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A POSTMAN has won a five-year legal battle against Royal Mail after being injured while making deliveries in slippery boots. More: continued here

The sale of the Post Office in Palmer Square is on hold until postal officials complete a mandatory consultation with the state Historic Preservation Office, although there has been no action in nearly a year. More: continued here

Beckley man gets prison for post office break-inMarietta TimesCo-defendant Benjamin Webb previously admitted that he and Taylor smashed a glass door October and entered the Beckley post office branch, which was closed at the time. The 39-year-old Webb admitted to the theft of nine packages addressed to him …and more » …

Maximum PC GameFly Accuses US Post Office of Giving Preferential Treatment to NetflixMaximum PCGameFly claims it spends millions of dollars every year adjusting to the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) handling of its games, unlike Netflix, which allegedly receives the white glove treatment. As the USPS's biggest customer, Netflix's DVDs are …

Newsday Letter: Emergency food stamps neededNewsdayAs a recent letter mentioned, food stamps from the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition ProgramD-SNAP could help families and small businesses recover what we lost from the storm and get back to business ["Food stamps as stimulus," Jan. 6]. The federal … More: continued here

Second Person Sentenced In Fairdale Post Office RobberyWCHSTimothy Taylor, 31, of Beckley, was sentenced Wednesday to one year in federal prison followed by two years of supervised release for burglary and aiding and abetting the burglary of a federal post office. Taylor was convicted by a federal jury in …and …

Kansas considers a new red card for food stampsKansas City StarKansas officials are considering replacing the current benefits card for residents who get food stamps with a bright red one. The current Vision cards have an artistic impression of a sunflower, while a prototype of the new card is red …

Island in Volusia County offered on eBayOrlando SentinelAll comments are filtered for vulgar language, for web addresses and for e-mail addresses. Those will cause comments to generate an error message or not to post. Registration on OrlandoSentinel.com is required to comment. The Sentinel makes no …and more » More: continued here

More meetings planned on Twin Tiers post office hoursElmira Star-GazetteA meeting is scheduled next week on whether the retail window hours at the Erin Post Office at 336 Wheaton Road should be reduced from eight hours to four hours a day. / RAY FINGER / STAFF PHOTO. Public meetings have …

A Beckley man was sentenced Thursday before U.S. District Judge Irene Berger to one year in prison for his part in the October 2011 burglary of the Fairdale post office. More: continued here