Press Releases

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – An Alum Creek, W.Va., man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at West Virginia International Yeager Airport with a loaded firearm this morning (June 20). The .380 caliber revolver was loaded with…

PORTLAND, Maine – Do you have a star on your Maine 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. In less than one year, Maine…

RICHMOND, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Richmond International Airport (RIC) are on pace to set a record for the most firearms intercepted at the checkpoint in a single year. With a little more than six months…

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers are screening record numbers of passengers across the country. Passengers are reminded to arrive at the airport early and know what is in their bags.  TSA officers at Baton Rouge…

ALLENTOWN, Pa.—Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers intercepted two firearms at the Lehigh Valley International Airport checkpoint just two days apart. On Friday, June 14, a Jim Thorpe, Pa., man was arrested by police after TSA…

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers have already intercepted seven firearms at the security checkpoint at Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV), with six of the seven loaded.  “Make sure your firearm is not in your carry-on nor…

BISMARCK – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hosting two hiring events to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) at Bismarck Municipal Airport (BIS) and Williston Basin…

NEW YORK –The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is now accepting New York-issued mobile driver licenses (mDLs) at checkpoints with digital ID readers nationwide. Travelers who have downloaded the New York Mobile ID app to their smart…

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Laeger, W.Va., woman was stopped by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at West Virginia International Yeager Airport with a loaded firearm in her carry-on bag on Monday, June 10. The .22 caliber pistol was…

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. —  The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for the highest passenger volumes the agency has seen at airport security checkpoints…

RONKONKOMA, N.Y. —  The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for the highest passenger volumes the agency has seen at airport…

RICHMOND, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers intercepted two firearms at the Richmond International Airport checkpoints this past weekend, bringing the total number caught at Richmond so far this year to 18, which exceeds…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Beckley, W.Va., woman was stopped by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at West Virginia International Yeager Airport with a loaded firearm on Sunday, June 9. The 9mm purple and black firearm had a magazine…

PHILADELPHIA – A Middletown, Pa., man was cited by police yesterday (June 9) at Philadelphia International Airport after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected an antique revolver among the man’s carry-on items at one of the…

CLEVELAND – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented two handguns from being carried onboard airplanes at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) in separate incidents over the weekend. In the first incident on Friday,…

DES MOINES – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at Des Moines International Airport (DSM) Wednesday. This is the eighth firearm detected at a DSM checkpoint this year.…

HARRISBURG, Pa. —  Do you have a star on your Pennsylvania 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. Pennsylvania…

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers have already intercepted 62 firearms at the security checkpoints across Alabama this year, with 14 of them at Huntsville International Airport (HSV) and three of those in three consecutive days…

DALLAS – In a ten-day period ranging from May 26 to June 4, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Dallas Love Field Airport intercepted ten firearms in traveler’s carry-on items. The handguns were caught as the travelers entered…

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers have already intercepted 62 firearms at the security checkpoints across Alabama this year, with 41 of them at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM.). If you are going to travel…

RENO, Nevada - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for high passenger volumes throughout the summer at airports nationwide including Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO). TSA projects it will screen a record number of…

RICHMOND, Va. – A Richmond, Va.,  resident was cited by police for carrying a loaded gun to the Richmond International Airport Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint on Friday, May 31, one day after a…

ERIE, Pa. – An Edinboro, Pa., man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Erie International Airport Tom Ridge Field early this morning (June 3), with a loaded firearm among his carry-on items. The .38 caliber handgun…

AVOCA, Pa.– Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport intercepted a loaded .40 caliber handgun along with a total of 20 bullets in two gun magazines at the airport checkpoint yesterday,…

RICHMOND, Va. – A Glen Allen, Va., man was cited by police on Thursday, May 30, after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Richmond International Airport intercepted a gun among the traveler’s carry-on items. The .380 caliber…