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Evidence could link Osama bin Laden to Pakistani government
Last Updated: 10:12 AM 06/24/11 - The New York Times is reporting that a cellphone found belonging to Osama bin Laden's courier has links to the Pakistani intelligence agency. -
McCain: Torture did not lead to bin Laden
Last Updated: 6:40 PM 05/12/11 - Republican Sen. John McCain is responding to former Attorney General Michael Mukasey and others who have said the information that led to Osama bin Laden came from the waterboarding of al-Qaida's third-ranking leader, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. -
Journal reveals new details about bin Laden
Last Updated: 2:39 PM 05/11/11 - U.S. officials are learning more about Osama bin Laden from his private journal and other materials they found during last week's raid in Pakistan. -
Giant Patriot Flag honoring 9/11 victims displayed at SRS
Last Updated: 4:05 PM 05/11/11 - A flag is flying at SRS today to honor the victims and public safety personnel of September 11th.
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US official: Pakistan says US can meet Osama wives
Last Updated: 6:45 PM 05/09/11 - A U.S. official says Pakistan has informed the U.S. that it will grant access to Osama bin Laden's wives, a key request by the White House. -
Obama reveals new details of bin Laden raid
Last Updated: 8:28 AM 05/09/11 - Three days after he announced that American troops had killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, President Barack Obama talked with "60 Minutes". -
Al-Qaida confirms Osama bin Laden's death
Last Updated: 9:03 AM 05/06/11 - In a statement posted on militant websites today, al-Qaida says Americans' happiness will soon "turn to sadness" and "their blood will be mingled with their tears." -
Obama pays respects at ground zero, meets 9/11 families, responders
Last Updated: 2:34 PM 05/05/11 - Days after the death of Osama bin Laden, President Barack Obama has paid a somber visit to the place where al-Qaida inflicted its greatest damage. -
Obama: I won't release bin Laden death photos
Last Updated: 2:59 PM 05/04/11 - In an interview with Steve Kroft for this Sunday's "60 Minutes" conducted Wednesday, President Obama said he won't release post-mortem images of Osama bin Laden taken to prove his death. -
Administration says killing of bin Laden was done legally
Last Updated: 3:00 PM 05/04/11 - The Obama administration initially said Osama bin Laden was armed or even firing a weapon when he was killed, but later said he was unarmed. Still, officials are defending the legality of the shooting. -
Freedom Park Elementary students share their thoughts on Osama Bin Laden's death
Last Updated: 9:13 AM 05/04/11 - As the story of Osama Bin Laden's demise unfolds before our eyes, we ask students at Freedom Park Elementary to share their thoughts and feelings about what they've been hearing on the news. -
Only on 12: Personal ties to 9/11 in the Augusta mayor's office
Last Updated: 8:29 AM 05/04/11 - The 9/11 tragedy and Osama Bin Laden's death hits close to home in the Augusta mayor's office. -
White House struggles to get story right on raid
Last Updated: 7:12 PM 05/03/11 - Killing Osama bin Laden is a big victory for the U.S., but exactly how the raid went down is another story. -
Congress may dock Pakistan aid over bin Laden
Last Updated: 5:43 PM 05/03/11 - Members of Congress are looking for more answers about Pakistan. They're threatening to cut off the nearly $1.3 billion in annual aid to that country if it turns out that the government knew Osama bin Laden was hiding for years in a home in a city not far from the country's capital. -
Only on 12: Local firefighters call FDNY Ladder 46 'sister station' after 9/11
Last Updated: 8:21 AM 05/04/11 - Out of the nearly 3,000 people killed on September 11th, 343 of them were New York City firefighters. Their loss is still felt 800 miles away, at an Augusta fire station on Highland Avenue. Nearly 10 years later and Station 8 has become a "sister station" to Ladder 46 in New York.
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White House: bin Laden photo 'gruesome'
Last Updated: 2:46 PM 05/03/11 - The White House says the photograph of a dead Osama bin Laden is "gruesome" and that "it could be inflammatory" if released. -
US flag sales rise following bin Laden mission
Last Updated: 1:26 PM 06/08/11 - With the news of Osama bin Laden's death comes a rise in patriotism. A lot of Augusta neighbors are raising their flags and shopping for more. -
Phone call by Kuwaiti courier led to bin Laden
Last Updated: 7:33 AM 05/03/11 - A trusted aide unknowingly led U.S. pursuers to the doorstep of the world's most wanted terrorist. -
Aide who led to bin Laden was Kuwaiti-born courier
Last Updated: 7:35 PM 05/02/11 - Three U.S. officials say American forces were led to Osama bin Laden by his most trusted courier, a Kuwaiti-born man named Sheikh Abu Ahmed. -
Retired general praises bin Laden mission
Last Updated: 7:27 AM 05/03/11 - News 12's Richard Rogers sat down with retired Brigadier General Jeffrey Foley to talk about what it took to find the man who planned the 9/11 attacks.
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Obama going to NYC to mark Osama bin Laden's death
Last Updated: 5:28 PM 05/02/11 - President Barack Obama plans to visit New York City on Thursday to mark the death of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. -
US official: Bin Laden skull blown apart
Last Updated: 5:20 PM 05/02/11 - A U.S. official says Osama bin Laden was shot above his left eye, blowing away part of his skull. -
Local Muslims relieved to hear of bin Laden's death
Last Updated: 4:53 PM 05/02/11 - Local Muslims say their religion does not have anything to do with Osama bin Laden. Some members of the Islamic Center of Augusta say they have felt discriminated against ever since 9/11. They hope maybe now that will change.
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Saved by smartphones? Sites stay up despite spike
Last Updated: 4:46 PM 05/02/11 - News of Osama bin Laden's death has caused traffic to increase at popular U.S. news sites. Yet outages and slowdowns were less severe than during major news events in the past, meaning fewer people were stuck staring at error messages. -
War on Terror continues: Fort Gordon troops deploy to Afghanistan
Last Updated: 1:26 PM 06/08/11 - While one of the world's most wanted terrorists is dead, the War on Terror is not over. More than one hundred Fort Gordon troops deployed for Afghanistan today. News 12 was at Fort Gordon today while families said goodbye. -
Only on 12: Local families with 9/11 victims react to bin Laden's death
Last Updated: 12:58 PM 09/05/11 - Nearly 3,000 men and women died on September 11th, 2001. Two local families both with loved ones killed in the second tower told their story only to News 12's Katie Beasley. -
Bin Laden's death could inspire attacks in US
Last Updated: 4:44 PM 05/02/11 - The FBI and Department of Homeland Security are warning law enforcement across the country that Osama bin Laden's death will likely inspire homegrown extremists in the U.S. to try to carry out attacks in the near-term. -
Heightened security at Fort Gordon
Last Updated: 2:08 PM 05/02/11 - Security is first priority at the gates of Fort Gordon the day after Osama bin Laden was killed by US forces in Pakistan. -
Families say bin Laden death ends long quest
Last Updated: 2:14 PM 05/02/11 - Matt Dahl says bin Laden's killing brings closure to the death of his father, the pilot of the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania on 9/11. -
AP Source: Bin Laden went down firing
Last Updated: 1:15 PM 05/02/11 - A U.S. official says Osama bin Laden went down firing at the Navy SEALs who stormed his compound. -
WH says US was prepared to take bin Laden alive
Last Updated: 1:12 PM 05/02/11 - The White House counterterrorism adviser says that the U.S. forces who killed Osama bin Laden would have taken him alive if they had the opportunity. -
US official: New tape may be last from bin Laden
Last Updated: 1:09 PM 05/02/11 - U.S. intelligence officials believe Osama bin Laden made a propaganda recording shortly before his death and expect that tape to surface soon. -
AP sources: bin Laden burial video may be released
Last Updated: 2:11 PM 05/02/11 - Two Pentagon officials say the at-sea burial of Osama bin Laden was videotaped and that it probably will be publicly released soon. -
Fabled SEAL Team 6 ends hunt for bin Laden
Last Updated: 10:36 AM 05/02/11 - A unit of specially trained SEALS known as SEAL Team 6 stormed a secret compound in Pakistan overnight. -
Osama bin Laden killed in U.S. raid in Pakistan
Last Updated: 9:42 AM 05/02/11 - Osama bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was killed in a firefight with elite American forces in Pakistan on Monday, then quickly buried at sea in a stunning finale to a furtive decade on the run. -
US warns of al-Qaida reprisals over bin Laden
Last Updated: 8:37 AM 05/02/11 - The State Department is putting U.S. embassies on alert and is warning Americans abroad of possible reprisal attacks from al-Qaida and its affiliates around the world after the killing of the group's leader Osama bin Laden by American forces in Pakistan. -
What impact will bin Laden's death have on al-Qaida?
Last Updated: 8:39 AM 05/02/11 - The greatest terrorist threat to the U.S. is now considered to be the al-Qaida franchise in Yemen, far from the group's core in Pakistan, where bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces. -
Official: Bin Laden buried at sea
Last Updated: 8:38 AM 05/02/11 - A U.S. official says Osama bin Laden has been buried at sea. -
Dogged intel work led to the end of Osama bin Laden
Last Updated: 7:26 AM 05/02/11 - Officials say one key was a trusted Osama bin Laden courier they thought might be living with the al-Qaida mastermind. In November, intelligence officials found out where the courier was living, a huge fortified compound in Pakistan, not far from Islamabad. -
'U-S-A' chant fills the air outside White House
Last Updated: 8:38 AM 05/02/11 - As news of the death of Osama bin Laden spread, a large crowd gathered in front of the White House to celebrate, chanting "U-S-A U-S-A" and waving American flags. -
Report: Probe found weaknesses in federal security
Last Updated: 7:24 AM 05/02/11 - Investigators were able to smuggle bomb-making materials past security at 10 federal buildings, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office.
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Augusta holds Patriot Day ceremony
Last Updated: 8:07 AM 05/02/11 - The city of Augusta remembered the September 11 attacks with a ceremony this morning at Augusta Common.
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Georgia Flags to Mark Sept. 11 Anniversary
Last Updated: 8:07 AM 05/02/11 - Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue has ordered flags flown at half-staff on state government buildings and grounds in honor of those who were killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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Augusta remembers 9/11
Last Updated: 7:24 AM 05/02/11 - City leaders took time Tuesday to honor our nation's heroes. They say they never want to forget the ultimate sacrifice many made just six years ago.
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Local doctors propose national guidelines for mass casualty treatment
Last Updated: 7:24 AM 05/02/11 - As we take time to mark 9/11m a couple of doctors at the Medical College of Georgia are looking ahead. They say they can't prevent tragedy, but they believe they've found a way to drastically cut back on the lives lost.
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Local schools mark 9/11 anniversary
Last Updated: 7:24 AM 05/02/11 - There was a blood drive at Silver Bluff High School. The entire community was invited to come help out and help their neighbors. -
Local man worked at Pentagon at time of 9/11 attacks
Last Updated: 7:24 AM 05/02/11 - There are local ties to the September 11th attacks. News 12 spoke with a man who was at the Pentagon when the attacks happened.
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Only on 12: Appling soldier talks Afghanistan war progress
Last Updated: 7:24 AM 05/02/11 - Thousands of soldiers are stationed in Afghanistan, including men and women from our area. There's light at the end of the tunnel for First Lieutenant Vincent Cooper. He and his troop will be coming home in a few months, but not before his mission is complete. -
New movie keeps 9/11 in Augustans' minds
The second movie based on the tragic events of 9/11 since "United 93" opened in theatres across the country this weekend, but with the latest terror threats, it's getting mixed reaction from moviegoers in Augusta. -
President Bush pardons 14 individuals
Last Updated: 7:24 AM 05/02/11 - President George W. Bush has granted pardons to 14 people and commuted the prison sentences of two others.
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The Killing of bin Laden
Remembering 9/11
