(WSYR-TV) — If you’re still waiting on those holiday packages, you are not alone. Thousands of deliveries meant to reach homes by Christmas are still sitting in at least one Post Office facility. According to postal workers in the Philadelphia area, hundreds of thousands of boxes are just sitting inside processing and delivery centers. This […]
A woman stole a post office truck in Brooklyn Friday evening, and then took it on a joyride during which time she struck more than a dozen other vehicles, police said. The U.S. Postal Service employee was away from the vehicle making deliveries when the woman hopped inside the truck around 6:30 p.m., according to […]
1/9/2021 PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — It’s been two weeks since Christmas and yet some are still waiting on Santa to deliver their packages. The holidays are over, but some are still waiting for packages from the USPS. It’s getting to the point where they’re starting to lose their patience. The post office is turning packages left […]
1/8/2021 A New Hampshire man (letter carrier) who attended a Trump rally in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, then swept with a mob into the Capitol building, described drinking wine amid the melee and said he has no regrets Jason Riddle, of Keene, New Hampshire, says he is a military veteran and a proud supporter of President […]
1/7/2021 Despite working through a holiday backlog, the USPS General President of Boston Local 100 says delays are still being felt across the network. The holiday season is over but people who were supposed to get packages in December say they are still waiting for deliveries from the United States Postal Service. Katie Burchill of […]
1/01/21 CAMBRIDGE (CBS) – The U.S. Postal Service is still dealing with some post-Christmas delays. Some people in Massachusetts say packages they sent in mid-December have not arrived at their destination. Denise Newton’s package should be heading to New York. “Got an email last night that it’s in New Hampshire now,” Newton said. She dropped […]
12/31/2020 MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — The United States Postal Service says it hired a record number of seasonal employees to handle a record number of packages coming through this year. Debra Fetterly, the USPS Spokesperson for the Alabama District, said in a statement, “We no longer have a backlog of holiday packages in the Alabama […]
12/30/2020 FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) – A Fayetteville mom said security video shows packages were stolen from her porch by a United States Postal Service mail carrier. Darlene Simpson said she has been trying to get the incident resolved since Dec. 9. The video shows a USPS employee walking up to the porch to deliver mail, […]
CHICAGO (WLS) — The USPS Office of Inspector General said Thursday that 19 packages found in a Mt. Greenwood dumpster Tuesday were handled by FedEx and not the postal service. Alderman Matt O’Shea of the 19th Ward initially reported the dumped packages, tweeting that a resident found them in her trash can while taking out […]
12/29/2020 CHICAGO (WLS) — The unprecedented volume of holiday mail sent by USPS this year isn’t the only reason for persistent postal delays. Chronic understaffing and capacity challenges are the foundation. Leon Paramore waited for nearly three weeks for a package sent by two-day Priority Mail. After endlessly tracking, several phone calls and even filing […]