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VFW Highlights Importance of Mental Health This National PTSD Awareness Month

June 1 marks the start of National PTSD Awareness Month, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is reminding America’s military and veteran community that you are never alone. More.

Toolkit: Pet Preparedness Month

June is National Pet Preparedness Month! In Oklahoma, severe weather can strike fast — don’t wait until the sirens sound or the heat climbs. Include your pets in your family emergency plan today. Emergency planning includes the whole family—furry, feathered, or scaled friends included! More.

Ceremony marks 24 years since end of 9/11 Ground Zero recovery mission

Saturday marked 24 years since crews put an end to the rescue, recovery and relief efforts at Ground Zero after the 9/11 terror attacks. More.

9/11 Memorial & Museum commemorates 24 years since end of Ground Zero recovery efforts

It has been 24 years since the formal end of rescue, recovery, and relief efforts at Ground Zero on May 30, 2002. For nine months, rescue, recovery and relief workers worked at Ground Zero following the devastating terror attacks on September 11, 2001. More.

Westchester County Commemorates 24th Anniversary of the End of Rescue and Recovery Efforts at Ground Zero

Westchester County commemorated the 24th anniversary of the conclusion of rescue and recovery efforts at Ground Zero with the placement of its annual flower spray at The Rising, the County’s 9/11 First Responders Memorial located at the Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla. More.

A Seventh Moment of Silence

The National September 11 Memorial & Museum announced on May 12 that this year’s commemoration ceremony on the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center will contain a “seventh moment of silence.” More.

Officer Who Called in 9/11 Attack on Pentagon Dies from Service-Related Cancer

A local department is mourning the loss of a historic law enforcement hero who has passed away from service-related cancer. The officer is Arlington County Police Department Corporal Barry Foust. More.

Advocates say access to mental health resources crucial, after 6 injured in Springfield shooting

Mental health advocates in Springfield say its crucial for resources to be more accessible in the community, especially for survivors of violence, following a mass shooting on the southside of the city that left six injured. More.