Robert McGowan testifies about his nomination for governor of U.S. Postal Service in Washington
Sen. Thomas Carper, D-DE, presides as Robert McGowan, nominated to be a governor of the U.S. Postal Service, testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee regarding his nomination on Capitol Hill in Washington on November 17, 2008. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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OTISFIELD, Maine, July 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. Postal Service said it has canceled plans to remove a small Maine town's sole outgoing mailbox due to protests from locals.
HARTFORD, Conn., June 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. Postal Service in Connecticut said was exploring a variety of factors to decide which of up to 150 branch offices it would close in the fall.
CLEVELAND, June 3 (UPI) -- A former executive with the U.S. Postal Service in Ohio has admitted embezzling more than $190,000 that was supposed to be used for vehicle repair.
BADLEY RANCH, Idaho, May 30 (UPI) -- Twenty families in a roadless wilderness in Idaho say they've convinced the U.S. Postal Service to keep bringing their mail via airplane.
WASHINGTON, March 21 (UPI) -- More than 3,000 U.S. Postal Service jobs will be cut and one-quarter of the USPS workforce offered early retirement, postal officials say.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. Postal Service said it will raise first-class postage rates by 2 cents May 11 to help cover operating expenses.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. Postal Service said mail volume dropped 4.5 percent last year, as the switch to electronic communications continued to undermine "snail mail" service.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Postmaster General John Potter is asking Congress to allow the U.S. Postal Service to cut mail delivery, possibly from six days a week to five days.
CASTLE ROCK, Colo., May 1 (UPI) -- A Colorado man says the U.S. Postal Service accused him of breaking its rules when he tried reusing a priority cardboard box to ship an item.
