September 11th

For the 24th commemoration of Patriot Day, volunteers showed their solidarity by cleaning the headstones of fallen veterans at the Long Island National Cemetery.

Members of the U.S. Submarine Base in New London held their annual 9/11 remembrance ceremony on Thursday. They honored the 2977 victims who were lost that day, 411 of whom were first responders.

WSHU’s Molly Ingram spoke with Sacred Heart University history professor David Thomson about how teaching the September 11th terror attacks has changed as fewer students remember the day firsthand.

Easton EMT Vincent Caprio spent more than 400 hours at Ground Zero after 9/11. This year, he was honored by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) for his service and continued advocacy for survivors.

One hundred and sixty-one Connecticut residents were among the victims of the September 11 terror attacks in 2001. Every year, the state holds a ceremony at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport to remember them.

Almost 25 years after the September 11 attacks, some first responders still show signs of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a new study by researchers at Stony Brook Medicine and the World Trade Center Health and Wellness Program at Stony Brook University.

9/11 advocates said cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program endanger first responders and survivors of the attacks.

The bill would ensure first responders and survivors receive adequate medical treatment for injuries or illnesses resulting from the September 11th attacks through 2090.

Advocates for survivors of the 9/11 terror attacks say the Trump administration's shakeup of the federal workforce has led to staff reductions at the World Trade Center Health Program.

More than 2,000 Long Islanders visited the 9/11 memorial at Point Lookout on Wednesday to mark 23 years since the September 11th terror attacks.