<h1 class="entry-title">Category: NEPBA Police Updates</h1>

Advocates aim to extend benefits for 9/11 first responders

By Glynn A. Hill Associated Press WASHINGTON — Advocates for ailing Sept. 11 first responders urged Congress on Thursday to permanently extend a law providing medical monitoring and treatment for the rescue workers, saying they need reassurance that their health care will not be cut off. Dr. John Howard, the administrator of the World Trade […]

Texas teacher fired after Internet post about cop in viral pool incident

Associated Press DALLAS — A West Texas school district has fired a teacher who said online that she was inclined to support racial segregation after watching widely circulated video of a white officer wrestling a black teenager to the ground. The Frenship school district, near Lubbock, said in a statement Thursday that it was disappointed […]