KVMR News

The California Report returns to the picket line to check in with University of California postdoc scholars, as a strike drags on for some academic workers. Meanwhile, lots of KVMR listeners live in the 530 area code, Oregon has the 503, and in our central valley, we’re about to get the 350. Confused yet? KVMR’s Julia Ggem gets the lowdown from locals about their favorite spots. We end with an ess...

Julia Ggem embarks to the streets to learn about the favorite local spots of Nevada County residents.

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

California now has the most expansive record clearing law in the country. What does this mean for hundreds of thousands of the state’s nonviolent offenders? The California Report has the details. Sierra Roots Cold Weather Shelter Volunteer Coordinator, Alice Johnson and Director of Housing and Child Support Services for Nevada County, Mike Dent, fill us in on local cold weather shelters. KVMR’s Fe...

People whose homes have burned know what it’s like to sift through ashes in search of family treasures. But what about the heartbreak of losing urns that housed the cremated remains of loved ones? The California Report digs through the rubble with victims of the McKinney Fire on the Oregon border. After regional news and weather, hydrologist Steve Baker has refreshingly good news about water, and...

A battle is brewing over whether Joshua Trees should be included on the endangered species list, and as The California Report discovers, the debate is anything but straight-forward. National Native News travels 200 miles off the coast of Alaska to the small island of St. George and KVMR’s Felton Pruitt gets the details about this Friday’s Small Business Summit hosted by Sierra Commons.

A holiday centered entirely around food creates food waste, and food waste is a huge contributor to greenhouse gasses. The California Report explains how to mitigate the harmful effects of your Thanksgiving meal. Science Correspondent Al Stahler encourages us to look up this holiday weekend. News producer Julia Ggem brings us a special Thanksgiving installment of her Vox Pop series. We close with...

Julia Ggem prods the community for personal anecdotes involving their most memorable Thanksgivings. 

The state’s last remaining nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon, operated by PG&E on the Central Coast, gets more than a billion dollars in federal funding to keep running for five more years. The California Report gives voice to the debate over its revival. Gary Zimmerman has a lesson on inflation indicators, and Marc Cuniberti shares a Money Matters commentary.

Economist Gary Zimmerman shares a lesson on inflation indicators with Paul Emery.

Members of Congress are demanding answers from the US Forest Service after the agency failed to prevent the Caldor Fire from decimating Grizzly Flats despite predicting for decades that wildfire could wipe out the town. The California Report has the story. National Native News looks at history making in Minnesota and an uncalled congressional seat race in Alaska. KVMR’s Felton Pruitt shares the de...

KVMR’s Felton Pruitt shares the details about the upcoming 17th annual Michael Edward Bratton II Turkey Trot.

The California Report follows hundreds of California farmers who are currently on the other side of the country lobbying for a bill that would allow undocumented workers to become US citizens. Grass Valley farm animal sanctuary, Animal Place, hosts a Thank the Turkey event every Thanksgiving. KVMR’s Felton Pruitt finds out what that entails and intern News Producer Julia Ggem speaks with Shelby Mc...

Every Thanksgiving Grass Valley farm animal sanctuary, Animal Place, hosts a Thank the Turkey event. KVMR’s Felton Pruitt finds out just what exactly that entails.

This Black Friday, KVMR’s partnering with local businesses and organizations by ensuring each donation made to our community radio station does triple good. For the first 150 donations made to KVMR, Grass Valley Grocery Outlet will donate a bag of groceries to the Interfaith Food Ministry to feed hungry people and Incredible Pets will donate 5 pounds of pet food to feed hungry pets. KVMR’s Julia G...

This Black Friday, KVMR’s partnering with local businesses and organizations by ensuring each donation made to our community radio station does triple good. For the first 150 donations made to KVMR, Grass Valley Grocery Outlet will donate a bag of groceries to the Interfaith Food Ministry to feed hungry people and Incredible Pets will donate 5 pounds of pet food to feed hungry pets. KVMR’s Julia G...

“Failure is not an option.” Governor Newsom said that about his aggressive roadmap for zeroing out greenhouse gas emissions in just two decades. The California Report asks, is this plan realistic? Meanwhile, a tourist guide tells travelers to give Tahoe a rest. After regional news and weather, voters talk about why they did, or didn’t, support Measure V. We end with an essay by Molly Fisk.

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

Following Measure V's apparent failure, Julia Ggem questions Nevada County residents about how they voted on it, and why.