HASLETT – Step into the small brick Haslett U.S. Post Office built in 1958, and “it’s like going to Mayberry,” said local resident Lorie Heiler. The post office is a place Heiler frequents for a dose of happy. It’s clear that other customers agree on her description. It has the small-town homey atmosphere made famous […]
12/5/17 OPA-LOCKA, FLA. (WSVN) – The busiest mailing season of the year has begun, as U.S. Postal Service employees in Opa-locka prepare thousands of packages for shipment. USPS’ Royal Palm Processing and Distribution Center gave 7News a tour of the facility, where workers were seen sorting through packages. “Daily volume we have 500,000 to 750,000 […]
BOSTON (CBS) — UPS drivers are planning to demonstrate against a 70-hour work week during the holiday season. The Teamsters Locals said UPS “is forcing a 70-hour week for drivers” which is “a nationwide issue jeopardizing the safety of drivers and the general public.” UPS failed to plan ahead and hire seasonal drivers for the […]
Postal workers in Utah, across nation cite delivery problems 12/5/17 RIVERTON, Utah – Utah Postal Service workers said they’re being forced to fake package deliveries to make it look like they’re meeting quotas for companies like Amazon and now, others are saying it’s not just an issue in the Beehive State. Fox 13 first reported the […]
12/4/17 U.S. Postal Service inspectors are warning people about a spike in mail thefts from postal trucks in San Jose. There was a string of break-ins last summer, but the problem has escalated, officials say. The latest theft occurred on Impala Drive in San Jose last Thursday. Postal inspectors say the number of postal truck […]
MIDLOTHIAN, VA (WWBT) – For years, neighbors in the Deer Run area of Midlothian say they have been dealing with mail mix-ups and frustrating encounters with the United States Postal Service. “We have gone up to the post office, we have written letters,” explained Heather Wrenn, who lives on Spring Run Lane. “I should be […]
12/3/17 OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) — A mail carrier in Oakland found a suspicious device inside a blue outgoing mailbox Saturday afternoon during a routine run. The device was found inside a box at San Pablo Avenue and Stanford Street in Oakland. It was not mailed – presumably just dropped into the box. Oakland fire and […]
12/03/17 YONKERS, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – The United States Postal Service and police are investigating after three mail boxes were ripped out of the pavement and stolen overnight in Yonkers. “They took the whole darn mailbox,” resident Charles Yockelson told CBS2’s Erin Logan. Yonkers police say thieves targeted three locations – the intersection of North Broadway […]
12/1/17 RALEIGH (WTVD) — At first, it was just a handful of complaints about slow – or in some cases, no – mail service in a couple neighborhoods in Northeast Raleigh. Since then, dozens of people have told us about other problems they’re experiencing with the US Postal Service. In Raleigh’s Barton’s Creek Bluffs, Gerry […]
12/1/17 HERRIMAN, Utah — A Postal Service employee claims a Utah Post Office is faking package deliveries and falling short on mail distribution, and they say it’s because of understaffing during the holidays. It’s the thick of holiday season deliveries, as postal workers rushed from house to house in Herriman on Friday carrying packages to […]