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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Monday marks the 20th anniversary of the formal end to rescue and recovery operations at Ground Zero in New York City after the attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. More.

Golden shovels in the golden twilight of a setting sun was the backdrop to the groundbreaking of a memorial meant to ensure no Imperial Valley resident or visitor to the IV Fairgrounds ever forgets 9/11. More.

Amid a sea of red, white and blue, Madera residents who came out to Courthouse Park were reminded that fallen heroes are the reason why we are free. More.