KVMR News

Tim O'Brien

Felton Pruitt talks to bluegrass multi-instrumentalist and West Virginia Music Hall of Famer, Tim O'Brien.

The Morning Update - Remembering Sage Crawford

Evening News - Thu February 3rd, 2022

The pandemic is still the top concern of Californians, a new poll finds, but most say the worst is behind us. Legislation seeks to make federal immigration courts independent, while shipping issues continue to take money from the pockets of our state’s farmers. 22 PG&E employees have lost their fight for anonymity in court documents about the Paradise fire. It’s all coming up on the California Report. After regional news and weather, an essay from Molly Fisk and a fond farewell to B...

A Fond Farewell To Bravehearts

KVMR News Director, Cláudio Mendonça, talks with Betty Louise, one of the creators and producers of Bravehearts.

Molly Fisk - Hello In There

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

The Morning Update - Temporary Restraining Granted

Evening News - Wed February 2nd, 2022

A group aligned with a local militia may gain control of Shasta county if recall vote totals hold. The California Report sheds some light on that story before exploring the fallout associated with the failure of a bill that would have created single payer healthcare in the Golden State. Felton Pruitt talks with Grass Valley Vice Mayor, Jan Arbuckle, after regional news and weather. Al Stahler is here with an explanation of how Earth creates wind, and we close with a commentary by Sh...

Grass Valley Vice Mayor, Jan Arbuckle

Grass Valley Vice Mayor, Jan Arbuckle, was recently appointed to Serve on National League of Cities’ Public Safety and Crime Prevention Federal Advocacy Committee. She spoke with Felton Pruitt.

The Morning Update - Single-Payer Bill Did Not Gather Enough Support

Evening News - Tue February 1st, 2022

The Omicron surge seems to be declining in most of California, as Governor Gavin Newsom hints at a plan for when pandemic becomes  endemic. Also on the California Report: The Employment Development Department gets new leadership—again, and support for fast food workers makes legislative progress. After a roundup of local news and weather, Paul Emery talks economic policy with Gary Zimmerman, and Marc Cuniberti is here with Money Matters.

The Morning Update - Recall Proponents Petitions Are Open For Signatures

Evening News - Mon January 31st, 2022

It’s a big day for the state’s single-payer health plan legislation, as the bill goes before the full state assembly for a vote. And California investigators found multiple companies owe employees millions in unpaid wages, however the state continues dragging its feet. Hearings to finalize year’s old wage theft cases have gone unscheduled. Details on today's California Report. National Native News continues the sports theme: a look at sports betting ahead of the Super Bowl before cr...

Evening News - Fri January 28th, 2022

It’s a battle between North and South as the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams meet in this weekend’s NFC Championship. However, as The California Report details, the fight isn’t just about a football game. We’ll hear from California News Service on a new plan to extend paid sick leave for those recovering from COVID 19 before we turn our attention to regional news and weather. Then Al Stahler speaks to Tenzing Lekshey, one of the visiting Tibetan Buddhist Monks, in antic...

Tenzing Lekshey

After missing a year, due to the virus, the Tibetan monks are back to visit.  Al Stahler spoke with one of the monks, Tenzing Lekshey.

The Morning Update - Cal Poly Humby

Evening News - Wed January 27th, 2022

Oil drilling is out in LA, according to the California Report. The Los Angeles city council voted yesterday to ban new urban oil and gas drilling. The ordinance will also look at how to decommission existing wells operating across the city. Also on the Report, what we can expect from California’s Reparations Task Force, who met today and will meet again tomorrow. After regional news and weather, we listen to the final episode of Bravehearts before we indulge in another essay from Mo...

Evening News - Thu January 27th, 2022

Oil drilling is out in LA, according to the California Report. The Los Angeles city council voted yesterday to ban new urban oil and gas drilling. The ordinance will also look at how to decommission existing wells operating across the city. Also on the Report, what we can expect from California’s Reparations Task Force, who met today and will meet again tomorrow. After regional news and weather, we listen to the final episode of Bravehearts before we indulge in another essay from Mo...

Molly Fisk - Phoebe and Miles

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

The Morning Update - Everything's Heavy Underground

Evening News - Wed January 26th, 2022

Tonight the California Report tackles sick leave, minimum wage hikes and gives us an update on the Big Sur fire before bringing us a story on the historic Sutter’s Fort in downtown Sacramento. Over the past year, state parks have been working with local tribes to create a more accurate narrative about the violence Native people suffered during colonial times. After regional news and weather, Felton Pruitt talks with Nevada County District 1 Supervisor, Heidi Hall. We close tonight w...

Nevada County District 1 Supervisor, Heidi Hall

Felton Pruitt talks with the Nevada County District 1 Supervisor about the Board of Supervisors’ latest 3-day workshop and some of the topics discussed there including how they plan on helping our county’s homeless community.

The Morning Update - Rest In Harmony

Evening News - Tue January 25th, 2022

California’s single-payer health plan legislation prepares for an important week.  But, despite being backed by the state’s nurses union, the legislation’s biggest opponent just might be...doctors. Tonight, The California Report looks back at U.S. doctors’ staunch resistance to all previous attempts at single-payer health plans. We’ve got your local news and weather, before KVMR News Director, Cláudio Mendonça, sits down with Nevada County Harm Reduction Coalition Director, Bethany ...

Nevada County Harm Reduction Coalition

Cláudio Mendonça talks with Bethany Wilkins, the director of the Nevada County Harm Reduction Coalition, an organization whose aim is to offer judgement-free resources, education, and mutual support services to people who use drugs.

The Morning Update - Brain Fog

Evening News - Mon January 24th, 2022

State regulators have gone back to the drawing board after a proposal to California’s solar marketplace caused waves of indignation within the solar industry. And the NFL may be the U.S.’s most popular sport but it’s plagued by a laundry list of issues. The California Report has the details. In today’s National Native News we hear from members of the Kansas City Native American Community about efforts to change the city’s NFL team name. We then turn to regional headlines and weather...

Evening News - Fri January 21st, 2022

he California Report gives us a roundup of federal funding heading the state’s way and we follow along as Governor Gavin Newsom visits the apocalyptic wreckage of recently ravaged cargo trains in Los Angeles. Then, The Report’s Saul Gonzalez sits down with California’s Junior U.S. Senator, Alex Padilla, to discuss his first year in Washington. After a brief look at news and weather, Felton Pruitt speaks to local commercial pilot, Juan Browne, about the Federal Communications Commiss...

5G And Aviation

Felton Pruitt talks with pilot, Juan Browne, about how the current 5G rollout affects aircraft flight instruments.

The Morning Update - Oink, Oink...Boom

Evening News - Thu January 20th, 2022

A federal judge has ended his five-year stint supervising PG&E’s criminal probation by blasting the utility as a wildfire “menace” and suggesting it be split in two. In other fire news from the California Report, some experts want to radically thin our high-density forests to help fend off fires and drought. After regional news and weather, it’s Bravehearts and an essay from Molly Fisk. 

Molly Fisk - Spic And Span

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

The Morning Update - The Numbers Are Still Climbing

Evening News - Wed January 19th, 2022

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 Solar Probe, the first spacecraft to have ever flown through our sun’s corona. We close wi...

The Parker Solar Probe Touched Our Sun

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 Morning Update - Please, No More

Evening News - Tue January 18th, 2022

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.

Evening News - Fri January 14th, 2022

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 with Sierra Friends of Tibet founder, Joseph Guida, about next week’s Tibetan Buddhist Mo...

Tibetan Buddhist Monks Return To Nevada County

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

The Morning Update - A New Record

Evening News - Thu January 13th, 2022

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 Molly Fisk.

The Morning Update - Near Record Cases

Evening News - Wed January 12th, 2022

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 Attorney, Jesse Wilson, and Lori Nunnink, Senior Victim Advocate for the Nevada County Distr...

Evening News - Tue January 11th, 2022

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.

Evening News - Tue January 11th, 2021

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.

Nevada County District Attorney's Office Art Contest

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.

Priya Kannall, Nevada County Behavioral Health Department

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. 

Evening News - Mon January 10th, 2022

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 of the state of Arizona. After regional headlines and weather, Sierra Gold Parks Found...

Evening News - Mon January 10th, 2021

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 of the state of Arizona. After regional headlines and weather, Sierra Gold Parks Found...

Storm Recovery Update - 1/9/22, 10 am

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

Storm Recovery Update - 1/8/22

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