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Major retailers, including Target and Best Buy, have spoken out about organized thefts and urged Congress to make it harder for criminals to sell stolen goods.

KPRC 2 news viewers have called the station to report dozens of UPS packages and boxes littering parking lots. It almost looks like they were dumped there. You asked us what is going on and we are getting answers for you!

The U.S Postal Service pulled out all the stops to avoid a repeat of the 2020 holiday shipping disaster, and it worked. The Postal Service and several other private shippers reported that holiday season deliveries went smoothly for the most part. ShipMatrix, which analyzes shipping package data, reported that 96.9% of the Postal Service’s shipments were on time during a two-week period in December.

A 24-year-old UPS driver had no idea that the kind 20-second message he left for a new mother on her video doorbell would result in […]

A kind message from a new father to a new mom over a doorbell turned into a quest to find the Atlanta driver and pay him back for his kind words

A Black San Francisco UPS delivery driver claims she was subjected to racial profiling after being given a citation that she says was for double-parking […]

The Laredo Police Department announced on Friday that a man was arrested for allegedly...

Today is the last day to ship gifts via USPS or FedEx standard ground service to get them to their destination by December 25

U.S. Postal Service, FedEx and UPS have announced the recommended deadlines to mail greeting cards and packages for expected delivery by Christmas.

Now that December is here, many of us are eyeing those Christmas lists and checking off all the things.

To all those holiday present procrastinators out there (you know who you are): Be sure to ship that holiday gift sooner rather than later to get those presents to their destination before December 25.

UPS is still hiring over 750 seasonal employees across the Houston area to support the annual increase in package volume ahead of the holidays.

Second to Black Friday, Cyber Monday is the busiest online shopping day.

Already, workers are seeing a surge in holiday packages.

Postal workers who recall packages and letters piled up in distribution hubs a year ago are gearing up for another holiday crush.

Here's a look at the trends CNBC's Jim Cramer is watching Tuesday.

The Dow Jones Transports index's rally to record highs bodes well for the group, Fundstrat Global Advisors' Mark Newton says.

UPS plans to hire 2,250 employees in the Houston-area during its three-day hiring blitz this week.

Start your Christmas shopping now, before Amazon's picks for the best toys of 2021 sell out

A recording shows that the pilot of a twin-engine plane was repeatedly warned to fly straight and to climb before he crashed into a San Diego suburb, killing himself and someone on the ground.

The air traffic controller repeated the warnings to the pilot more than a half-dozen times. Stop drifting, keep on course and a chilling, urgent plea: “Low altitude alert, climb immediately, climb the airplane.” The Cessna 340 nose-dived and clipped a UPS van in Santee after noon Monday as it was preparing to land at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in San Diego.

Co-workers observed a moment of silence Tuesday for the UPS driver killed when a small plane crashed in a suburban Southern California neighborhood.

A UPS truck was one of the vehicles struck in the crash, officials said. The company confirmed an employee was killed and said it would cooperate with investigators.

The latest deadlines come as many retailers are urging early shopping this year amid global supply-chain backups

A UPS delivery driver was among those killed in the crash in Santee, Calif. Two others who were injured were transported to a local hospital.

The San Diego County Sheriff's Department urged people to steer clear of North Magnolia Avenue in the city of Santee.

The latest deadlines come as many retailers are urging early shopping this year amid global supply-chain backups

Start your Christmas shopping now, before Amazon's picks for the best toys of 2021 sell out

Cowen reiterated its outperform rating on FedEx heading into the holiday shipping season. But, Bill Baruch of Blue Line Capital sees a warning in the charts.

A quarter of holiday shoppers say they plan to start as early as this month amid ongoing shipping uncertainty.

The president campaigned for Governor Gavin Newsom at a Southern California rally after he had toured Idaho and Northern California earlier in the day.

A quarter of holiday shoppers say they plan to start as early as this month amid ongoing shipping uncertainty.

"The logistics industry does not see 2022 as having any less disruption in supply chains than in 2021," the president of UPS said on Sunday.

Package delivery is at the heart of an intense lobbying campaign.

These are the stocks posting the largest moves in midday trading.

Shares of the delivery company had been up nearly 25% year to date before the second-quarter earnings report.

Nearly 50 students from Starpoint High School wrote a letter to Schumer asking him to demand action from UPS or reimburse them for the lost exams.

Elon Musk has talked up full self-driving for years, but missed many deadlines. Some are betting the big progress in autonomous vehicles: delivering pizza.

After a pause in donations, companies are again giving to GOP members of Congress who voted against certifying the 2020 presidential election.

Carol Tomé, the CEO of UPS, outlines what has driven the shipping company's stock price to new heights.

Corporations that trumpet their support for Pride have donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to politicians opposing the Equality Act and other LGBT causes

The bees were being sent to beekeepers in New England, but UPS says faulty packaging led to the bees being abandoned before a beekeeper was called in.

An expert says most could have been saved if a beekeeper had been called in sooner.

The company is hiring part-timers for sorting hubs across the metroplex.

In a defense of Rudy Giuliani following Wednesday's FBI raid, the Fox News host said "kiddie porn" on Hunter Biden's laptop was the real issue.

"The same way they try to convince people to have a Coke and a smile, they need to persuade people to fight voter suppression," one activist said.

The Georgia Chamber of Commerce previously reiterated the importance of voting rights without voicing opposition against any specific legislation. Most of the corporations have not taken a stance in the voting rights debate, instead offering broad stances on voting and elections. All six companies belong to the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, and all but Aflac belong to the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. Voting rights activists are not impressed with the statements companies have offered so far on the voting rights debate. Georgia Chamber of CommerceThe Georgia Chamber continues to engage in a bipartisan manner with leaders of the General Assembly on bills that would impact voting rights in our state.

But setting high diversity and equity goals and meeting them will help the bank even more, he said. "They have committed significant dollars to Black causes and they are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and supplier diversity." WalmartWhy it's worth watching: The Arkansas retailer created a Center for Racial Equity last June and has pumped $100 million into the operation. The racial equity center, among other things, gives grants to nonprofits that tackle problems in education, health and criminal justice. "Walmart has made a strong commitment to racial equity initiatives and has moved quickly to begin executing on those initiatives."

Over the weekend the Food & Drug Administration authorized Johnson & Johnson's vaccine for emergency use, and 4 million doses are being shipped out today. Medical trials have found the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine is 85% effective against severe illness, and resulted in zero COVID-related deaths. This morning, the first of four million vaccine doses were being packaged at a Johnson & Johnson facility before being loaded onto cargo planes later today at a UPS facility in Louisville, for distribution to the federal government, CBS News correspondent Errol Barnett reported. Johnson & Johnson expects to deliver more than 20 million doses by the end of March, and 100 million by the end of June. Gorsky also said that while the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is approved for use in patients 18 and older, they are starting studies for people between the ages of 12 and 18.

Former UPS driver who dropped out of college donates $20 million to same school Nearly 60 years ago, Calvin Tyler couldn't afford college and dropped out of Morgan State University, an HBCU, to become a UPS driver. He went on to become a top executive at the company. This week, he donated $20 million to help other students go to that same school.

Former UPS driver who dropped out of college donates $20 million to same school Nearly 60 years ago, Calvin Tyler couldn't afford college and dropped out of Morgan State University, an HBCU, to become a UPS driver. He went on to become a top executive at the company. This week, he donated $20 million to help other students go to that same school.

Deadly storms delay distribution of 6 million COVID-19 vaccine doses Frigid weather has shipping companies like FedEx and UPS playing catchup as they try to move six million eagerly anticipated doses of the coronavirus vaccine to all 50 states. More than 42 million Americans have received at least one dose of the vaccine. Michael George has the details.

People wait in line for the opening of a 24-hour, walk-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic hosted by the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium at Temple University's Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. Meanwhile, several states have complained about vaccination delays and have had to cancel appointments. Drug wholesaler McKesson, chosen by the federal government to distribute most COVID-19 vaccines, is handling shipments to hospitals and other medical providers. Moderna’s vaccine is shipped frozen, at minus 13 degrees Fahrenheit to 5 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 25 to minus 15 degrees Celsius). In Tennessee, the state’s health agency said distributors have been unable to pack and ship the COVID-19 vaccine this week due to the winter weather.

(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)(AP) – A surge in online shopping helped UPS post record revenue during the last three months of 2020, the company said Tuesday. Its biggest customer — online shopping giant Amazon — helped fuel growth. She expects pandemic-fueled online shopping habits to stick, even as more stores reopen. “Even my relatives, who are older, are shopping online. UPS said revenue rose 21% to $24.9 billion in the three months ending Dec. 31, a record for the company.

(NBC NEWS) – After nearly 40 years with UPS, Ken Westbrook experienced something brand new while on the job. A woman in a wheelchair was trying to cross the street in Phoenix, Arizona when she got stuck on the light rail tracks. Westbrook was stopped in his big rig, ready to turn left when he got out of the cab to help her unhitch the wheels and push her safely. “At that point, I wasn’t sure if the light rail was going to slow down or see her, so I got out so he could see me,” Westbrook said. Read more: http://bit.ly/39mQu50

It means that Amazon will give SFP members a pass if they can't ensure one- and two-day delivery speeds for a portion of shoppers. "In recognition of these constraints, we are adjusting the one- and two-day delivery speed targets." With SFP, sellers store their own products and pack their own orders, while delivery is managed by carriers such as the U.S. Amazon measures an SFP member's ability to meet one- and two-day delivery targets based on how often those delivery options are shown to customers when they view a seller's product listing. Sellers who fulfill orders on their own had struggled to meet Amazon's two-day delivery targets, even before the coronavirus pandemic.

Watertown, Connecticut — A UPS employee accused of fatally assaulting a co-worker he was helping deliver packages told police he stabbed the man before fleeing into the woods, according to according to an arrest warrant released Thursday. Bertrand was arraigned Thursday on murder charges, accused of killing UPS driver Nathan Burk, 28, of Waterbury. The arrest warrant said Bertrand was working as Burk's "helper/runner" on Tuesday, the day of the assault. Bertrand and Burk apparently were riding in the same vehicle, State Trooper Joseu Dorelus said at a news conference Wednesday. Dozens of Burk's loved ones and co-workers gathered outside the Watertown UPS facility Wednesday.

This undated photo of Elijah David Bertrand was provided by the Connecticut State Police, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. The 19-year-old is a suspect in the assault on a UPS truck driver in Watertown, Conn. on Tuesday, Dec. 22. Bertrand was arraigned Thursday on murder charges, accused of killing UPS driver Nathan Burk, 28, of Waterbury. Dozens of Burk's loved ones and co-workers gathered outside the Watertown UPS facility Wednesday. He was such a good soul,” said Kerry Langdeau, of Waterbury, told the TV station.

Packages needed to be shipped nearly a week ago to make it by Christmas by regular mail. At the peek of the holiday shipping season this year, an estimated 6 million packages a day were being left behind by FedEx, UPS, Amazon, the U.S. Another 3.5 million packages a day that were picked up were not reaching their destinations on time. Both FedEx and UPS declined to disclose how many packages were delayed in transit, and might not make it by Christmas Day. "They have no idea where it is"The holiday shipping delays are causing headaches for consumers.

This undated photo of Elijah David Bertrand was provided by the Connecticut State Police, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. The 19-year-old is a suspect in the assault on a UPS truck driver in Watertown, Conn. on Tuesday, Dec. 22. (Connecticut State Police via AP)WATERTOWN, Conn. – A UPS employee sought in a deadly assault on a co-worker was taken into custody Wednesday, Connecticut state police said. The two men apparently were riding in the same vehicle before the assault, Connecticut State Police Trooper Joseu Dorelus said at a news conference. State troopers initially responded to a call about an accident involving a UPS truck in Watertown around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Michael Rubin, executive chairman of online sports apparel giant Fanatics, told CNBC on Wednesday that retail sales this holiday season have been negatively impacted by shipping challenges. "There's been so much pressure on the different shipping networks to deliver, I think there was even more demand that could have been had," Rubin said on "Squawk Box." "But again, the most interesting thing was that demand could have even been better if the shipping networks just had more capacity. But with corona, delivering vaccines for the first time, there's so much pressure on the shipping networks this year." Shares of Barnes & Noble Education were up 1.7% on Wednesday.

UPS driver surprised by neighborhood residents UPS driver Anthony Gaskin was brought to tears when hundreds of people surprised him to say "thank you" for being a positive light in their Richmond, Virginia, neighborhood during the pandemic.

Greg Abbott is scheduled to speak at 8:45 a.m. Central time Thursday from the UPS distribution center in Austin about the COVID-19 vaccine distribution program in Texas. Nearly a quarter-million doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine have been arriving at hospitals and health care facilities around Texas this week, with another batch anticipated shortly after federal emergency-use approval of the Moderna vaccine, which is expected Friday. Texas is on deck to receive 1.4 million doses before the end of the year as part of the first phase of the largest national immunization program in American history. Front-line health care workers, after nine months of battling the deadly disease that has claimed more than 300,000 lives nationally and nearly 25,000 in Texas, are first in line for the injections, which began in Texas on Monday. Abbott will be joined Thursday by Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd and Texas Department of State Health Services Commissioner John Hellerstedt.

[MORE: These 3 apps will help you find the best holiday shopping deals, experts say | Doing a little online shopping? If you’re shipping gifts you want to arrive in time for Christmas, here are some recommended send-by dates for expected delivery by Dec. 25:USPS (excluding Alaska and Hawaii)Domestic Mail Class/Product Send-by Date USPS Retail Ground Service Dec. 15 First-Class Mail Service Dec. 18 Priority Mail Service Dec. 19 Priority Mail Express Service Dec. 23Click here for USPS holiday shipping dates for Alaska and Hawaii, military bases and overseas addresses. UPSShipping Option Send-by Date UPS Ground Dec. 15 UPS 3 Day Select Dec. 21 UPS 2nd Day Air Dec. 22 UPS Next Day Air Dec. 23Click here for more details on UPS holiday shipping. FedEx (U.S. to U.S.)Shipping Option Send-by Date FedEx SmartPost (certain exceptions apply) Dec. 9 FedEx Home Delivery Dec. 15 FedEx Ground Dec. 15 FedEx Express Saver Dec. 21 FedEx 3 Day Freight Dec. 21 FedEx 2 Day Dec. 22 FedEx 2 Day A.M. Dec. 22 FedEx 2 Day Freight Dec. 22 FedEx 1 Day Freight Dec. 23 FedEx Extra Hours Dec. 23 FedEx Standard Overnight Dec. 23 FedEx Priority Overnight Dec. 23 FedEx First Overnight Dec. 23 FedEx SameDay Dec. 25 FedEx SameDay City Priority Dec. 25 FedEx SameDay City Direct Dec. 25Click here to see last-day-to-ship dates if you’re planning to send gifts to Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico or other destinations. AmazonAmazon has not released its 2020 holiday shipping calendar, but last year, the company recommended buyers send products no later than Dec. 22 or Dec. 23 for a Dec. 25 arrival.

With the coronavirus pandemic altering lots of holiday plans this year, shippers are preparing for a significant increase in the number of packages that will need to be delivered. Here are the shipping deadlines you need to know if you want your packages to arrive by Dec. 25. Postal ServiceFor the lower 48 states:Dec. 15 -- Retail Ground ServiceDec. 18 -- First-Class Mail ServiceDec. 19 -- Priority Mail ServiceDec. 23 -- Priority Mail Express ServiceFor Alaska:Dec. 18 -- First-Class Mail ServiceDec. 19 -- Priority Mail ServiceDec. 21 -- Priority Mail Express ServiceFor Hawaii:Dec. 15 -- First-Class Mail ServiceDec. 15 -- Priority Mail ServiceDec. 21 -- Priority Mail Express ServiceClick here for international shipping deadlines for USPS. FedExDec. 9 -- FedEx Smart PostDec. 15 -- FedEx Home Delivery, FedEx GroundDec. 21 -- FedEx Express Saver, FedEx 3Day FreightDec. 22 -- FedEx 2Day, FedEx 2Day A.M., FedEx 2Day FreightDec. 23 -- FedEx 1Day Freight, FedEx Extra Hours, FedEx Standard Overnight, FedEx Priority Overnight, FedEx First OvernightDec. 25 -- FedEx SameDay, FedEx SameDay City Priority, FedEx SameDay City DirectClick here for international shipping deadlines for FedEx. UPSDec. 15 -- UPS GroundDec. 21 -- UPS 3 Day SelectDec. 22 -- UPS 2nd Day AirDec. 23 -- UPS Next Day AirDec. 25 -- UPS is closed, but UPS Express Critical is availableShipments to certain destinations may require an earlier ship date.

HOUSTON – UPS is hosting its annual one-day hiring blitz, known as UPS Brown Friday, on Friday. The company is hiring at least 50,000 new employees across the country, including about 3,000 positions in Houston. Applicants can conduct in-person or virtual interviews, and the company will be making job offers on the spot. According to UPS, nearly 40% of seasonal workers last year came back to a permanent job after the holidays. Houston-area UPS job fairs on Friday:Willowbrook 11802 N Gessner Road, Houston, TX 77064, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PMStafford: 13922 Stafford Rd, Stafford, TX 77477, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PMSweetwater: 8330 Sweetwater Lane, Houston, TX 77037, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PMMykawa: 7110 Mykawa Rd, Houston, TX 77033, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PMTo learn more about virtual and in-person hiring fairs, viewers can visit UPSjobs.com/brownfriday.

MIRAMAR, Fla. – Friends and family have identified the UPS truck driver who was killed in a shootout between police and the suspects who held him hostage, reports KPRC 2 partner WPLG. Friends identified the 27-year-old victim in Thursday afternoon’s shootout as Frank Ordonez. The FBI said four people, including the UPS driver, were killed after robbers stole the driver's truck and led police on a chase that ended in gunfire in Miramar. It was not immediately clear who fired the shots that killed the UPS driver or the bystander. “We are deeply saddened that UPS service provider Frank Ordonez passed away from a senseless act of violence on Dec. 5, 2019,” UPS said in a statement.

Postal ServiceDec. 14: USPS Retail Ground shipments ✅Dec. 18: Alaska to mainland First-Class Mail ✅Dec. 19: Hawaii to mainland First-Class Mail and Priority Mail, also Alaska Priority Mail ✅*There’s still time for dates below! Dec. 20: First-Class Mail ServiceDec. 21: Priority Mail; Also deadline for Alaska and Hawaii to the mainland through Priority Mail ExpressDec. 23: Priority Mail ExpressTrying to send something overseas or to a member of the military? Click or tap here to check out the guide we followed from USPS, and to learn more about your mailing specifics and guidelines. FedExDec. 9: SmartPost ✅Dec. 16: Ground and home delivery ✅Dec. 19: Express Saver ✅*There’s still time for the dates below! As for Amazon deadlines, you’re likely looking at Dec. 22 or Dec. 23, depending on if you’re a Prime member, where you live and what you’re ordering.

HOUSTON – The recent flood disaster left many with frayed nerves, especially for one woman who spent days waiting for a very important delivery — her wedding dress. Future bride Sarah Taylor continues to wait and search for the dress, just weeks before her big day. The hunt and purchase of a wedding dress is a tedious process, most fiancés and former brides can relate to. "The process of getting a wedding dress and creating one is very long (and) takes a very long time,” she said. She said UPS is paying for a new dress to be sent, although she fears it won’t arrive in time for the wedding.