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Monday, February 11, 2013  A post office employee is accused of stealing a credit card and money from the mail.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  The price of stamps will go up by one cent on Sunday. The Postal Regulatory Commission approved the proposed rate increase in November, which raises the price of a first-class domestic stamp to 46 cents.

Friday, November 16, 2012  Price of stamps increasing in January

Monday, August 06, 2012  A Waterloo man was arrested after sending inappropriate messages to a young teen.

Sunday, August 05, 2012  State Police say a woman was struck by a truck and killed when attempting to pick up her mail in front of her residence in Rome around 10am on Saturday.

Friday, March 23, 2012  Two people are accused of going on a rampage, damaging mailboxes, cars and property in Taberg.

Thursday, December 08, 2011  Troopers say a hoax e-mail is going around that appears to be from New York State Police or the Los Angeles Department of Motor Vehicles.

Friday, September 30, 2011  New York eliminated eye exams from the driver’s license renewal process, but Gov Cuomo put the breaks on.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011  New York is dropping its requirement for vision tests to make it easier for drivers to renew licenses online or by mail.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011  A Bronx man is accused of targeted DeWitt homeowners in a fraudulent tax refund check scheme.

Sunday, November 21, 2010  Post Office says you can do it mostly from home

Tuesday, September 28, 2010  Don't look for tax forms and instructions in your mailbox next year. The Internal Revenue Service has decided to stop mailing them because so many people now file electronically.

Tuesday, July 06, 2010  The agency's persisting problem: ever-declining mail volume as people and businesses shift to the Internet and the declining economy reduces advertising mail.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010  The U.S. Postal Service took the first formal step Wednesday toward cutting mail delivery to five days a week.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010  The U.S. House has approved a bill to ban the post office from shipping cigarettes, a move supporters say will make it harder for kids to smoke.