James J. Riches, a retired deputy chief for the New York City Fire Department who spent months in the wreckage of the World Trade Center searching for the remains of his firefighter son and others who ...

He was dedicated to finding his son and it was horrible,” one mourner said. “A large part of him died that day.” ...

The retired FDNY deputy chief and national spokesman for 9/11 families became the latest firefighter to die from an illness ...

James Riches spent six months at ground zero digging through the rubble to find the body of his son, Jimmy, who was also a ...

An NFL stadium looks "completely empty" at kickoff on Sunday. The NFL's Week 13 Sunday slate is a rough one. With three games ...

Thanksgiving Day in 2018, Bridgewater resident and former Jasper, South Carolina Sheriff’s Deputy Heather Betz, a seasoned ...

A vocal advocate for Sept. 11 survivors, FDNY Deputy Chief James Riches spent six months looking for the remains of his firefighter son, Jimmy.

James RIches spent six months searching through the rubble and debris at Ground Zero for the remains of his son Jimmy Riches, ...

Retired Deputy Chief James “Jim” Riches Sr., who served in the department for 30 years, died at 74 on Thursday from a ...

The woman was found inside a sixth-floor apartment of the Sheridan Ave. building near E. 172nd St. in the Concourse section ...

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT on Wednesday released a new public service announcement urging New Yorkers to take precautions this ...