Understaffing, sorting issues and increased volume of packages are among several causes of the ongoing mail delivery problems in the Cape Girardeau are

The National Newspaper Association’s move late last month to forward a series of complaints to the Postal Regulatory Commission will hopefully add impact to calls from the association and elsewhere for postal reform, the head of the North Dakota Newspaper Association said.

The numbers—which the post office has confirmed—show that for the four years ended in 2023, first class stamp volume dropped by 22.4%, compared with a drop of only 8.6% for the rest of first-class mail, which I’m calling metered first-class.

The Postal Service attributes the rise in theft to a few things: how easy it’s become to commit financial crimes using information stolen through the mail, the general uptick in fraud during the pandemic, and what it calls a “lax prosecutorial climate” for property crimes

Acting on his concern, Poa paused his route to investigate. Peering through the windows of the resident’s home, he thought he heard a sound and spotted what appeared to be a foot. Without hesitation, Poa called 911.

Fiery speakers made their voices heard in Detroit where members of the American Postal Workers Union rallied for a better contract.

Terell Taylor, 40, pleaded guilty to theft of mail by a U.S. Postal Service employee and has been sentenced to 20 months in prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia said in a July 12 news release.

Postal worker robberies and other mail thefts are becoming a daily event. These are the ones I found today.

While the introduction of Ground Advantage simplified the flow of packages through the Postal Service network, service performance goals were not met for Ground Advantage, Priority Mail Express, or Priority Mail from July 2023 to March 2024.

There are many examples of our innovation and commitment to meeting our mission, but I think one of our lesser-known successes — the Highway Post Office (HPO) — provides valuable insight into how America’s postal service is always looking to improve its performance, reliability and reach.

To streamline the process for individuals to appeal firearm purchase denials from the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), the FBI recently partnered with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to assist individuals who have registered with the Identity History Summary Check (IdHSC) program.

The price of a first-class stamp is cheaper in the U.S. than many other developed countries, according to a recent ranking by the USPS Office of the Inspector General, or OIG.