TSA confiscated record number of guns from air travelers in 2022
Of those guns taken at airport security checkpoints, 88% were loaded, the agency said.
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Of those guns taken at airport security checkpoints, 88% were loaded, the agency said.
On this past Black Friday, more than 190,000 background checks were conducted on people buying guns.
"The plot chickens," reads a TSA Instagram caption recounting the "personal fowl."
The gun was confiscated at the main security checkpoint Friday evening.
The man was sentenced to just under a decade in prison.
Mayor Ed Gainey called on lawmakers in Harrisburg to enact stronger gun laws to help decrease the ongoing gun violence around Pittsburgh.
The gun safety debate rages on.
An exhibit was put together by local moms to honor the lives lost to gun violence.
A West Allegheny High School student is facing charges after an AR-15 was found in his car, school officials said.
Gunfire takes the life of an Ohio teenager.
The family of Steven Eason is still looking for answers after he was shot and killed last year.
Police say most of the killers are kids with easy access to guns.
In the past year, youth gun violence has resulted in the deaths of dozens of local teenagers.
President Joe Biden announced new regulations on ghost guns, drawing criticism and praise on both sides of the gun debate.
Authorities detained a student on the campus of Beaver County Career and Technology Center this morning after reports of a possible gun sighting.
So far this year, 34 guns have been confiscated by TSA agents at the Pittsburgh International Airport.
Two students are in police custody after a gun was found in a car parked in a Seneca Valley school's secondary campus parking lot Tuesday morning.
TSA stopped a man with a loaded handgun at Pittsburgh International Airport, marking the 31st gun confiscated there this year.
A man from Monroeville was detained by Westmoreland County Police after bringing a loaded gun to the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LBE) in Latrobe on Thursday.
A man faces multiple charges after he broke into his ex-girlfriend's apartment and pointed a gun at her.
Police in Pennsylvania say a middle school student brought a loaded gun and a knife to school.
Officials with the Allegheny County Sheriff's Office say a woman who was arrested early Tuesday morning at the Pittsburgh Municipal Courts Building had a gun in her purse.
Transportation Security Administration officers stopped a California man who had a gun at a Pittsburgh International Airport security checkpoint Monday afternoon.
Transportation Security Administration officers found a gun in a West Virginia woman's bag at Pittsburgh International Airport early Monday morning.
The Transportation Security Administration says a loaded handgun was found in a Westmoreland County man's bag at the Pittsburgh International Airport on Thursday.
For the fifth year, KDKA's team PTL has partnered with Charlie Batch's Batch-A-Toys to collect toy donations for children this Christmas.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are not expected to fire head coach Mike Tomlin before the end of the 2025 season.
Transportation Security Administration officers found the weapon within a passenger's carry-on bag around 4:45 a.m. Saturday.
The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed outfielder Marco Luciano off waivers from the San Francisco Giants on Friday.
The Penn State Nittany Lions will head to Yankee Stadium to play in the 2025 Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl, according to multiple reports.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are not expected to fire head coach Mike Tomlin before the end of the 2025 season.
Transportation Security Administration officers found the weapon within a passenger's carry-on bag around 4:45 a.m. Saturday.
The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed outfielder Marco Luciano off waivers from the San Francisco Giants on Friday.
The Penn State Nittany Lions will head to Yankee Stadium to play in the 2025 Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl, according to multiple reports.
FIFA released the World Cup schedule on Saturday that will feature 104 matches spread across 11 cities in the United States, with three in Mexico and two in Canada.
A Pittsburgh attorney has filed a petition on behalf of the family of a Colombian man killed in a U.S. military strike on a boat in the Caribbean.
Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick said he was readying a plan that would extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies for two years.
President Trump, facing criticism that he's focused more on international issues than kitchen-table concerns, will rev up his domestic messaging, two GOP sources said.
Authorities say the FBI has arrested a man suspected of placing pipe bombs outside RNC and DNC headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
The Trump administration says it will withhold funds for administering SNAP food aid in most Democratic-controlled states starting next week unless they provide data about those receiving the assistance.
Federal funding will finally be available to thousands of families in Pennsylvania to help pay their heating bills.
Electric prices in Pennsylvania are going up next month.
Saturday's grand opening included live music, food, and a meet-and-greet with Lego Master Krist Kay.
Thursday will be the first time many people cook and host Thanksgiving dinner - here's how you can avoid illness and danger.
To much fanfare, the 51st Aldi opened in the Pittsburgh area on Thursday morning.
Heather and David are taking a look back at the week.
The 5th annual PTL Toy Drive is tomorrow!
Downtown Pittsburgh is coming alive with a holiday flair.
For the first time in nearly a quarter century, the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre is unveiling a brand-new version of "The Nutcracker."
The stars are in town for Steel City Con. Chris DeRose has more about what to expect.
Veterans are outraged after learning about damage done to gravesites at a cemetery in Fayette County.
Artificial intelligence is watching where people park in Pittsburgh.
Drivers who were convicted of infractions years ago are being told to surrender their licenses or file costly appeals because Allegheny County never processed the paperwork.
For most students, the most dangerous part of their day is going to and from school.
Shopping malls are under threat from online shopping and disappearing customers, and many are facing the wrecking ball.
A CDC vaccine panel voted to stop recommending the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine.
Western Pennsylvania counties are seeing vaccination rates fall among school-aged children.
The discussion happens every year: shoveling snow can lead to heart attacks, and one AHN cardiologist explains why it's a risk.
A little boy from Delaware County is getting his once-in-a-lifetime wish, just in time for the holidays.
Consumers with the imported pans should throw them away due to the severe health risks posed by lead, the agency warns.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are not expected to fire head coach Mike Tomlin before the end of the 2025 season.
Western Pennsylvania has historically been a hotbed for producing talent that succeeds in the NFL.
The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed outfielder Marco Luciano off waivers from the San Francisco Giants on Friday.
The Penn State Nittany Lions will head to Yankee Stadium to play in the 2025 Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl, according to multiple reports.
FIFA released the World Cup schedule on Saturday that will feature 104 matches spread across 11 cities in the United States, with three in Mexico and two in Canada.
Members of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh voted last week to end their three-year-long walkout.
Norfolk Southern railroad worked with the state of Ohio and Youngstown State University to revive plans for a $20 million first responder training center near the site of the worst derailment in a decade in East Palestine, Ohio.
A report on the future of water in central Ohio warns that industrial demands for water will skyrocket at the same time experts expect farmers will need to regularly irrigate their fields.
The U.S. Department of Energy says it's loaning $1 billion to help finance the restart of the nuclear power plant on Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island.
A new Barnes & Noble is coming to Pittsburgh.
Vanessa Hudgens and former Pittsburgh Pirates player Cole Tucker welcomed their second child.
Christina Aguilera and Liev Schreiber were spotted at Wednesday's Pittsburgh Penguins game at PPG Paints Arena.
Jimmy Cliff, who famously sang about the "many rivers" we all must cross, has died after suffering a seizure and pneumonia, his family say.
Donald Glover, who performs under the moniker Childish Gambino, revealed he suffered a stroke last year, which forced him to cancel his tour.
Fans of Jeff Goldblum are seeing double.
For the fifth year, KDKA’s team PTL has partnered with Charlie Batch’s Batch-A-Toys to collect toy donations for children this Christmas. Jessica Riley shows how Pittsburgh is helping others in all the festive ways.
Stay on top of local weather with First Alert Meteorologist Trey Fulbright's forecast!
At least one person is dead after a shooting at a Westmoreland County Elks Lodge. KDKA-TV's Ricky Sayer has more.
KDKA-TV's Cassidy Wood and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Brian Batko discuss the sports topics of the day.
Watch as teams from Franklin Regional, Hopewell, and Sharpsville high schools compete on this edition of KD Quiz!
Pitt's regular season has ended with an 8-4 record.
Pitt's five-game winning streak came to an end with a 37-15 loss to Notre Dame.
Mason Heintschel set a new Pitt freshman single-game passing record in the Pitt win at Acrisure Stadium.
The 44th annual KDKA-TV Turkey Fund will help our neighbors in need have a nice meal for Thanksgiving.
West Virginia scored a late touchdown to tie the game and then beat Pitt in overtime to win the 108th Backyard Brawl.
