9/11

On the 11th anniversary of September 11, 2001, intelligence officials say there is no "credible or specific" threat that terrorist organizations are planning an attack.

Perhaps it's timely marketing, perhaps it's incredibly insensative.  A pizzeria near Buffalo is offering a large cheese pizza today for $9.11.

Officials in New York City today began the annual commemoration of the 9/11 attacks at 8:39 a.m., the moment the first plane hit one of the twin towers on September 11, 2001.

Do you remember where you were when you heard that a plane had crashed into a World Trade Center tower? I do. I was on  the air in Pennsylvania when my co-host informed me of what was happening. I said, "What, a small engine plane flown by some nutcase?" "No" she said, "a jet!" In unison we said, "terrorism!"

A ten-foot-long steel I-beam from the World Trade Center is to be taken to its final resting place in Endwell today.

In all tragedies music seems to be the balm that soothes the pained heart.  Alan Jackson touched millions with his unforgettable ode to 9/11 titled "Where were you when the world stopped turning."  It became one of his biggest hits and it still resonates with all of us no matter how many times we have heard it...

The events of September 11, 2001, left New York City's financial district in ruins. Rubble filled the World Trade Center and surrounding area, and cleanup was the next step in recovering.

A year ago my fourth book was published.  This one, published by Syracuse Unviersity Press, is titled "Monumentally New York" and it takes a look at 30 different monuments, statues and memorials found around Upstate New York.  The list covers all elments of Upstate life, from history to entertainment to folklore.

These are the photos that not only help us remember, but help us move on from where we were on Sept. 11 to where we are today, a stronger, better nation.

Charlene Sugihara forever has an incredible and terrifying story to tell: She stood in Grand Central Station when the second plane struck the South Tower of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.