9/11

It's the second year that Florida public schools were required to provide at least 45 minutes of instruction on the events of 9/11.

Hundreds of volunteers gathered at the Yuengling Center at the USF Tampa campus to package meals that will be distributed to Tampa Bay area residents experiencing food insecurity.

Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani joined New York politicians and mourners at a 9/11 memorial ceremony at ground zero.

Under the new law, middle and high school students must learn about 9/11 for at least 45 minutes in their social studies class.

Sept. 11 memorial events are happening across the greater Tampa Bay region in honor of the 22nd anniversary of the terror attacks that killed almost 3,000 Americans.

Dormitory construction prompts a change in plan, and relocation to Sarasota National Cemetery.

The Tunnels to Towers Foundation — which will provide 76 mortgage-free homes to first responders and Gold Star families — donated the piece, which will be kept as an inspiration in a Pasco County fire station.

WUSF reporter Steve Newborn was covering what he thought would be a standard appearance at a Sarasota school by then-President George W. Bush. That's when the president first learned the country was under attack.

Firefighters who lost colleagues and loved ones on Sept. 11, 2001 kept up with their work for many months following the attack. WUSF's Kerry Sheridan tells what she learned about grief in writing about their work.

Events will be held across the greater Tampa Bay region to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

In the weeks leading up to the 20th anniversary of 9/11, NPR set up a phone booth in New York City and invited people to leave voicemails for someone they lost that day. Here's what they had to say.

On this week's episode, we recall President George W. Bush's visit to Sarasota on the day of the attacks, and hear from listeners about their memories of that day.