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 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. -
Sen. Mark Warner talked about affordable housing, healthcare and artificial intelligence with local residents during a tour through the Shenandoah Valley and Central Virginia last week. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi and Omega Ilijevich teamed up to cover the trip and filed this report. -
There are about 140 Guam kingfishers left in the entire world. Eighteen of these brightly-colored birds live in Front Royal, as part of a breeding program run by the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, which aims to reestablish the birds in the wild. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
A Bridgewater College political scientist will give a talk about authoritarianism and democratic backsliding in Harrisonburg on Tuesday evening. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
Un estudiante de secundaria en Staunton originario de América Central ha recibido la orden de abandonar Estados Unidos antes de cumplir 18 años, dejando atrás a su madre, padrastro y hermanos menores. Un grupo comunitario se ha movilizado para apoyarlo. Informa Randi B. Hagi, de WMRA. -
A high school student in Staunton, originally from Central America, has been ordered to leave the U.S. before his 18th birthday – leaving behind his mother, stepfather, and younger siblings. A community group has rallied to support him. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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Over the past year, WMRA has been following the saga of one young family from Central America caught up in federal immigration policy. This spring, the father was released after spending nine months in the Caroline Detention Facility – but the family's future remains uncertain. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
The Fulks Run Ruritan Club held their annual Fourth of July yard sale this weekend. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi paid a visit to see the wares on display and hear how people were feeling about the country on its 250th birthday. -
In the hills outside Front Royal, scientists and animal keepers are at work ensuring that endangered species from America and beyond survive. One of their ongoing success stories has been that of the black-footed ferret. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
WMRA no pudo acceder a los registros detallados de arrestos de ICE tras una disputa de casi nueve meses relacionada con una solicitud presentada en virtud de la Ley de Libertad de Información (FOIA). Informa Randi B. Hagi, de WMRA.
