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Malayshia Alford (also spelled Allford), 10, of West Philadelphia was last seen Oct. 22, 2026, and reported missing Oct. 26 by her foster mother. Her body was found Nov. 4 in the trunk of a car in Lindenwold, NJ, after a roughly 10-day search. Foster mother Carprice Williams, 36, a Philadelphia teacher, was charged with murder and related offenses, and the case has prompted scrutiny of Philadelphia DHS and foster placement decisions.
The Philadelphia Flyers visited the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena on Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, in the second game of a back-to-back, the day after a 4-3 overtime loss in Calgary. Vancouver entered with the NHL's fewest points. The Flyers were on a five-game road trip.
A Learjet 60 on a charter flight from Austin, Texas to the Bahamas crashed nose-first onto Military Trail in Palm Beach County (Greenacres), Florida, on Sunday, November 1, 2026, killing all nine aboard. The captain was identified as Jeff Gregory, 55, of Gilbertsville, Montgomery County, Pa. The NTSB is investigating, with weather, icing and possible in-flight breakup as focuses.
The SS United States, a 990-foot ocean liner built in 1952, is being sunk off Florida's Panhandle to become what Okaloosa County calls the world's largest artificial reef. The ship was moved from Philadelphia and spent about 20 months in Mobile, Ala., for environmental remediation. It left Mobile on Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, under tow. Okaloosa County moved the sinking up from Thursday, Nov. 12 to Wednesday, Nov. 11 because of forecast heavy winds.
Michael Irey, 55, was chief of the Upland Borough Police Department in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The Delaware County District Attorney's Office announced charges on November 9, 2026 after an investigation that began in December 2025 with complaints from Upland officers. The department receives grant-funded overtime and detail work, including Chester Community Charter School traffic duty, PennDOT assignments and a Roving DUI Patrol.
Philly Bike On Your Left, a pro-Palestinian cycling collective, called a "Boycott Ride" on Nov. 8, 2026 against six Jewish-owned Center City eateries it labeled "Zionist establishments": Mac Mart, K'Far Cafe, Huda, Goldie, Dizengoff and Schlesinger's. Officials and Jewish groups condemned the action, noting its timing on the eve of the Kristallnacht anniversary. A counter "community food crawl" drew large crowds to the businesses.
The Free Library of Philadelphia took its online catalog offline on October 23, 2026 for preventive maintenance after reports of widespread vulnerabilities in PHP, the language the catalog uses. The library said no security breaches were found and that it was following City of Philadelphia standards. Other services, including in-person checkouts and eBooks via Overdrive/Libby, stayed available.