KVMR News

After local news and a look at the next bit of winter weather rolling through Northern California, Julia Ggem tours Cashin’s Field, Nevada County’s newly opened affordable workforce housing project. The California Report examines President Joe Biden's approval of an emergency declaration for California which will allow federal agencies to coordinate disaster relief efforts. And National Native New...

Cashin’s Field, an affordable workforce housing project providing 51 units, is move-in ready after over a year of construction and development. KVMR's news intern, Julia Ggem, attended its housing tour on January 4th, 2023, and spoke with Director of Housing & Child Support Services, Mike Dent, about the details of this project and the potential for similar ones in the future.

Felton Pruitt sits down with long-time friend of the station John McCutcheon. In this family reunion of sorts, the two discuss, among many things, the folk multi-instrumentalist’s upcoming KVMR benefit performance at the Center for the Arts in downtown Grass Valley this Saturday evening. We cover the arrest of a North San Juan resident for murder and local law enforcement’s investigation into a se...

John McCutcheon will be playing at the Center for The Arts on Saturday, January 7, at 7:00 PM in a benefit for KVMR. News Producer Felton Pruitt spoke with him about the details of his creative process, the art of maintaining friendships within the world of music, and his expectations regarding his upcoming performance.

As wind-driven rain and flooding continue to wallop our region, the Cosumnes River is swamping sacred burial grounds of the Nisenan and Miwok. The California Report assesses the threat to the Wilton Rancheria. And there’s a new theatre company in Nevada City; KVMR’s Nelle Engoron has a preview. We end with an essay by Molly Fisk.

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

Nelle Engoron talks with David Endacott-Hicks, the Artistic Director and the President of the Board of The Lyric Rose Theatre, about the  company's upcoming production of the Stephen Sondheim musical. 

We look at a Code Red alert from Nevada County Office of Emergency Services about the winter storm sweeping through our listening area.  On Tuesday, seven Nevada County elected officials were sworn into office.  KVMR News Producer Julia Ggem was on the scene.  And Science Correspondent Al Stahler looks at the bomb cyclone heading straight for northern California. We also bring you The California R...

On January 3, 2023, seven recently elected county officials were sworn into office in the Nevada County Board Chambers. KVMR's Julia Ggem reported on the event and spoke briefly with Natalie Adona about her goals for the new year.

A powerful combination of wind and rain influences impacted much of California during the first week of 2023; KVMR's Al Stahler puts some of those contributing storm elements into perspective.

“It was like Mother Nature came alive and declared war on Sacramento.” That’s how one resident described the impact of last weekend’s storm to the California Report. And more is on the way. KVMR News Director Cláudio Mendonça gets the outlook from Nevada County’s Office of Emergency Services. Hydrologist Steve Baker says that waterwise, 2023 is starting out to be a good year. Marc Cuniberti takes...

Hydrologist Steve Baker says that waterwise, 2023 is starting out to be a good year.

News Director Cláudio Mendonça spoke with Nevada County's Office of Emergency Services (OES) Program Manager Paul Cummings about an upcoming winter storm expected to begin on January 4th. They discuss the possibility of heavy rain, floods, and high gusts of wind, as well as how to prepare and what to do in the event of an emergency.

Listen to updates about the New Year’s weekend storm which led to flooding and power outages and learn more about the two Pacific storms heading our way this week and weekend. National Native News takes us to the California and Oregon border to examine the largest dam removal project in the U.S. and The California Report profiles Sal Prasad. After 27 years behind bars and 15 months in an immigrati...

We’ve got your last headlines of 2022 and New Year’s weekend weather report before KVMR’s Felton Pruitt speaks with Ken Miele from the band Cousin Cricket. The North San Juan based group performs at the Miners Foundry this New Year’s Even with the Earles of Newtown. The California Report walks us through all the do’s and don’ts to avoid starting 2023 with a pounding headache and a roaring hangover...

KVMR's Felton Pruitt spoke with Ken Miele of Northern California's western swing band, Cousin Cricket, about the group's upcoming New Year's Eve performance at the Miner's Foundry. They discuss the band's history, the origin of its name, and the details of their nearing gig.

Nevada County is soon to be under a flood watch as heavy rains are poised to bear down on Northern California. The California Report takes us to the Pebble Plains, an ecosystem where plants that have survived for a million years are suddenly succumbing to climate change. In our Vocal Village segment, KVMR’s Julia Ggem takes the pulse of western Nevada County as the new year looms. We end with an e...

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

KVMR's Julia Ggem takes to the streets in an effort to learn a bit about our community's relationship with the concept of the New Years Resolution. Who's made one, who hasn't, and who is really going to stick to it?