While posted up at a Starbucks, editing another story on deadline, I noticed a handmade sign over a window table across the room. A hearing-impaired man was offering tax services. I went over, introduced myself, and discovered the power of this tight-knit community. Gary Jacobson is passionate about helping Read more
Patricia Nazario remembers Edna Cintron, one of the nearly 3,000 people killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center, in a tribute to her life and the family she left behind. Visitors can leave messages for her loved ones on an online tribute to Edna Cintron. Read more
Patricia Nazario reports from Florida’s Space Coast as Hurricane Irene churns up the state in October 1999. After crossing western Cuba, Irene struck the Keys and South Florida, where flooding caused an estimated $600 million in damage and eight people died in the storm’s aftermath.
Patricia Nazario reports from Orlando International Airport as about three dozen first responders run a full-scale disaster drill simulating the crash of a Boeing 757 with 120 people on board. Volunteers in makeup play the wounded as crews practice rescue and triage.