Press Releases

CHICAGO – The Transportation Security Administration sent one of its most valued Chicago team members off to enjoy retirement -- Rhea, an explosive detection canine. Rhea, a nine-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer, worked at Chicago O’Hare…

ROANOKE, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport prevented a Shawsville, Va., man from bringing his loaded gun past the security checkpoint yesterday, August 14. The 9mm firearm was loaded…

PITTSBURGH – For the second consecutive day, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport intercepted a firearm at the main security checkpoint. They detected a…

PITTSBURGH – For the second consecutive day, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport intercepted a firearm at the main security checkpoint. They detected a…

RICHMOND, Va. – A Chester, Va., man was cited by police on Tuesday, August 13, after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Richmond International Airport intercepted a gun among the traveler’s carry-on items. The .22 caliber…

NORFOLK, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Norfolk International Airport prevented a Suffolk, Va., man from bringing his gun onto a flight at Norfolk International Airport yesterday, August 12. The 9mm handgun was not…

PITTSBURGH – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport intercepted a firearm at the main security checkpoint yesterday, August 12. The .380 caliber handgun was not loaded. When TSA officers detected…

ALLENTOWN, Pa.—It has been an extremely busy two months at Lehigh Valley International Airport with nine of the Top 10 busiest days at the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint recorded in June and July of this month. “Checkpoint volume…

RICHMOND, Va. – A Chester, Va., man was cited by police on Saturday, August 10, after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Richmond International Airport intercepted a gun among the traveler’s carry-on items. The 9mm firearm was…

RICHMOND, Va. – A Goochland, Va., man was cited by police yesterday, August 8, after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Richmond International Airport intercepted a gun among the traveler’s carry-on items. The 9mm firearm was…

ARLINGTON, Va. – A Silver Spring, Md., woman was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport intercepted a gun among the woman’s carry-on items. The 9mm firearm was loaded…

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Kentucky man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Huntington Tri-State Airport with a loaded firearm in his carry-on bag on Thursday, August 8. The 9mm handgun was loaded with six bullets…

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Baro, a 9-year-old German Wirehaired Pointer, is ready for his last run as a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) explosives detection canine who specializes in screening passengers at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT…

WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced its TSA PreCheck® Trusted Traveler program surpassed 20 million active members, setting a new record for the program that launched in December 2013. This brings the total number…

NEW ORLEANS — Do you have a star on your Louisiana driver’s license? If not, there’s still time to get your REAL ID-compliant driver’s license with that star on it. But it’s better to get it sooner, rather than later. Travelers who want to board an…

SALEM, Oregon - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed a new, high-tech security screening unit at Salem Municipal Airport (SLE). This unit will screen the checked baggage of travelers departing SLE. “We are pleased that…

ALLENTOWN, Pa.—Travelers flying out of Lehigh Valley International Airport are packing prohibited items in their carry-on bags when most of those items should be packed in a checked bag. Prohibited items trigger an alarm on the checkpoint X-ray…

NEWARK, N.J. –  A Westchester County, N.Y., man was arrested by police on Tuesday (August 6), when Transportation Security Administration officers at Newark Liberty International Airport intercepted a firearm among the man’s carry-on items. The…

DULLES, Va. –  A Falls Church, Va., man was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) intercepted a firearm among the man’s carry-on items on Monday, August 5.…

PHILADELPHIA – A Montgomery County, Pa., man was cited by police yesterday (August 5) at Philadelphia International Airport after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a firearm among the man’s carry-on items at one of the…

AVOCA, Pa.—The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is partnering with Landline to transport by bus screened passengers, their carry-on items and their checked baggage from the secured area of Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport into…

NORFOLK, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Norfolk International Airport intercepted two firearms from being carried onto flights at Norfolk International Airport on Sunday, August 4. A Suffolk, Va., man was stopped…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A California man was sentenced in federal court today after he was subdued by several passengers and flight attendants when he tried to open the exit door on an American Airlines flight en route to Washington, D.C., forcing the…

DETROIT – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) discovered eight firearms at security checkpoints in the month of July. In addition to those eight, another firearm was detected Saturday, Aug. 3…

ROANOKE, Va. —  The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed new technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification (ID) and confirms their flight information in real time at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional…