A Ground Zero FDNY hero who died from a 9/11 illness was memorialized as an “inspiration” to his colleagues at his emotional funeral in Brooklyn on Monday. Former Deputy Chief James “Jim” Riches Sr., ...

With the six-month milestone of the September 11 terrorist attacks approaching next week, New York's mayor and governor said Wednesday that cleanup and recovery efforts in and around "ground zero" ...

New York (CNN) — On September 11, 2001, as the second tower of the World Trade Center collapsed, then New York City Fire Department Battalion Chief James “Jim” Riches raced to Ground Zero. His eldest ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — At just 17 years old, Taurean E. Williams-Wells was known as the “gentle giant”; a towering figure with a quiet demeanor and a deep sense of duty. As an Auxiliary Police officer, ...