Episodios

  • Fire Burns No Matter The Season / Flu Season Has Arrived

    Fire Burns No Matter The Season / Flu Season Has Arrived
    Dec 30 2025
    • A barn on Inch By Inch road was completely destroyed by fire according to CAL FIRE.
    • Former Nevada City city manager takes job in California City.
    • Waste monitoring in Nevada County shows an uptick in influenza A locally.
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    8 m
  • WM Will Compost Your Christmas Tree And Recycle Your Batteries / Sierra College Set To Debut New Housing

    WM Will Compost Your Christmas Tree And Recycle Your Batteries / Sierra College Set To Debut New Housing
    Dec 29 2025
    • Christmas Tree drop-off boxes have been staged around the county and they'll accept clean trees until February 6th.
    • Over two hundred students at Sierra Community College's Rocklin campus will start their Spring semester in new digs. The college has a new 358-bed on-campus housing option for students. 80 percent of the accommodations will go to students in need of affordable housing. The facility has a $107 million price tag - $80 million of which was awarded to Sierra College through the California Higher Education Student Housing Grant Program. KVMR's Kelley Rees speaks with Sierra College Superintendent/President Willy Duncan.
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    8 m
  • 'Tis The Season To Slow Down / Nine Rescued After Yuba River Surrounds Short-term Rental / 2026 Wild & Scenic Film Festival Lineup Unveiled

    'Tis The Season To Slow Down / Nine Rescued After Yuba River Surrounds Short-term Rental / 2026 Wild & Scenic Film Festival Lineup Unveiled
    Dec 23 2025
    • The California Highway Patrol has announced that its Holiday Enforcement Period will begin at 6:01 p.m. on Wednesday, December 24th this year.
    • First responders with the Truckee Fire Protection District deploy their ladder truck to rescue marooned visitors.
    • This year, SYRCL’s 24th annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival will feature over 110 environmental and adventure films.
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    9 m
  • Nevada County Braces For Wet Weather / Beloved Business Prepares To Close / Mutual Aid In Nevada County

    Nevada County Braces For Wet Weather / Beloved Business Prepares To Close / Mutual Aid In Nevada County
    Dec 22 2025
    • Wetter, colder, and more impactful - that’s how the National Weather Service describes the storm affecting much of our listening area in the lead up to and, potentially through, the holidays.
    • JJ Jackson's in downtown Nevada City prepares to say goodbye after a 38-year run. The historic building at 244 Commercial Street was sold in late November and the new owner will change the building from a shop to a makers' space.
    • Nevada County Mutual Aid is a collective of volunteers focused on building community care and support, particularly for marginalized individuals. They're hosting a free Christmas Community's Care Day this Thursday, Dec 25th from 12-4pm. Two of the event's organizers sat down to speak with KVMR News.
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    8 m
  • DA Jesse Wilson Gives Statement on Violence in Nev Co / Winter Weather / Caltrans Wants to Hear From You / District 3 Rep. Kevin Kiley on ACA Extension

    DA Jesse Wilson Gives Statement on Violence in Nev Co / Winter Weather / Caltrans Wants to Hear From You / District 3 Rep. Kevin Kiley on ACA Extension
    Dec 18 2025
    • Nevada County District Attorney Jesse Wilson gave a public statement at the Board of Supervisors meeting addressing the streak of violence through the county. Before reading the statement, Wilson said he was asked to do so by Board of Supervisors Chair Heidi Hall.
    • A winter weather storm is heading towards Nevada County just in time for holiday travel. The storm, courtesy of two atmospheric rivers, may bring over ten days of rain and low elevation snow to the Sierra foothills. KVMR News hears from Nevada County's Office of Emergency Services and a meteorologist from the National Weather Service on preparatory actions residents should take and how severe this storm will be.
    • Caltrans wants public feedback on a Highway 49 project.
    • KVMR News recaps Wednesday's House of Representatives vote on healthcare, focusing on District 3 Rep. Kevin Kiley's stance on Affordable Care Act extensions.
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    10 m
  • Human Remains Identified / Nevada County Connects Offers Free-fare Days

    Human Remains Identified / Nevada County Connects Offers Free-fare Days
    Dec 17 2025
    • The human remains found earlier this year near the South Yuba Fork Bridge have been identified. The Nevada County Coroner is asking the public for help in locating the decedent's next of kin.


    • Nevada County Transit Services' 12 Days of Holiday Cheer free fare event begins today. Nevada County Connects and Nevada County Now are offering free fare service on all routes until December 31st.
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    5 m
  • Prescribed Burn Near Nevada City / Union Pacific Train Derails in Colfax / Death Cap Mushroom Found in Nevada County / Grass Valley City Council Review

    Prescribed Burn Near Nevada City / Union Pacific Train Derails in Colfax / Death Cap Mushroom Found in Nevada County / Grass Valley City Council Review
    Dec 16 2025
    • Tahoe National Forest is conducting a 37-acre prescribed burn along Conservation Road near Nevada City from Dec 16th to Dec 18th.


    • A Union Pacific train derailed in Colfax this weekend. Union Pacific Railroad representative Jill Micek told KVMR News that approximately 13 rail cars left their tracks near State Highway 174 and Narrow Gauge Road just after 3 a.m. Saturday morning.

    • The California Department of Public Health has issued a warning to the public due to a recent outbreak of amatoxin poisoning tied to the consumption of wild, foraged mushrooms. The cause of these poisonings has been tied to Amanita Phalloides, also known as the Death Cap Mushroom. KVMR News spoke with Daniel Nicholson, a Yuba Watershed Institute board member who has been researching the local mushrooms and documenting their distribution for more than two decades.


    • At last week’s Grass Valley City Council Meeting the agenda's big topic of discussion, the Dorsey Marketplace Project, was yet again pushed to a later date. GV City Manager Tim Kiser says the public hearing considering changes and additions to the development is now scheduled for January 13th at 6pm. The meeting’s first public comment referenced the repeated incidents of violence throughout Nevada County in the past several months, as well as the demonstration held at the Rood Center in Nevada City on Monday, Dec 8th.
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    8 m
  • Nevada County District Attorney Statement on Multiple Violent Assaults / Mail Scam Targets Elder Adults / Grass Valley Man Arrested on Animal Abuse Charges

    Nevada County District Attorney Statement on Multiple Violent Assaults / Mail Scam Targets Elder Adults / Grass Valley Man Arrested on Animal Abuse Charges
    Dec 15 2025
    • On Friday the Nevada County District Attorney’s Office released a statement in regard to multiple violent assaults which have taken place around the county over the past several months. The statement addresses public concern that the incidents may all be linked to the same group of young adults.
    • Scammers target Nevada County elder adults through letters received in the mail.
    • A Grass Valley man has been arrested after a tip led to an animal cruelty investigation that uncovered more than 200 cases of animal abuse.
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    7 m