Boy, 6, Placed On Wrong Flight To Grandma's: 5 Must-Read PA Stories

Good evening, Pennsylvania Patch readers! We've assembled some of the most share-worthy stories from the state for today, just for you.

Here are the top five stories from Pennsylvania:

1. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said a Philadelphia news helicopter was traveling at a "very high speed" when it crashed in New Jersey last week, killing the two men on board. Authorities are still untangling the details of why the 6ABC helicopter crashed on its way back from shooting footage of Christmas lights on the Jersey Shore. (Read more on Patch.)

2. Have an umbrella on hand if you're headed out and about: Forecasters with the National Weather Service say the state is in for wet weather for the rest of the week, but the heaviest rain is anticipated to arrive late Tuesday into Wednesday. (Read more on Patch.)

3. Police shot a man who fired a rifle into a Pittsburgh bar, then tried to drive away, over the weekend. The man was hospitalized and is expected to face several charges in connection with the shooting. (Read more on Patch.)

4. Police are warning residents to be on the alert after a Bucks County resident lost $18,000 because of the so-called "Grandparent Scam." According to police, the scammers call an unsuspecting person and impersonate a grandchild – or another close relative – in a crisis situation, asking for immediate financial assistance. (Read more on Patch.)

5. An unaccompanied six-year-old child was accidentally placed on the wrong Spirit Airlines flight from Philadelphia to visit his grandma in Florida, reports said. The grandmother said she drove 160 miles from Fort Myers to Orlando to pick him up; Spirit issued the family an apology, but did not explain the mix-up. (Read more on Patch.)