An International Women’s Day event drew several dozen people to downtown Tucson on Wednesday night to highlight women’s rights issues in Afghanistan and Iran.

Across Mexico, marches on International Women's Day have become an annual tradition, demanding an end to the crisis of killings and disappearances of women and girls in the country. This year, the Hermosillo march also focused on inclusivity within feminist movements.

Tempe is changing park and street names with ties to the KKK. Among the moves approved by the City Council this week include renaming Hudson Park to Parque de Soza, and renaming Hudson Lane to Thomas Lane.

It’s been a little over a month since the African American Museum of Southern Arizona started welcoming visitors at the University of Arizona campus. It’s the first and only African American museum in the state.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a report for the first National Youth Risk Behavior Survey conducted since the pandemic. It found that in 2021, teenage girls disproportionately experienced persistent sadness.

Since opening last year, Brick Road Coffee in Tempe has established itself as a safe space for the LGBTQ community. On Sunday, they hosted their first drag story hour of the year but had to evacuate mid-event when Tempe Police informed them of a bomb threat.

A bill is moving through the state Legislature that would increase the monthly stipend of kinship families — grandparents who are raising their grandchildren.

Food waste is a big problem. And this Super Bowl weekend, we can expect to see enormous amounts of waste. But one nonprofit plans to recover surplus food from one of the largest tailgate parties happening in Glendale.

Former Governor Doug Ducey announced a statewide media campaign to raise awareness of sex trafficking in anticipation of the Super Bowl. Advocates for sex work protested the campaign outside the Footprint Center Monday. They say it will harm sex workers and trafficking victims alike by encouraging arrests.