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Officer Brian Kleinberg, with the Oro Valley Police Dept. Traffic Unit, looks up information on a tablet shortly after pulling over a driver suspected of violating the town's ban on using a mobile device while driving on February 5, 2019.

Bill would let voters end legislative immunity for traffic tickets

A state legislator wants to add traffic offenses to the list of acceptable arrests

Red Butte in Coconino County, Wednesday, Aug. 30. Known as "Wii'i Gdwiisa," in Havasupai, the sacred grounds are protected under President Joe Biden's Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni- Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument.

Interior Secretary’s new order sparks concerns over national monument protections

Environmental advocates warn the policy shift could threaten protected public lands in Arizona.

The entrance of the South32 Hermosa mine site, a critical minerals project that looks to source manganese and zinc.

Arizona court upholds Hermosa Mine’s water discharge standards

Arizona Court of Appeals affirms South32’s permit complies with Arizona’s water quality laws.

Arizona and other states head to court to stop DOGE

Attorneys General from the states are worried about privacy.

Troops headed to Ft. Huachuca for border surge

The troops are coming from New York.

Tucson House was built in 1963 as an apartment complex, but was purchased by the City of Tucson in 1979 and converted into public housing.

Following renovations, Tucson House will transition from Public Housing to Voucher-Based System

Public documents say the shift will secure financial stability, attract private investment, and preserve affordable housing options.

The Buzz celebrates 300 episodes with a look back on our journey since we hit the airwaves six years ago, reconnecting with both current and past staffers who’ve helped make The Buzz what it is today.

The Buzz celebrates its 300th episode

We hear about what goes in to making the show, and some of the staff's favorite

Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne presented his 2025 State of Education Speech to the AZ Senate Committee on Education on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.

AZ School Sup. Horne travels to Tucson to commend school resource officer

Horne honored the officer for his arrest of an armed man on the campus of a charter school.

Views from the Santa Rita Experimental Range.

Environmental groups challenge air quality permit for Copper World mine

Appeal argues Arizona regulators failed to enforce stricter pollution controls.

Volunteers with the Green Valley-Sahuarita Samaritans pass out supplies to women and children at a migrant shelter in Nogales, Sonora, on Feb. 4, 2025.

Some migrants opt to stay at U.S.-Mexico border after Trump blocks asylum pathways

Some migrants who hoped to seek asylum are deciding to make a home at the U.S.-Mexico border after the Trump administration cut off most legal pathways to asylum.

State Senate President Warren Petersen speaking with the media outside the Arizona House of Representatives at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix, Arizona. January 13, 2025.

AZ Senate Pres. Petersen goes to White House for transgender sports order signing

A similar Arizona law is on hold.

The Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station.

Arizona's largest electric utilities express interest in nuclear power

APS, TEP and SRP say they plan to explore nuclear power in a joint media release~

The Pima County Courthouse building in downtown Tucson, Arizona.

$68 million in Pima County grants under review amid Trump’s executive order

Federal grant funding for infrastructure, environmental projects and aid programs remains uncertain.

Pima County Attorney Laura Conover at her campaign watch party at the Silver Room, on Primary Election night, Tuesday, July 30.

Pima County to release legal guidance on federal law enforcement access

The newly released memo clarifies federal law enforcement access to county facilities and employee protections.

Governor Katie Hobbs and her staff meet with farmers and homeowners near Willcox, AZ to discuss falling water levels in the aquifer. September 5, 2024

New Arizona bill aims to curb groundwater decline and protect rural farmers

The Rural Groundwater Management Act (RGMA) could reshape Arizona’s water future.

Tomatoes on their way north across the U.S.-Mexico border.

If tariffs hit, price of tomatoes will likely increase 25%

The White House announced that the president will impose 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada starting Saturday, a move some experts consider unprecedented since NAFTA's creation in the mid-90s.

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