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Security checkpoint at Philadelphia International Airport. (Credit: Jeff Fusco/Getty Images)

TSA Reassures Passengers About Radiation Exposure Risk

After recent published reports accused TSA officials of not maintaining their scanner equipment and questioning just how much radiation one receives when going through those machines, the question remains: to just how much radiation are you exposed before you board an airplane?

2012/01/18

Former PHL TSA Agent Sentenced To 11 Years For Child Porn Charges

Thomas Gordon Jr. will spend the next 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to child porn charges.

2011/11/22

(A woman goes through airport security at Philadelphia International Airport. Credit: Paul Kurtz)

New, Less Revealing Body Scanners Debut at PHL Airport

The Transport Security Administration is rolling out new full-body scanners that are said to be more passenger-friendly than those currently in use.

2011/10/28

TSA Workers Pick A Union To Negotiate Their First Government Contract

Thousands of workers who screen baggage and passengers at the nation’s airports, including here at Philadelphia International, will learn later today who will represent them in their first contract with the government.

2011/04/20

Stigall Show Log 3.4.11

Chris discussed protestors in Wisconisn finally being removed from the capital building, New Jersey transportation employees being suspended for calling out sick to attend a protest and the TSA reaction to more carry on baggage. Chris talked to Steve Cordasco as part of Finance Friday and to Lou Dubois from Inc. Magazine about the potential NFL lockout.

Talk Radio 1210 WPHT–2011/03/04

BLOG: Playboy Bunny Strips Down At Airport

By Nicole Brewer: Well, it’s one way to clear airport security … don’t wear any clothes! A former Playboy bunny stripped down to her underwear and panties to avoid a pat down by airport security.

CBS 3–2010/12/03

Pat-Down Protests At Philly Airport Uneventful

A protest over body scanners and pat-down procedures at Philadelphia International Airport had no impact on 84,000 passengers moving through the airport on the fourth busiest travel day of the year.

2010/11/24

File photo of a TSA employees examining an image created from a body scanning maching. (credit: AP)

Health: Talking To Children About New Airport Screening

The new airport security measures have some parents worried about kids going through scanners or being pat-down.

2010/11/24

(Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-NJ, looks on as Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano speaks in the Trenton train station on Monday. AP photo)

Napolitano, In Trenton, Defends Airport Patdowns And Imaging

Speaking at the Trenton train station on Monday, Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano said pat-downs and full-body scans at airports are unlikely to change anytime soon.

2010/11/22

Body Scan Debate Heating Up

The debate over body scanning technology used at airports is heating up after a San Diego man posted a video of his refusal to go through the screening process.

2010/11/16

Backlash Over New Body Scanners

Just say no to flying. That’s the message resonating with a grass roots organization that disapproves of new full body scanners and pat-downs from Transportation Security Administration officials.

2010/11/15

Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images

Terror Scare Puts Spotlight On Philadelphia

Authorities isolated five cargo planes Friday both locally and abroad following a scare involving suspicious packages that originated in Yemen. The White House says President Barack Obama was notified about a potential terrorist threat after the packages were discovered.

2010/10/29

Unlike Patco, No Passenger Bag Searches on SEPTA

Patco this past week began random searches of passengers as part of a stepped-up security effort, but on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware, SEPTA has no such plans.

2010/09/12