KVMR News

There’s good news for storm survivors— some of you might qualify to jump the line at the building department when you go to repair the damage. KVMR News Director Claudio Mendonca has the details. A decision on the Idaho Maryland Mine project draws ever closer: If you want to attend the next public hearing, put May 10th on your calendar. We’ve also got the California Report and the weather report a...

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

The California report takes a close look at the battle still raging over State Proposition 22; that's the voter approved measure which allows Uber, Lyft, and similar companies to classify drivers as independent contractors rather than employees. After local news and weather, KVMR's Felton Pruitt sits down with Summer Driscoll, the AmeriCorps Restoration Coordinator for SYRCL, to talk forest resili...

2023's fire season sits on the horizon, and "fire resilience" is the top priority for the South Yuba River Citizens League. KVMR's Felton Pruitt spoke with SYRCL's Summer Driscoll, their AmeriCorps Restoration Coordinator, about what can be done to keep our forests safe, as well as the details of an educational workshop taking place on March 23rd.

KVMR's Al Stahler discusses the recent carbon dioxide emissions warning issued by The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

KVMR’s water guy, Steve Baker, has some predictions about how all this moisture will play out in the coming months.

The California Report comes to Nevada City, devoting most of today’s segment to the heroics of an EMT based at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital. Its    story of a life-saving rescue during our recent storms will put you on the edge of your seat. KVMR’s water guy, Steve Baker, has some predictions about how all this moisture will play out in the coming months. And we have a Money Matters commentary.

On tonight’s newscast, KVMR’s Martin Webb (host of The Climate Report) sits down with the founding director of Earth Justice Ministries Sharon Delgado. The two discuss the local response to a national climate and banking movement. Banking on our Future comes to Grass Valley March 21st. The California Report examines Governor Gavin Newsom’s announcement to drastically cut the cost of insulin for th...

What do you think when you hear the name San Quentin? For most, the state prison’s reputation precedes itself.  But Governor Gavin Newsom has some big plans to change this. The California Report has the details. KVMR’s Felton Pruitt speaks with Americana and Bluegrass musician Rita Hosking.  And we have your weekend weather forecast.  We close with three KVMR TITANS of radio.

Rita Hosking will be playing at the Wild Eye Pub on Sunday, March 19th, at 6:00 PM with Sean Feder and guest Kathy Barwick. KVMR's Felton Pruitt sat down with her to talk about songwriting, California Creative Corps grants, singing the Arabic alphabet, and more.

The mayor of Truckee describes for the flatlanders of the California Report what it’s been like for mountain towns to endure this never-ending winter. In our Supes On! segment, KVMR’s Julia Ggem has the board’s latest action on the Greater Higgins Area Plan-- the gateway to Western Nevada County. Essayist Molly Fisk wants to know your ideas for keeping the good feelings flowing after the snow has...

News Director Cláudio Mendonça talks with reporter Julia Ggem about the content of March 14th's Board of Supervisors of Nevada County meeting. They discuss the budget surrounding the county's winter storm clean-up, the Greater Higgins Area Plan, and March 2023 being named "American Red Cross Month" in Nevada County.

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

A citizen group using digital forensics traced a right wing extremist to the Golden State. The California report has more on this story. Atmospheric scientist, Dr Jonathan Ruts from the Scripts Institute's Center for Western Weather and Water, joins KVMR science correspondent Al Stahler to talk Atmospheric Rivers. We close with the commentary by Grass Valley resident Shirley Frerichs who asks, "Do...

Atmospheric rivers, which are rivers of water vapor in the air, frequently feed our storms - but rarely so strongly as they have this winter. KVMR's Al Stahler got in touch with Dr. Jonathon Rutz of Scripps Institution of oceanography to ask what made these atmospheric rivers so significant.

Last week’s failure of Silicon Valley Bank continues to reverberate through our state, and beyond. Economist Gary Zimmerman gives his take on the subject to KVMR’s Paul Emery, and the California Report looks into why we didn’t see it coming. The gig-worker law, Prop 22, is apparently back on the books, thanks to an appeals court ruling. And, a change in the weather is on the way.

Could the failure of a large, tech-oriented bank add to the risks that the economy is facing? The Federal Reserve announced on Sunday that it will be creating a $25 billion emergency lending facility for banks to provide them with funds to help stabilize the banking system, but what does that really mean for the economy? In this week’s Econ Report Paul Emery and retired Fed economist, Gary Zimmerm...

KVMR’s Felton Pruitt speaks to Scott Lay, the Nevada County Superintendent of Schools to discovers how the influx of snow days schools have been forced to take will affect school schedules.  KQED Climate Reporter Laura Klivans drops by The California Report to share her expertise about climate change and its direct impact on this extreme winter weather we’ve seen over the past several years. Natio...