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May 5, 2025 | Local Press Release
DULLES, Va. – It was an extremely busy April at Washington Dulles International (IAD) and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) checkpoints. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at both airports recorded their…
April 28, 2025 | Local Press Release
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) along with the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles is reminding travelers to ensure they have a REAL ID-compliant form of identification as the federal enforcement deadline of…
April 24, 2025 | Local Press Release
NEW YORK  - On May 7, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will no longer accept state-issued identifications that are not REAL ID compliant at TSA security checkpoints. All airline passengers 18 years and older, including TSA…
April 24, 2025 | Local Press Release
Beginning on May 7, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will no longer accept state-issued identifications that are not REAL ID compliant at TSA security checkpoints. All airline passengers 18 years and older, including TSA PreCheck®…
April 24, 2025 | Local Press Release
NEWARK, N.J. —  Starting on May 7, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will no longer accept state-issued identifications that are not REAL ID compliant at TSA security checkpoints. All airline passengers 18 years and older,…
April 24, 2025 | Local Press Release
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) along with the U.S. Virgin Islands Bureau of Motor Vehicles is reminding travelers to ensure they have a REAL ID-compliant form of identification as…
April 24, 2025 | Local Press Release
( Español )San Juan, Puerto Rico – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), in collaboration with the Puerto Rico Department of…
April 15, 2025 | Local Press Release
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Residents of the City of Charleston and surrounding counties will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) popular TSA PreCheck® program at West Virginia International Yeager Airport (CRW) from…
April 15, 2025 | Local Press Release
LATROBE, Pa. – Residents of Westmoreland County, Pa., and the surrounding region will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) popular TSA PreCheck® program at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LBE) from April 29 to May…
April 11, 2025 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON — Today, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced the imminent implementation of its REAL ID enforcement measures at TSA checkpoints nationwide.  “Secretary Noem and the Trump administration are enforcing the…
April 8, 2025 | Local Press Release
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers working at the Shreveport International Airport (SHV) security checkpoint stopped a cache of weapons secreted inside a metal cane last week.The cane contained a gutting knife, a double-edged…
April 7, 2025 | Local Press Release
DULLES, Va. –  A Sterling, Va., man was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) intercepted a firearm among his carry-on items on Sunday, April 6.  The…
April 7, 2025 | Local Press Release
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Wheelersburg, Ohio,  man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Huntington Tri-State Airport on Friday, April 4, with a firearm in his carry-on bag. The 9mm handgun was loaded with 12…
March 31, 2025 | Local Press Release
NEWARK, N.J. – A Hopelawn, N.J., man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration officers intercepted the man’s 9mm handgun when he entered a security checkpoint at  Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday, March…
March 25, 2025 | Local Press Release
LINTHICUM, Md. -- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for high passenger volumes throughout the spring travel period and into summer at airports nationwide including at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall…
March 25, 2025 | Local Press Release
NEWARK, N.J. – A Colts Neck, N.J., man told officials that he did not know he had a loaded gun in his backpack when Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Newark Liberty International Airport intercepted the gun, which was packed…
March 24, 2025 | Local Press Release
PORTLAND, Maine – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) expects an increase of travelers throughout Maine airports during the upcoming spring break season.TSA security checkpoints are currently processing an average of 2,700 passengers…
March 21, 2025 | Local Press Release
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A local woman was cited by police on Thursday, March 20, after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at West Virginia International Yeager Airport (CRW) intercepted the woman’s gun at the airport security…
March 20, 2025 | Local Press Release
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for high passenger volumes throughout the spring travel period and into summer at airports nationwide including Harrisburg International Airport (MDT). TSA is advising…
March 19, 2025 | Local Press Release
NEWARK, N.J. –  Transportation Security Administration officers intercepted 16 bullets that were artfully concealed inside an aluminum foil box at one of the security checkpoints at Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday, March 18.The…
March 19, 2025 | Local Press Release
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for high passenger volumes throughout the spring travel period and into summer at airports nationwide including Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE). TSA is advising…
March 14, 2025 | Local Press Release
SAN DIEGO, California - Officials with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today reminded the public that starting Wednesday, May 7, 2025, every air traveler 18 years of age and older must have a REAL ID-compliant state-issued…
March 14, 2025 | Local Press Release
SAN DIEGO, California - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at San Diego International Airport (SAN) is now accepting California mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) for identity verification purposes. Travelers with a California-issued…
March 14, 2025 | Local Press Release
SAN DIEGO - With the start of the spring break travel season, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) provided an overview of what travelers departing San Diego International Airport (SAN) can expect over the next few weeks.Nationally, the…
March 13, 2025 | Local Press Release
NEW YORK -- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for high passenger volumes throughout the spring travel period and into summer at airports nationwide including LaGuardia Airport (LGA). TSA is advising air travelers to arrive…

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