Alpharetta Elementary students have up-close visit with animals

First graders at Alpharetta Elementary School have had an experience that most adults can’t claim. The students were able to touch a tortoise, salamanders, a frog, and even a chinchilla. They did so when Jim Nark of Party Animals Atlanta paid them a recent visit and brought along several animals he had rescued. The students were enthralled.

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Georgia honors women in uniform amid debate over their roles in combat

Females in uniform like Amy Stevens are being recognized in Atlanta parade, history exhibit and Georgia hall of fame before Veterans Day as combat roles for women are debated.

UPS warns of delivery delays after its plane crash at Louisville hub

The disruption of operations at UPS’ largest hub continues to have some effects, while an investigation and recovery operation continue at the Louisville crash site.

Louisville plane crash response in ‘recovery mode,’ UPS operations disrupted

12 are confirmed dead, believed to include a child, according to Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear. They do not expect to find survivors at this point, he said.

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