LUBBOCK, Texas, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration issued the following press release:

ORLANDO, Fla. - It's a battle of 4-year-old Labrador retrievers for the top dog at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

Ember, an explosives detection canine from Orlando International Airport (MCO) is in the semifinals of TSA's 2026 Cutest Canine Contest and needs your vote.

Ember helps keep the traveling public safe at MCO and garnered the most votes in the nation's southeast region among TSA employees, earning a spot in the Final Four. TSA is encouraging the public to help select the agency's working dog most deserving of winning the title of "cutest canine." Ember is the only re...