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Lavish gets grant for people with cancer and alopecia

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Women fighting cancer and alopecia can now get a new look, thanks to a local business and a grant from Lackawanna County.

A little over a year ago, Lavish of Scranton began working on a new business idea to create and sell affordable, 100% human hair wigs to women who need them most, especially during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Salon manager and stylist Elizabeth Mitchko has been working at Lavish Scranton for the last nine years.

She was also diagnosed with alopecia 13 years ago and wears a wig to work every day.

Spotting and preventing hand, foot, and mouth disease

(WBRE/WYOU) — Hand, foot, and mouth disease: It's a condition we often hear about in the colder months, and it's highly contagious. But what is it?

28/22 News Reporter Joe Mason explains the symptoms and prevention.

Hand, foot, and mouth disease is most common in children under the age of 5, but anyone can get it, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

Wilkes-Barre helping people prepare for flu season

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