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On tonight’s newscast, we focus local coverage on Wednesday’s upcoming Nevada County Planning Commission meeting over the reopening of the Idaho-Maryland Mine. The California Report heads to the US/Mexico border to look at a newly created mobile app designed to streamline the asylum seeking process. National Native News centers around the Montana Indian Child Welfare Act.  And we remember Ken Getz...

The Strawberry Music Festival returns to the Nevada County Fairgrounds May 25th. KVMR’s Felton Pruitt sits down with the festival’s manager, Bix Beeman, to hear about this year’s lineup. In local news, we have updates on the arrest of 21-year-old former UC Davis student Carlos Reales Dominguez.  He’s been charged with the murder of two Davis men and the attempted murder of a Davis woman. The Calif...

The 2023 Strawberry Music Festival, a multi-day, family-friendly musical campout, takes place on May 24th through the 29th. KVMR's Felton Pruitt spoke with Bix Beeman, the festival manager, about the event's lineup and what it entails.

A group of fifty people experiencing homelessness who are predominantly female have secured an unprecedented agreement, signing a lease with the city of Sacramento, which allows them to dwell on a city-owned lot called Camp Resolution. The property is located in North Sacramento on Arden Way and Colfax Street - they're allowed to dwell there until each individual has transitioned into durable, per...

KVMR’s Heidi Starr reports from Camp Resolution, checking in with residents of the encampment in the wake of an innovative lease agreement between unhoused people and the city of Sacramento. Today’s strike update comes from the California Report, as Oakland teachers and TV and film writers hit the picket lines. We end with an essay by Molly Fisk—for those of you keeping count, it’s number six hund...

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

Today is the second day of the TV and film writers' strike. The Writers Guild of America states that streaming services and the explosion of television production have eroded their working conditions. The California Report covers this and more. Then, after a look at local news and weather, we hear KVMR’s Felton Pruitt talk with Kari Sinoff of the Sierra Business Council about broadband in the Sier...

A long La Nina is finally coming to a close. But that said, the Pacific is rousting itself. What might 2023’s El Nino look like for California and the rest of the United States? This week, KVMR’s Al Stahler looked to answer this question and more by speaking with the director of the national Climate Prediction Center, Dr David Dewitt.

On May 12th, the Gold Country Broadband Consortium will be hosting a workshop designed to collect important community feedback on broadband access and digital equity in the Sierra Nevada. KVMR’s Felton Pruitt spoke with Kari Sinoff of the Sierra Business Council to learn more about what the workshop entails.

The California Report finds the university town of Davis is on edge after three stabbings, two of them fatal, in the past six days. After regional news and weather, Orion Raiche-Kott of KVMR’s Youth News Corps looks into the effect of a permissive cannabis culture on teenagers. Hydrologist Steve Baker, teaches our own Paul Emery about the connection between Googling and guzzling in today’s water t...

Today's children make tomorrow's leaders. What does Nevada County's open and liberal use of cannabis mean for its teens? KVMR Youth News Corps Reporter Orion Raiche-Kott takes a deep dive into what really happens when youth use marjiuana and how it can affect our future.

Bouts of cool weather in California might help to slow down the rapid melting of snowpack. KVMR’s Paul Emery talks about it with hydrologist Steve Baker.

May has arrived, which means we're that much closer to fire season. Last week, residents of the North Bloomfield Road area met to learn about prescribed fire - KVMR News Director Cláudio Mendonça has more on that story. In local news and weather, we look at burn permit procedures and precipitation rolling back into our listening area. The California Report tries to answer the question of why it to...

Last week, residents of the North Bloomfield Road area met to learn about prescribed fire. KVMR News Director Cláudio Mendonça spoke with prescribed fire practitioner and advocate Ron Gray to learn more.

This weekend's weather forecast promises record heat, but in local news, Nevada Irrigation District warns that despite the rising temperatures, it’s not the time to go for a swim in your neighborhood river or lake. KVMR’s Felton Pruitt talks with Ruthie Foster who performs as part of the New Songs Festival. She brings a little bit of gospel, blues, jazz, folk, and soul with her to the Center for T...

Ruthie Foster will be participating in The Center For The Arts' New Songs Fest, a four-day songwriting festival featuring three days of workshops, three evening concerts, multiple breakout and coaching sessions, studio space, a panel discussion, and a professional production on stage. Ruthie will be performing Saturday, April 29th, at 8:00 PM. KVMR's Felton Pruitt spoke with her about her upcoming...

The California report shares concerns that this week's warm weather will accelerate the rate at which the historic Sierra snowpack will melt, sending water cascading down to the central valley towns already dealing with high water levels. KQED's Saul Gonzalez talks to KVPR reporter Joshua Yeager about the increased flood risk in communities like Corcoran in Kings County. Julia Ggem joins us to sha...

The Idaho Maryland Mine project has been a topic of great interest within Nevada County since its initial proposal. On May 10th, the Planning Commission will hear public comments before making a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors on the proposed project. News Director Cláudio Mendonça spoke with Public Information Officer Taylor Wolfe to learn more.

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

News Director Cláudio Mendonça talks with reporter Julia Ggem about the content of April 25th's Board of Supervisors of Nevada County meeting. They discuss the consent calendar, public comment, the designation of Nevada City's Rome Power House as a Nevada County Historical Landmark, the swearing-in of Nevada County’s new Treasurer-Tax Collector, and more.