Press Releases

INDIANAPOLIS – The Transportation Security Administration sent one of its most valued Indianapolis team members off to enjoy retirement -- Ari, an explosive detection canine.Ari, an eight-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer, worked at Indianapolis…

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Travelers enrolled in TSA PreCheck® who are ticketed to fly out of Pittsburgh International Airport, will need to head to the main security checkpoint to receive expedited screening benefits for TSA PreCheck members.Travel volume…

FRESNO, California - Officials with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) today reminded the public that starting Wednesday, May 7, 2025, every air traveler 18 years of age and older…

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. –  The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) along with the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles is reminding travelers to ensure they have a REAL ID-compliant form of identification as the federal enforcement…

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – An Allegheny County, Pa., man was detained by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) intercepted a gun at the security checkpoint on Wednesday, April 16.  …

NEW ORLEANS - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers across the state of Louisiana have intercepted 46 firearms at airport security checkpoints so far this year, with 44 of them loaded.  The largest number in Louisiana so…

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…

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…

NEWARK, N.J. – A Morristown, N.J., man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers intercepted the man’s handgun when he entered a security checkpoint at Newark Liberty International Airport on Thursday, April…

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 2005…

MANCHESTER, N.H. – On Wednesday, April 9, TSA officers at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) intercepted a loaded firearm during routine passenger security screening. The firearm was discovered in a male passenger’s carry-on bag during…

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Morgantown, West Virginia, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of possession of an unregistered firearm, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.The one-count…

BOZEMAN, Montana – Officials with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) today reminded the public that starting Wednesday, May 7, 2025, every air traveler 18 years of age and older…

DULLES, Va. –  A Winchester, 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 Tuesday, April 8. The 9mm…

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…

DULLES, Va. —  Do you have a gold star on your Virginia 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. REAL ID enforcement…

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…

PORTLAND, Oregon - Officials with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and  Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services (DMV) today reminded the public that starting Wednesday, May 7, 2025, every air traveler 18 years of age and…

AVOCA, Pa.– Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) intercepted a 9mm handgun loaded with 11 bullets at the airport checkpoint on Friday, April 4.It was the first firearm that TSA…

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…

DULLES, Va. –  A Leesburg, 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 Thursday, April 3. The .40…

NEWARK, N.J. – A Seattle, Wash., man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers intercepted the man’s handgun when he entered a security checkpoint at Newark Liberty International Airport on April 3. The .45…

NEW YORK — Do you have a star or a flag on your New York 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.New York residents…

PITTSBURGH, Pa. –A Washingtonville, Ohio, man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) intercepted a gun at the security checkpoint on Tuesday, April 1.  The .…

NEW YORK-- Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at John F. Kennedy International Airport intercepted a loaded handgun on Wednesday, March 26, that was in possession of a construction contractor who was being escorted through a…