KVMR News

Aiming to advance independent filmmaking in Nevada County, the Nevada City Film Festival recently announced their Filmed in Nevada County Grant. KVMR News spoke with Jesse Locks, executive director of Nevada City Film Festival, to find out what is offered as part of the grant, who should apply, and important dates to remember. 

Sierra Roots is hosting a "Fire to Frost" event on October 30th from 5-7pm in the Miners Foundry Stone Hall. Mike Cannatella, manager of Sierra Roots' emergency weather shelter, tells KVMR News that the event is a collaborative effort aimed at getting the community involved and sharing information about the seasonal services offered for the local unhoused population. 

On Saturday, October 18th an estimated 2,500 to 3,500 individuals gathered in the Grass Valley Brunswick Basin as part of the nation-wide No Kings protest, demonstrating against what they see as current President Donald Trump’s unregulated escalation of executive powers. KVMR News spoke to attendees about why they decided to join the second No Kings protest. 

Sierra Streams Institute Education Program Director Sol Hanson speaks with KVMR News about a special, advanced stream ecology course open to the public. 

We’re taking you into newsrooms at community radio stations around the country. Federal funding, a critical resource for these news rooms is no longer. What does that mean for the local news listeners tune in to hear and the people behind the scenes producing it? Today, we’re wrapping up this special series at a station in Paonia - a tiny town in western Colorado. We speak with  KVNF Program and N...

We’re taking you into newsrooms at community radio stations around the country. Federal funding, a critical resource for these news rooms is no longer. What does that mean for the local news listeners tune in to hear and the people behind the scenes producing it? Today, we’re taking you to the small town of Whitesburg, Kentucky in the heart of Appalachia. To a station without a designated news tea...

We’re taking you into newsrooms at community radio stations around the country. Federal funding, a critical resource for these news rooms is no longer. What does that mean for the local news listeners tune in to hear and the people behind the scenes producing it? We start nearly 800 miles away, gaining about 4,000 feet in elevation with a community radio newsroom that has developed a reputation fo...

This Friday, October 3rd marks the 2nd annual KVMRx X-Fest. The event is the brainchild of KVMRx Programming Director Jai Hanes. He wanted an all ages gathering focused on live music and DJing. KVMR News got Intellectual Decay, Checked-Out and Beach Noise in the studio to hear from the bands that will be taking center stage. 

KVMR News Producer Sophie Humphers speaks with Camille Onetto and Evan McLenithan from Nevada City Office of Emergency Services about newly developed evacuation maps for Nevada City. The maps were created through funds from a grant from the California Governor’s Neighbor-to-Neighbor program. Josh Fryday, Director of the Governor’s Office of Service and Engagement, further explains why the program...

KVMR News Correspondent Sophie Humphers covers the public interview process and the final decision for Nevada County’s new Clerk-Recorder/Registrar of Voters. She speaks with the newly appointed Armando Salud-Ambriz and Nevada County Board of Supervisors Chair and District 1 Supervisor Heidi Hall. 

The Adulting program at the Grass Valley Library offers free monthly presentations by local experts on some of the tricky situations faced by adults from taxes and housing to mental health resources and cooking tricks. September’s Adulting topic is car maintenance basics. KVMR News Correspondent Sophie Humphers headed over to Grass Valley Garage to speak with owner and this month’s Adulting expert...

A 35 year old man was arrested on Monday after trying to run over another man with his vehicle following a heated argument.

By some estimates, 4000 people took the streets in Grass Valley on Saturday to show their displeasure with the Trump administration.   

The Center for the Arts' most recent Executive Director Amber Jo Manuel left in February and the position has remained vacant ever since. Curtain Call hosts Joyce Miller and Cy Musiker sat down with Center Board Chair Martin Polt to ask how the search for new leadership is going.

You can read the official proclamation on the city's website.

California Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Charlton H. Bonham says the program will foster cooperation between the state and impacted ranchers to effectively and safely manage California’s growing gray wolf population.

Recent information sent to the Sheriff's Crime Tip form led to the arrest of two Grass Valley residents on multiple drug charges. 

On this week's Friday Evening News Magazine, News Director Cláudio Mendonça discovers how a Nevada County neighborhood is preparing for the possibility of wildfire. The station’s resident science guy Al Stahler brings us a new edition of Al Explores. He speaks with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration about the  2025 Atlantic hurricane forecast. KVMR News Correspondent Sherrie Cunni...

Late last month, NOAA – the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration – issued its forecast for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. Al Stahler spoke with the science lead for the forecast, and filed this report.

The Honey Hills Music Festival is underway in Nevada County. KVMR News Correspondent Sherrie Cunningham brings us a look at a local band with a lot of history in the d-i-y, indie music scene.

The neighborhood follows the GO, or Get Out Plan which is available online for anyone who wants to develop their own custom wildfire evacuation plan.

Local farmer and cannabis advocate Wade Laughter passed away on Wednesday June 4th, 2025. Wade sat down with Daniel Fink in 2024 for this interview which originally aired on KVMR's The Good Herb Report , with hosts Christopher Redlocks and Maggie Philipsborn.  

The Honey Hills Fest takes place June 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th at multiple venues throughout Nevada City and Grass Valley. Learn more on Instagram: @TheHoneyHillsFest . In cannabis news, local cannabis researcher, mentor, educator, advocate and CBD pioneer Wade Laughter passed away on Wednesday, June 4th. 

The NCSO say they've eradicated 8,964 cannabis plants and 92 lbs. of processed cannabis since May. Two people have been arrested and 10 firearms have been seized from three different properties.

On Monday the National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning for the northern Sacramento Valley. KVMR's Lydia Thomas explains what that means.