Alaska's largest airports launch new security procedures

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — New screening procedures have been put in place for carry-on baggage at Alaska’s largest airports.

The Transportation Security Administration announced Tuesday that passengers will be required to place all electronics larger than a cellphone in X-ray bins, KTUU-TV reported .

Previous procedures only required laptops to be placed in the bins.

“The electronics should be placed in a bin with nothing on top or below, similar to how laptops have been screened for several years,” a security administration statement said.

International airports in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Jun...