A few years ago, while she was still a student, Cami Parrish texted her best friend during a shooting lockdown drill at her high school. “I wanna go home,” she wrote in the message. Now, as a 21-year-old elementary school teacher, Parrish leads her own students through the same lockdown drills and feels the same things she felt as a student. More.
How Gun Violence Affects Our Mental Health
9/11 Survivor Dies Of Pancreatic Cancer Leaving Fair Haven Family Devastated
This holiday season will undoubtedly feel much different than last for the Daly-Somma boys, who will be spending it without their mom, Jennifer. The community, however, is hoping to make it a little brighter. Jennifer Daly, 48, of Fair Haven, died at home on Nov. 23 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. More.
‘We Lost Another Giant’: Retired Fire Chief From Long Beach Dies From 9/11-Tied Illness At 80
Brian O’Flaherty was just yards away from the World Trade Center, working at the New York City Fire Department’s command post inside the Marriott Hotel, when the South Tower collapsed on Sept. 11, 2001, killing hundreds and leaving him seriously injured. More.
‘Overwhelming news’: Lockerbie arrest thrills families of victims
The announcement Sunday that a suspect in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 was in U.S. custody was greeted with relief by families of the victims who have sought closure for decades. More.
Calatrava redesign of Greek Orthodox Church destroyed in 9/11 attacks opens
A redesign of the St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, which was destroyed by the collapse of the Twin Towers during the 9/11 attacks in New York, has reopened to the public. More.
A Greek Orthodox Church, Destroyed During 9/11, Reopens at Ground Zero
During the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church was crushed by the falling south tower of the World Trade Center. Now, 21 years later, the church has reopened its doors. Its first parishioners celebrated the feast of Saint Nicholas last week. More.
Kids’ Mental Health Suffering from Gun Violence Exposure
The kids getting shot in Chicago aren’t the only ones being hurt by Chicago’s gun violence. A recent Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital Voice of Child Health survey found that 1 in 4 kids are hearing gunshots while at home and 1 in 5 kids are seeing their mental health suffer due to gun violence exposure. More.
How Grand Central landfill’s owner is helping to complete national 9/11 trail
The September 11th National Memorial Trail spans 1,300 miles linking the locations of the 9/11 terrorist attacks that left nearly 3,000 people dead that day in 2001. More.