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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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has opened up public comments on their proposal to rescind the "2001 Roadless Rule," which generally prohibits road construction and timber harvesting on nearly 60 million acres of national forest land. Conservationists are urging Virginians to weigh in. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
Almost six years after Virginia's first medical cannabis dispensary opened in Bristol, the northwestern region of the state finally has its own brick-and-mortar. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi stopped by for their soft opening and filed this report. -
Two former executives of the defunct company Sigora Solar have since started a new solar sales enterprise. One local subcontractor says she was never paid commissions promised for jobs she secured for the business. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
Una granja lechera del condado de Page perdió a la mitad de sus empleados después de que fueran detenidos durante un control de tránsito y deportados en junio. Su historia muestra cómo funcionan las alianzas del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE) con las fuerzas de seguridad locales y qué consecuencias tiene la campaña de deportaciones masivas del gobierno de Trump para las granjas familiares del país. Randi B. Hagi, de WMRA, presenta la segunda parte de esta serie de dos entregas. -
Una granja lechera del condado de Page perdió a la mitad de sus empleados después de que fueran detenidos durante un control de tránsito y deportados en junio. Su historia muestra cómo funcionan las alianzas del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE) con las fuerzas de seguridad locales y qué consecuencias tiene la campaña de deportaciones masivas del gobierno de Trump para las granjas familiares del país. Randi B. Hagi, de WMRA, presenta la primera parte de una serie de dos entregas. -
How effective are native, cavity-nesting birds at providing pest control on farms? Researchers with the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute aim to find out. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
A dairy farm in Page County lost half of their employees when they were detained in a traffic stop and deported in June. Their story illustrates the nature of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's partnerships with local law enforcement, and the impact of the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign on American family farms. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports in the second of a two-part series.
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A dairy farm in Page County lost half of their employees when they were detained in a traffic stop and deported in June. Their story illustrates the nature of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's partnerships with local law enforcement, and the impact of the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign on American family farms. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports in the first of a two-part series.
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An outdoor gear consignment store will open its doors in Harrisonburg on Saturday. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi paid them a visit and filed this report. -
The bats of James Madison University's arboretum are the main attraction at a bimonthly event where visitors watch the winged mammals emerge for their evening hunt. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
