TSA

Travelers flying out of Syracuse Hancock International Airport are being reminded to check their ID before the federal Real ID deadline takes effect May 7.

The TSA is requiring the new ID by May 7. They will also accept other federally approved ID such as passports, but a regular driver's license will no longer be sufficient to board a plane.

The TSA reminds travelers that firearms must be unloaded, secured in a locked hard case, and checked as luggage. Bringing guns through security checkpoints is prohibited, with violators facing criminal or civil penalties.

A loaded pistol was found in a passenger's carry-on at Syracuse Hancock International Airport, leading to confiscation and a potential fine.

"Cat eyes" are keychains with sharp, pointy ears that can be used as weapons.

Hancock Airport TSA agents discover the third loaded handgun this year in carry-on baggage.

The TSA will hold information booths to tell people about a potential job with the security team.

Syracuse Hancock Airport is hiring more TSA employees ahead of the holiday travel season.

Employees that join by a certain date will get half up front, with the remainder coming through if they stay on the job.

Syracuse’s Hancock International Airport asks travelers to wear masks, according to a statement from the TSA.