KVMR News

Nevada City Connects will offer free fares on all routes Tuesday, February 14th, as a Valentine’s Day treat for all. And Nevada County will activate its cold shelter protocol for February 14th. In A Walk In The Park, Syd Brown from the Sierra Gold Parks Foundation shares how you can become a park volunteer and how 4th grade students and their families can sign up for a California State Park Advent...

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 .

For the eighth annual United Nations' International Day of Women and Girls in Science, KVMR's News Team brings an entire hour of special coverage. First, a visit to Seven Hills Middle School in Nevada City. Then, Intern News Producer Julia Ggem tells the story of a prominent 19th and early 20th century San Francisco botanist. KVMR’s Joyce Miller talks to Ali Stefancich, the Education and Outreach...

In honor of Black History Month, KVMR Intern News Producer Julia Ggem recognizes the tragic, poignant and surprising saga of Mary Dorsey, an African American pioneer of Nevada County. Emergency room care is collapsing in our state, and the California Report finds that the central valley is ground zero for the crisis. We’ve  got the weather forecast, and an essay by Molly Fisk.

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

In honor of Black History Month, KVMR Intern News Producer Julia Ggem recognizes the tragic, poignant and surprising saga of Mary Dorsey, an African American pioneer of Nevada County, with the help of local historian Linda Jack. 

KVMR Intern News Producer Julia Ggem covers this month’s Mental Health and Substance Use Advisory Board Meeting. Ggem speaks with Phebe Bell, Nevada County’s Behavioral Health Director, about operating challenges, the Turning Point program, and other topics discussed in the meeting. KVMR Science Correspondent Al Stahler speaks with Carson Jeffries about his work tackling flooding caused by Califor...

On February 3, the Mental Health and Substance Use Advisory Board held another of their monthly public meetings. KVMR's Julia Ggem spoke about some of the topics mentioned with Phebe Bell, director of the Behavioral Health Department, after attending the meeting.

Native Americans, migrant workers, wildfire survivors—new state legislation aims to bestow new protections on each of these groups. The California Report looks into what they stand to gain. After regional news and weather, KVMR’s Felton Pruitt gets the latest on the fight over a Tahoe resort development and economist Gary Zimmerman schools our Paul Emery on the likely result if the country default...

Alterra Mountain Company has made several development proposals, involving several high rises and an indoor water park in the Lake Tahoe area. KVMR's Felton Pruitt spoke with Tom Mooers, Executive Director of Sierra Watch, about the progress and implications of those proposals as they work to pass through legal obstacles.

Tonight’s newscast features a special edition of “Supes On!”.  KVMR News Director Cláudio Mendonça and intern news producer Julia Ggem fill us in on the recent Nevada County Board of Supervisors' three-day workshop. The two walk us through the most pressing topics the Supervisors covered throughout their three-day workshop. National Native News takes a look at the most recent court proceedings sur...

News Director Cláudio Mendonça talks with reporter Julia Ggem about the content of the Board of Supervisors of Nevada County special 3-day workshop meetings that took place from January 25th to 27th. They discuss the differences between this event and regular meetings, as well as several notable topics featured on the workshop agendas.

KVMR’s Felton Pruitt speaks with Matt Loewen from the Americana Bluegrass band, Head for the Hills. The bass player shares their latest projects as the Colorado-based group makes their way west, culminating in a performance at the Crazy Horse Saloon in downtown Nevada City. We update you on today’s arrests of two suspects in the mass murder of a Goshen family. The California Report looks at possib...

Head for The Hills, an Americana bluegrass band from Fort Collins, Colorado, is coming to the Crazy Horse Saloon on Friday. KVMR's Felton Pruitt spoke with bass player Matt Loewen about the group's recent musical activity, as well as their plans in California.

KVMR’s Felton Pruitt finds out from a Nevada County couple how their lives have been changed by having Tibetan monks as houseguests every year for more than a quarter century. In the California Report, an examination of different facets of a potential law that would ban homeless encampments in some locations statewide. We end with an essay by Molly Fisk.

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

The Tibetan Monks from the Gaden Shartse Monastery have been in and around Nevada County since January 20th and will stay until February 4th. Diane Jacobson and her husband, Dale, have been hosting them during their visits since 1996. KVMR's Felton Pruitt spoke with her about her experience in helping to house and support the group throughout the years.

KVMR Science Correspondent Al Stahler speaks with Daniel Hirsch, the former director of UC Santa Cruz’s environmental and nuclear policy program, about the back and forth over Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant. In local news, Kelly Babineau has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Nevada County Superior Court. And the Fire Safe Council of Nevada County says there’s still time for residents to...