Renovation of former post office may pay offElmira Star-GazetteSignificant interest has been expressed by potential buyers for the former post office in downtown Elmira known as the Federal Building, City Manager John Burin said. Owned by the city, the three-story, 61130-square-foot building at 200 E. Church St. More: continued here

Cathedral City man pleads guilty to stealing thousands of dollars in golf …The Desert SunThe owner of Powerbilt Golf in Thousand Palms reported in January that Castillo “has been repeatedly stealing golf equipment from the warehouse and illegally selling the items on eBay,” sheriff's Cpl. Kenneth Willow wrote in a …

Local woman sentenced in food stamps scamKXXV News Channel 25By Caty Hirst WACO – Another person has been convicted of scamming the food stamp system after admitting her part in the scam. Jocelyn Dobbins, 39, was convicted today of unlawful use of food stamp benefits. She, along with others who …

Somerville Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Trafficking in Post Office Dealing CasePatch.comJohn Thibedeau is the fourth man to plead guilty in a case involving postal workers at the Union Square Post Office dealing cocaine. Editor's note: The following is from the United States Attorney's office in Boston. Boston – A …

Royal Mail Privatisation: Union Pledge To Step Up OppositionHuffington Post UKPostal workers today pledged to step up opposition to Royal Mail privatisation, warning that the sell-off would be a "disaster" for the industry. The Communication Workers Union called on Labour to make it clear that the party will renationalise the …

Callous Choices in the HouseNew York TimesNow we know how they propose to do it: They will take tens of billions out of programs for the poorest Americans, particularly food stamps, along with health care for the middle class. The voted on Wednesday to cut $33 billion over the next …

A federal grand jury indicted 20 people accused of being involved in a drug trafficking ring operating out of Western Pennsylvania and California. Authorities said 11 residents of Pennsylvania and nine residents of California were indicted. According to the indictment, from October 2010 to March 2012, the defendants conspired to …

Pittsburgh Post Office employee, 19 others charged in marijuana trafficking ringWPXI PittsburghThe group operated through the United States Postal Service using Express Mail packages, police said. According to authorities, at least one of the suspects, Tom Chieu, worked for the post office on California Avenue in the North Side.and more » …

EBay's first-quarter net income has grown 20 per cent thanks to higher revenue from its PayPal business. More: continued here

89.3 KPCC (blog) Ebay introduces new site for green vehicles89.3 KPCC (blog)It was announced late last week that online auction/shopping site eBay has launched eBay Green Driving, a new site devoted to eco-friendly vehicles. As reported by Inhabitat, the site is more than just a portal for buying and selling …