DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – With only days until Christmas, the United States Postal Service is struggling to keep up with demand. A spokesperson of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) told CBS 11 News their on-time delivery score is sitting at 75%. That number would normally be in the 90s, which means that one in every four […]
CLEVELAND — Cleveland’s United States Post Office distribution center has been plagued with delays for the last few weeks as packages and mail overwhelm couriers nationwide. At times, semi-trucks waited outside the facility for upwards of 12 hours waiting to be unloaded and eventually delivered. One driver even spent multiple days outside sleeping in his […]
12/21/2020 HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Postal customers across the Midstate say they’ve been measuring their package delivery times in weeks and months rather than days. Mike Wolfe of York Haven said a holiday card sent by a friend a few blocks away was sent in early December, “And we just received it last wednesday.” No […]
WASHINGTON TWP., Ohio (WDTN) – Post offices in Beavercreek and Washington Township opened Sunday for four hours to offer customers an extra opportunity to mail holiday packages. “People are afraid to go into places when its a crazy, busy time. So we’re trying to give them another option to do what they need to do […]
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Problems with packages in the mail are popping up across Indiana, and the Postal Service said it’s trying to keep up, but the volume of packages is larger than ever before. News 8 has received dozens of reports of shipped orders only showing “in transit” when tracked. People told News 8 that […]
CLEVELAND (WJW)– The FOX 8 I-Team obtained new pictures revealing endless loads of mail waiting to get delivered to you. So, we tried tracking down the local postmaster to find out what’s being done about backlogs with your holiday mail. The pictures reveal rows and rows of large boxes holding cards, letters and packages. You […]
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans police are searching for three men who robbed a 67-year-old woman in the 6200 block of Bellaire Drive in the Lakeview neighborhood. The victim’s daughter who did not want to be identified said one of the men was dressed in a U.S. Postal Service uniform and was carrying a package […]
CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) — The suspects accused in the robbery of a United States Postal Service worker in Cedar Park in late November are believed to have gotten away with a “master key,” according to Cedar Park police. In an update Wednesday, the Cedar Park Police Department said it continues to investigate with USPS […]
INDIANAPOLIS — If you are sending or waiting to receive a package for the holidays, you might be waiting a while longer. In fact, it is possible millions of packages won’t arrive before Christmas. 13News has confirmed increased demand and chronic staffing shortages have created a massive backup that has hobbled the U.S. Postal Service’s […]
12/11/2020 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Liz Bailly thought her Christmas shopping was finished. And it was, until Thursday night’s special delivery. “I saw it around 10 something and I said what the …? How can he throw my package?,” Bailly said. The Fort Lauderdale resident thought the noise that she heard was a neighbor banging […]