
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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President Donald Trump's hiring freeze is preventing most federal agencies from filling any civilian positions that were vacant on January 20. That includes open ranger jobs at Shenandoah National Park. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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The brother of the Parkland, Florida school shooter was arrested Tuesday for allegedly trespassing on school properties in Augusta County. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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Black bear cubs that are orphaned in Virginia are brought to the Wildlife Center in Waynesboro, where they’re raised by human surrogates until they can return to the wild. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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On the fourth day of trial, a jury found Anthony Robinson guilty of murdering two women in Harrisonburg in 2021. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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The prosecutor nearly finished presenting evidence in the Anthony Robinson murder trial on Wednesday, and the judge said the jury should expect to begin their deliberations on Thursday. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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The second day in Anthony Eugene Robinson's murder trial saw digital, photographic, video, and physical evidence introduced. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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The trial of a man accused of murdering two women in Harrisonburg began on Monday. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi attended the proceedings and filed this report.
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On Monday, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a retired museum curator will give a lecture at Bridgewater College about one Jewish family's experience during World War II. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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From 2011 to 2023, Sigora Solar grew from a local startup to an award-winning solar energy powerhouse. And then it collapsed. A fatal boat accident in late 2020 preceded the company's downfall. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi spoke with Bob Leweke about her investigation.
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This week, service agencies all across the country are conducting Point-In-Time Counts to identify how many people are staying in shelters, cars, tents, and other makeshift accommodations in their communities. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi spoke with two local count coordinators.