KVMR News

Home prices are falling and houses are staying on the market longer. The California Report has details on the newest state housing trend. After local news and weather, KVMR’s Felton Pruitt looks at the possible merging of the Penn Valley and Rough and Ready Fire Departments with Bruce Stevenson from the Penn Valley Fire Board. We close with a commentary about the potential wildfire hazard posed by...

Breathing easier after last week’s apocalyptic air? In the Central Valley, agricultural burning is a prime polluter, and almost 20 years ago, a ban on it became law. The California Report examines the loophole that allows the toxic practice to continue . Speaking of inhaling, new cannabis laws zero in on the impact of high-potency pot. After regional weather, learn how you can avoid falls and thei...

All eyes are on The Fed this week as policy makers meet to discuss a possible interest rate hike. KVMR's Paul Emery talks to economist Gary Zimmerman about the possible outcome of the conference.  

California alleges grocery chain giant Safeway has been violating state environmental laws for years--a closer look on The California Report. National Native News takes us back to the 1973 Academy Awards where actor and activist Sacheen Littlefeather declined the best actor award on behalf of Marlon Brando. It seems the Academy has a much different reaction to the event now in 2022. After local ne...

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 .

The California Report talks debt relief as San Francisco eliminates tens of millions of dollars owed by people for things like parking tickets and The Port of Los Angles says its turning its attention to holiday-season. After the latest on the fires burning locally and a look at weekend weather we’ll listen to the second part of an interview with Air Pollution Specialist, Julie Hunter. Felton Prui...

It’s a big victory for Governor Gavin Newsom as his bill creating a mental health court becomes law. Other potential laws—ones that would further legalize gambling, for instance, and tax the rich to tackle climate change—await your vote in November. The California Report finds that factions are staking out their positions and the money is rolling in. After regional news and weather, KVMR News Dire...

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

A month in solitary confinement, a dollar a day for scrubbing toilets--just two examples of the "disturbing conditions and abusive and retaliatory behavior" immigrant detainees claim they face in for-profit detention centers around Bakersfield. Calls for an investigation on tonight’s The California Report. After local news and weather KVMR’s Felton Pruitt gets the details about Sunday’s Constituti...

What happens when you turn on the tap and no water comes out? In some parts of the state, you pay tens of thousands of dollars to drill a new well. You might hit the jackpot, or you might not. The California Report looks into the desperately high stakes of today’s groundwater game. After regional news and weather, KVMR’s Paul Emery talks to water guy Steve Baker about how prolonged heat spells cou...

 KVMR’s Paul Emery talks to water guy Steve Baker about how prolonged heat spells could affect how we eat.

As the Mosquito Fire continues to blaze, California State Assembly Members keep close tabs on PG&E for their potential role in its creation. The utility giant says electrical activity occurred on one of its lines close to the Placer County Fire’s inception. National Native News examines the strained relationship between Canada’s Indigenous population and the British monarchy. KVMR’S science co...

Pascale of Yubanet.com talks with KVMR's Steve Baker and Cláudio Mendonça about the Mosquito Fire--it's size, containment date, some of the technologies being used, evacuation warnings and orders, and the resulting air quality impacts.

Students have gotten back to in-person classes but the stretch of extreme weather has again disrupted learning all over the state. The California Report talks to teachers without AC. Plus, it examines new data that sheds light on incarceration rates in rural counties. After news on the Mosquito Fire and the weather forecast, KVMR’s Charles Atthill reflects on the death of Queen Elizabeth the 2nd a...

Sacramento broke a nearly 100 year record that no one is celebrating after temperatures reached 116 degrees. The California Report hears from UCLA Climate Scientist, Daniel Swain, about the role of climate change in these severe heat waves. The California News Service examines the controversy swirling around woody biomass--opponents argue it shouldn’t be considered a clean-burning energy source in...

Could today be the peak of our epic heat wave? Extreme temperatures are on track to extend past the original forecast well into Friday, and we’re again in the middle of a flex alert. On the California Report -- officials plead with consumers to reduce demand on the power grid or face rotating outages. After regional news and weather, Felton Pruitt updates us on the county’s cooling center hours. E...