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USPS to release ‘Sesame Street’ stamps in honor of show’s 50th anniversary
The federal agency revealed this week that 16 iconic “Sesame Street” Muppets will be joining the ranks of new stamps being released in 2019.
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Shipping Christmas cheer? 2018 holiday deadlines to know
If you’re sending out packages this holiday season and want to ensure they get to your loved ones in time for Christmas, make sure to get them to the post office or shipping store before the deadline.
3 months ago -
Workers rally amid White House push for postal changes
In Washington, American Postal Workers Union President Mark Dimondstein told a crowd that privatization will mean less service and higher costs to taxpayers.
5 months ago -
Postal worker pleads guilty to stealing money from over 6,000 greeting cards
Ebony Lavonne Smith, 20, who had started working with USPS in early 2015 pleaded guilty on Sept. 12 to stealing mail — and the money within — between April 1, 2017 and Jan. 25, 2018.
6 months ago -
Postal Service reports $1.5B quarterly loss
The rapid rise of online media continues to take its toll on the United States Postal Service, reporting another year of significant losses.
7 months ago -
Postal Service: More financial loss as mail delivery slumps
Mail volume’s unrelenting drop in mail volume — as well as the costs of health care and pension obligations — outweighed strong gains in package deliveries.
10 months ago -
Former USPS employee used access in job to move marijuana in DC
Federal investigators said the former manager of the River Terrace Carrier Annex would use his access to USPS computers to track packages containing the drugs and send them to his co-conspirators.
1 year ago -
Trump administration’s second week proves as active as the first
Elements of it might have been controversial, but the Trump administration in its second week launched a slew of new initiatives.
2 years ago -
Police seek suspects who asssaulted mail carrier in Georgetown
Investigators need help identifying two suspects connected to a Jan. 12 assault and robbery of a mail carrier in the Georgetown neighborhood of Northwest D.C.
2 years ago -
Busiest USPS delivery day: Dec. 22
Dec. 22 is expected to be the busiest day for deliveries from the postal service.
2 years ago -
US Postal Service mail carrier assaulted, robbed in DC
A Postal Service mail carrier was assaulted and robbed by two men Saturday night after he had finished a delivery and was returning to his postal vehicle in Northeast D.C.
2 years ago -
Stamps get cheaper: USPS not happy
Effective this weekend, the price of a first-class stamp will fall from 49 cents to 47 cents, when a temporary increase in postage approved in 2014 is lifted.
3 years ago -
Unusually high deaths at Michigan postal facility spur fears of poison
Five U.S. Postal Service employees have died in the last 14-months, sparking fears that their building may be filled with poisonous gas.
3 years ago -
Police: Arlington business owner at center of USPS drug bust
An Arlington business owner is under arrest for having marijuana delivered from California through the Postal Service, according to investigators.
3 years ago -
Tips from the Postal Service on holiday shipping
WASHINGTON — Who better than the U.S. Postal Service to give advice on mailing holiday packages? John Budzynski, consumer advocate for the United States Postal Service, Budzynski, tells WTOP it’s USPS’ busiest time of year,…
3 years ago
