A new USPS process could delay the date shown on your mail

Postmarks are applied to any letter or package and originally showed the date the item was dropped in a mailbox or submitted to USPS. In late 2025, USPS made a change so that postmarks instead reflect ...
The Portland Mercury

Portland Postal Union Says USPS Is Actively Slowing Down Mail Service

A Portland union leader says USPS is reducing the amount of equipment used to sort mail at a local processing facility. Credit: USPS It’s more than just disappearing blue post boxes that have Portland ...

Workers exposed to acid at massive Postal Service facility in Arizona

This US Postal Service machine can process 1 million packages per day in Avondale but employees say it's damaging packages ...
ABC7 San Francisco

Behind the scenes of a Bay Area USPS processing facility during a record holiday season

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- It's the busiest holiday season yet at the U.S. Postal Service's processing and distribution center in San Francisco. "We're doing almost 275,000 pieces every day," said ...
KEYT

U.S. Postal Service shifts postmarking process from local post offices to regional processing hubs

CENTRAL COAST REGION, Calif. (KEYT) – On Wednesday of last week, the U.S. Postal Service made changes to when mail is postmarked that could impact your bills and your ballot. Starting Dec. 24, 2025, ...