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January 13, 2025 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today published a …
January 8, 2025 | Local Press Release
BOISE, Idaho – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today displayed a collection of the Top 10 prohibited items found by security screening officers in carry-on luggage at five different Idaho airports in 2024. All of the items were…
January 7, 2025 | Local Press Release
NEWARK, N.J. —  Newark Liberty International Airport made it into the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Top 10 List of most unusual items detected at airport security checkpoints in 2024. TSA…
January 7, 2025 | Local Press Release
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. —  Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport made it into the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Top 10 List of most unusual items detected at airport security checkpoints in 2024. TSA released the list in a…
January 7, 2025 | Local Press Release
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is now accepting West Virginia-issued mobile driver licenses (mDLs) at checkpoints with digital ID readers nationwide.Travelers who have downloaded the West Virginia Mobile ID app…
December 20, 2024 | Local Press Release
LINTHICUM, Md.-- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for holiday travelers who are planning to fly out of Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport during the Christmas, Hanukkah and new year holidays as…
December 20, 2024 | Local Press Release
LOS ANGELES - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers are used to seeing a variety of usual and unusual items brought by travelers in carry-on luggage during routine X-ray screening in the security checkpoint. What happened Sunday,…
December 19, 2024 | Local Press Release
SAN DIEGO - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has included Kipper, a black Springer Spaniel, who works as an explosive detection canine at San Diego International Airport (SAN), in its 2025 canine calendar. Kipper is featured in the…
December 19, 2024 | Local Press Release
AVOCA, Pa.– Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport intercepted a 9mm handgun loaded with 11 bullets at the airport checkpoint this morning, December 19.It was the fourth firearm that TSA…
December 19, 2024 | Local Press Release
NEWARK, N.J. –  Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Newark Liberty International Airport intercepted a handgun at one of the security checkpoints on Wednesday, December 18, which tied the record at 20 guns caught in a…
December 19, 2024 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH –Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) intercepted a 9mm handgun at the security checkpoint on Wednesday, December 18, just two days after…
December 18, 2024 | Local Press Release
NEWARK-- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for holiday travelers who are planning to fly out of Newark Liberty International Airport during the Christmas, Hanukkah and new year holidays as passenger volume is expected to…
December 18, 2024 | Local Press Release
DULLES, Va. –  A Waterford, Va., man was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) intercepted two firearms among the man’s carry-on items on Monday, December 16…
December 17, 2024 | Local Press Release
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for holiday travelers who are planning to fly out of airports across Upstate New York during the Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year holidays as passenger volume is expected to increase…
December 17, 2024 | Local Press Release
HARRISBURG – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Harrisburg International Airport intercepted a loaded gun at the security checkpoint on, Monday, December 16. The 9mm handgun was loaded with 13 bullets.“Let this be an important…
December 17, 2024 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH –Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) intercepted a .25 caliber handgun at the security checkpoint on Monday, December 16. The handgun, which was loaded with six bullets was…
December 13, 2024 | Local Press Release
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Colorado Springs International Airport (COS) anticipates screening more than 100,000 people during the official end-of-the-year holiday season. Nationwide, TSA…
December 13, 2024 | Local Press Release
DULLES, Va.--The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for holiday travelers who are planning to fly out of Washington Dulles International Airport during the Christmas, Hanukkah and new year holidays as passenger volume is…
December 12, 2024 | Local Press Release
Read this story in EnglishSan Juan, Puerto Rico – La Administración de Seguridad en el Transporte (TSA, por sus siglas en inglés), en…
December 12, 2024 | Local Press Release
Lea esta noticia en Español.San Juan, Puerto Rico – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), in collaboration with the Government…
December 12, 2024 | Local Press Release
Holiday cookie baking season is here, and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) knows that passengers often want to bring holiday cookies with them on flights. Whether you bring them on board a plane to nibble on or to bring them as a…
December 12, 2024 | Local Press Release
DENVER - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Denver International Airport (DEN) anticipates screening more than a million people during the official end-of-the-year holiday season. Nationwide, TSA anticipates it will screen more than…
December 10, 2024 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA – A West Chester, Pa., man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Philadelphia International Airport intercepted a handgun among the man’s carry-on items on Monday, December 9. The .38…
December 10, 2024 | Local Press Release
ARLINGTON, Va. – A West Virginia woman was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers intercepted a loaded gun among her carry-on items on Monday, December 9. The .380 caliber handgun was loaded with seven bullets.…
December 10, 2024 | Local Press Release
“We are seeing a lot of travelers arrive at our checkpoints with beverages and a variety of knives,” Spero said. “It’s important to remember that liquids, gels, aerosols and spreadables are limited to 3.4 ounces in one clear quart-sized bag in carry…

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