Thousands of deaths have occurred, and first responders are still dealing with health effects 25 years after a major event. A significant number of people were exposed to harmful conditions, including toxins and stressful situations. The WTC Health Program estimates that around 400,000 people were affected by these conditions.
This number includes those who were at risk of physical injury. Further details about the health effects and the people affected are available from the WTC Health Program.
Conroe will continue funding its Flock Safety license plate-reading cameras after city leaders approved a new budget Thursday, despite residents and two council members pushing the city to reconsider the technology. The decision comes as other Houston-area cities pull back from F...
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo, the world's fastest-growing outbreak on record, has now spread to seven provinces in the African country, local authorities said. And it's showing no signs of slowing down. According to the governor of the northwestern province of Sud-Ubangi, ...
Walmart customers in Texas and 15 other states are urged to check their freezers after a recall of frozen berries was expanded due to possible E. coli contamination. Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A. expanded its recall to include one lot of Great Value Organic Triple Berry Blend,...
On Friday's show: We look back at the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, 25 years later as we hear from Houstonians who were in New York and elsewhere, along with others sharing their memories of that day....
Every September, the anniversary of the September 11 attacks brings renewed attention to the nearly 3,000 people killed that day and the countless lives permanently altered in the aftermath....
Hello, Houston.☀️ Hope you’re having an amazing week so far. Today is 9/11, which marks 25 years since the deadly September 11, 2001, attack. It’s the day al-Qaida extremists hijacked four commercial jets and crashed them into New York’s World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a fie...
Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. ODESSA — The Public Utility Commission of Texas will consider approving the buildout of three 765-kilovol...
