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Postal Service stamp commemorates Gettysburg

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:05:50 -0400

GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania - The U.S. Postal Service is issuing a special stamp commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.

Va. postal official sentenced for taking bribes

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:28:07 -0400

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia - A former U.S. Postal Service official has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for accepting at least $40,000 in bribes to help a Maryland company receive $6 million in contracts.

USPS official sentenced for taking bribes

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:07:24 -0400

Mailings containing ricin found in Spokane

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:24:03 -0400

SPOKANE, Washington - Two letters that contained the deadly poison ricin have been intercepted at a U.S. Postal Service facility in Spokane this week.

LA is worst city for dog attacks on mail carriers

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:32:12 -0400

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Postal Service says Los Angeles was the worst city in America for dog attacks on letter carriers last year, and it urged pet owners to help reduce the attacks.

Postal Service wants to relocate in East Greenwich

Sun, 12 May 2013 03:05:03 -0400

EAST GREENWICH, Rhode Island - The U.S. Postal Service wants to move its retail counter in East Greenwich to a new, smaller space and move delivery operations to North Kingstown.

Mobile post office vehicle arrives in Ipswich

Tue, 07 May 2013 10:42:16 -0400

IPSWICH, South Dakota - The U.S. Postal Service is sending a mobile post office unit to deliver mail in the northeastern South Dakota town of Ipswich, where the post office building has been temporarily closed because of a leaky roof.

Lance Armstrong case could hinge on USPS benefit

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:17:53 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas - Lance Armstrong is facing the federal government in a legal fight with tens of millions of dollars at stake, and a loss could bankrupt the cyclist who until last year ranked among the wealthiest and most popular athletes in the world.

Postal service moving boxes at Pittsburgh Marathon

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:58:33 -0400

PITTSBURGH - The U.S. Postal Service is temporarily removing mailboxes along the Pittsburgh Marathon course as a security precaution.

DeFazio, Ore. legislators oppose post-office cuts

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:45:37 -0400

SALEM, Oregon - U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio and a group of Oregon state lawmakers are pushing for federal legislation they say would avoid the need for postal service cuts.

Mail collection boxes to be blocked for marathon

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:26:44 -0400

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Access will be blocked to all mail collection boxes along the route of the St. Jude Country Music Marathon this weekend out of an abundance of caution, the U.S. Postal Service announced Wednesday.

FedEx extends deal with Postal Service for 7 years

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:30:47 -0400

MEMPHIS, Tennessee - FedEx says it signed a seven-year, $10.5 billion deal to keep hauling air mail for the U.S. Postal Service.

Postal work moving from Johnson City to Knoxville

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:10:04 -0400

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee - Postal cancellation will end at the Johnson City Post Office.

EPA recognizes Postal Service's Honolulu center

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:04:38 -0400

HONOLULU - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is recognizing the U.S. Postal Service's Honolulu processing and distribution center for recycling more.

LeMond: 'no vendetta' against Armstrong

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:03:28 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas - Three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond says he has "no vendetta" against disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong and hopes professional cycling can clean up its sport.

Postal Service changes some Neb. pickup times

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:50:47 -0400

HASTINGS, Nebraska - The U.S. Postal Service is changing some mail pickup times across Nebraska as part of its plan to save more than $2 billion a year.