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Capitol Police call for discipline against 6 officers who responded to Jan. 6 riot 09/11/2021 08:58pm • The U.S. Capitol Police has recommended disciplinary action against six officers who responded to Jan. 6 Capitol riot, the department announced in a news release Saturday evening. The violations that were sustained against the six officers included three cases of conduct unbecoming and one case e Arlington's first responders remember Pentagon attack at memorial service 09/11/2021 06:09pm • Retired Battalion Chief Dale Smith was one of the first firefighters at the Pentagon on Sept. 11. He was among the 200 first responders who attended a memorial event at Arlington County’s Fire Station No. 5 on Sept. 11, 2021. (WTOP/Gigi Barnett) Retired Battalion Chief Dale Smith was one of th PHOTOS: How the nation is remembering Sept. 11 on 20th anniversary 09/11/2021 05:15pm • President Joe Biden and several D.C.-area leaders are honoring the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks on Saturday. Here’s a look at how the nation is remembering the solemn day and recognizing first responders, survivors and those who lost their lives. More on Sept. 11 at 20 9/1 Hundreds of volunteers at DC Convention Center pack meals for hungry to mark 9/11 09/11/2021 04:01pm • On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, hundreds of volunteers gathered in a cavernous hall of the D.C. convention center to honor the victims by taking part in community service. People from fraternities and sororities and community and business groups were among up to 700 volunteers workin Memorial at Dulles International Airport honors those killed on Flight 77 on 9/11 09/11/2021 01:30pm • Members of the Transportation Security Administration came together to honor those who lost their lives on American Airlines Flight 77 when it was overtaken by terrorists and crashed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. The commemoration Saturday took place on the secure side of the east checkpoi DC-area leaders reflect on Sept. 11 attack on 20th anniversary 09/11/2021 01:01pm • Several D.C.-area leaders marked the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks with solemn speeches Saturday. The appearances come after President Joe Biden and former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton congregated in New York to pay tribute to the fallen. They each wore blue ri Coverage of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks: How to watch 09/11/2021 11:15am • Stay with WTOP on-air and online throughout the day as the D.C. area and the nation reflect on Sept. 11, 2001 and the 20 years since. Live coverage of the memorial ceremony at the World Trade Center in New York begins at 8:40 a.m. Live coverage of the memorial ceremony at The Pentagon begins 'You can't be serious': The 911 dispatchers who answered the call on 9/11 09/11/2021 04:59am • For Eric Brown, Michele Shields and Sylvia Nazario, all of whom work at the Office of Unified Communications in D.C., the workday began at 6 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001. Brown, a lead dispatcher who was working on the DC Fire and EMS side that day, recalled his supervisor getting a call and announcing Sept. 11 at 20: WTOP looks back and forward 09/11/2021 04:57am • It’s impossible to forget the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Nearly 3,000 people were killed in the plane crashes at the World Trade Center, in New York; the Pentagon, and into a field outside of Shanksville, Pennsylvania — the scuttling of a hijacking that was likely headed for the Capitol. Whil DC school remembers teacher who died on 9/11 09/10/2021 10:55am • One day before the 20th anniversary of 9/11, a school in southeast D.C. took time Friday morning to remember James Debeuneure, a well-liked fifth-grade teacher who was killed in the terrorist attacks. "We were very close," said his daughter Jalin Debeuneure. "There are still times that are rough 9/11 Pentagon survivor looks back at the attack that almost claimed her life 09/10/2021 07:33am • Deputy chief of the Army Reserve, Col. Malcolm Bruce Westcott, comforts Pentagon employee Racquel Kelley while giving her medical aid outside the Pentagon in Washington on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Will Morris) Just back to work from maternity leave on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Rac 9/11 commission’s difficult birth shows the 1/6 panel fight isn’t new 09/10/2021 05:13am • Members of Congress, stunned along with the rest of the country by what happened on Sept. 11, 2001, gathered on the steps of the U.S. Capitol only hours after the unprecedented terror attacks. “Senators and House members, Democrats and Republicans, will stand shoulder to shoulder to fight this NSO performs 'Concert of Remembrance' at Kennedy Center for victims of 9/11, COVID-19 09/09/2021 10:35am • This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of one of the most tragic days in U.S. history. The National Symphony Orchestra performs a "Concert of Remembrance" at the Kennedy Center at 7:30 p.m. Friday, remembering all of the lives lost on that day 20 years ago, as well as the lives lost during t Smithsonian seeking Sept. 11 stories from public for archival record 09/09/2021 07:19am • The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is collecting stories, experiences and memories of the Sept. 11 attacks for an archive as the tragedy nears its 20th anniversary. Through its digital storytelling initiative "September 11: Stories of a Changed World," the Smithsonian seeks to Navy, Air Force will compete Saturday with their eyes on the future 09/09/2021 04:57am • Military academy football works on multiple levels. The three schools compete annually for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy — Army is the defending champ — on fields ranging from Annapolis, to West Point, to Colorado Springs, in addition to wherever Army-Navy is held (usually Philadelphia, but