En medio de la campaña de deportaciones masivas de la administración Trump, una residente de Harrisonburg de larga data mantiene la esperanza de poder seguir construyendo un futuro para su familia en los Estados Unidos. Informa Randi B. Hagi para WMRA.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, published the last fiscal year's detention statistics in June. After reviewing the data, WMRA's Randi B. Hagi spoke with the agency's Washington, D.C. and Virginia field office director and filed this report.

The latest update to Virginia’s Wildlife Action Plan aims to maintain and improve our natural habitats. A public comment period for protected species runs through Friday, July 18th, so the public can weigh in too. WMRA's Ayse Pirge reports.

In the midst of the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign, one long-term Harrisonburg resident is hopeful she can continue building a life for her family in the United States. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

In the latest change to federal land management, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced its intention to get rid of a rule which prevents road construction and timber harvest on nearly 59 million acres of national forest land. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

A new series of historical markers at Montgomery Hall Park in Staunton memorialize the property's significance to the local Black community. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

A ramp is a wild leek that grows in forested mountain terrain. It's illegal to harvest them from national parks – but the pungent spring vegetable is renowned by both Appalachians and Koreans. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, published detention statistics for fiscal year 2025 last month. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reviewed the data relevant to the Farmville Detention Center and spoke with Bob Leweke about what she found.

The federal lawsuit brought by Shenandoah County students and the NAACP against the county school board had its first evidence review hearing this week in Harrisonburg. WMRA's Calvin Pynn was in the courtroom, and filed this report.

A carpenter and father of two living in Staunton was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in early June. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi spoke with his wife about why they came to America and her fears about her husband's possible deportation. Listeners should be advised this story contains descriptions of violence.