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Photo credit: Earth Fire Alliance The Nevada City City Council voted unanimously to make Councilmember Daniela Fernández the next mayor. This will be her second time sitting in the hot seat. Councilmember Gary Petersen was made vice-mayor. Earth Fire Alliance , the San Fransisco based global nonprofit founded in 2024 to "confront the escalating wildfire crisis" launched 3 purpose-built satellites...

This year, almost 1500 people in our listening area have been scammed. PG&E's Paul Moreno says that $211,000 has been stolen so far and that scammers will likely steal more in 2026 than they did last year. Their newest tactic involves QR codes.

Last year AT&T asked the California Public Utilities Commission for permission to phase out copper-based landlines. They didn't get the answer they wanted so now they're petitioning the FCC. Anyone interested in sharing a public comment can do so at https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings/express . The proceeding number is 26-125.

Miguel Banuelos, who is 49 years old, 5' 7" tall, weighs approximately 189 pounds, and has brown eyes and black hair, walked away from the Washington Ridge Conservation Camp in Nevada County on July 4th. He was last seen at approximately 12:35 p.m. the same day. Anyone who sees him or has information about his whereabouts should contact the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office by calling 911. Anyone wit...

Fireworks, even those labeled "Safe and Sane," are not allowed in Nevada County but there will be a free Fireworks Show at 9:30 p.m. on the 4th of July in Grass Valley. Nevada County Connects is offering free fares on all routes July 2nd and 4th in conjunction with the High Sierra Music Festival and in celebration of the 4th of July holiday. There is no service July 3rd though it will be the first...

The Truckee Police Department held what they called a community conversation on police technology and equipment on Monday. The discussion included how they use the 2 dozen Flock Cameras deployed in town.

The You Bet Firewise Community held its annual gathering at the Chicago Park Fire Station #57 on Saturday. The event featured an expert panel and gave residents an opportunity to network while getting up to speed about this year's wildfire season. Learn more about Firewise Communities at ReadyForWildfire.org . Members of the Nevada County Amateur Radio Club (NCARC) set up antennas and transceivers...

Outgoing vice-mayor Lue Ceci bid his colleagues farewell at Wednesday's City Council meeting in Nevada City. Ceci's parting remarks and the general tone of the meeting was markedly different from Grass Valley's meeting a day earlier where several members of the public attended to criticize the city for its continued use of Flock Safety LPR cameras and for allowing current Chief of Police Alex Gamm...

KVMR arts reporters Joyce Miller and Cy Musiker spoke to Kimberly Clouse, founder of the Nevada County Playwrights Collective and actor and director Sky Seals about the festival of new plays the collective is presenting Thursday June 25th through Sunday June 28th at the Miners Foundry in Nevada City. 

Learn about AB 2697 on CalMatters' Digital Democracy website .  Nevada County Elections will post unofficial results again on Thursday, June 25, by 10:00 a.m.

Minnie Street between Butler Street and Brighton Street and Butler Street between Brighton Street and Minnie Street, will be closed to through traffic for tree work on June 22nd, 23rd and 24th, 2026.  The closure will take place between the hours of 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM. Access to businesses/residences will be maintained, however through traffic will be required to use an alternate route. Condon Pa...

This year the community will celebrate Juneteenth at Condon Park this Saturday June 20th from 11:30 am to 2 pm. Learn more online on Color Me Human's website . Nevada County Connects is offering free rides this week in support of The Father’s Day Bluegrass Festival. All busses on all routes will be free today, tomorrow, and Saturday. Route 3, "The Grass Valley Loop" offers direct service to Bright...

Learn more about Nevada County’s budget process and read the adopted 2026-27 budget at NevadaCountyCA.gov/Budget.

Lavender Glow: Queer Art & Our Shared History is currently on display at the the Eric Rood Administrative center in Nevada City and will run through August 28th. Meet and visit with adoptable dogs at the Rood Center on Wednesday, June 17th at Tails with Nevada County .

Back in the fall of 2024, the first Nevada City Bike Bus consisted of founder Adian Minty and two kids. Last Friday, at least 100 kids rolled through Nevada City as part of the last Bike Bus of the 2025-2026 school year. 

Presented here, unedited or trimmed, is a recording of GVPD's community meeting about Flock Safety’s automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras. Although the audio quality of the recording is poor, KVMR News has published it here as a service to members of the public who were unable to attend. The meeting's various parts have been marked to allow listeners to navigate to the segment that intere...

The meeting, announced weeks earlier as an opportunity for citizens to have their questions answered, served instead to gather concerns for later study. 

Multiple members of the Grass Valley Police department will attend today's town hall meeting to answer the public's questions. The meeting is open to all and is scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m. this afternoon at the Love Building in Condon Park, at 660 Minnie Street in Grass Valley.

A storm system moving inland today will bring dry winds to the Sacramento Valley creating elevated fire weather conditions . The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning that will be in effect from 11 a.m. Wednesday to 5 p.m. Thursday. The Wildfire-Ready Coalition of Nevada County will present two webinars on evacuation this week: Emergency Alerts & Evacuation Buddy System , on W...

Chasen Ryder McIntire has been convicted of three felonies and a misdemeanor related to a violent, racially motivated group attack that occurred in the Grass Valley Target parking lot in December 2025. Nevada County District Attorney Jesse Wilson condemned the violence and reaffirmed the office's commitment to holding violent offenders accountable saying his office will advocate for punishment to...

Find updates about conditions and water quality results related to the sewer spill into Scotts Flat Lake at nevadacountyca.gov/scottsflatspill . Check out all of the pets looking for their forever homes on the Sammie's Friends website. Learn about KVMRx's Nevada City Pride Parade float here or here .

An invasive pest, smaller than a dime, has the local viticulture and agriculture community doing everything they can to temper its potential impacts. KVMR News speaks with Nevada County's Agriculture Commissioner about an outbreak of glassy-winged sharpshooters after a shipment of thousands of tainted grape plants brought the insects to northern California Costcos.  The local June 2 Election Canva...

The Pride flag rising over City Hall in Nevada City this month represents a lot of progress for the local queer community; many of this year's Pride Month events, including the first-ever Nevada City Pride Parade, can be found on Nevada County Pride's events calendar . An exhibition presenting Nevada County’s queer history, Lavender Glow , will be on display in the Rood Center through August.  Fin...

On Thursday, May 28, Nevada City city council candidates Jim Khatami, Adam Kline and Micayla Sortland answered questions for community members gathered in Sans Backup Plan Records in the Seven Hills District of Nevada City. KVMR's Kelley Rees attended the Candidate Forum to learn what young voters think about our local election.

All three Nevada City City Council candidates will participate in a Youth Voter Forum tonight at Sans Backup Plan Records in Nevada City. Nevada Union High School Senior Graham Gardemeyer is the event organizer and will serve as moderator, asking candidates questions before an open Q&A that gives precedence to young voters and their concerns. The City Council of Nevada City designated May 27th...