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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In deep red Shenandoah County, a group of demonstrators have gathered at the I-81 overpass in Woodstock every week since March to protest the Trump administration. Last weekend, a handful of them were issued warnings and a citation for loitering. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
It's been almost a year since a state agency selected a medical marijuana provider for Virginia's "Health Service Area 1," which includes the Shenandoah Valley, Charlottesville, and Fredericksburg. The chosen company has since faced a legal challenge and ongoing corporate restructuring, and still has no timeline for breaking ground. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
The tax and spending legislation that President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4th cuts federal health spending by around $1 trillion over the next decade, as NPR previously reported. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi brings us the second of a two-part report about how local hospitals are bracing for the funding challenges ahead. -
The budget legislation that President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4th cuts federal health spending by around $1 trillion over the next decade, as NPR previously reported. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi brings us the first of a two-part report about how local hospitals are bracing for the funding challenges ahead. -
An Augusta County jury trial has been delayed for the sixth time for two leaders of the company Nexus and their former employee. The three stand accused of financially exploiting a young man who used to live with the executives. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
The Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro Habitat for Humanity celebrated a new era on Friday at a meet-and-greet with their incoming executive director. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
A new 3D printing business in Harrisonburg was started by a former associate of the legally embattled company Nexus. He claims the new venture has no ties with his old employer. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
Un grupo de feligreses de Harrisonburg está ofreciendo traslados gratuitos a los inmigrantes que necesiten acudir a citas legales y médicas. Informa Randi B. Hagi para WMRA. -
Students from all over the U.S. and the world come to study at the Wildlife Center of Virginia in Waynesboro. They learn what to feed baby opossums, how to examine raptors' eyes, and confidence in creating treatment plans for the animals in their care. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
A group of Harrisonburg churchgoers is offering free rides to immigrants in need of transportation to legal and medical appointments. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
