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Top Stories: Arlington Teacher Honored With Top Prize; Taking Flight In An Old Bomber

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Arlington Collegiate High School teacher Jenn Fuller accepts the Milken Educator Award.

The top local stories this evening from ĻӰԺ News:

An Arlington high school English teacher won a national education honor Wednesday afternoon. The Milken Educator Award comes with a $25,000 prize. ĻӰԺ’s Bill Zeeble reports the honor brought cheers from students and tears to the teacher. 

Other stories this evening:

  • There is perhaps no painting more recognizable than the Mona Lisa, and what has captivated viewers for centuries is her smile. , Krys Boyd talked with biographer Walter Isaacson about how Leonardo da Vinci used science to craft the world's most famous smile. 

 

  • There are only a handful of working B-17 bombers today, and one is in Fort Worth this week. These so-called “flying fortresses” were hulking, four-engine bombers, and during World War II they carried a 10-man crew and tons of bombs into battle. ĻӰԺ’s Christopher Connelly in the Madras Maiden, and he reports it was a reunion of sorts, for the plane and a woman who hasn’t seen it in years.

 
You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:22 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on ĻӰԺ 90.1 FM.

Gus Contreras is a digital producer and reporter at ĻӰԺ. Gus produces the local All Things Considered segment and reports on a variety of topics from, sports to immigration. He was an intern and production assistant for All Things Considered in Washington D.C.