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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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USPS Clarifies Cluster Mailbox Guidance

For more than 10 years, confusion over U.S. Postal Service (USPS) requirements for cluster mailbox units (CBUs) in new housing development has challenged builders nationwide. This issue recently resurfaced in Greensboro, N.C., as developers in the area faced a lack of communication and arbitrary rules from local USPS representatives. In...

A new film shows how postal inspectors brought a rural carrier’s killer to justice

The Postal Inspection Service has released a documentary about the agency’s investigation into the tragic death of a USPS employee in 2019. The 28-minute film, “Ambush in Andrews,” tells the story of Irene Pressley, an Andrews, SC, rural carrier who was shot and killed while delivering mail. The Inspection Service’s investigation...

Remembering Houston postal worker killed while he was delivering mail

HOUSTON — A Northwest Harris County neighborhood is honoring a beloved postal worker who was tragically killed in a crash on Saturday while delivering mail. The crash happened along Antoine Drive when police say a driver believed to be under the influence plowed into the back of his mail carrier. Residents who live...

Postal worker killed in wreck while delivering mail in northwest Harris County

HOUSTON — A postal worker was killed Saturday in a crash in northwest Harris County. It happened along Antoine Drive, north of West Green Road in the Northcliffe Manor neighborhood. According to Sgt. Villacorta with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, the wreck involved a postal truck and a Dodge pickup. “The Dodge...

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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...

Remembering Houston postal worker killed while he was delivering mail

HOUSTON — A Northwest Harris County neighborhood is honoring a beloved postal worker who was tragically killed in a crash on Saturday while delivering mail. The crash happened along Antoine Drive when police say a driver believed to be under the influence plowed into the back of his mail carrier. Residents who live...

RCA passes away after accident on the route

A Richmond postal carrier was critically injured last week when her United States Postal Service truck crashed on County Line Road. According to the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office, the single-vehicle crash took place on the afternoon of Sept. 16 in Casco Township. It caused County Line Road between 28...

Postal worker killed in wreck while delivering mail in northwest Harris County

HOUSTON — A postal worker was killed Saturday in a crash in northwest Harris County. It happened along Antoine Drive, north of West Green Road in the Northcliffe Manor neighborhood. According to Sgt. Villacorta with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, the wreck involved a postal truck and a Dodge pickup. “The Dodge...

UPDATED RIGHT-HAND DRIVE (RHD) VEHICLE INCENTIVE INSTRUCTIONS

Below please find the updated RHD vehicle incentive instructions and forms in accordance with MOU 8: Right Hand Drive Vehicles.

Open Season 2025: Invest in You. Your Benefits, Your Choice: November 10 – December 8

Dear Employees, Open Season is here! This is your once-a-year opportunity to make changes to your Postal Service™ beneuFB01ts. Open Season begins on November 10, 2025, and ends on December 8, 2025. In this packet you will find: n All the resources you need to help you navigate the changes and learn about your...

W’boro postman Randy Smith retires after 40 years

The Whitesboro Post Office celebrated two major milestones at a cupcake-and-punch reception Tuesday morning. Rural carrier Randy Smith retired after a 40-year career with the United States Postal Service (USPS) and rural carrier Sheila Johnson retired after 20 years (nearly all of which was devoted to Whitesboro). Smith first applied...

Four rural carriers receive recognition for saving lives

A USPS employee in Blaine, WA, has received the top hero of the year award from the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association for saving a customer from a vicious dog attack. On the day of the attack, Rural Carrier David Hamilton was heading back to the local Post Office after...

Support Letter Carrier Anthony Santoro’s Road To Recovery After Being Shot

Sadly, on Friday, October 3, 2025, while in the duties of his job, City Letter Carrier Anthony Santoro’s life was forever changed by the cowardice act of one individual, who, without cause, shot Anthony in the face while Anthony delivered the mail. RELATED

NRLCA Commemorates 129 Years of Rural Free Delivery and 250th Anniversary of USPS

On October 1, 1896, the first experimental RFD routes were launched in Charles Town, Halltown, and Uvilla, WV. Five routes covered just 10 miles, and history was made when rural carrier Harry Gibson delivered the first piece of RFD mail. Gibson, along with Frank Young, John Lucas, and Keyes Strider, carried...
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