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September 11 attacks

Sep 12, 2011

Three with Arizona ties remembered in Pentagon 9/11 memorial

Each of the 184 cantilevered stone-and-steel benches, arcing above a pool of running water benches at the national 9/11 memorial is inscribed with the name of a victim of the Pentagon attack, including three with Arizona ties: Allen P. Boyle, David M. Scales and David W. Laychak.

Sep 9, 2011

Spotlights to illuminate Phoenix sky in 9/11 event

Two spotlights will illuminate the Phoenix sky on Sunday night in remembrance of those who died in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the East Coast.

Sep 6, 2011

Sept. 11 remembrance to be held at Arizona Capitol

A remembrance ceremony on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks will be held Sunday evening outside the State Capitol in Phoenix.

May 31, 2011

Memorial to 9/11 preaches vengeance and tolerance

Matthew Salenger etched 54 phrases in a circular piece of steel, building Arizona's Sept. 11 memorial one story at a time. He wanted everyone's story to be told. Salenger thought that all of those thoughts could coexist peacefully on a public memorial. He was wrong.

May 19, 2011

Tucson among more than 30 cities losing federal anti-terror funding

The Department of Homeland Security has notified more than 30 cities across the country a�� including Tucson, Ariz. a�� that they are losing anti-terror funding from the federal government.

May 2, 2011

McCain ‘overjoyed’ that US got bin Laden

Members of Arizona's congressional delegation are applauding armed service members after the announcement of Osama bin Laden's death.

Apr 25, 2011

Kavanagh finally wins crusade to significantly alter 9/11 monument

Five years after it became a political football in a gubernatorial race and four years after it was initially altered, the state’s Sept. 11 monument was once again the target of a Republican lawmaker with a personal connection to the terrorist attacks.

Apr 20, 2011

Legislature approves Sept. 11 monument changes

Some inscription panels would have to be removed from Arizona's Sept. 11 memorial under a bill approved by the Legislature.

Mar 29, 2011

Senate panel gives party-line approval to Sept. 11 monument revisions

A state Senate committee on Tuesday voted along party lines in favor of legislation to remove some inscription panels from the state's Sept. 11 memorial.

Mar 28, 2011

Controversy over Capitol’s Sept. 11 memorial rekindles

Arizona's Sept. 11 commemorative memorial is again under fire at the State Capitol. Legislation proposed for consideration by a Senate committee Tuesday would require removal of panels bearing 11 inscriptions that a supporter of the measure said are "offensive" and that detract from the memorial's purpose in honoring those killed and injured in the 2001 terrorist attacks.

Jan 24, 2011

Case in Giffords shooting likely to take years

The man accused of carrying out the mass shooting in Tucson faces a court hearing Monday a�� an early step in a case against Jared Loughner that could take years to wend its way through the criminal justice system.

Jan 24, 2011

Suspect faces judge in deadly Arizona shooting

The man accused of carrying out the mass shooting in Tucson faces a court hearing Monday a�� an early step in a case against Jared Loughner that could take years to wend its way through the criminal justice system.

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