Randi B. Hagi

Luray-area residents are reporting a string of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests took place over the weekend. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

An all-volunteer crew in Mount Solon runs an organization that rehabilitates injured bats, nurses orphaned pups, and teaches the public how to protect these furry, flying mammals. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has confirmed they conducted an arrest operation in the Ruckersville area last week, just before state law restrictions on their partnerships with local law enforcement agencies go into effect. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

WMRA has been denied detailed ICE arrest records following a nearly nine-month battle over a Freedom of Information Act request. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

Linda Edwards runs Cuddles and Critters Crafts and writes about the history of small, local towns off the beaten path. She's one of the vendors at Rocktown History's Heirloom Market series this summer.

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.

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.

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.

Kevin Pallister, who holds a doctorate in political science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, teaches comparative and global politics at Bridgewater College.

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.