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.

The hundreds of ballots appear to have been lost while the U.S. Postal Service was moving them from the printer’s offices in Seattle to a mail facility in Albuquerque, according to state officials. There is no evidence or indication that any of the ballots were stolen or that anyone attempted to vote with them. 

The NALC and the USPS have agreed to a moratorium on the time limits for the processing of all grievances at the local, regional, and national levels due to NALC’s 73rd Biennial National Convention