KVMR News

In Sacramento, lawmakers will hold a hearing on legislation aimed at creating buffer zones between homes and warehouses where companies store and distribute goods. The California Report covers the ongoing debate over warehouses and the health threats they might pose to people who live near them. Then, KVMR’s Felton Pruitt speaks with Maryanne Connelley of the Alliance for Workforce Development abo...

Nevada County job seekers might be interested in hearing that a free Meet Your Match job fair will soon be coming to Grass Valley. Twenty four different employers will be there to answer questions, offer information regarding what they’re looking for, and even potentially begin hiring processes. KVMR’s Felton Pruitt got the details from Maryanne Connelley of the Alliance for Workforce Development,...

As another wildfire season looms, the California Report covers the soon-to-be-settled debate over whether or not firefighters should drop chemical retardants onto large blazes. The expected warming trend this week brings with it concerns about rapidly melting snowpacks and the flooding they could cause.  After a look at local news and weather, KVMR’s Paul Emery speaks with retired Fed economist, G...

The Federal Reserve will be back in the headlines next week; they'll be announcing their monetary policy decisions after their meeting finishes on May 3rd. What will they decide to do with interest rates? In this week’s Economic Report, KVMR's Paul Emery and retired Fed economist, Gary Zimmerman, explore the possibilities.

The California Report gives us a sneak preview of the new California Air Resources Board laboratory. Dubbed the NASA of smog research, the lab is part of the state’s arsenal leading the charge against air pollution. National Native News reports that the possible remains of 40 unmarked graves have been found northwest of Vancouver at the site of a former residential school. Syd Brown from the Sierr...

Syd Brown sits on the board of the Sierra Gold Parks Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports park-related educational activities and helps to preserve the natural and cultural resources of western Nevada County’s State Parks. You can find out more at SierraGoldParksFoundation.org .

On tonight’s newscast, details on the reported South Yuba River drowning, an upcoming Nevada County library event, and why you should look up at the sky this weekend. Ben Morrison from San Francisco-based string band the Brothers Comatose joins KVMR’s Felton Pruitt. The 5-piece bluegrass band plays the Miners Foundry in downtown Nevada City on Friday, May 5th. The California Report asks, “what to...

News Director Cláudio Mendonça talks with reporter Julia Ggem about the content of April 18th's Board of Supervisors of Nevada County meeting. They discuss the consent calendar, public comment, the approval cannabis control grant funding, and discussions about newly proposed road charge programs.

The Brothers Comatose is coming to The Miner's Foundry on Friday, May 5th, at 8:00 PM. KVMR's Felton Pruitt spoke with guitarist and vocalist Ben Morrison about the upcoming gig, creative processes, and what it means to be a "rowdy string band."

For seventeen and a half years, this newscast has concluded with an essay by Molly Fisk, and today’s is no exception. In honor of her 600th essay, News Director Cláudio Mendonça sits down for a talk with our beloved working poet. Elsewhere, along the stretch of Interstate 80 between Sacramento and the Bay Area, Kings fans and Warriors fans coexist in the basketball universe. The California Report...

For seventeen and a half years, once a week, the KVMR newscast has concluded with an essay by Molly Fisk. In honor of her 600th essay, News Director Cláudio Mendonça sits down for a talk with the beloved working poet.

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

As fire season approaches, firefighting organizations take steps to prepare; reliable equipment is one important part of that preparation process. KVMR’s Felton Pruitt speaks with firefighter Badri Matlock about an upcoming benefit that will serve enchiladas to raise funds for the North San Juan Fire Department, with 100% of the proceeds going towards new equipment.

Many of the renter protections set up during the pandemic have now gone, but in Los Angeles, one has stuck around: rent increases are still banned for most of the city's tenants. The California Report covers that and more. KVMR’s Felton Pruitt speaks with firefighter Badri Matlock about an upcoming benefit that will raise funds for the North San Juan Fire Department. Then, News Director Cláudio Me...

The California Report goes behind the scenes of a massive investigation into two crime syndicates in Sutter, Sacramento and four other counties. Officials say arrests and gun seizures prevented a bloodbath. Call it snowmaggedon, snowpocalypse—whatever—it’s nothing compared to the ARk storm described by KVMR’s water guy, Steve Baker, in today’s chat with Paul Emery. We wrap up with Money Matters co...

Snowpack in the High Sierra is going to impact our lives at lower elevations, and it's already changing the central valley. KVMR’s Paul Emery talks about it with water guy Steve Baker.

Our newscast features a roundup of local stories, including disturbing allegations against a Penn Valley man who’s been booked into the Wayne Brown Correctional Facility. The California Report gives us a look at Palm Springs’ sordid past before it became the bachelorette party destination of today. National Native News examines attempts to create a national day of remembrance acknowledging the tra...

Julia Ggem brings us the details on KVMR’s 3rd annual Caravan of Love which takes to the streets of western Nevada County this Sunday. Bluegrass musician Laurie Lewis joins Felton Pruitt to discuss her upcoming performance as part of the Center for the Arts New Songs Festival Thursday. Chants of “Light-The-Beam” take over the airwaves as The California Report looks at the highly anticipated Dubs a...