REAL ID-compliant IDs are now needed to board federally regulated commercial aircrafts, and if you don't have one, a fee is in your future.

Airline travelers without a Real ID will pay a $45 fee to pass through security checkpoints, the Transportation Security ...

Starting Feb. 1, 2026, the TSA will implement a $45 fee for passengers who do not present a California Real ID, opting ...

After two decades of delays, California’s Real ID requirement is now in effect. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security now requires people to have a federally approved document — such as a passport ...

The deadline to get a California REAL ID is Wednesday, May 7. After the deadline, the new identification will be required to enter federal facilities such as military bases, courthouses, and other ...

Residents who got the new California REAL ID are learning that some may not be valid. It is a situation that could impact up to three million Californians. California has been issuing REAL ID cards ...

Starting Feb. 1, 2026, TSA will launch a new $45 fee option for travelers without a REAL ID or other acceptable form of ID.

A Sacramento woman received her new California Real ID in the mail, but it had a picture she wasn't expecting. The Department of Motor Vehicles issued the license with a picture of Lesley Pilgrim ...

It’s May 5, 2025, and I’m taking one last trip to San Francisco International Airport without the coveted golden bear on my driver’s license. As I reach the front of the TSA PreCheck line at the San ...