News Features, Archive - AZPM News

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.

U.S. border reopens for vaccinated travelers from Mexico

Nov 12, 2021 Tony Paniagua visits Nogales to learn more about what this change in policy means for people and businesses on the border.

The Center of Opportunity at Gospel Rescue Mission.

Inside the Center of Opportunity in Tucson

Nov 12, 2021 About 350 men, women and children seek housing at Gospel Rescue Mission on any given day.

School supplies and more at Tucson Unified School District’s resource center

Nov 12, 2021 Students enrolled in the Tucson Unified School District utilize the district’s resource center for school supplies and other support.

A closer look at housing in Pima County

Nov 12, 2021 Lorraine Rivera speaks with Arizona Public Media business and economics reporter Megan Myscofski.

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.

COVID-19 vaccines for children, Tucson election and the future of San Manuel

Nov 5, 2021 Plus, downtown revitalization and Oro Valley economic development on this week's edition of Arizona 360.

FDA approves COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5-11

Nov 5, 2021 Dr. Nathan Price discussed what the FDA's decision means for Arizona families.

The past and future of San Manuel

Nov 5, 2021 Once a vibrant copper mining town northeast of Tucson, San Manuel residents are looking for ways to improve their hometown.

Renovations continue around downtown Tucson

Nov 5, 2021 Rio Nuevo's Edmund Marquez discusses ongoing renovations around downtown.

Oro Valley sees a 12% increase in new businesses

Nov 5, 2021 Community and economic development director Paul Melcher discusses growth in Oro Valley.

Tucson voters raise minimum wage and select city councilors

Nov 5, 2021 Tucson Sentinel editor and publisher Dylan Smith on the results of the municipal election.

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.

News Features