September 11 2014

NEW YORK (AP) -- With the solemn toll of a bell and a moment of silence, the nation paused Thursday to mark the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks at the hallowed site just hours after President Obama promised to root out and destroy a new group of terrorists threatening the U.S.

As the nation pauses Thursday to mark the thirteenth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attack, little about the annual ceremony at ground zero has changed. But so much around it has.

The events of Sept. 11, 2001 remain a vivid and painful memory for many, even 13 years later. This year's memorial events in New Jersey are listed below, along with an opportunity to share your thoughts.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Air strikes in Iraq, ongoing unrest in Syria and the beheadings of two American journalists are casting a long shadow over the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

NEW YORK (AP) -- After seeing the new National September 11 Memorial Museum, one victim's widow decided to donate one of her husband's FDNY paramedic shirts, karate uniforms and beloved baseball jersey.

NEW YORK (AP) -- The 2001 terrorist attacks are closely associated with a pair of New York City mayors.

Many commemorations of the events of September 11, 2001 will take place throughout New Jersey on Thursday. We've put together a list. If you know of others, please share the information in comments.

If you helped out at Ground Zero after the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001, time is running out to apply for workers compensation benefits in New York State.

In the moments before news of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks broke, New Jersey 101.5's Jim Gearhart was on the air with a caller, discussing education. Then listeners heard the first breaking news of a plane hitting the World Trade Center.