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Holiday shipping deadlines are looming; When carriers say to get your gifts in the mail
Read full article: Holiday shipping deadlines are looming; When carriers say to get your gifts in the mailMail carriers are preparing for a busy holiday shipping season. Several major carriers published their holiday calendar on when to get items in the mail.
FBI investigates after letter with white powder sent to House Speaker Johnson's Louisiana church
Read full article: FBI investigates after letter with white powder sent to House Speaker Johnson's Louisiana churchAuthorities have launched an investigation after a north Louisiana church attended by House Speaker Mike Johnson received mail containing a white powder.
Keeping your mail safe: Unwrapping the secrets of security
Read full article: Keeping your mail safe: Unwrapping the secrets of securityThe holiday season is a bustling time for the United States Postal Service (USPS), with millions of packages and letters in transit. However, with the rise in mail theft, it's crucial to take steps to keep your holiday mail safe.
Florida prisoners could lose handwritten letters
Read full article: Florida prisoners could lose handwritten lettersLooking to curb contraband coming into Florida prisons, a proposed a new rule that would digitize all incoming “routine mail” for inmates, affecting things like personal letters, celebratory cards and photos.
On this 50th anniversary for the USPS, mail a letter to a friend
Read full article: On this 50th anniversary for the USPS, mail a letter to a friendFifty years ago, the former Post Office Department changed over and became the United States Postal Service. Postal Service, as we know it now, has only been around since 1970? Energized by the Civil Rights Movement, postal workers in New York went on strike, and the movement eventually swelled across the country. Previously, letters were taken to a Post Office, where employees would note the postage due (or paid) in the upper right corner. Postal Service stands financially, perhaps we do have to consider, what if the mail goes away someday?