A local man faces federal charges after an attempted robbery at the Thornburg Post Office early Wednesday. Around 9 a.m., a postal worker called police to say a man there claimed to have a bomb and was demanding money from a worker at the Post Office at 5314 Mudd Tavern …

EBay sees stronger future in mobileMarketWatchInstead, investors appeared to be as upbeat as eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) executives were about the company's outlook, its current business, and on its growing mobile efforts. EBay executives said they expected the company to exceed the goals set in its … More: continued here

Wall Street Journal EBay finds mobile is the new key to successMarketWatchExhibits A and B came from eBay's fourth-quarter report on Wednesday afternoon, in which CEO John Donahoe said eBay mobile ended the 2012 fiscal year with deal volume worth $13 billion, more than double its level in 2011. PayPal …

Vacant Post Office Building May Become New Home For Historical SocietyPatch.comThe post office, whose financial status had been uncertain for a couple years, closed as of Jan. 1. According to Liston, Mayor Don Purdy and Deputy Mayor Tony Coppola, the decision to put the Historical Society in the building was …

New San Marcos Post Office to open Jan. 28San Marcos Daily RecordSan Marcos — A new San Marcos Post Office will open for business on Monday, Jan. 28. In 2011, the U.S. Postal Service announced plans to relocate retail and PO box operations from the San Marcos Main Post Office …

The Postal Service is introducing four apple stamps in a ceremony Thursday at the main post office in Yakima. More: continued here

Apple stamps for postcards introduced at YakimaSeattle Post IntelligencerYAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — The Postal Service is introducing four apple stamps in a ceremony Thursday at the main post office in Yakima. The stamps depict four varieties of apples. Golden Delicious and Granny Smith are Northwest favorites. Northern Spy and …Apple …

Moneycontrol.com US STOCKS-Data, eBay earnings lift Wall Street to 5-year highReutersEBay gains after results beat expectations. * Bank of America, Citigroup results weigh on financials. * Indexes up: S&P 0.61 pct, Dow 0.56 pct, Nasdaq 0.55 pct. By Chuck Mikolajczak. NEW YORK, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Wall Street rose on …

Heather Rogers, 63, hasn't received regular mail since October because pigeon droppings have made it 'too slippery' for postal staff to deliver to her home in Helston, Cornwall. More: continued here

Save Some Money By Stocking Up on Stamps NowPatch.comIf you're one of those people who believes that every penny counts, you have just over a week to head to the Buffalo Grove Post Office — or any other post office — to stock up on postage stamps before the new …