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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. 

The record follows a spike in the number of travelers who are bringing guns to the airport.

Can you fly with wrapped Christmas presents or holiday food? Here’s what TSA officials say you can and cannot bring on planes.

The TSA says it’s been siezing more guns at checkpoints. News4’s Joseph Olmo has more on the statistics.

“I forgot I had my loaded gun with me.” That’s what a TSA official at Reagan National Airport said is the most common reason given when someone is caught with a gun at a security checkpoint. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports — and shares TSA info on how gun owners are allowed to safely fly with a gun.

The 2018 partial government shutdown is a good case study in what a Washington shutdown can do to airports across the country.

News4’s Joseph Olmo has a behind-the-scenes look at the TSA lost and found, and the unusual objects left behind as people rush through Washington Dulles International Airport.

A flight from Philadelphia to Las Vegas was diverted on Tuesday after two passengers got into a profanity-laden screaming match.

Three Transportation Security Administration officers at Miami International Aiport were arrested after authorities said they were caught on camera stealing from passengers during security screenings.

Transportation reporter Adam Tuss explains how the agency staffs ahead of the busy travel date.

The TSA is testing the use of facial recognition technology at a number of airports across the country.

In total, officers found over half a pound of crystal meth concealed inside the jars.