Randi B. Hagi
News Reporter, Assistant News EditorRandi B. Hagi first joined the WMRA team in 2019 as a freelance reporter. Her work has been featured on NPR and other NPR member stations; in The Harrisonburg Citizen, where she previously served as the assistant editor;The Mennonite; Mennonite World Review; and Eastern Mennonite University's Crossroads magazine.
Randi grew up bouncing around the East Coast with roots in West Virginia. Outside of the media world, she has also worked in restaurants, managed the kitchen at the nonprofit Our Community Place, and raised ducks and sheep. You can contact Randi at hagirb@jmu.edu.
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Virginia's 44th state park opened last month in the mountains of Highland County. Its backstory includes agriculture, hunting tours, and a battle over the defunct Atlantic Coast Pipeline. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
Nineteen-year-old Dashad “Sage” Smith went missing from Charlottesville in 2012. On Thursday, the 13th anniversary of her disappearance, police revealed they’d found a person of interest in the case in Los Angeles. WMRA’s Randi B. Hagi reports. -
The NAACP and county students' lawsuit against the Shenandoah County School Board for reinstating Confederate names on two schools is set to go to trial next month. In motions filed last week, both sides are trying to limit each others' expert witness testimony. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
WMRA previously reported on delayed payments from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, during the federal government shutdown. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi followed up with a local recipient and filed this report. -
Richard Moore, the former executive vice president of the legally embattled company Nexus, has been sentenced to six years and eight months in prison for federal tax crimes. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
While more than 800,000 Virginians await the resumption of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits, farmers and farmers markets are helping to keep food on their tables. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
Stray, feral, and outdoor cats are abundant across the Shenandoah Valley, with colonies bearing litters of kittens year-round. Through spay and neuter programs, fostering, and adoption, shelters and volunteers are trying to stem the feline tide. Listeners should be advised this story mentions some graphic veterinary problems. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
Mujer de Rockingham liberada mientras espera juicio por presuntamente resistirse a un arresto de ICELa mujer del condado de Rockingham arrestada por agentes de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) el 27 de octubre —en un incidente que fue captado en video y rápidamente se difundió en redes sociales— fue liberada de la cárcel el viernes. Ahora espera juicio por presuntamente resistirse con fuerza al arresto. Informa Randi B. Hagi, de WMRA. -
Una mujer arrestada por agentes federales al norte de Harrisonburg el lunes ha sido acusada de un delito menor federal por resistirse a oficiales. Randi B. Hagi, de WMRA, informa. -
The economy, abortion rights, and civil liberties drove Lexington residents to the polls today. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi stopped by and filed this report.
