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Jul 03 2024
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Record-breaking travel rush begins around Puget Sound as Independence Day approaches
SEATTLE — Whether through the air or on the roads, Wednesday is when several agencies expect the Fourth of July travel rush to begin, with a record-breaking number of people taking advantage of a potential four-day weekend. At Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, the TSA says two days this summer have been the busiest in the airport’s history—72,700 people were screened on June 21 and 72,900
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Jul 02 2024
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Rep. Victoria Spartz charged with weapons violation at Dulles
Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) was charged with a weapons violation at Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia on Friday. Spartz was carrying an unloaded handgun in her carry-on luggage at the time of the citation. TSA officials said they stopped her from bringing the .380 caliber firearm onto an international flight. In a statement shared with ABC News, Spartz said she “accidentally
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Jul 01 2024
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BWI: Scan to fly in July
BALTIMORE — July 4th travelers may have one less headache in the airport this week. TSA held a press conference on Monday morning to show a demo of the new checkpoint automated screening lanes that will be at BWI over the holiday. The lanes will be equipped with computed tomography (CT) scanners that will enhance security as they provide a 3-D image of what’s in the carry-on bags, resulting in
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Jul 03 2024
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Few delays, cancelations as travelers take to the skies for the 4th of July holiday weekend
Few delays, cancelations as travelers take to the skies for the 4th of July holiday weekend Phil Taitt reports on the holiday travel from Newark Airport. Phil Taitt reports on the holiday travel from Newark Airport. Phil Taitt reports on the holiday travel from Newark Airport. Phil Taitt reports on the holiday travel from Newark Airport. NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- Eyewitness News spoke to
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Jul 02 2024
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Republican lawmaker Victoria Spartz charged after gun was found in her luggage at airport
Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., was charged with a weapons violation last week after a gun was found in her carry-on luggage at a Washington-area airport. TSA staff at Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia detected an unloaded .380 caliber firearm during screening Friday. A spokesman for Spartz confirmed the incident in a statement late Monday. “Last Friday, Rep. Spartz accidentally
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Jul 02 2024
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AAA: Montana gas prices remain below national average
Nearly 3 million people passed through U.S. airports in a single day last week, a record-breaking number, according to TSA. But that won't be a record for long, with the agency expecting Independence Day to blast those numbers out of the water as the busiest Fourth of July travel season yet. If you're skipping the airport and hitting the road over the 4th of July holiday, traffic could also
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Jul 02 2024
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Denver International Airport braces for nearly 1 million passengers around Fourth of July
“Flags won’t be the only thing flying during the 4th of July holiday,” Denver International Airport said in a post on its X account. DIA expects more than 878,000 passengers to pass through its security checkpoints between June 28 through July 9, according to a news release. Nationally, Transportation Security Administration officials calculated that more than 16.2 million people will use TSA
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Jun 17 2024
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2 guns seized at Lehigh Valley International Airport over weekend
Two loaded guns were confiscated at Lehigh Valley International Airport security checkpoints over the weekend. On Friday, a man from Jim Thorpe was arrested after a 9mm handgun was detected among his carry-on items, according to Lisa Farbstein, a TSA spokesperson. Two days later, a man from Paupack, Wayne County, was found with a .380 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets. He was cited by
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Jun 09 2023
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TSA intercepts loaded gun in carry-on luggage at South Dakota airport security checkpoint
The Transportation Security Administration announced officers prevented a loaded gun from making it onto an airplane at a South Dakota airport on Tuesday. During the routine screening of carry-on luggage at the Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD), the TSA said an officer at the security checkpoint saw the handgun on the X-ray screen. The TSA officer alerted the Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office
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Jun 10 2015
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What Is Congress Doing About TSA's Screw Ups?
Over the past couple of months we've seen a number of alarming reports about the Transportation "Security" Administration, better known as the TSA.
Here's a list of just a few of the major problems:
-Former TSA agent admits agency workers laugh at naked body scans of flyers
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