"We never called each other by our first names. We always called each other sister. It was always hi sister, bye sister, I love you sister. I'm really going to miss that," said the victim's sister-in-law Allison Babcock.Allison Babcock says she'll always remember her sister-in-law Trisha Palmer's smile.A spokesperson for ...

Two years ago this month, specifically May 17th, one of own was brutally murdered by a customer.  If you are not familiar with the story, she was delivering mail and a customer waited for her, shot her and burned her mail vehicle with her body inside.  It feels kind of brutal ...

Beulah, ND, Rural Carrier Sharon Boe was driving on her route when she saw a rapidly spreading grass fire. She alerted the fire department, which spent hours battling the blaze. The fire chief said Boe’s quick action prevented the fire from reaching two houses. Source: USPS News Link - Heroes ...

A Swanton woman was killed Tuesday when the U.S. postal vehicle she drove collided with a dump truck in Henry County’s Richfield Township, sheriff’s deputies said. Trisha Palmer, 35, was northbound on Township Road 3 about 10:30 a.m. and did not stop for a stop sign at County Road L, ...

Verona, WI, Rural Carrier Deborah Bilsky was delivering mail when she saw a woman lying on the ground. The woman said she fell and injured herself 90 minutes earlier while walking a dog. Bilsky called 911 and stayed with the woman until emergency responders arrived. Source: USPS News Link - ...

Dover, FL, Rural Carrier Virginia Ingle was on her route recently when she spotted a man riding a bicycle from one mailbox to another, opening each one and stuffing the mail down his shirt. Ingle called Officer in Charge Tammy Brock, who contacted local police and the Postal Inspection Service ...

National Arbitrator Das Issues Award on DPS Flats Implementation Procedures In September 2011, pursuant to Article 19 of the National Agreement, the Postal Service issued its final DPS flats implementation procedures. These procedures differed significantly from the existing DPS letter implementation procedures and the Union challenged them on grounds that ...

Stanley, NY, Rural Carrier Craig Perrin was delivering mail at a house when he noticed the owner’s prized horse roaming the grounds unattended. No one was home, so Perrin led the horse back to the barn and secured it. The owners later thanked him. Source: USPS News Link - Heroes ...

Rural carrier protects customer from charging dog Wylie, TX, Rural Carrier Melissa Dudley was on her route recently when she saw a large dog running toward a man who was going to his mailbox. The dog was barking and the man, 83, was having difficulty walking. Dudley pulled her vehicle ...

Co-workers and friends of a Greenfield Post Office employee are remembering her after she was killed Sunday afternoon while delivering packages.A spokesperson with the U.S. Postal Service confirms that Melinda Thompson of Spiceland was killed in an accident involving a postal delivery vehicle.Mary Dando of the Postal Service said, “Our ...

Two people, including a mail carrier, were injured when a mail truck and an SUV collided in Washington County Monday, emergency officials said. Samantha Mueller, 30, of Canonsburg told police she was driving her mail truck along the shoulder of the 1800 block of Route 980 in Cecil around 1:20 ...

Trenton, FL, Rural Carrier Deanna Holley became concerned when she noticed a customer hadn’t collected mail in several days. She contacted the woman’s neighbor, who called 911. Emergency responders entered the house and determined the woman had suffered a stroke. She was taken to a hospital, where she recovered. Responders ...

Who says postal carriers and dogs can’t get along? Dori Blackburn recently joined the Postal Service as a rural carrier in Winthrop, WA. For several days, she was approached on her route by a dog that seemed eager to befriend her. One day, the dog was more persistent than usual ...

Postal Service employees often know their communities well. When they see something unusual, it doesn’t take them long to notice. Just ask Moores Hill, IN, Rural Carrier Gina McCool. She was beginning her route recently when she spotted a small boy alone in a park near the Post Office. McCool ...

Osage, MN, Rural Carrier Debra Koskela was delivering mail to a customer who said she was having difficulty breathing. After Koskela persuaded the woman to call 911, she was taken to a hospital where doctors determined she suffered a mild stroke. The woman’s daughters later sent Koskela a card to ...

Declared a “Super Hero” by the U.S. Postal Service, rural carrier associate James W. Smith III, 37 of Verda, was also commended by Evarts Postmaster Peggy Haywood and his co-workers for performing “deeds above and beyond the call of his duty.” While delivering the mail recently on Cane Branch Road ...

London, KY, Rural Carrier Devonna Brown was driving on her route when the vehicle in front of her flipped over and crashed. Brown stopped her vehicle and administered first aid to the injured driver until emergency responders arrived. via USPS News Link - Heroes Corner archive - April 2015 ...