KVMR News

On Wednesday, May 17th, the South Yuba River Public Safety Cohort, a multi-agency working group of federal, state, local, and community stakeholders gathered on the Highway 49 bridge over the South Yuba River to deliver a simple message: stay out, stay alive. KVMR News Director Cláudio Mendonça took to the field to report on the group's messaging, as well as on their rescue demonstration.

Molly Fisk writes, coaches, and teaches writing in California's Sierra Nevada foothills.

After a look at local news and weather, KVMR’s Youth News Corp participants discuss their experiences so far in radio journalism. On Tuesday, California officials announced a plan to give fish access to areas of water that they haven't swam in for over a century. The California Report explores the new multi agency plan that will create a natural fishway resembling the original, pre-gold mining foo...

The California Report zeroes in on an effort to expand the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument. It would protect a critical haven for biological diversity that has special meaning to native tribes. Hydrologist Steve Baker talks snow pack, snow melt and gold panning in his conversation with  Paul Emery. And in today’s Money Matters commentary, Marc Cuniberti’s hot topic is the California Fair...

Sierra Nevada snow pack is being carefully measured in a lot of different ways, including by flying over the mountains at 23,000 ft elevation in order to collect data. KVMR’s Paul Emery talks about this (and more) with hydrologist Steve Baker in this installation of Water News.

On tonight’s newscast, KVMR’s Felton Pruitt gets the latest from Nevada City Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Stewart Baker. The two bring you the newest edition of the Nevada City Chamber Report which includes details on new electric vehicle charging stations, the Downtown Sidewalk Sale, and the return of First Friday Artwalks. The California Report heads to the front lines as tensions rise...

On tonight's newscast, KVMR News Director Cláudio Mendonça and KVMR’s Julia Ggem fill us in on May 9th’s Nevada County Board of Supervisors Meeting with the latest installment of Supes On! Rob Ickes heads to the Grass Valley Center for the Arts on Sunday. KVMR’s Felton Pruitt sits down with the dobro player, whose new album has climbed its way to the Americana charts top ten. The California Report...

Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley will be opening for Rodney Crowell on Sunday, May 14th, starting at 7:30 PM at the Center For The Arts. KVMR's Felton Pruitt sat down with Ickes to discuss their upcoming gig, musical inspiration, pandemic-era songwriting, and moonshine.

News Director Cláudio Mendonça talks with reporter Julia Ggem about the content of May 9th's Board of Supervisors of Nevada County meeting. They discuss Music In The Mountains, mental health awareness in the United States, the consent calendar, and more.

After two days of hearings and public comment on the reopening of the Idaho Maryland Mine, the Nevada County Planning Commission voted unanimously at about 4:30 this afternoon to deny the certification of the project’s Final Environmental Impact Report and the application to reopen. The recommendation and application will be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors, which will make the final decision...

Molly Fisk writes, coaches, and teaches writing in California's Sierra Nevada foothills.

In June, KVMR will be celebrating its 45th birthday. This year, we’ll be paying our respects to David Osborn and Charles Woods by hosting a brunch at the Miners Foundry, much like the ones that they would host when it was still the American Victorian Museum. KVMR's Julia Ggem spoke with Gretchen Bond, the Miner's Foundry's Executive Director, about their greater influence in Nevada City.

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The Health Resources and Services Administration recently found that over 11 million people live in an area of California experiencing a shortage of primary care providers. The California Report explores what that means for medically vulnerable individuals, especially those suffering from long-COVID. Then, after a look at local news and weather, KVMR’s Nelle Engoron explores the many complexities...

Ben Mossman, CEO of Rise Gold Corporation, addresses the Planning Commission - 01:40:01 Pubic comment begins - 03:08:09

The Congressional Budget Office and the U.S. Department of the Treasury have both released information suggesting that the United States is rapidly approaching the “X-date” – the date at which the government can no longer pay its bills. This would be a breach of the United States debt ceiling. In order to avoid this, the ceiling needs to be raised. But what exactly is a debt ceiling, and what are...

KVMR Youth News Corps’ Jason Lehman explores the concept of the California drought with Sierra Fund Program director Carrie Monohan before The California Report takes us to Riverside County. The city of Menifee recreated its police department from scratch in the summer of 2020 in the wake of George Floyd's murder. KVCR's Madison Aument covers how the department has changed over the course of the l...

In drier seasons that don’t bring rainfall, California relies on other sources of water, like reservoirs and melted snowpack. But weather extremes brought on by climate change cause inconsistencies in the availability of those sources. In the first episode of “State of our Streams,” KVMR Youth News Corps Reporter Jason Lehman interviews Carrie Monohan, the current Program Director of The Sierra Fu...