12/10/2020 The Sepinskys’ business is entirely online; they do everything out of their home and ship to customers all over the world. They rely heavily on the postal service. They’ve switched to UPS, which is much more costly. They’ll have to eat that expense. “We want to make sure people are going to have their […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Many viewers have reached out to CBS4, reporting a significant delay in their mail service. For small businesses like Esmeralda Valague’s online consignment shop, Sweet Emerald on eBay, those delays have caused her to stop online sales temporarily. “We have a bunch of packages starting with the week of Thanksgiving that haven’t left […]
12/8/2020 CHICAGO (WLS) — A Chicago alderman said the United States Postal Service is investigating after 19 undelivered packages were found in the garbage on the South Side. Alderman Matthew O’Shea, 19th Ward, tweeted about the incident Tuesday afternoon. He said a resident of his ward was taking her trash out around 4 p.m. when […]
12/7/2020 CHICAGO (CBS) — A Chicago-area postal worker who is battling COVID-19 spoke out Monday out about the mail service delays and issues we’ve spent months uncovering, across the city and surrounding suburbs. That worker told CBS 2’s Tara Molina that staffers do not feel safe, with more and more of them coming down with […]
12/7/2020 GREENSBORO, N.C. — It’s the holiday season which already means an influx of packages being shipped. With the challenges brought on by the global pandemic, many are worried their gifts and purchases will not arrive in time for Christmas. Several people have sent emails to WFMY News 2 complaining they have tracked their delayed […]
12/6/2020 CLEVELAND — Long lines were reported at the United States Postal Service offices this weekend. Truck drivers have reported waiting up to 15 hours just to pick up and drop off packages. The post office released the following statement about the lines: “This has been an extraordinary year of unprecedented challenges. The Postal Service […]
12/5/2020 CHICAGO (CBS) — As COVID-19 continues to claim lives, one north suburban community on Saturday honored a letter carrier who lost his battle against the virus. Victor Fajardo was a letter carrier for more than 20 years. Neighbors in Deerfield found out he began treatment for COVID back in October, ended up on a […]
12/2/2020 There is outrage at a South Side post office after stacks of mail were found outside and complaints were voiced from residents, even the alderman, regarding slow service. CHICAGO – There is outrage at a South Side post office after stacks of mail were found outside and complaints were voiced from residents, even […]
11/30/2020 ROGERS PARK — The coronavirus pandemic has strained an already shoddy mail delivery service in Far North Side neighborhoods, but help is on the way, according to local officials. Eight new mail carriers are being sent to the Rogers Park area to help ease weeks-long delays in postal delivery and other issues with mail […]
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The United States Postal Inspection Service along with Baltimore police are searching for a suspect who allegedly robbed a US Postal Service Letter Carrier while they were delivering mail in Baltimore on Monday. It happened in the 2700 block of West Mosher Street at around 6:10 p.m. The suspect fled in the […]