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Obituaries
Penn State Alumna, Preschool Teacher, Grad Student Killed By Rare Brain Disease Penn State Alumna, Preschool Teacher, Grad Student Killed By Rare Brain Disease
Penn State Alumna, Preschool Teacher, Grad Student Killed By Rare Brain Disease A 30-year-old former preschool teacher in her final year of graduate school has died of a rare brain disease possibly caused by a severe autoimmune disease, her family says.  Jennafer Alayna-Lee Palmer, a Harrisburg native, passed away at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center on Friday, Jan. 19, according to her obituary.  "She had Encephalitis, which is the swelling of the brain," her sister Jhayda Washington wrote on a GoFundMe fundraising campaign page launched to cover her final expenses. Jhayda noted that Jennafer had been suffering from a terrible case of rheumatoid arthritis.  …

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by Jillian Pikora
Politics
York State Senator Mike Regan Hospitalized Following Motorcycle Crash York State Senator Mike Regan Hospitalized Following Motorcycle Crash
York State Senator Mike Regan Hospitalized Following Motorcycle Crash Pennsylvania State Senator Mike Regan was hospitalized over the weekend following a motorcycle accident. Regan was taken to Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center following Sunday's crash, with serious leg injuries, according to Chief of Staff Bruce McLanahan. Regan, 59, is an experienced rider who was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, McLanahan said. “We will provide an update when new information is available and the senator and his family ask for privacy at this time," the chief of staff said. Regan is serving his second four-year term as a state senator representing Cumb…

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by Jillian Pikora