Workers are putting on the final touches on the expanded California 9/11 Memorial in Clovis. Situated at the business park that formerly housed Pelco, the 18th annual remembrance on Wednesday will feature for the first time replicas of the Twin Towers and the Pentagon, at 1/100 scale. The names of...
Senate Approves Bill to Extend 9/11 Victims Fund
WASHINGTON — The Senate gave final legislative approval Tuesday to a bill ensuring that a victims' compensation fund related to the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money. The 97-2 vote sends the bill to President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign it. The vote came after Democratic...
Jon Stewart Lashes out at Congress Over 9/11 Victims Fund
WASHINGTON — Comedian Jon Stewart scolded Congress Tuesday for failing to ensure that a victims' compensation fund set up after the 9/11 attacks never runs out of money. Stewart, a longtime advocate for 9/11 responders, angrily called out lawmakers for failing to attend a hearing on a bill to ensure the...
Twin Towers, Pentagon Replicas Planned for 9-11 Memorial in Clovis
Work begins Thursday on an expansion of the California 9-11 Memorial in Clovis that will include scaled replicas of the Twin Towers and Pentagon, a bronze statue of first responders, and a water feature representing design elements of the National 9-11 Memorial in New York. In addition, there will be...
RIP, David McDonald: A Giant in Local Business and Philanthropy
David McDonald, who had a giant impact on the Fresno area as a businessman and philanthropist, died Wednesday morning at his Prather home. Fresno County deputies responded to a call for medical assistance at about 9 a.m. McDonald, 69, later passed away, apparently of natural causes, according to the sheriff's office....
Our Wars Are Hidden Now, But the Costs Are Still Staggering
Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden are long dead. The Iraq War officially ended in 2011. But the Afghanistan War grinds on, 17 years and counting with no resolution in sight. It was on Oct. 7, 2001, that President George W. Bush — backed by Congress — ordered U.S. troops...
Have You Seen 9/11 Remembrance Video Moving People to Tears?
The annual 9/11 remembrance in Clovis is recognized as one of the best in the country. On Tuesday, GV Wire's Jahz Tello shot and assembled this emotionally moving video. (Click on the photo above to view the video.) Beautiful video of our 9/11 ceremony this morning. https://t.co/xrUxfoFkes — Margaret Mims...
Public Can View Students 9/11 Art at McLane High School
McLane High School’s ArtVenture Academy is displaying art recognizing the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers in 2001. Students created the art the following year in 2002 and again in 2011 on the 10th anniversary of the attacks. The art is displayed in the hallways of the T Building, leading...
Message of Clovis 9/11 Remembrance: 'Never Forget'
Before Bryan Burton’s daughter goes off to college Thursday, he wanted to make sure she knew about 9/11 and the impact it has on America today. “She was about 1 when the event occurred in 2001, and so I thought it was important for her to come and attend,” Burton...
Trump Leads Nation in Solemn Remembrance of Sept. 11 Attacks
SHANKSVILLE, Pa. — Standing in the field where the last of the Sept. 11 planes crashed, President Donald Trump praised the "band of brave patriots" who helped bring down the jetliner and saved the lives of countless others in the nation's capital. Trump paid his respects Tuesday at a rural...