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Firefighter Paramedic David Hughes rings the bell to symbolize that the fallen heroes are “going home."

Firefighters honor lives lost 20 years ago in 9/11 attacks

Sep 12, 2021 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

Three hundred forty-three firefighters and 16 police officers were among the 2,977 people who perished when airliners crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania Field.

Visitors at a picnic table enjoy Gig Harbor's Austin Park where signs will soon be erected that tell the early history

City restores Native name to Austin Park area

Sep 06, 2021 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

The history of the original Native inhabitants will be told using signs and a voice box, and a carved cedar sculpture will be erected.

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