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California has recorded more than 7 million COVID-19 cases, adding 1 million cases in a week. The California Report shares how ambulance services and hospitals have adjusted to the surge before exploring how the federal government's new at-home Covid test program works. After regional news and weather, science correspondent, Al Stahler talks with astrophysicist Christina Cohen about the Parker Sol...

In 2021 a NASA spacecraft flew through the Sun’s upper atmosphere, a giant leap for solar science. Al Stahler speaks with Dr. Christina Cohen, a Caltech astrophysicist about the new milestone.

The California Report looks at the challenges of home COVID testing for blind people. Sacramento County suffers an unprecedented surge in Covid-related hospitalizations. And the state’s farmworkers find a downside to hard-won new overtime benefits. Paul Emery talks economic policy with Gary Zimmerman, and Marc Cuniberti is here with Money Matters.

Paul Emery talks inflation and economic policy with economist Gary Zimmerman.

More than 200 inmates in two Sacramento County jail facilities are eligible for early release following COVID outbreaks according to The California Report. We take a brief look at local news and weather before science correspondent, Al Stahler, stops by to shed some light on something many of us have a newfound appreciation for: electricity. Felton Pruitt closes our newscast with a conversation wi...

Felton Pruitt talks to Joseph Guida, founder of Sierra Friends of Tibet, about an upcoming visit of the Tibetan Monks from Gaden Shartse Monastery.

On tonight's California Report: COVID fallout. A trauma center closes due to a lack of blood supplies, and Alpine County shuts its schools after 40 percent of students and staff are exposed. Plus answers to your questions about the new payment source for retail rapid home tests. Will it relieve pressure on community testing sites? After regional news and weather, it’s Bravehearts and an essay from...

The California Report brings us stories about COVID-19 recommendations and restrictions from different parts of the state and highlights a new report from UCLA and UC Berkeley that states that hundreds of thousands of Californians might lack access to safe drinking water, especially in communities of color. After local news and weather, Felton Pruitt talks Art with the Nevada County District Attor...

Gov. Gavin Newsom is going big in his budget plan, calling for expansion of health coverage to all--regardless of immigration status. The California Report has the details. Have recent events left you feeling like you’re living in a pressure cooker? After a roundup of regional news and weather Felton Pruitt shares a wealth of ways to let off steam. And Marc Cuniberti is here with Money Matters.

Felton Pruitt talks with the Nevada County District Attorney, Jesse Wilson, and Lori Nunnink, Senior Victim Advocate for Nevada County District Attorney’s Office about an upcoming art contest for school-aged kids. The winner's art will become a mural in one of the interview rooms at the District Attorney’s Office.

Have recent events left you feeling like you’re living in a pressure cooker? Felton Pruitt talks with Priya Kannall about ways to let off steam. 

Omicron continues to plow through our state. The California Report shares that hospitals are buckling under the weight of staff shortages and that the National Guard has been called in to help bolster COVID testing capacity. And in today’s National Native News, a 180 from the latest on COVID 19 in California: health reports indicate that the rate of infection in the Navajo Nation is far below that...

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.

Nevada County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer, Andrew Trygg, joins Kani Ka Pila host, Michael Keene, to share a storm recovery update. 

Nevada County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer, Andrew Trygg, joins County Line Bluegrass host, Eric Rice, to share a storm recovery update. 

Have you had difficulty getting a COVID test? The California Report takes us inside an overwhelmed testing facility.  After a brief look at local news and weather, Felton Pruitt speaks to Melinda Booth, the Executive Director of The South Yuba River Citizens League, the organization behind the Wild and Scenic Film Festival for the past 2 decades. We close the newscast with a drive up highway 49, w...

State health officials have extended the indoor mask mandate through Feb. 15. About fifty Californians have been charged with crimes in connection with the storming of the U.S. Capitol one year ago today. The California Report has profiles of some of the more flamboyant defendants. After regional news and weather, Bravehearts gives a voice to the voiceless, and we end with an essay from Molly Fisk...

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

While we in Nevada County have been working on getting back to normal after a record snowstorm, COVID-19 cases are surging all over the state, most of which are due to the Omicron variant. The California Report takes us to the Bay Area and Los Angeles where they are reporting increases in hospitalizations. After regional news and weather, Felton Pruitt talks with Nevada County Sheriff's Office Pub...

With thousands of people without electricity and quickly running out of propane, the county has intensified its efforts to provide people with firewood. Felton Pruitt gets the details from Public Information Officer, Andrew Trygg. 

On the California Report, KVMR's own Brian Terhorst gives voice to Nevada County's frustrations over ongoing power outages. After regional news and weather, Felton Pruitt talks with Nevada County Senior Planner, Matt Kelley, about today's debut of the public comment period on the preposed reopening of the Idaho-Maryland Mine, and Cláudio Mendonça talks to PG&E about estimated power restoration...

KVMR News Director, Cláudio Mendonça, talks to PG&E spokesperson, Megan Mcfarland about estimated power restoration times for those without electricity in the Sierra.