Spotlight USPS may hike postage prices amid rising fuel costs. How much you’ll pay in NC Tanasia Kenney The Charlotte Observer Apr 2, 2026 Apr 2, 2026 Updated 15 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sending a package in the mail could soon cost more, affecting millions of deliveries in North Carolina and nationwide.kAm{2DE H66<[ E96 &]$] !@DE2= $6CG:46 2??@F?465 A=2?D E@ C@== @FE kDEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^23@FE]FDAD]4@>^?6HDC@@>^?2E:@?2=\C6=62D6D^a_ae^_bad\FDAD\2??@F?46D\EC2?DA@CE2E:@?\C6=2E65\E:>6\=:>:E65\AC:46\492?86]9E>Q C6=lQu@==@HQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm“EC2?DA@CE2E:@?\C6=2E65” AC:46 9:<6Dk^2mk^DEC@?8m @? 46CE2:? A@DE286 :? 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