Meth arrests made near post officeGaston GazetteSHELBY — A couple was arrested on meth charges Wednesday following an investigation of their vehicle near the Shelby post office. John Franklin Patterson, 32, and Staci Renee Patterson, 29, both of Dallas, N.C., were charged after police said meth oil … More: continued here

Plant City post office closes for basement repairsTampabay.comThe post office in downtown Plant City was shut down June 27 for repairs after a postal employee found deterioration in the basement. The Postal Service is directing consumers to the branch at 2501 Walden Woods Drive until repairs are made to the … …

Minneapolis post office still closedKWCHIt's been about a month since part the Historic Parker Hotel collapsed, and the Minneapolis post office, which is next to the hotel, is still closed. People and businesses with mailboxes are getting mail delivered, but those with PO boxes have to drive … More: continued …

A woman who put her gallstones up for sale on internet auction site eBay, sells them to a “well-known historic building”. More: continued here

VILLAGERS in Mordiford could see its post office only being open for one day a week. More: continued here

It may be a holiday in the U.S. but eBay never sleeps. Today, the American e-commerce giant announced that it is buying 2dehands.be and 2ememain.be , the two biggest online classified sites in Belgium (their names mean “second hand” in Flemish and French). Financial terms of the deal were not …

New York Times Post office photocopies envelopes of all mail sent in the US, says NY TimesABA JournalIn what started as an effort to combat anthrax threats, the U.S. Postal Service photocopies the envelopes of all mail sent in this country, the New York Times (reg. req.) reports. It isn't …

BRADING Post Office has been given a permanent home the postal service has confirmed. More: continued here

Man goes on to court on food stamp fraudkfor.comGUTHRIE, OK — In the past fiscal year, 6,600 cases of food stamp fraud were reported in Oklahoma. 40 percent of those were from anonymous tips. It was one of those tips that led to the arrest of a Guthrie convenience store …

Daily Star PIC: ROYAL MAIL DRAWS CHICKEN AND POST IT TO CUSTOMERDaily StarIncensed, he then fired off a complaint to Royal Mail. He wrote: "All this time I just wanted some plastic free chicken and a legitimate postal service." Nandos sent another voucher and tweeted Royal Mail themselves, saying they …