“Mama Bear” wasn’t just a phrase for Monique Richardson. She said she was her five-year-old son Qatif’s fiercest protector.
“He was nonverbal. He couldn't talk, and no one understood him but me,” Richardson said.
When he wasn’t learning at Highland Springs Elementary School,
The Henrico Division of Fire is mourning the unexpected death of veteran firefighter Kenny Waters, who served the department for more than 18 years.
Waters died Wednesday while off duty, the fire department announced Thursday.
Waters was recognized as the 2026 Firefighter of the Year by the Short Pump Ruritan
BROOKLAND
7700 Block of Odonnell Court, Brookland District – Police reported fighting inside a building on Oct. 26 at 12:05 a.m.
7000 Block of Coachman Lane, Brookland District – Police reported non-aggravated assault (including domestic) inside a building on Oct. 26 at 1:43 a.m.
6000 Block of
The Virginia Department of Transportation and Virginia State Police are urging motorists to slow down and move over for roadside responders during Crash Responder Safety Week, Nov. 2-6. The agencies said traffic incidents place law-enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical workers, tow operators, public works crews and transportation workers