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When Worcester police officer Manny Familia drowned trying to save a 14-year-old boy last summer it hit his family hard. “Coming to grips with the fact that we had lost Manny has been the hardest task my family has had to endure,” Elvin Familia, Manny’s brother, told NBC10 Boston & NECN. They turned their sorrow into action, creating the...

The Manny 267 Foundation dedicated to preventing tragedy, in honor of Manny Familia, a Worcester police officer who drowned trying to save a 14-year-old boy last summer.

Manny Familia drowned in the line of duty as he attempted to save a teenage boy from driving back in June. Today Amazon donated money to help ensure it never happens again.

City councilors in Worcester unanimously voted to show their support for a change to a Massachusetts law that would prevent the widow of police officer Manny Familia from receiving his full pension.

City leaders in Worcester are pushing for a Massachusetts law to be changed after the drowning of a police officer who tried to save a teenager. Manny Familia died on June 4 after responding to the pond at Green Hill Park, where a teen had gone into the water. Fourteen-year-old Troy Love died, as well. But due to a loophole…

Just a week after he died trying to rescue a drowning teenager, a fallen police officer has been memorialized in a mural in Worcester, Massachusetts. From the iconic yellow smiley face of Worcester’s own Harvey Ball to a social justice mural painted by kids with the Boys and Girls Club, local artists have turned tired and worn-down buildings into...

Manny Familia, a police officer who died trying to save a drowning teenager in Worcester, is remembered in a new street mural.

In tonight’s Daily Debrief, New York authorities announce a new review of the deadly police shooting of Easton college student DJ Henry, the funeral for the Worcester police officer who died trying to save a drowning teen is held and outrage in Exeter, New Hampshire, after students at prom were labeled with a marker for their vaccination status.

Friends, family and thousands of police officers honored Manny Familia, who died trying to save a teenager who also drowned.

A massive law enforcement presence was on hand for a funeral for fallen Worcester police officer Enmanuel “Manny” Familia.

Thousands of police officers from around the country lined the streets of Worcester in tribute to fallen Police Officer Manny Familia as he was laid to rest Thursday.

Fallen Police Officer Manny Familia will be laid to rest during a funeral service at 10 a.m. Thursday in Worcester, Massachusetts.

The casket carrying police officer Enmanuel “Manny” Familia, who drowned while trying to save a teenager, was brought to a church for his funeral in a horse-drawn carriage Thursday in Worcester, Massachusetts. The 38-year-old died a hero Friday as he tried to rescue 14-year-old Troy Love, who was visiting from Virginia. The boy also drowned in Green Hill Pond. “Manny...

People gathered in Worcester to mourn the death of Manny Familia, a police officer who died trying to save a teenager who also drowned.

In tonight’s Daily Debrief, a wake is held for a Worcester police officer who died while trying to save a drowning teen. Plus, there are new concerns the pace of vaccinations is slowing down in Massachusetts and President Biden has a surprise encounter with a cicada.

A wake was held for Worcester Police Officer Manny Familia, who drowned trying to save a teenager who also died.

A wake was held for Worcester Police Officer Manny Familia, who drowned trying to save a teenager who also died.

Thousands of mourners paid their respects to fallen Worcester Police Officer Manny Familia at a wake Wednesday. The 38-year-old died a hero Friday as he tried to rescue a 14-year-old boy, identified by family as Troy Love, who also drowned in Green Hill Pond. Starting at 3 p.m. Wednesday, a steady stream of police officers, firefighters, first responders and Worcester...

Relatives of fallen Worcester police Officer Manny Familia spoke on Monday about his selflessness on the job and the incredible father, brother and friend he was for his tight-knit family. “Everywhere he went, he was loved,” said Alex Maracallo, Familia’s cousin. He said losing Familia was like losing a part of himself: “We had a special bond, my family,...