In one of the most challenging years in our nation’s history marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, we are now confronting the atrocity of, and experiencing widespread moral outrage caused by, the killing of George Floyd on May 25. This tragedy is rooted in a deeply seeded racial divide that affects all of us. More.

The Jackson Fire Rescue is installing a 9/11 memorial to honor the 343 firefighters that died in the September 11 attacks in 2001. They have already raised most of the $15,000 needed for the monument but still lack more than a $1,000. The goal is to install granite towers with the names of the firefighters engraved on them. More.

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, I was working as a paramedic in Lower Manhattan. I responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center. In dust so thick it shrouded the sun, my fellow rescue workers and I picked our way through the rubble, looking for survivors. Very few of us had masks. When I got home and took a shower, the runoff clogged the drain and collected around my ankles like reconstituted cement. More.

Connecticut State Police regrets to announce the passing of Trooper First Class Eugene Kenneth Baron, Jr., (retired). TFC Baron died Monday, May 25, 2020, from cancer resulting from his response to the World Trade Center site following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. This is classified as a line of duty death. More.

It took only five months for the feds to reveal that a Saudi airman who killed three men at a Pensacola, Fla., naval base had communicated with Al Qaeda before the shooting. It took nearly two decades — and a stunning mistake by the FBI — to reveal the name of a Saudi official suspected of helping the 9/11 hijackers. More.

Michael Hollander has prostate cancer, thymus cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, and has had a piece of his heart removed — all linked to his emergency medical response to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. More.

The pandemic is bringing up many frightening feelings in people, but those experiencing some of the worst anxiety are 9/11 survivors. The issues COVID-19 brings up are similar to the trauma people experienced due to Sept. 11, South Florida psychotherapist Jennifer Tomko, LCSW says. More.

Amid the global fight against the spread of COVID-19, children may find themselves in a similar situation to what young people faced after 9/11. How do they process the sadness, anger, and confusion brought about by the large-scale tragedy? How do they confront the feelings of helplessness that may arise? More.