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Hundreds more Marylanders are seeking unemployment insurance benefits related to the federal government shutdown. As the funding impasse reached its 12th day Wednesday, the state said it's received 462 such benefit applications from Dec. 22 through Dec. 31.

What would be open or closed if the government partially shuts down over President Trump's refusal to sign funding legislation unless it includes money for a wall between the U.S. and Mexico?

As the holiday hustle reaches a peak, people rush to their local post office to ship out last-minute cards or gifts, the U.S. Postal Service must set deadlines for mementos to arrive before Christmas. The cutoff for packages and first-class mail is Dec. 20, while Priority Mail Express is Dec. 22.

Aberdeen's downtown post office is having floor tiles replaced, prompting an asbestos warning; however, the facility is open and there is no danger to patrons or employees, a USPS spokesperson said.

The United States Postal Service released its list of the top 30 worst cities for dog attacks on mail carriers in 2017, and Baltimore ranked sixth in the nation again, according to a recent release.

Trump may hate Amazon (or, more likely, founder Jeff Bezos) but the online retail giant is helping, not hurting the U.S. Postal Service.

The Finksburg Post office moved to a new location Feb. 5 and have seen positive reactions to the new location which is only minutes away from the previous one.

The post office was often the center of a community economically, geographically, politically, and philosophically. As a community grew, the local post office moved from the postmaster’s personal residence to a local tavern or dry goods store – a combination hardware store and grocery store.

Ellicott City Post Office mail carrier Dave Colbert shares what it's like on the job during the busy holiday season of delivering cards and packages.

In the period between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, the Postal Service expects to deliver 850 million packages, which is more than a 10 percent increase compared to the same period last year.

The stamp costs 60-cents, and includes the First-Class Mail single piece postage rate, plus an amount to help fund Alzheimer’s research.

The ADA was enacted in 1990, and it's taken 27 years and counting for the U.S. Postal Service to comply at its Aberdeen facility.

Caitec Corp., a pet supply and garden products company, is moving its headquarters from Baltimore City to Halethorpe.

Baltimore officials are manually checking the city tax sale files to remove all state and federal property, part of a broad review of the controversial process that helps the city collect some $20 million a year in unpaid bills.

A couple of dozen U.S. Postal Service workers protested the potential loss of more than 100 local jobs Saturday outside of Baltimore's main post office on Fayette Street.

If the lack of handicapped accommodations at the Aberdeen Post Office makes no sense, the U.S. Postal Service's reactions to the situation border on the nonsensical.

You made a list, you checked it twice, now you just need to get those gifts and cards to the post office on time for the holidays. The

We've got the round-up of all of the send-by dates to get your mail out by the holidays.

A United States Postal Service annex in Brooklyn has been fined $342,059 by the U.S. Department of Labor for improperly handling workers' exposure to bloodborne pathogens and hazardous materials.

In a news release distributed this week, the U.S. Postal Service announced its decision to relocate the Finksburg post office, but said a new site has not yet been determined.

Baltimore-area Amazon customers, some frustrated by package theft, now have another option for delivery than their stoops and porches. The online retail giant has brought its Amazon Locker program to the region, setting up nine self-service package pickup points.

In a step that residents say has been a long time coming, the United States Postal Service announced plans to bring a post office to Clarksville for the first time in over four years.

The Baltimore area of the United States Postal Service canceled deliveries Saturday, Sunday and Monday due to unsafe driving and walking conditions for their workers. Today, letter carriers went back to work, bringing mail and packages to residents throughout the county.

From hospitals and stores to delivery services and specialty boutiques, institutions that serve the public planned ahead, with mixed success, to keep logistics running smoothly and supply chains intact during the storm and after.

More than 25,000 postal support employees in a range of jobs have been converted to permanent career worker status since May 2011, when the support classification took effect, according to the American Postal Workers Union, which represents clerks, custodians and drivers. That's a milestone, say union officials, who favored creating the support category as a path to career status.

The USPS projected Monday, Dec. 14, to be the busiest day for mailing and shipping, as people rush to have their holiday gifts and cards sent in time.

Some post offices opened for four hours Sunday as the U.S. Postal Service readies for the holiday rush — it predicts Monday will be its busiest day of the season.

WASHINGTON — Congress has failed for years to overhaul the U.S. Postal Service, but a new poll Tuesday suggests there is bipartisan support nationally and in Maryland for a handful of well-worn solutions.

The former manager of the Clinton administration's effort to reinvent government is calling on Congress to break up the U.S. Postal Service into two separate organizations — one public and one private.

There are few anglers more revered than Frederick native Bernard "Lefty" Kreh. Kreh, who turned 90 last month, has fished for nearly 70 years with everyone from Ted Williams to Fidel Castro, and from President Jimmy Carter to Ernest Hemingway. Enshrined in numerous fishing Halls of Fame, he has been honored by the U.S. Postal Service, which issued a stamp commemorating a fly that Kreh made.

When John Randolph walks his three-mile mail route each workday, he stays on the lookout for one of the greatest threats confronting workers of the U.S. Postal Service: the family dog.

With the increasing reliance on email and social media slowing the flow of letters to a trickle — and many students ignoring what little comes through — officials at Loyola have scrapped the school's entire student mail system.

Exploding cannon fire lit the sky and reflected off the water as rain poured down on American soldiers struggling to defend Fort McHenry against a British attack. It was September 1814 and during what's now known as the Battle of Baltimore, Francis Scott Key penned the work that became out national anthem, "Star Spangled Banner." It's been the job of Annapolis-based artist Greg Harlin to bring that scene to life ... on a postage stamp.

Claims of double-voting in Maryland and Virginia merit investigation but actual incidents of voter fraud remain rare

Mentalist and mind reader Joe Riggs, who is internationally known, moved to Baltimore (Homeland) recently to be with his fiance, and in honor of his new city is doing a show at Johnny's restaurant in Roland Park on Sept. 4. We do a profile of him in advance of the show, possibly as a cover.

A Pennsylvania man is being held without bond at the Carroll County Detention Center after being transferred from a New Jersey prison to be served with a warrant for theft charges.

A 57-year-old Glen Burnie man pleaded guilty Tuesday to theft of thousands of aluminum carts from the U.S. Postal Service that will cost more than $2.8 million to replace, according to the U.S. State's Attorney's Office.

The Social Security administration's computer boondoggle proves conservatives' point.

A Millersville postman accused of stealing about 20,000 pieces of mail pleaded guilty in court Thursday.

Hunt's Memorial United Methodist Church in Towson church hosts week-long Baltimore County Christian Work camp during which 200-300 volunteers take on painting, repair and building projects in homes of those in need.

With the Highway Trust Fund within weeks of bankruptcy, Congress looks to do no more than kick the transportation can down the road

Congress returns to work Monday facing a tight deadline to fund highway and road projects across the country, an election-year scramble that has injected uncertainty into state and local construction plans at the start of the summer driving season.

The state said Tuesday it has approved bigger tax breaks for industrial properties in Southeast Baltimore, including the site of the new Amazon warehouse. The benefits, which are designed to spur job creation in an area where several businesses have recently closed, went into effect July 1.

Don't blame a higher gasoline tax for rising costs of vacationing this summer — it's actually making life better for Maryland motorists

Postman Jeffrey L. Shipley accused of taking 20,000 pieces of mail

Rick and Jane Bargers opened Natural Gatherings 14 years ago, when they decided that instead of taking a traditional retirement, they would turn their gardening, woodworking and flower-arranging hobbies into a business.