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As the Real ID requirement deadline draws closer, some travelers say they’ve been prepared for years after the first deadline was postponed by COVID-19. For travelers who don’t have one yet, News4’s Dominique Moody has what you need to know.

It’s been 20 years since Congress passed the REAL ID Act, setting federal standards for the issuance of ID cards and drivers licenses. This May, after years of delays, the enforcement deadline is finally imminent. Here’s what to know.

In 2024, there was a record number of firearms detected at TSA checkpoints in the Baltimore and D.C. area. There were 117 firearms caught, an increase from 2023, according to a press release. News4’s Joseph Olmo explains. 

U.S. travelers must be REAL ID compliant to board domestic flights and access certain federal facilities starting Wednesday, May 7.

A grenade was found inside a man’s carry-on luggage at LaGuardia International Airport, according to the Transportation Security Administration.

The TSA at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport are close to seeing a record number of firearms confiscated during one calendar year. News4’s Joseph Olmo shares what happens if a passenger leaves a firearm in their carry-on luggage. 

TSA is expecting to screen a record number of travelers on Sunday as they come back from Thanksgiving travel. News4’s Derrick Ward talks to some travelers about their screening experience so far. 

News4 Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss was at Regan National Airport for a safety demonstration from the Transportation Security Administration.

Every day, full-size bottles of toiletries like shampoo, sunscreen and hair gel wind up in the trash at airport security checkpoints because some passengers don’t know about the TSA’s 3-1-1 rule. But one airport in D.C. is getting those items to people in need. Since the spring, Reagan National Airport has been collecting and donating unopened and lightly used...

Full tubes of toothpaste, bottles of sunscreen and more are thrown away every day. Now, they’re going to people who need them. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.

Agents for the U.S. Transportation Security Administration on Sunday screened 3 million airline passengers in a single day for the first time ever. The record topped the June 23 mark of more than 2.99 million screened passengers.

The TSA says with more people owning guns and more people flying— it can be a dangerous mix.
News4’s transportation reporter Adam Tuss walks us through the proper way to check a firearm on a plane.

In a non-descript building right off I-95 in Springfield, Virginia, there are thousands of artifacts from the Transportation Security Administration.

The TSA gave News4 an exclusive look at their warehouse in Springfield, Virginia, where artifacts dating directly back to 9/11 are stored. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.

The Transportation Security Administration says its agents found a record number of firearms at airport security checkpoints in 2023.

TSA agents stopped a Bethesda woman from bringing her loaded gun onto a plane on Christmas Eve.