick building at 48 S. Broadway on Wednesday, Jesse Scott said he’d waited in line […]
RUDOLPH — Only about 500 people live in Rudolph, but well over 10,000 Christmas cards, with origins from all around the world, are mailed from the village every year. The village — which shares its name with Santa Claus’ favorite red-nosed reindeer — is a necessary stop for those holiday fanatics who want to make […]
HOUSTON -A baby boy is now in CPS custody, after he was found in a post office lobby in southwest Houston. According to CPS Spokesperon Estella Olguin, the baby was found in a car seat in the front lobby of the Westbrae Station, near S. Gessner and W. Bellfort.
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – The Marines of the Camp Leatherneck post office are few in number but have been working hard during the five months they have been deployed. Ensuring mail is delivered and picked up from all service members and civilians working in Regional Command (Southwest), the Marines of the post office make postal […]
EASTVILLE — A woman who embezzled money from the Cape Charles post office will serve five days in jail. Shamane Stephens, 42, of Norfolk, has paid restitution of $769.89, the amount a post office investigator estimated to have been stolen. Commonwealth’s Attorney Bruce Jones said the woman voided the sale after a customer made a […]
THE COLONY — Wherever Zack Pennington goes, so does Ella, his service dog. Pennington is a Navy veteran who served from 1998 to 2007 and did tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. “She’s a safety blanket for me,” he said. Pennington was diagnosed with PTSD is 2008, and through a program called “Shepherds For Lost Sheep” […]
LAKE OSWEGO, OR (KPTV) – A truck slammed into the Lake Oswego post office, knocking over a sorting table into a postal employee. The worker was taken to the emergency room Monday morning with injuries that were not believed to be serious. KPTV – FOX 12 Read more: Truck slams into post office injuring postal […]
With about 1,200 murals and 200 sculptures in Post Offices nationwide, USPS is the custodian of the largest public art collection owned by any federal agency. The artwork was created from 1934-1943 during President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal initiative. With the nation facing 25 percent unemployment in 1933, the New Deal sponsored several art […]
With recent stories about cars crashing into Post Offices– maybe it’s time to bring back “Drive-In Post Offices.” Ohio: Car crashes into Heath post office California: Car Crashes Into Walnut Creek Post Office Houston Drive-In, Texas, 1951 Granville W. Elder, acting postmaster of the Houston, Texas, Post Office, first experimented with a drive-in for customers […]