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Four FDNY Firefighters Die From 9/11-Related Illnesses Within a Week

Within the past week, four more members of the FDNY have died of 9/11-related illnesses. Supervising Fire Marshal John McCauley and firefighter Robert Reynolds passed away on Saturday. Firefighter Michael Verzi died Sunday, and Deputy Chief Vincent Mandala died two days after that. More.

Mass Shootings Leave Behind Collective Despair, Anguish And Trauma At Many Societal Levels

The deadly shooting of at least 19 children and two adults in Texas on May 24, 2022, is the latest in an ever-growing list of national tragedies, leaving families and friends of the victims gripped with grief, anguish and despair. More.

City of Mountain Home, Ark. unveils 9/11 memorial

The city of Mountain Home unveiled its 9/11 memorial on Monday as part of the annual Memorial Day ceremony. The monument, featured in Mountain Home’s Veterans Plaza, showcases a piece of steel from the Twin Towers. It also commemorates the lives lost in New York, the Pentagon, and United Flight 93. More.

NYC marks 20 years since end of 9/11 recovery efforts

Twenty years ago Monday, workers removed the last load from ground zero, marking the formal end to recovery operations at the site following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. More.

Uterine cancer may be added to the list of 9/11-related health issues

When the World Trade Center was destroyed on Sept. 11, 2001, survivors breathed in toxic dust, and first responders and cleanup workers, deployed in massive numbers, worked among the dangerous rubble. More.

Hochul honors 9/11 first responders on Memorial Day

Monday marked 20 years since first responders in New York City ended search and recovery efforts at Ground Zero following the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. More.

Gov. Hochul says NYC will ‘never forget’ 20 years after 9/11 cleanup ended

Twenty years after a ringing fire bell and a solemn ceremony marked the end of the hellish cleanup effort at Ground Zero, Gov. Hochul said Monday that a hole remains in New York’s heart despite the grand redevelopment of the area where the twin towers once rose. More.

9/11 Memorial Groundbreaking at IV Fairgrounds

Imperial City Council and 9/11 Stair Climb Committee member Robert Amparano explains some of the features at the planned 9/11 Memorial being built at the IV Fairgrounds, the home of the annual 9/11 Stair Climb. More.