Press Releases

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Transportation Security Administration officers at Harrisburg International Airport prevented a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, man from bringing a .380 caliber handgun loaded with seven bullets onto an airplane yesterday, November 17.…

HARRISBURG – The number of passengers expected to fly this Thanksgiving holiday is expected to be record-breaking with more than 26.8…

MILWAUKEE - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) are reminding Wisconsin residents that starting Oct. 1, 2020, travelers will need a REAL ID or another…

ALBANY, NY -- The number of passengers expected to fly this Thanksgiving holiday is expected to be record-breaking with more than 26.8…

NORFOLK, Va. – A Virginia Beach woman was cited on state weapons charges by police at Norfolk International Airport yesterday, November 14, after a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer found a .25 caliber handgun loaded with six…

WASHINGTON —  Area residents who want to board an airplane for a domestic flight or enter a secure federal facility will soon need a star on their driver’s license, indicating that it is REAL ID-compliant, or they will…

NEW HAVEN, Conn. —  The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) team at Tweed New Haven Regional Airport (HVN) was named the top smaller-size Airport of the Year for 2019. The award, which was announced earlier this month, recognized the…

ELMIRA, NY —  Passengers who will be flying out of Elmira-Corning Regional Airport on Saturday, November 16 and 23 should expect to see the airport more congested than usual due to some additional flights that were added and are scheduled back-…

LYNCHBURG, VA – A Danville, Virginia, woman was caught with a .38 caliber handgun loaded with five bullets at the Lynchburg Regional Airport security checkpoint by a Transportation Security Administration officer yesterday, November 12.  The…

PITTSBURGH – A West Virginia woman was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at the Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) security checkpoint yesterday, November 13, with a .380 caliber handgun loaded with seven bullets,…

WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration is expecting a record breaking number of flyers this upcoming Thanksgiving holiday travel period with more than 26.8 million passengers traveling through security screening checkpoints…

HARRISBURG, Pa. – A Florida resident was issued a summons by police on Saturday, November 9, after Transportation Security Administration officers at Harrisburg International Airport caught him with two guns in his carry-on bag. The guns marked the…

WASHINGTON, DC —  The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recognized the agency’s highest performers and teams of 2019 during its annual awards ceremony held at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport’s historic terminal on Thursday…

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced Thursday that it is prepared for an increase in travelers departing Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) in the days leading up to and immediately following the…

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today reminded South Dakota residents that starting Oct. 1, 2020, all travelers will need a REAL ID-compliant driver license, identification card or another acceptable form of…

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today joined with Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt and the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety to update Oklahomans on the status of REAL ID in their state. Starting Oct. 1, 2020,…

TULSA - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today joined with the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety to update Oklahomans on the status of REAL ID in their state. Starting Oct. 1, 2020, travelers in all U.S. states will need a REAL ID…

ITHACA, NY – A Florida man was stopped by the Transportation Security Administration this morning with a 9 mm handgun and a magazine loaded with seven bullets, at the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport checkpoint. The TSA officer who was staffing the…

NORFOLK, Va. – A Norfolk, Virginia, man was cited on state weapons charges by police at Norfolk International Airport this morning after a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer found a .40 caliber handgun loaded with nine bullets,…

ASPEN and EAGLE, CO– The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding a one-day, “TSA Express to Hire” event on Wednesday, Nov. 13 to recruit full- and part-time Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) to work at Aspen Pitkin County…

ROANOKE, Va. – A California man was stopped by the Transportation Security Administration this morning with a .38 special handgun loaded with three bullets, at the Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport checkpoint. The TSA officer who was staffing the…

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Transportation Security Administration discovered a loaded firearm at a John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) checkpoint this morning.  At approximately 10 a.m., a loaded Kimber 9mm handgun was detected in a…

PORTLAND, ME – A second gun has been caught by Transportation Security Administration officers in two days at Portland International Jetway. A Florida man was caught yesterday at the airport by a TSA officer who detected a 9 mm handgun loaded…

CHARLESTON, WV —  West Virginia residents who want to board an airplane will soon need a gold star on their driver’s license, indicating that it is REAL ID-compliant or they will need another form of approved…

LATROBE, Pa. –  An Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LBE) on Thursday, October 31, when they detected a loaded handgun in his carry-on bag. It…