Weathered or painted, clustered or alone, with letters or decals and in black and white, mailboxes can reflect the homeowner's favorite sports team, farmer's life, garden setting or pet affinity.

WASHINGTON — Dorothy and Andrew Yankanich moved into their home in Wheaton, Md., in 1966 and soon began what would become a daily ritual: walking across the street to the squat blue mailbox to drop ...

Installing a rural-type mailbox and post requires a little forethought and just about enough elbow grease to dig a 3-foot hole. Step 1: Call Dig Safe by dialing 811 before digging any hole to avoid ...

The U.S. Postal Service is asking all homeowners to inspect and repair their mailboxes during Mailbox Improvement Week, May 16-22. Repairing suburban and rural mailboxes improves the appearance of the ...

On a cold December afternoon, standing next to the empty wood frame where his mailbox used to be, Chuck Klein tried to explain why he’s spent so much time the past few years sending emails to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A composite photo shows a variety of unconventional mailboxes — including old washing machines, refrigerators, car engines, beer ...

MORE THAN 100 MAILBOXES IN RURAL JASPER COUNTY HAVE A PROBLEM, AND HOMEOWNERS MIGHT NOT HAVE THEIR MAIL DELIVERED IF IT’S NOT FIXED. ONLY ON KCCI. SENIOR REPORTER TODD MAGEL SHOWS US WHY NEIGHBORS ARE ...

PORT ANGELES — Some rural mailbox owners may need to get out measuring tapes and toolboxes to make sure their mailboxes meet the height requirements for new mail-delivery vehicles. The U.S. Postal ...

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) - Shake your - mailbox? Indeed, that's the message in many areas of Michigan where mailboxes are attached to posts at the end of a driveway. As another winter approaches, road ...

Mailboxes and newspaper delivery boxes in rural areas of Butte County will have to follow what amounts to state highway standards in the future. County commissioners Tuesday approved the first reading ...