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Postal boss says ‘no’ to three-day delivery

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Sacramento postal worker indicted for worker’s comp fraud

A federal grand jury has indicted a 46-year-old Sacramento postal worker for allegedly illegally claiming $278,000 in workers’ compensation benefits, according to the U.S. attorney Benjamin Wagner.

Postal Service may end Saturday delivery

The U.S. Postal Service, facing mounting losses as mail volume continues to decline, outlined sweeping changes that would cut retirement expenses, scale back delivery and look for more ways to reach consumers with new products and partnered locations

Postal service debates dropping Saturday delivery

The U.S. Postal Service is increasing the pressure for dropping Saturday home delivery as it seeks to fend off massive financial losses.

Presidents Day closures

The following agencies are closed Monday in honor of Presidents Day: • Federal offices • State offices • Postal Service • Most county and city offices • El Dorado Transit • Elk Grove etran • Placer County Transit • Placer Commuter Express The following agencies are open Monday: • Sacramento Regional Transit operates a weekday schedule with trips marked “H” not running • Yolobus operates a Sunday schedule

West Sacramento center handles blizzard of mail today

Today is the busiest mailing day for the US Postal Service. About 7 million packages, letters and greeting cards are expected to come into the big processing center on West Sacramento’s Industrial Boulevard.

Thanksgiving closures

CLOSED THURSDAY” Federal offices” Postal Service” Placer Coun

Database: Are you due a tax refund?

Postal employee Jerry Row (cq), a 38-year veteran of the postal service, sorts some of the millions of pieces of mail that will filter through the government’s West Sacramento facility Thursday, April 15, 2004. Traditionally, the already heavy volume of mail handled at the facility surges on this day as thousands of last-minute taxpayers rush to beat the IRS’ midnight deadline for filing their returns.

IRS searching for recipients of refund checks

The Internal Revenue Service is looking for you … in a good way. The IRS said it’s trying to find more than 15,000 California taxpayers owed a combined $16.65 million in refund checks that were returned to the IRS by the U.S.