The tolling of a fire bell rang out across Thomas County Central High School's football field, The Jackets Nest, on Saturday morning. Five rings of the bell, done three times, is a longstanding firefighters' tradition of a call to an end of duty. More.
'Never forget': Annual 9/11 stair climb event held Saturday
Madisonville 9/11 Heroes Run happening Nov. 20
After a two-month postponement due to a rise in COVID-19 numbers, the 9/11 Heroes Run will take place on Saturday, Nov. 20. Local Race Director Kelly Forbes said the money from the race fees will be split 50/50 between the Travis Manion Foundation and the local Patrick Rudd Project. More.
Dunmore students learn lessons of kindness from unlikely Canadians who stepped up on 9/11
Dunmore High School freshman Brayden Reuther, a student in Mary Casebolt's communications class, listens to Gander, Newfoundland, Mayor Percy Farwell during a Zoom call Friday recall the town's experience on 9/11. Freshmen in Mary Casebolt’s communications class at Dunmore High School listens during a Zoom call Friday. More.
Sept. 11 Memorial Trail to Shanksville gets boost from land purchase in New Jersey
The 9/11 National Memorial Trail, which will link to the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, has advanced with action in New Jersey. N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy announced plans to spend $65 million to buy a 9-mile greenway, which will be a segment of the 9/11 Trail. More.
Chief Sombo recalls efforts at Ground Zero after 9/11
This year’s Veterans Day observance at Elizabeth Forward Middle School honored local military veterans while commemorating the 9/11 terror attack 20 years ago and the first responder heroes of that event. More.
Documentary on 9/11 hero “Remembering Mychal” premieres in New York
Premiere screening of the documentary film Remembering Mychal, about the late FDNY Chaplain Father Mychal Judge, the first victim of 9/11, was held on October 26 at Scandinavia House in New York City. The film is directed by Brendan Fay and edited by Ed Caraballo. More.
Documenting Responses in the Aftermath of the 9/11 Attacks
September 11 attacks, also called 9/11 attacks, series of airline hijackings and suicide attacks committed in 2001 by 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda against targets in the United States, the deadliest terrorist attacks on American soil in U.S. history. More.
Two decades after 9/11, veterans need to lead the charge for remembrance | Opinion
OPINION - Everything changed on 9/11. Millions of people around the world watched as the Twin Towers, symbols of American economic might, fell in the worst terrorist attack on American soil. For those of us who bore witness to the horror, it forever altered the way we saw the world around us. More.