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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A crowd gathered in Harrisonburg on Friday evening to hold a vigil for people killed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
On New Year's Eve, a federal judge dismissed parts of a lawsuit against Augusta County Sheriff Donald Smith, but let other pieces of the litigation proceed. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
Throughout this year, WMRA has followed the story of a young family of four living in Staunton. The father, Olman, has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement since June. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi attended his wife's asylum hearing earlier this month and discussed the outcome with Bob Leweke. -
A panel of three judges heard arguments on Monday in a challenge to the eligibility of a newly-elected school board member to hold public office in Shenandoah County. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
Sentencing has been delayed until next year for a man convicted of killing two women in Harrisonburg and transporting their bodies in a shopping cart. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
After an election recount on Thursday, incumbent Jackie Lohr maintained her victory in the Rockingham County School Board race for the District 1 seat. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
Testimony concluded on Wednesday in the trial over the Shenandoah County school board's decision to reinstate Confederate names on two schools – but a federal judge won't rule on the case until next year. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
Tuesday marked the fourth day of trial over the Shenandoah County School Board's decision to reinstate Confederate names on two schools last year. Three witnesses testified, including two school board members. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
The trial over the Shenandoah County School Board's decision to restore Confederate names to two schools resumed on Monday with a full day of testimony. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
A new Community Services Board facility is in the works in Augusta County that will provide immediate treatment for people experiencing a behavioral health crisis. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
