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U.S. Army Soldiers out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, arrive at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Nov. 2, 2018, as part of Operation Faithful Patriot.

Veterans facing deportation, veterans starting businesses, and digitizing the military’s most common aircraft

Nov 12, 2021 This week on The Buzz, stories from the armed forces.
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

Nov 12, 2021 The Air Force and Wichita State students are working together on the project.

Tucson election ends with a sweep for Democrats and a higher minimum wage

Nov 5, 2021 The Buzz examines the results of the city’s election and what the process could mean for the future of the city’s politics.
The nonprofit Step Up Bisbee-Naco recently renovated this house, as part of a program to create more workforce housing in Bisbee.

Bisbee nonprofit creates program to help city employees find homes

Nov 1, 2021 The program is two and a half years old and inspired by a HUD program.
Jorge Rios is a student in Craig Bal’s class. He studies a construction textbook at the training center next to his high school on October 26th, 2021.

How is Arizona’s economy recovering amid the pandemic?

Oct 29, 2021 While the state has recovered most of the jobs it lost during the onset of the pandemic, the labor market has changed.
Aaron Payment of the National Congress of American Indians displays an old tribal ID card during a Senate Committee on Indian Affairs' oversight hearing October 27,2021.

Congress hears from Indigenous leaders about voting barriers

Oct 28, 2021 The hearing was a forum for Indigenous leaders to advocate for the proposed Native American Voting Rights Act of 2021.
Peter Norbeck, 79, stands in front of his casita and woodworking desk on October 1st, 2021.

Affordable senior housing gets harder to find with pandemic

Oct 25, 2021 As the housing market tightens, seniors with specific needs have an especially hard time finding a suitable home.
A health care worker administers a COVID-19 vaccine on a man at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Tucson. March 2021.

It’s been nearly a year. Why aren’t more Arizonans vaccinated?

Oct 22, 2021 This week, The Buzz revisits the rollout of vaccinations in Arizona, boosters and the barriers that stand between the state's residents and getting the shot — or the second and third.
Dan Millis is a homeowner in the Blenman-Elm neighborhood of Tucson. He stands in front of a guest house in his backyard on October 5th, 2021 that he hopes to replace with a casita.

Tucson develops plan to allow for more casitas

Oct 18, 2021 The city will take public comment on Tuesday, October 19th, 2021.
A draft map of congressional districts from the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission.

How redistricting could reshape Arizona's political landscape

Oct 15, 2021 This week, The Buzz examines the state's redistricting process and how it could change politics in Southern Arizona.

Employers struggle to find staff while job seekers get better offers

Oct 13, 2021 Some job seekers are reevaluating what they want from a job in light of the pandemic, and strapped employers are obliging.
Marijuana at a dispensary being weighed and portioned by an employee.

State says 87 ZIP codes disproportionately impacted by past marijuana laws

Oct 12, 2021 The list includes 87 ZIP codes, covering much of South Tucson as well as tribal lands across the state.
Aerial view of Arizona Football stadium

College athletes and the business of sports

Oct 8, 2021 The Buzz examines the NCAA's new policy allowing college athletes to get paid for the use of their name, image or likeness.
Canada del Oro wash looking east from the bridge on La Cholla during Monsoon 2021.

How the monsoon season impacted life in Southern Arizona, from wildfires to bugs

Oct 1, 2021 The National Weather Service said the monsoon season was the third-wettest that Tucson has seen since 1895, and it followed an exceptionally dry year.
Pascua Yaqui Chairman Peter Yucupicio and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Liesl Folks at the signing of the intergovernmental agreement in August.

University of Arizona, Pascua Yaqui Tribe commit to partnering in Yaqui education

Sep 28, 2021 A new intergovernmental agreement covers many aspirational goals, like the formation of an independent K-12 school system for the tribe.
Migrants march toward the Deconcini Port of Entry in Nogales, Sonora in a demonstration asking President Joe Biden to restore the U.S. asylum process.

'Injustice has us here': In Nogales, faith leaders, migrant families call for an end to pandemic-era protocol, Title 42

Sep 27, 2021 18 months after the CDC protocol was enacted, migrants say they're COVID tested and vaccinated, but still waiting for asylum.

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