31st Annual Valor Awards honor 3 Henrico officers, other first-responders; RIC air traffic control tower to remain open 24/7

Henrico Newsflash – Dec. 13, 2021

Dec 13, 2021

31st Annual Valor Awards honor 3 Henrico officers, other first-responders

Three Henrico police officers were among the recipients of Valor Awards December 2 at a ceremony held at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.

Officer Lawrence D. Pacifico Jr. received a 2021 Silver Award for his successful intervention with a person who was threatening to jump off a bridge, but whom he ultimately pulled to safety. Sgt. William R. Bodenhamer, Sr., and Officer Brian R. Wolfe received 2020 Bronze Awards for their efforts to safely manage and disperse a crowd after gunfire erupted during a pick-up football game.

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RIC air traffic control tower to remain open 24/7

The air traffic control tower at Richmond International Airport will remain open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, after the Federal Aviation Administration announced that it had ended consideration of closing it from midnight to 5 a.m. daily.

The announcement came several weeks after U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner urged the FAA to keep the tower open.

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