25 years later, Montana remembers 9/11.

By DARRELL EHRLICK | Editor-in-Chief

"And it is dedicated to future generations, so they may always remember that freedom carries cost, that courage is found in working people answering extraordinary calls, and that even in our darkest hours, the American spirit endures.” – Sal Baccaro, Whitefish Firefighters Foundation on the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Twin Towers’ steel beams unveiled at Whitefish 9/11 memorial

by Micah Drew

To mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of 2,977 individuals, the Whitefish Firefighters Association dedicated a new memorial featuring three steel beams from the destroyed World Trade Center. During a brief ceremony Friday held outside the Whitefish Emergency Services Center, Sal Baccaro, chairman of the Whitefish […]

A road access dispute saw three men charged with trespassing. They say they’re innocent.

by Jordan Hansen

Two former Republican legislators charged with criminal trespass in Big Horn County Justice Court said this week Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks relied on inaccurate information when it issued them misdemeanor citations. Last month, former Republican lawmakers Jason Priest and Scott Boulanger, as well as Dustin Temple, a former director of Montana Fish, Wildlife and […]

Frustrations, remorse and pain surface on 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks

by Ashley Murray, Shalina Chatlani, Shauneen Miranda, Ariana Figueroa

Powerful U.S. officials past and present faced families, survivors and first responders Friday at ceremonies to honor the 25th anniversary of the day 2,977 Americans died in terrorist attacks in Virginia, New York and Pennsylvania. At the Pentagon, Condoleezza Rice, who was serving at the time under President George W. Bush as national security advisor, […]

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