Participants are being sought for a new 5K run/walk honoring the first responders and heroes of September 11th. Livingston County Veteran Services, Howell Recreation, and local first responders are partnering to host the first annual 9/11 Never Forget 5K Trail Run/Walk on September 16th at Fillmore County Park off McClements Road in Genoa Township. More.

Rancho Cucamonga will receive $3.2 million in state funding to help build a 9/11 memorial park. The money will come from AB 102, which is included in the state’s current fiscal budget, according to a statement released by the city. More.

Registration is open for the 11th annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb at Lambeau Field. Firefighters and community members are invited to honor the heroes of Sept. 11, 2001 on Saturday, Sept. 9, with the opening ceremony starting at 9 a.m. More.

Two weeks have passed since the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) held a hearing on the PGA Tour’s pending deal with the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) on Jul. 11. More.

A new housing project at 5 World Trade Center will have 1200 housing units and officials pledge that a third of those units will be affordable. On top of that, 20 percent of the affordable housing units will be set aside for people who were living and working in Lower Manhattan on 9/11. More.

It’s a done deal! Gov. Kathy Hochul announced she’d struck an agreement with lawmakers to develop an apartment-filled skyscraper at 5 World Trade Center on Thursday, ending a two-year fight over the building. More.

Congress is poised to pass a new law aimed at making it easier for families of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks to extract financial damages from countries accused of sponsoring terrorism — including Saudi Arabia. More.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+) communities continue to be disproportionately affected by disasters and mass casualty incidents (MCIs) because of preexisting disparities, historical marginalization, and discrimination. More.