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Man cited for bringing loaded gun to Roanoke Regional Airport
Assignment ManagerSecurity screeners at the Roanoke Regional Airport found a loaded handgun in a Rocky Mount man's carry on bag Thursday morning. The man, who's name was not released, was cited following the incident. Here is the complete announcement from the...Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Firearms
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Airport security gets poor rating from frequent fliers
ReporterSeptember 11, 2001 is a date America will never forget. Eleven years ago on Tuesday terrorists used airplanes to attack the U.S. killing almost 3,000 people. The attacks sparked the creation of the Transportation Security Administration which imposed...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Security Measures
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Full body scanners put to the test at Roanoke Regional
Multimedia JournalistPick a traditional pat down or high-tech full body scans next time you plan to fly through Roanoke Regional Airport. Thursday the Transportation Security Administration demonstrated its newest security tool at the airport. Bonnie Nicholson...Tags: X-rays, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health
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Man tries to sneak dagger disguised as hairbrush by Lynchburg airport security
Anchor/ReporterThe Transportation Security Administration tells News7 agents stopped a passenger this past Sunday morning for trying to pass through the security checkpoint with a dagger, disguised as a hairbrush. A TSA official says the ice pick style blade was...Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Charlotte
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Friday is one of Roanoke Regional's busiest travel days
reporterTurkey, stuffing and travel. Thanksgiving is next week, and the Roanoke Regional Airport wants to warn travelers heading home for the holidays. This Friday and the Sunday after Thanksgiving are the busiest days at Roanoke Regional Airport. Area...Tags: Travel, International Travel, Tourism and Leisure Industry
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Special rates and hidden fees charged on holiday air travel
ReporterThe peak holiday travel season begins November 19 and air fare rates already reflect the added demand. According to travel website, farecompare.com, it's nearly impossible to avoid peak travel surcharges, but you can minimize them by traveling on...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Holiday Vacations
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TSA seizes stun gun from Frederick man boarding a BWI flight
A Frederick man on his way to Jackson Hole, Wyo., was given a citation Wednesday afternoon for having a stun gun in his carry-on luggage at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport. The unidentified passenger was stopped by a Transportation Security Administration...
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The IRS was doing its job
After listening to the news reports for the past week, I think I must be the only person in America who thinks that the IRS is supposed to look for people and groups who might try to evade taxes ("Taxing the tea party," May 13). I am an honest person...
Tags: Tea Party Movement, Taxation, Internal Revenue Service, Politics
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U.S. homeland security notice weighs on OSI Systems' new contracts
Reuters(Reuters) - OSI Systems Inc said the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has issued it a "proposed debarment notice" related to privacy concerns over its full-body passenger scanners used in airports, limiting the company's ability to sign new federal...Tags: OSI Systems Incorporated, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, National Security
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Survey says 90% don't want knives on planes
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.The pressure continues to mount on the Transportation Security Administration to prohibit passengers from bringing small pocket knives into the cabins of commercial planes. Opponents of allowing knives on planes unveiled a survey last week that found...Tags: American Airlines, Inc., September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Many fliers willing to pony up for better seats, poll finds
Most of us will put up with a cramped middle seat on a short flight. But on trips more than three hours long, we are ready to crack open our wallets and pay for a window or aisle seat. That is one of the findings of a recent Harris Interactive poll of...Tags: New Products, Entertainment, Harris Interactive Incorporated, Virgin Group, Ltd., Richard Branson
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