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Man Held Gun to Philly Postal Worker, Made Her Drive, Stole Packages, Police Say
A Philadelphia man has been charged with robbery and kidnapping after police say he forced a postal worker into a mail truck and made her drive him around at gunpoint before he fled with several packages.
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Fairfax County Woman Pleads for Father's Ashes After Urn Taken From Old Address
A Fairfax County woman is asking for help to find an urn that contains her father’s ashes after the package that contained them was taken from a porch in an apartment complex.
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First Look at Greener USPS Mail Trucks
The U.S. Postal Service says it has chosen Oshkosh Defense to build its next-generation mail-delivery vehicle.
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Fairfax County Woman Searches for Missing Urn
News4’s Jackie Bensen reports on a Fairfax County woman who is searching for her father’s ashes.
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USPS Mail Carrier Praised After Quick Thinking Likely Saves Elderly Woman's Life
A United States Postal Service mail carrier is being praised for her actions after her observant eye and quick thinking very well may have saved the life of an elderly woman on her mail route. Shonda Lemon, an eight-year veteran of the USPS, says she’s been delivering mail in Chicago’s Dunning neighborhood for four years. She’s developed close bonds...
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Missing Mail: What's Behind the Delays?
One month after the holidays, people are just now receiving Christmas cards postmarked early to mid-December. And complaints have been pouring into NBC4 Responds from people who are waiting for their bills, medications and even stimulus payments. Annandale, Virginia resident Jessica To-Alemanji is waiting for her second economic impact payment from the IRS. The IRS’s “Get My Payment” tool...
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Missing Mail: What's Behind the Delays?
Mail delays continue to plague the U.S. Postal Service. Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan has some tips to make sure you don’t have any missed or late bill payments.
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Thousands of Atlanta Ballots at Risk Ahead of Pivotal Georgia Senate Runoffs as Mail Delays Drag On
Atlanta-area mail delays, which Postmaster Louis DeJoy promised would improve following a national slowdown last summer, remain far below US Postal Service standards, threatening to disenfranchise thousands of legal voters who mailed in ballots in a pair of pivotal U.S. Senate runoffs this week.
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‘Dear Santa' Takes Viewers Behind the Scenes of Postal Service's Operation Santa
Santa Claus is totally amazing, delivering millions of presents to children all over the world each year. But even Santa can use some extra elf help during the holiday season. And in the new documentary “Dear Santa,” directed by Dana Nachman, audiences get to meet elves from around the U.S., plus the children who’ve asked for special presents for Christmas and...
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US Postal Service Dealing With ‘Historic' Volume of Holiday Mail
If you mailed-out holiday gifts weeks ago thinking the packages would arrive in plenty of time for Christmas Day, you may want to check the status of the delivery.
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Make Sure Your Holiday Packages Arrive on Time
It’s the busiest week for holiday shipping through the U.S. Postal Service. Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan has the details on the deadlines you don’t want to miss.
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USPS Operation Santa Aims to Deliver Holiday Cheer to Kids and Families
The United States Postal Service has launched its 108th annual USPS Operation Santa, which allows the public to grant wishes of children and families in need of holiday gifts.
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‘Dear Santa': A Documentary About USPS' Operation Santa Shows Anyone Can Be an Elf for Kids in Need
For more than 100 years, thousands of children in need have been helped through USPS’ Operation Santa. The documentary “Dear Santa” takes an inside look at what kids from all over the country ask St. Nick and how anyone can help make their dreams come true. The director, Dana Nachman, joined LX News to talk about which wishes touched her...
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Postal Service Delays Disenfranchised Thousands of Legally-Cast Ballots This Fall
Because more than half the states – including most of the key battlegrounds – don’t provide a grace period for ballots that arrive after Election Day, it is likely 25,000-50,000 ballots nationwide were ultimately rejected because of USPS problems.
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How Many Ballots Did Postal Service Delays Actually Disenfranchise During the 2020 Election?
While U.S. Postal Service workers likely delivered more than 99.9% of the country’s mail ballots in time to be counted this year, it also appears that tens of thousands were disenfranchised by postal delays.
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These Are the Shipping Deadlines for the Holidays
News4’s Justin Finch has the shipping deadlines you need to know if you are sending gifts to your loved ones this holiday season.
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Federal Judge Orders More Sweeps for Mail-in Ballots by Postal Service
Part of the election battle playing out in Pennsylvania is happening in a D.C. courtroom. Voting rights groups sued the U.S. Postal Service over concerns about mail-in ballots that might not be accounted for. The News4 T-Team’s Scott MacFarlane reports.
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Video of Piles of Mail at Miami-Dade Post Office Brings Up Concerns of Ballot Backup
United States Postal Service officials are looking into a video shared by the Florida House Democratic Leader showing what he says are piles of unsorted mail sitting in a Miami-Dade post office, sparking concerns that valid ballots won’t be counted.
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As Many Cast Votes by Mail, USPS Is Slowing Down
The mail is slowing down as the November election approaches, according to an unscientific survey by the NBC Owned Television Stations, Telemundo and NBCLX. While letters mailed across town arrived on time, mail sent longer distances arrived days later than expected in the group’s third monthly test of the U.S. Postal Service. Nearly a third of the 809 letters...
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NBC Tests USPS Speeds Before Election But Finds Little Sign of Improvement
The U.S. Postal Service isn’t delivering mail as quickly as it should, but the delays don’t appear significant enough – at this time – to disrupt an election, according to a September test by NBCLX and NBC Owned Television Stations.