9/11 Coverage

Bob Beckwith, 9/11 rescuer who stood next to President George W. Bush atop debris, dies at 91

Bob Beckwith, the former New York City firefighter who famously stood alongside President George W. Bush atop a charred fire truck in the rubble of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, has died.

Holly Yan and Andy Rose, CNN

Fact check: Did Biden visit the 9/11 attack site 'the next day?'

To mark the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, President Joe Biden recalled visiting the site where the World Trade Center towers fell.

Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact reporter

The nation pauses to remember 9/11 terrorist attacks 22 years later

From New York to Alaska, Americans across the country paid their respects for those lost in the September 11 terror attacks.

Wake Co. Deputy remember memories of 9/11 in New York

A Wake Co. deputy was in New York City the day planes struck the World Trade Center towers. Three weeks later, he was part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Tar Heel Traveler: Sept. 11 flags at House of Flags Museum

22 years to the day after the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania, those who lost their lives are honored and remembered on flags inside the museum in Columbus, North Carolina

At Fort Liberty a day to remember, live up to the example of those who went before

In the wake of the terrorist attacks, more troops were deployed from Fort Liberty to the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan than any other Army post.

Eric Miller, WRAL reporter

Joe Biden delivers 9/11 remarks at Elmendorf-Richardson Air Force Base in Alaska

Over 2,000 people died on September 11, 2001, in what was the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil.

Fort Liberty remembers Sept. 11 attacks

WRAL's Eric Miller reports from Fort Liberty, where past and present service members commemorated the 9/11 attacks.

Flight 93 passengers and crew honored in Pennsylvania on Sept. 11

Watch live as a 9/11 ceremony is held at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

9/11 memorial held in New York City

9/11 memorial held in New York City

Thousands commemorate 9/11 in the Triangle by volunteering

Thousands will volunteer across the Triangle on Monday to commemorate 9/11 in a day of service - their way of bringing light and community to such a dark day in our nation's history.

Remnant of the World Trade Center in NC: Steel beam from north tower serves as memorial

The beam leans 9 degrees and 11 minutes, facing directly towards its home at Ground Zero in New York City. Small chunks of concrete are still attached.

Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer

Former Brooklyn school student becomes 9/11 documentarian

Back on September 11, 2001, a 5th grader remembers everything that happened that day. Her dad responded with so many of his FDNY members. He survived the attacks but died from a 9/11-related illness in 2016. Now, she is documenting advocates of the Zadroga Act to expand health care for first responders with a project titled "Dust."

Fort Liberty marks 22 years since 9/11: Guide to volunteer projects, events in the Triangle

Here is a list of different events and observances taking place in the Triangle to honor those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001.

Hundreds of Wake, Raleigh first responders honored Tuesday

First responders can get a free chicken biscuit at two Chick-fil-A locations in Raleigh: Falls Village and Capital Boulevard.

WRAL staff

Leaders commemorate 22nd anniversary of 9/11 attack on Pentagon

Arlington leaders are holding a ceremony to mark the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon.

How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending July 27

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the previous week.

Targeted News Service

How they voted: North Carolina congressional votes for the week ending Dec. 22

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the previous week.

Targeted News Service

9/11 history: Younger students recall the attacks

Time created a measure of distance from the 9/11 attacks for people in that generation. It also makes it hard to appreciate how daily life changed after 9/11 - because that changed world is the only one they have known.

Tarboro woman delivers pies to first responders every 9/11

In the wake of the September 11th attacks, many people across the country wanted to do something to help and support first responders. For one Tarboro woman-- that service came in the way of pies.

Tarboro woman uses pies to support first responders every 9/11

In the wake of the September 11th attacks, many people across the country wanted to do something to help and support first responders. For one Tarboro woman-- that service came in the way of pies.

Leslie Moreno, WRAL multimedia journalist

'I wasn't even alive to see it': Many college students now born after 9/11

Time created a measure of distance from the 9/11 attacks for people in that generation. It also makes it hard to appreciate how daily life changed after 9/11 - because that changed world is the only one they have known.

Adam Owens, WRAL anchor/reporter

Raw: Footage shows harrowing aftermath of 9/11 attacks at Ground Zero

Heavy smoke in the air, rising from buildings as a mass of people move away from the cloud of smoke, covering their mouths. This was our reality, 21 years ago this morning. File video of 9/11 sites at Ground Zero in New York City, the Pentagon, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania from the NBCNC Archives.

21 years later, Sept. 11 attacks still carry vivid memories for many

WRAL's Gilbert Baez spoke with two people who were directly impacted by the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Dan McNeill was commander of Fort Bragg's 18th Airborne Core. Val Applewhite was working at her civilian job at the Pentagon on that day.

'I knew I had to get on the ground:' Retired Fort Bragg general recalls where he was on 9/11

Just about everyone remembers where they were when the attack on America began September 11, 2001. Retired General Dan McNeill was the Commander of Fort Bragg's 18th Airborne Corps.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter