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Maryanne Chisholm's "After the War" is a watercolor and gouache with ink.

From painting in prison to professional artist

Jan 6, 2022 Tucson resident makes a life-changing transformation with her talents.
In Central Arizona, the future of homes and farms relies on water stored underground. Some experts say that supply can't sustainably meet demand in the long term, especially as the population grows and the total water supply shrinks.

With less water on the surface, how long can Arizona rely on what's underground?

Jan 5, 2022 Some experts say aquifers are overtaxed and shouldn’t be seen as a long-term solution for a region where the water supply is expected to shrink in the decades to come.
Fireworks in Marana, AZ

Looking back at 2021

Dec 31, 2021 The Buzz looks back at some of the staff’s favorite stories of the last year.
An F-16 is loaded on a truck at AMARG in Tucson for a trip to Wichita State University and the National Institute for Aviation Research. The plane will be used to make a digital twin for the U.S. Air Force. August 2021

The Boneyard helps create a digital twin of a fighter jet

Dec 29, 2021 The Air Force and Wichita State students are working together on the project.
A sign warning drivers of high pedestrian traffic on West St. Mary's Road in Tucson on a late October afternoon.

Traffic fatalities in Arizona on track this year to surpass 2020

Dec 28, 2021 The number of people killed in automobile crashes around Arizona during 2021 could reach the highest level in over a decade.
A sign directs voters to a polling site set up at Temple Emanu-El in Tucson on Nov. 3, 2020.

New congressional, legislative districts approved

Dec 22, 2021 The new congressional district boundaries create three seats that lean Democratic, four seats that lean Republican and two that are more narrowly divided between the parties.
Docent Sally Sherman gives a tour of the Watershed Management Group's Living Lab on December 4th, 2021. The tour shows participants how to conserve water through rainwater harvesting and other means.

Local organization gives tours showing how to conserve water

Dec 22, 2021 The group also helps homeowners navigate rebates and grants to defray the cost.

'Fearless' student podcasters explore big issues

Dec 17, 2021 Meet some of the students and the teacher behind Tucson's City High Radio.

Surge of federal funds planned to expand broadband access across Arizona

Dec 14, 2021 Most of the money will go to Arizona's rural counties.
Aeration tanks at the blue plains sewage treatment plant on the Anacostia River. April 1973.

Sewage crisis hits Mexico beach community

Dec 13, 2021 Sonora's governor promises aid
These endangered jaguars are part of a breeding population located near in Sonora, Mexico .

Wildlife of Southern Arizona

Dec 10, 2021 This week The Buzz talks with experts studying bats, Gila Topminnows and jaguars, and others who focus on how animals move from place-to-place.
Housing units going in near First and Fort Lowell in Tucson, July 2018.

The rising cost and need for housing in Arizona

Dec 3, 2021 This week, The Buzz examines some of the factors behind the continued rise in housing costs.
Laura Dent had solar panels installed on her home earlier this year through a co-op and says that the process was simple and straightforward.

Nonprofit helps homeowners find good price for solar panels

Dec 2, 2021 The organization is launching its second co-op in Tucson.
A sprawling swath of the West is in drought, with more than 20 years of dryness in the Colorado River basin. Researchers say nearly every indicator of drought is heading in the wrong direction.

Drought monitors paint a bleak picture for the Colorado River

Nov 25, 2021 Four metrics are used to track drought, and they paint a bleak picture
Joel talking with Sen Umeda, a lawyer volunteering with Arizona NORML, during an expungement clinic for low-level marijuana offenses July 31, 2021.

After Prop. 207, some find expungement process in Pima County slower 'than anyone would like'

Nov 23, 2021 Lawyers say some cases have gotten bogged down in court.
Flowers and Bullets is a grassroots movement that uses art and food to talk about larger issues, like gentrification or pollution, affecting Barrio Centro. This mural welcomes people visiting their Midtown Farm housed at the former Julia Keen Elementary School.

The economics and community of food

Nov 19, 2021 The Buzz examines how food moves through the economy and how it brings people together.

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