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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.

By Sarah Gantz

Dec 1, 2016

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.

By Fatimah Waseem

Jan 28, 2016

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.

By Jonathan M. Pitts

Jan 24, 2016

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.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Jan 9, 2016

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.

By Scott Dance

Dec 13, 2015

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.

By John Fritze

Nov 17, 2015

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.

By Michael Dresser

Oct 3, 2015

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.

By Mike Klingaman

Mar 7, 2015

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.

By Yvonne Wenger

Dec 5, 2014

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.