diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 85f8f56c..fd463eab 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -2748,7 +2748,7 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                     domain: str, domainFull: str,
                     onionDomain: str, i2pDomain: str,
                     debug: bool) -> None:
-        """Endpoint for removing posts
+        """Endpoint for removing posts after confirmation
         """
         pageNumber = 1
         usersPath = path.split('/rmpost')[0]
@@ -2812,7 +2812,7 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                     'actor': removePostActor,
                     'object': removeMessageId,
                     'to': toList,
-                    'cc': [removePostActor+'/followers'],
+                    'cc': [removePostActor + '/followers'],
                     'type': 'Delete'
                 }
                 self.postToNickname = getNicknameFromActor(removePostActor)
@@ -5809,7 +5809,7 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                       GETstartTime, GETtimings: {},
                       proxyType: str, cookie: str,
                       debug: str):
-        """Delete button is pressed
+        """Delete button is pressed on a post
         """
         if not cookie:
             print('ERROR: no cookie given when deleting')
diff --git a/inbox.py b/inbox.py
index 258e16e1..9013a158 100644
--- a/inbox.py
+++ b/inbox.py
@@ -1251,18 +1251,31 @@ def receiveDelete(session, handle: str, isGroup: bool, baseDir: str,
     # if this post in the outbox of the person?
     messageId = removeIdEnding(messageJson['object'])
     removeModerationPostFromIndex(baseDir, messageId, debug)
-    postFilename = locatePost(baseDir, handle.split('@')[0],
-                              handle.split('@')[1], messageId)
+    handleNickname = handle.split('@')[0]
+    handleDomain = handle.split('@')[1]
+    postFilename = locatePost(baseDir, handleNickname,
+                              handleDomain, messageId)
     if not postFilename:
         if debug:
             print('DEBUG: delete post not found in inbox or outbox')
             print(messageId)
         return True
-    deletePost(baseDir, httpPrefix, handle.split('@')[0],
-               handle.split('@')[1], postFilename, debug,
+    deletePost(baseDir, httpPrefix, handleNickname,
+               handleDomain, postFilename, debug,
                recentPostsCache)
     if debug:
         print('DEBUG: post deleted - ' + postFilename)
+
+    # also delete any local blogs saved to the news actor
+    if handleNickname != 'news' and handleDomain == domainFull:
+        postFilename = locatePost(baseDir, 'news',
+                                  handleDomain, messageId)
+        if postFilename:
+            deletePost(baseDir, httpPrefix, 'news',
+                       handleDomain, postFilename, debug,
+                       recentPostsCache)
+            if debug:
+                print('DEBUG: blog post deleted - ' + postFilename)
     return True