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Two Southern Arizona leaders on the year ahead

This week, The Buzz speaks with Tucson Mayor Regina Romero and Santa Cruz County Sheriff David Hathaway.

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.

Could we — should we — build a desalination plant?

Even with money in the budget and the ocean so close, water could still be far away.

Precision-cut rows of broccoli grow on a laser-leveled field in Yuma, Arizona. Technological developments in agriculture are helping the industry use water more efficiently, but research shows that some methods are not helping save water on a basin-wide scale.

As the Colorado River shrinks, can new technology save water on farms? The answer is complicated

Agriculture uses about 80% of the water in the Colorado River basin.

Gov. Doug Ducey delivered his 2019 State of the State address in this still image from a livestream.

Governor delivers state of the state address

Pledges tax cuts, $1 billion for water, and summer program to help students catch up on learning.

The dome atop the Arizona Capitol Museum at the State Capitol in Phoenix. January 2021.

Legislative leaders on the 2022 session

The Buzz examines how water, education, the budget and more could define the session.

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

From painting in prison to professional artist

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?

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.

Looking back at 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

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

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

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.