This rural carrier helped a woman escape a house fire
Eaton, OH, Rural Carrier Annette Smith was delivering mail recently when she spotted smoke billowing from a home.
She parked her vehicle and joined a group of neighbors trying to help.
As one of them called 911, others banged on the door to alert any residents who might be home. They...
Annual Cost-of-Living Adjustment Provides Relief from Rising Prices, But Falls Short for FERS Retirees
Alexandria, Va. – In response to the final determination of 2026 cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) to federal retirement annuities and Social Security benefits, which will be 2.8% for Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) annuities and Social Security benefits and 2.0% for Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) annuities, NARFE National President William Shackelford issued the...
Amazon links up with USPS for doorstep returns
Amazon recently began offering doorstep pickup from the U.S. Postal Service for select customer returns, a spokesperson for the e-commerce giant said in an emailed statement to Supply Chain Dive.
The capability, which launched in the summer, is currently available to some customers for eligible items. “We’re always...
Postal Service Ready To Deliver for 2025 Holiday Season
Prepared for the holidays through significant investments in modernized facilities and processing equipment
Service standards updates allows for 2–3-day turnaround within the same regional service areas
Less than three days, on average, to deliver mail and packages
USPS remains the most affordable way to ship mail and packages
WASHINGTON...
USPS will offer a virtual fair throughout open season
Postal Service employees may participate in a virtual benefits fair throughout this year’s open season, which runs from Monday, Nov. 10, through Monday, Dec. 8.
The fair will offer information about the Postal Service Health Benefits Program, Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program, flexible spending accounts and other topics.
During...
Device found at USPS facility was ‘real explosive,’ police say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – A United States Postal Service facility in South Fulton avoided a scare on Thursday.
The facility was evacuated at 125 Villanova Drive in South Fulton when workers saw a “suspicious device” and called authorities.
The Atlanta Police Department’s bomb squad safely removed the package shortly...
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