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Behold, the US Postal Service's New Mail Trucks

Sep 12, 2024 11:27 AM CDT

USPS Carriers' New Ride Arrives

New USPS vehicles feature AC, as well as airbags, 360-degree cameras, and anti-lock brakes

(Newser) - The Postal Service's new delivery vehicles aren't going to win a beauty contest. They're tall and ungainly. The windshields are vast. Their hoods resemble a duck bill. Their bumpers are enormous. "You can tell that [the designers] didn't have appearance in mind," postal worker...

Mail Delivery Halted in Texas Neighborhood Over Pesky Hawk

Residents Here
Aren't Getting
Their Mail,
Thanks to a Hawk

Jul 13, 2023 11:28 AM CDT

Residents Here Aren't Getting Their Mail, Thanks to a Hawk

USPS says delivery can't resume in Travis Heights area of Austin until aggressive bird stops attacking

(Newser) - Residents in one Texas neighborhood won't be finding mail in their mailboxes for a few weeks, all because of an aggressive hawk who's been harassing the locals. Axios Austin first reported on Friday that the US Postal Service has suspended mail delivery to the Travis Heights section of...

Feds: Carrier Stole Mail, Was Busted by Her Parents

Feds: Mail Carrier Stole
Greeting Cards for the Cash

Jan 7, 2022 2:46 PM CST

Feds: Mail Carrier Stole Greeting Cards for the Cash

Florida's Miranda Delee Farleigh, 25, allegedly stole 4K pieces of mail, was turned in by parents

(Newser) - Authorities say that a Florida mail carrier accused of stealing 4,000 or so pieces of mail around the holidays was busted by her own parents, and that she sifted through greeting cards to find cash due to her drug addiction. The alleged monthlong scheme carried out by 25-year-old Miranda...

Mail Carrier's Wrong Turn
Earns Him an Arrest

Mail Carrier's Wrong Turn Earns Him an Arrest

CBP agents say 800 pieces of mail were in trunk of Buffalo USPS worker's car

(Newser) - A US Postal Service mail carrier in Buffalo has been arrested after authorities say Customs and Border Protection officials found 813 pieces of mail in the trunk of his car as he drove back to Buffalo from Canada. Per a criminal complaint filed by Brendan Boone, a special agent with...

Mailman on Dug-Up Mail:
'Looks Like I'm Going to Jail'

Apr 12, 2018 8:16 AM CDT

Mailman on Dug-Up Mail: 'Looks Like I'm Going to Jail'

11K pieces of mail were reportedly found in Michigan ravine

(Newser) - Neither snow nor rain can keep most mail carriers from their duties, but a too-taxing workload apparently derailed ex-Indiana mailman Kristopher Block. He's now charged with misdemeanor theft and felony "official misconduct" after allegedly not delivering 17,000 pieces of mail, the Indianapolis Star reports. What the former...

In Midst of California
Fire Wreckage,
an Eerie Sight

THE RUNDOWN

Oct 13, 2017 1:07 PM CDT

In Midst of California Fire Wreckage, an Eerie Sight

Mailman continues to deliver mail, by customer request, to destroyed neighborhood

(Newser) - The wildfires raging in California have killed at least 31 people and destroyed thousands of businesses and homes, including that of Peanuts creator Charles Schulz . The Washington Post reports that the death toll has reached "historically grim heights," with entire neighborhoods gutted and authorities facing the gruesome task...

Charges: Stressed Mailman
Threw Out Holiday Mail

Dec 30, 2015 5:33 PM CST

Charges: Stressed Mailman Threw Out Holiday Mail

Another allegedly stole gift cards

(Newser) - Two New York City mailmen—including one who allegedly trashed a bunch of packages after becoming "overwhelmed" by holiday mail—are facing up to five years in prison after being arraigned Tuesday, the New York Post reports. Daniel Darby started a new route in Queens on Dec. 2 but...

Not Delivered:
Gyrocopter
Pilot's Message

Apr 19, 2015 1:20 PM CDT

Not Delivered: Gyrocopter Pilot's Message

Doug Hughes carries 535 messages about campaign-finance reform

(Newser) - The letter carrier who caused a full-scale security review in Washington when he violated national airspace by landing his gyrocopter on Capitol Hill expressed frustration today that his message wasn't getting through. Doug Hughes had hoped to raise awareness about the influence of big money in politics by deliberately...

Mailman Saves
Choking Baby

Aug 20, 2014 9:27 AM CDT

Mailman Saves Choking Baby

Chris Brown in right place at right time

(Newser) - A letter carrier in South Carolina went far beyond the call of duty when he saved the life of an 11-month-old last week. When young Eli stuffed a plastic wrapper in his mouth, he began to choke, his mother, Stephanie Cooper, tells WYFF . "I turned around and started beating...