AM Headlines — 3.10.16

Alex Owens, a second-grade student at Ponderosa Elementary, who is blind, uses his cane to navigate through the halls of the school on the way to math class. Alex will soon be able to navigate around Ponderosa Elementary better thanks to the helping hands of his classmates. Story here . (Shawn Gust/Press photo)

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