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Travelers react to looming Real ID deadline
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.
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The REAL ID deadline is approaching (for real). Are DC, Maryland and Virginia ready?
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.
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TSA sees record number of guns caught in airports across DMV
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.
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TSA urges travelers to get REAL ID-compliant card as enforcement will start on May 7
U.S. travelers must be REAL ID compliant to board domestic flights and access certain federal facilities starting Wednesday, May 7.
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Grenade found inside passenger's carry-on luggage at LaGuardia Airport, TSA says
A grenade was found inside a man’s carry-on luggage at LaGuardia International Airport, according to the Transportation Security Administration.
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TSA at DCA intercepts near-record number of guns in last few months
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.
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TSA expects record number of travelers coming back from Thanksgiving weekend
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.
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TSA demonstrates how it screens for explosives ahead of 9/11 anniversary
News4 Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss was at Regan National Airport for a safety demonstration from the Transportation Security Administration.
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Toiletries thrown out in DC airport security lines now going to people in need
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...
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DC airport donates discarded TSA items to people in need
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.
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More than 3 million pass through US airport security in a day for the first time as travel surges
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.
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TSA explains the proper way to check a firearm on a plane
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. -
SEE IT: TSA history is stored in this warehouse in Springfield, Virginia
In a non-descript building right off I-95 in Springfield, Virginia, there are thousands of artifacts from the Transportation Security Administration.
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Hidden Treasures: A look inside the TSA's artifact vault
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.
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TSA intercepts record number of guns in 2023
The Transportation Security Administration says its agents found a record number of firearms at airport security checkpoints in 2023.
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TSA agents find loaded gun in carry-on bag at Reagan National Airport
TSA agents stopped a Bethesda woman from bringing her loaded gun onto a plane on Christmas Eve.