United States postal service

If you’re one of the few Idahoans writing checks, you may want to take some extra steps to protect yourself.

While it may be cheaper and more meaningful to make and ship your Christmas gifts, the shipping costs can really add up if you wait too long.

The United States Postal Service just pitched some changes that could affect how your items get delivered.

If point and click is your favorite way to shop, the Federal Trade Commission and United States Postal Inspection Service have a warning for you.

The USPS has changes due to kick in this July and those changes will affect the way that Idahoans handle their mail services.

If you use it and you tend to avoid grabbing your mail until you see something important, the United States Postal Service NEEDS you to check your mailbox this week!

The United States Postal Inspection Service wants you to be aware of a recent scam that has reached cellphones in Idaho, California and beyond.

You can still legally mail checks, but there is a long list of items that you shouldn’t even bother taking to a post office.

They’ll no doubt appreciate your token of appreciation, but if they work for the United States Postal Service they may refuse to accept it because doing so could be illegal.

Looking back at Idaho’s history, you’ll find a lot of cool and quirky stories, including where a human child traveled through the mail.