Pressure is building on the FBI and DOJ to unseal documents pinpointing the role of the Saudi government in the September 11 terror attacks as the 20th anniversary of the attacks looms. GOP lawmakers in DC — along with a few Democrats — wrote to both U.S. Attorney Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray to finally go public with the intel. More.

A former police officer turned disbarred attorney will spend the next four years in prison for stealing money awarded to a New York City police officer who helped search for and rescue victims after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. More.

Voices Center for Resilience (formerly Voices of September 11th) will host its 7th Annual Golf Outing on Monday, June 14, 2021 at Quaker Ridge Golf Club in Scarsdale, New York. All proceeds will benefit Voices’ work to assist communities preparing for and recovering from tragedy, and to provide long-term support and resources that promote mental health care and wellness for victims’ families, survivors and responders. More.

NYPD Sgt. James P. Bast, who died from 9/11-related illness was honored on April 7 by the Town of Islip with a street in Sayville named after him. Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg was on hand for the ceremony. Sgt. Bast worked on Bloomberg's security detail when he retired after 23 years of service with the NYPD. He retired from the NYPD Intelligence Bureau's Municipal Security Section. More.

Liz Carvajal was a born and bred New York City girl, who had just moved home from living in Boston. Watching the tv coverage on 9/11 all day long with her family, by evening she knew she had to help her beloved city. Having a background in social work, Liz thought she could help the loved ones who had gathered at hospitals, looking for their missing loved ones. More.

Build-a-Rig For Scott, a community-based nonprofit on Long Island, held a charity event to build a ceremonial unit rig in memory of the late retired NYPD Officer Scott Blackshaw, who died at age 52 in 2018 of esophageal and brain cancer related to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center. More.

The Sept. 11 National Memorial Trail Alliance recently announced that the 9/11 National Memorial designation is now in the legislative process, introduced by U.S. Reps. Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Don Beyer (D-VA). More.

A group of 9/11 survivors and family members of victims called Wednesday for Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines to declassify FBI documents detailing the role the Saudi government allegedly played in the terrorist attack. In a letter to Haines, the families said they were "still seeking basic justice, transparency and accountability for what happened that tragic day." More.