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On this inaugural Local News Day, your community radio newsroom speaks to two local high schoolers about their effort to bring local news back to their Grass Valley campus. The goal of Local News Day - connect people with trusted, local newsrooms that serve their communities. Ada, a freshman at Nevada Union High School, and Tori, a sophomore, are setting out to do just that.

According to the 2026 T.R.U.T.H. presentation , only 18 of the total 2,916 local jail bookings involved ICE in some way. 

In recognition of National Public Health Week, KVMR News brings you a look at Nevada County’s Public Health Department. We hear from Community Health Analyst Shannon Harney about extensive efforts to expand the county’s oral health program. For more information about the free oral health program or to register for a spot of the clinic, adults with active Medi-Cal can call: (530) 265-1450 or email...

NID's proposed rate increase will help pay for the Scotts Flat Reservoir spillway replacement . Learn more about the rate increase on NID's water rates page.  For Public Health Week KVMR News checked in with Nevada County Community Health Analyst Shannon Harney.

NID hydrologists say the historic heat has sharply reduced this year's snowpack. The district's snowpack typically reaches its seasonal peak in late March or early April but the recent snow survey measured just 15 percent of average for this time of year.

NASA successfully launched the Artemis II mission on Wednesday. KVMR Broadcaster and Science educator Al Stahler discusses the historic event with Cláudio Mendonça.

The 16 bed facility will cost around $23,000,000 and will be located behind the Wayne Brown Correctional Facility on the Nevada County Administrative Center campus in Nevada City. 

Lisa Redfern and Rose Murphy have created over a dozen free, self-guided walking tours focusing on local history. Tour topics range from “Women, Saints, and Sinners” to “From Bandits to Badges”. And three tours in Grass Valley and one in Nevada City focus on the areas' once thriving China Towns. Redfern and Murphy take KVMR News to the start of the “Grass Valley Chinatown” tour. 

Nevada County was counted among the thousands of No Kings 3 demonstration sites organized across the country. Although no official tally is yet available, multiple sources are estimating the total attendance to be around 8 million.  Standing Dead - Overstocked. Overgrown. Overdue . premiered at the Don Baggett Theater on Saturday. The film screening and panel discussion were organized by the Wildf...

On Saturday, March 28th, after the debut of Standing Dead - Overstocked. Overgrown. Overdue ., a panel of 5 sat down to discuss wildfire in Nevada County. The panel included fire scientist Jo Ann Fites-Kaufman of the The Wildfire Ready Coalition of Nevada County , Bill Jacks, executive Director of Terra Fuego , Zeke Lunder, founder of The Lookout , Jason Moghaddas , forester and fire ecologist wit...

Warm spring weather is coaxing thousands of tulips into flowering earlier than expected at the at the Crystal Hermitage Gardens at Ananda Village . Tulip Festival organizers are encouraging people to visit early if they want to experience "Peak Bloom." The construction fence around the new Condon skatepark came down early last week. Members of Grass Valley's skate community shared their thoughts w...

K9 Riggs served with the Davis Police Department until 2021 before joining the NCSO in 2024. If acquired the Cedar Ridge Preserve could eventually add 140 acres to Empire Mine State Historic Park. Learn more by contacting Bear Yuba Land Trust 's Executive director  Erin Tarr  at (530) 272-5994 x 205

The Five Lakes Closure Area is a 1/2 mile from the crash site. At this time going into or being in the Five Lakes Closure Area including National Forest System Trail 16E13, commonly known as the Five Lakes Trail, is prohibited.  The body of 19-year-old Brian Marcellino Gallardo of Petaluma was recovered from the Truckee River near Floriston.

Caltrans says the Yuba Pass Separation Overhead Bridge Project will keep east and westbound I-80 to one lane in each direction from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. each workday until April 15th. Motorists traveling the I-80 Sierra corridor should expect delays. For the past three decades the United States has been trending down when it comes to high school reading levels. This year Nevada County’s largest high s...

The Yuba Watershed Institute and the Nevada County Office of Emergency Services have been awarded more than $3,000,000 to reduce wildfire fuels in the South Yuba River Canyon . 

Kiley says his decision is an attempt to move away from partisanship. BLM plans to burn piles on about 250 acres in the area of Jackass Flats Road, Silverthorne Lane, and Kadaheska Way east of North Columbia in Nevada County. Burning operations are expected to continue until June.

The Nevada Irrigation District is proposing raising rates in a series of annual increases over the next five years. KVMR’s April Glaser recently spoke with Greg Jones, NID’s Assistant General Manager to learn more. Read NID's 2026 Cost of Service Study here .

The list of local candidates who will appear on the ballot for the June 2nd Statewide Direct Primary Election has been finalized and can be seen on the Nevada County Elections Office Website . S.T.A.N.D.S will regularly report to the Nevada Joint Union High School District Board of Trustees about campus culture and advise them on policy.

STANDS, the Student Team for Awareness, Neutrality and District Safety will serve as a bridge between the student body and the Board of Trustees. KVMR News correspondent April Glaser spoke with UC Merced's Dr. Safeeq Khan to learn what the lower than average Sierra snowpack means for foothill communities in 2026.

The Board of Supervisors of Nevada County voted 4-1 on Tuesday to continue the discussion on the proposed RV Ordinance. The law, as written, would have created a "path to compliance" for people already living in travel trailers and other recreational vehicles and would have codified the requirements for property owners interested in allowing someone to live in an RV on their property. 

Molly Starr, Haven Caravelli, Dakota Graham, and Faith Aleila Escoto were honored with awards at at Nevada County's third annual Women’s History Month celebration.  Placer County Public Health reported four confirmed measles cases in the first week of March. EdSource - an organization focused on covering education in California - reports 16 counties have now fallen below the vaccination herd immun...

Under California Elections Code, if an eligible incumbent doesn’t file nomination papers by the close of the filing period, the nomination period is automatically extended for five days to allow other candidates to enter the race. The filing period has been extended for the Nevada City City Council race, the County Auditor-Controller race, the County Superintendent of Schools race, and the County...

Luis Estrada brings decades of experience in mission-driven media, community engagement, and nonprofit development to KVMR. Tonight's Town Hall will focus on the fuels treatment efforts for Nevada City's Sugarloaf, Old Airport, and Hirshman’s Pond parcels.  

Although the design for the Downtown Grass Valley Roundabout has been finalized and funding has been secured, the project continues to be the topic of discussion for many. KVMR's Cláudio Mendonça spoke with City Engineer Bjorn Jones about some people's concerns.

The Down Payment Assistance Program aims to help moderate-income households in buying their first home by loaning eligible applicants up to $50,000.