Terrorists Helped PA Teen Make Bombs: 5 PA Stories You Need To Read

PENNSYLVANIA — On the weekend, we present a week in review of the top stories and headlines from all across Pennsylvania. Here's a roundup of some of the stories Patch readers were most interested in across the state.

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Here are the top five stories from Pennsylvania:

1.The votes are tallied and the results are in: a Pennsylvania boy is the winner of the 2023 USA Mullet Championships for kids. The 6-year-old's photoshoot for the competition features him wearing a Kyle Schwarber Phillies jersey. (Read more on Patch.)

2. A former criminal attorney in Pennsylvania will spend up to 7 years in prison on charges he sexually assaulted a woman after entering her home. The 37-year-old was convicted in March of indecent assault, strangulation, simple assault, unlawful restraint, false imprisonment, and criminal trespass. (Read more on Patch.)

3. Health officials are warning of a rare flesh-eating bacterium known as Vibrio vulnificus, found naturally in warm coastal waters, that has killed at least eight people along the East Coast this summer. Infections can happen when people with open wounds or cuts come in contact with water where the bacteria are present, or eating undercooked seafood. (Read more on Patch.)

4. A 24-year-old woman faces murder charges, as police say she caused fatal injuries to her 82-year-old grandmother during a physical argument. Officials said the victim, Mary Sigman, had lost consciousness and was suffering from cardiac arrest after hitting her head on the wall. (Read more on Patch.)

5. A 17-year-old Philadelphia boy was communicating with an Al-Qaida-affiliated terrorist group and was buying materials to make explosives, authorities said. The teen is charged with weapons of mass destruction, arson, recklessly endangering another person, and other crimes (Read more on Patch.)