KVMR News

Evening News - Tue September 27th, 2022

Fire and earthquakes take center stage on the California Report. The causes of the Mosquito and Mill blazes come under scrutiny, and a look at the Palos Verdes fault zone. After regional news and weather, KVMR’s water guy, Steve Baker, has practical advice about climate change. We end with Marc Cuniberti and Money Matters.

Morning Update - What's Up With WM?

Evening News - Mon September 26th, 2022

The Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans held a two-day public hearing on Friday and Saturday where they invited a team of experts to attach dollar amounts to current reparation ideas. The California Report brings us the story. National Native News details the approval of Alaska’s request for a major disaster declaration in the wake of typhoon Merbok. And After regional news and weather, Al Stahler talks with Shelly Covert, Spokesperson for the ...

Evening News - Fri September 23rd, 2022

The Banned Books Week celebration turned 40 this year. The annual event that celebrates the value of free and open access to information was founded in 1982 by American librarian Judith Krug. As the week comes to a close, The California Report’s Madi Bolaños talks to Maia Kobabe, author of the book, “Gender Queer: A Memoir.” Steve Artz chats with members of the band, Forejour, and Felton Pruitt closes our newscast in conversation with fiddler Tom Rigney.

Morning Update - Dropping Home Insurance Banned

Evening News - Thu September 22nd, 2022

All evacuation orders have been lifted for grateful victims of the Mosquito Fire. The recent rains have washed the smoke from our skies, but in the California Report, Stanford scientists who track wildfire pollution find that it’s canceling out gains made by the Clean Air Act. After regional news and weather, a fish-out-of-water story from KVMR’s Nelle Engoron. We end with an essay by Molly Fisk.

Molly Fisk - Judging A Book By Its Cover

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

Cabin In The Woods

KVMR’s Nelle Engoron talks with author Alexandra Sloan about her book, Cabin in the Woods or How A Kid From Brooklyn Wound Up with 20 Acres of Deer Poop.

Morning Update - New Pot Laws

Evening News - Wed September 21st, 2022

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 Empire Mine Historic State Park.

Morning Update - How To Not Fall This Fall

Evening News - Tue September 20th, 2022

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 their tragic effects. And, we get the economic scoop from Gary Zimmerman and Marc Cuniberti...

Morning Update - The Grid Barely Survives California Heat

Evening News - Mon September 19th, 2022

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 news and weather, we’ll take a walk in the park with Syd Brown of The Sierra Gold Parks F...

A Walk In The Park - 9/19/22

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.

Evening News - Fri September 16th, 2022

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 Pruitt will close out the newscast in conversation with Scott Holbrook.

Morning Update - Will Rain Reign?

Evening News - Thu September 15th, 2022

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 Director Cláudio Mendonça helps us make sense of the air quality numbers. We end with an es...

Molly Fisk - California’s New State Bird

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

The Morning Update - To Do List

Evening News - Wed September 14th, 2022

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 Constitution Day Parade from the founder of the Famous Marching Presidents, David "Sparky" Parker...

The Morning Update - Mosquito Meets Dutch

Evening News - Tue September 13th, 2022

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 could affect how we eat, and Marc Cuniberti has a new Money Matters.

The Morning Update - Deaderick Honored

Evening News - Mon September 12th, 2022

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 correspondent, Al Stahler gives us the latest on our quickly changing forecast.

Pascale Of Yubanet.com Talks With KVMR About The Mosquito Fire

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.

The Morning Update - Charles And The Queen

Evening News - Thu September 8th, 2022

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 after 70 years on the throne. We end with an essay by Molly Fisk.

The Morning Update - Mosquito Fire Overview

Evening News - Wed September 7th, 2022

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 the state’s campaign to see net zero emissions by 2045. After local news and weather, ...

The Morning Update - How To Survive Flex Alerts

Evening News - Tue September 6th, 2022

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. Everything’s hot--except the housing market. That’s the view from Marc Cuniberti in toda...

The Morning Update - Cooling Centers Are Cool

Evening News - Fri September 2nd, 2022

The California Report chats with a climatologist about what 127 degree heat feels like before explaining how the Central Valley’s only children’s hospital is affected by periods of excessively hot weather. The California News Service reports on the conflict between a Canadian gold-mining company and conservation groups working to protect Conglomerate Mesa and Centennial Flats on the Sierra’s East Side. Felton Pruitt and Paul Emery rap about Sufi devotional music.  

The Morning Update - Newsom Mostly Wins

Evening News - Thu September 1st, 2022

“An era of extremes”—that’s what Gov. Gavin Newsom called it when he declared a state of emergency in advance of the heat wave bearing down on our region. The California Report finds we could be looking at rotating power outages, and more. Felton Pruitt looks into Nevada County’s plans to make the heat more manageable, and also tells us about a hot time Friday night in downtown Nevada City. We end with an essay by Molly Fisk.

Molly Fisk - Skunk Farts

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

The Morning Update - Sales Tax Squabble

Evening News - Wed August 31st, 2022

On this edition of the evening news, KVMR News Director, Cláudio Mendonça speaks with Celtic Committee members, Annie O’Dea Hestbeck, Marni Marshall, John Taber, and Laurie DesJardins about KVMR’s Wee Celtic Celebration, an event taking place a week from this Saturday. 

The Morning Update - Interstate 80 Tomatoes

Evening News - Tue August 30th, 2022

Supporters of a bill that would make it easier for farm workers to vote in union elections showed up in force at the capital in hopes of persuading Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign it into law. The California Report sets the scene. On the northern coast, a toxic algae bloom is taking a toll on the iconic sturgeon. After regional news and weather, hydrogeologist Steve Baker has uplifting news for a very warm week, and Marc Cuniberti offers us a snapshot of our economic moment.

The Morning Update - Recycling Your Mattress

Evening News - Mon August 29th, 2022

The California Report visits several counties throughout the state to examine an overhaul to Juvenile Justice two decades in the making. National Native News heads to court as the state of Utah sues the Biden administration for restoring the size of two national monuments reduced by former President, Donald Trump. KVMR’s science correspondent, Al Stahler, speaks to Malaika Bishop and Jackie Johnson from Bluebird Farm in Nevada City.

Evening News - Fri August 26th, 2022

When you hear the name Cal Poly what do you think about? Equestrian sports? Tonight the California Report explores one of the most successful collegiate rodeo programs in the country. After news and weather, Felton Pruitt talks to Paul Kraushaar, drummer for Western Swing band, Cousin Cricket.

Paul Kraushaar Of Cousin Cricket

Cousin Cricket has been delighting audiences with their take on classic country, swing and rockabilly for well over thirty years. Felton Pruitt spoke with long timer drummer, Paul Kraushaar, about his experience in the band, his recording studio, and his friendship with Mikail Graham.

The Morning Update - The Nevada City Film Festival Opens Today

Evening News - Thu August 25th, 2022

As our state prepares to phase out gas-powered cars by 2035, the effects of climate change are standing in the way of forest management Prescribed burns are getting canceled because they’re simply too risky—but doesn’t that raise the risk of wildfire too? The California Report explores this conundrum. KVMR’s Felton Pruitt gets all the details about the Nevada City Film Festival form festival director Jesse Locks. We end with an essay by Molly Fisk.

The Nevada City Film Festival Is Back

The curtain rises Friday on the Nevada City Film Festival and KVMR’s Felton Pruitt gets all the details from festival director Jesse Locks.

Molly Fisk - The Buzz

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

The Morning Update - Homeless Resource Center On The Way