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Western nations had warned of a possible attack on Kabul’s airport in the waning days of the massive evacuation efforts.

Underserved Philly music students attend camp to best prepare them for life as a musician, with help from members of The Philadelphia Orchestra.

Walter P. Lomax, who used WURD to give Black Philadelphians access to the airwaves, will be posthumously honored with street renaming.

The board’s vice president, who does not believe in systemic racism, was tasked with reinventing the district’s diversity, equity, and inclusion program.

The containment of Kensington’s drug market demonstrates the systematic racism that plagues Philadelphia, Eduardo Esquivel writes.

Aug. 26 - Aug. 29: Things to do in Philadelphia, Del., and N.J.

To prepare families for the new school year, the Camden City School District sponsored a community fun day that also offers COVID vaccines.

The goal is to resettle Afghans arriving in the state after landing in Virginia as soon as possible, a State Department spokesperson says.

The rural southern region is the state’s most conservative. The agency calls it a health care desert in dire need of a center offering women’s reproductive services.

WHYY’s Assistant News Director Katie Colaneri joins a panel of local editors and journalists for a conversation about the best ways to pitch the news media.

The numbers are positive for Philadelphia, but the city’s fiscal watchdog says it’s keeping a close eye on tax collections.

The advisory imposed earlier this summer sought to protect songbirds from an unknown ailment. It’s still not clear what was causing the bird deaths.

Few school districts are requiring masks inside classrooms, something the Democratic governor said it needed to ensure safety.

The Zoning Board of Adjustment decision would allow construction of a 70-unit modernist apartment building in exchange for preserving the mural.

Vaccinations are up a bit, Acting Health Commissioner Dr. Cheryl Bettigole says, and if the mask rules work, new infections should level off soon.