Jordy Yager
Jordy Yager was a freelance reporter for WMRA from 2015 - 2019.
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On Saturday, Charlottesville made international news with the deaths of three people and the largest white nationalist gathering the city has seen in…
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On Saturday (Aug. 12), hundreds of alt-right activists are expected to gather in Charlottesville for a rally to save the city’s Robert E. Lee statue. The…
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The Ku Klux Klan paid a visit to Charlottesville over the weekend in what was perhaps the most anticipated event of the year for the city. Thousands of…
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Eight years ago, educators in the Charlottesville area noticed that when it came to math, there was an achievement gap between African American students…
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Charlottesville City officials on Tuesday sought to reassure community members that they will be kept safe during the Ku Klux Klan’s planned rally in a…
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After years of careful planning, James Madison’s Montpelier has finally opened its extensive new permanent exhibit on enslaved families and slavery,…
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Charlottesville City Council on Monday night voted unanimously to change the names of two parks named for confederate generals. WMRA’s Jordy Yager has…
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About 150 protesters gathered in downtown Charlottesville on Wednesday to counter what they expected to be a pro confederate rally to keep the city’s…
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We often see the struggles for civil rights and racial justice as among the most noble of the legal profession. But the University of Virginia’s Law…
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Who visits almost every home, no matter how rich or poor, and is tapped into communities on a ground level? WMRA’s Jordy Yager takes a look at how postal…