Oct. 24, 2016 – An unprecedented 40-year experiment in a 40,000-acre valley of Yosemite National Park strongly supports the idea that managing fire, rather than suppressing it, makes wilderness areas more resilient to fire, with the added benefit of increased water availability and resistance to drought. After a three-year, on-the-ground assessment of the park’s Illilouette […]
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Cannabis Crusades will feature Dennis Peron, the father of Prop 215, this Friday
NEVADA CITY, Calif. October 26, 2016 – Dennis Peron, the father of Prop 215, will guest on the popular radio program, the Cannabis Crusades, this Friday from 12:00 – 2:00pm on KVMR, 89.5fm. He will be discussing his strong opposition to Prop 64, a ballot measure that will decide whether adults 21 years or older […]
First Tuesday Democrats on Nov. 1st: The Statewide Propositions
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. October 26, 2016 – Are you staring at that 222page document sent to you by the State of California’s Secretary of State on the 17 statewide proposals on the November ballot? Just set it aside for now, and plan to attend the First Tuesday Democrats forum on November 1st at Peace Lutheran […]
League of Women Voters Annual Speak Out on Nov. 12
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. October 26. 2016 – The League of Women Voters, Western Nevada County November 12th meeting will be our annual Speak-Out. This is your opportunity to tell us what’s on your mind and what kind of programs you’d like the League to present in the future. We’ll have tables for many of the […]
Truckee Police, Truckee Fire and Tahoe Forest Hospital Conducting Exercise Near Hospital
October 26, 2016 – Area Public Safety and First Responders are conducting a haz-mat exercise on Levon Av near the hospital. This exercise will have several parts, but all services in the area are open according to Sgt. Womack with Truckee Police. “We will be working with our partner agencies to make sure we train […]
Brief dry spell today, then at times heavy rain starting Thursday afternoon
October 26, 2016 – Wet and unsettled weather continues this week with a brief break today, then continues into early next week as several weather systems move across the area. Discussion Rain has retreated to north of Redding overnight where some warm-advection and upslope flow is continuing to wring out light amounts. Partly to mostly […]
CHP officer apprehends suspect in child abduction
DOWNIEVILLE, Calif. October 25, 2016 – At approximately 3 :00 PM today, a plainclothes CHP investigator was in Downieville, CA as part of an ongoing search effort for the subjects of a recent Amber Alert for an abducted child: Henry Massey, a 7-month-old male baby, and his suspected abductor, Hannah Ashley. The CHP officer was […]
Conservation Groups Protest Water Rights for Centennial Dam
Nevada City, Calif. October 25, 2016 – The Foothills Water Network, a coalition of conservation and recreation organizations, submitted a joint water rights protest to the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) today demanding that Nevada Irrigation District’s (NID) water rights application for the proposed Centennial Dam be denied based on environmental, public interest and […]
Sierra County Sheriff: Details on successful conclusion of Amber Alert for Henry Massey
SIERRA COUNTY, Calif. October 25, 2016 – On October 24, 2016 at approximately 7:40pm our agency was notified by the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office of a possible sighting of the vehicle and subject of the Amber Alert issued out of their county in the Pike area of Sierra County. The California Highway Patrol, Yuba County […]
Yesterday’s Amber alert: Baby and mother safely located in Downieville
October 25, 2016 – The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office is confirming that both the suspect in the Sunday morning Guerneville kidnapping and her 7-month-old baby have been safely located in the area of Downieville, CA at about 3:10 PM. The woman, Hannah Ashley is in custody and the baby has been taken into protective custody. […]
Grass Valley Police releases standoff suspect’s identity
On 10/24/2016, Grass Valley Police Officers arrested Aaron Herbert (18 years old), for making criminal threats against law enforcement, resisting arrest, and charges related to theft and possession of stolen property. There were no reported injuries to anyone involved in this incident. At just before 7:00pm, the Nevada County Regional Dispatch Center received a telephone […]
Revisit-Tin Animal House: Rust to Roost Art Project
NEVADA CITY, Calif. October 25, 2016 – If you’re old enough to remember the movie Animal House, or not, and if you liked the movie, or not, you’ll want to know about KVMR and Nevada County Art’s Animal House – Revisitin’: From Rust to Roost project. Individuals, teams, and organizations are invited create a shelter […]
El Dorado County Board of Supervisors Oppose Proposition 64, Marijuana Legalization Initiative
Placerville, CA – At the October 11, 2016, El Dorado County Board of Supervisors meeting, the Board voted unanimously in favor of a resolution opposing the passage of California Proposition 64. Proposition 64 would legalize the recreational use of marijuana for adults aged 21 years or older in the State of California. In opposing the […]
Voter registrations up, voted ballots arriving at the Nevada County Elections Office
NEVADA CITY, Calif. October 25, 2016 – The deadline to register to vote in the November election has passed and Nevada County upped the number of registered voters substantially. Registrations went from 66,149 in June to 68,075 as of yesterday – representing 88% of eligible voters. Democrats outnumber Republicans in registrations: 24,971 to 23,827. 15,118 […]
Current system moves out, second storm arrives Thursday, more on tap for weekend
October 25, 2016 – Wet and unsettled weather will occur this week as several weather systems transit the area. Discussion Weakening cold front has stalled out across the northern third of California with showers continuing from the Bay Area up through the Sacramento region into the northern Sierra. Rainfall amounts over the past 24 hours […]
Standoff over on Sutton Way
October 24, 2016 – Tonight Grass Valley Police Officers, with assistance from Nevada City PD Officers and K9 Rüdiger, as well as assistance from the Nevada County Sheriffs Office, responded to the 1000 block of Sutton Way and arrested a Grass Valley man for criminal threats and resisting arrest. The male, whose full identity is […]
40th Annual Donner Lake Turkey Trot November 5th
October 24, 2016 – The ASC Training Center, based on Donner Summit, will host the Donner Lake Turkey Trot, a run or walk which begins and ends at Truckee’s West End Beach and goes all the way around Donner Lake. This year the Turkey Trot will take place on Saturday, November 5, 2016. The seven-mile […]
Officials Warn of Flash Flood Potential as Rainy Season Begins in California
October 24, 2016 – Flood and fire officials from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), CAL FIRE and the National Weather Service (NWS) warn that weather and land conditions across California increase the potential for flash flooding during the rainy season now under way. Five years of drought conditions have exacerbated wildfires across the […]
The Sidewalk Gang, FREED, partnering with Public Works Department to improve sidewalks
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. October 24, 2016 – Informal community organizations can cooperate to create positive change. The Sidewalk Gang, a neighborhood group at the Gold Country Senior Village in Grass Valley, has been partnering with the Department of Public Works and with the FREED Center for Independent Living to advocate for improvements to our community’s […]
CAL FIRE AEU to begin Fall Prescribed Fire Regiment
Camino, Calif. October 24, 2016 – With the change of seasons evident here in the foothills, CAL FIRE AEU will begin burning many different Vegetation Management Projects or VMPs in Amador, and El Dorado counties. “When the weather presents a safe opportunity, we will re-introduce low intensity fire in the landscape in designated areas. These […]