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Mail theft is on the rise, and with the holiday season upon us, the U.S. Postal Service has some advice on how to avoid becoming a victim of mail theft.

There are significant delays when it comes to passport applications.

A 47-year-old New Bedford man plead guilty and was sentenced in the Fall River Superior Court this week for trafficking in cocaine.

A North Dartmouth woman and a Weymouth man were arrested Saturday and charged in connection with drug trafficking activities involving the shipments of multiple kilograms of cocaine.

A former postal employee pleaded guilty today to embezzling over $22,000 from the U.S. Postal Service.

A Rhode Island man agreed to plead guilty for his role in a wide-ranging operation that distributed cocaine and heroin throughout Bristol County, Mass., and Providence, R.I.

Donating to a local food pantry this weekend will be easier than mailing a letter. People across the nation are being asked to donate non-perishable food items as part of the United States Postal Service's "Stamp Out Hunger" food drive...

BOSTON (AP) _ Boston police have released several images of five people suspected of attacking a mail carrier. Police posted the images on their website hoping someone will recognize the suspects. Police say the postal worker was delivering mail Tuesday afternoon in the city's Dorchester neighborhood when he was assaulted...

A man from Scituate, Massachusetts was accused of stealing mail and other delivered items, such as letters, bills, small packages, and flyers in front of houses in East Taunton, Falmouth, Mashpee, Marston Mills, Cotuit, Wareham and Sagamore.

All of the mail stolen from Dartmouth residents in mid-December has been returned to its rightful owners.