BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Local U.S. Postal Service managers are under the magnifying glass Thursday after a government report claims they put their employees in danger during the deadly Christmas blizzard of 2022.

Just after 3 a.m., Raleigh police said a USPS truck driver struck a utility pole along the road which connects New Bern Avenue and Poole Road. Sunnybrook Road between Falstaff Road and Holston Lane was closed while repair work was conducted.

Mail service issues are in the news every day.  Below are the latest articles I found.

The U.S. Postal Service plans to review Processing and Distribution Centers as part of its 10-year Delivering for America plan. These are the latest articles found in the news

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

This bipartisan legislation would provide $7 billion in funding for the Postal Service to secure its infrastructure, including the installation of high-security collection boxes and the replacement of items carried by letter carriers with more secure electronic versions.

The Postal Service did not fully comply with emergency preparedness and response procedures before, during, or after Winter Storm Elliott. Specifically, at the Williamsville delivery unit, district management did not ensure the manager was fully prepared to safeguard employees before Winter Storm Elliott arrived.

Four individual mail carriers, employed by the USPS, delayed and did not deliver a total of forty pieces of election mail from the September 2022 Special Election to domiciled active voters in San Juan.

The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) has announced its slate of 2024 informational webinars and online training courses, which Postal Service employees can participate in.

Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), and 19 Democrats explained that the process is underway at 59 locations across 35 states, and while the USPS claims "there will be no career layoffs or slowed service, we are concerned these facility reviews will functionally result in both."

The President’s fiscal year (FY) 2025 Budget provides funding of $293,950,000 to the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) for ongoing operational expenses.

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the U.S. Postal Service are proud to participate in National Consumer Protection Week, which is hosted every March by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).