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...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY...
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...For todays Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 109
expected. For Saturdays Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 109
expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, northern, northwest,
southeast, southern, and southwest Oklahoma and northern Texas.

* WHEN...For todays Heat Advisory, until 7 PM CDT this evening. For
Saturdays Heat Advisory, from noon to 7 PM CDT.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

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Weather Alert

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY...
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...For todays Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 109
expected. For Saturdays Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 109
expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, northern, northwest,
southeast, southern, and southwest Oklahoma and northern Texas.

* WHEN...For todays Heat Advisory, until 7 PM CDT this evening. For
Saturdays Heat Advisory, from noon to 7 PM CDT.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

&&

President Joe Biden to announce student debt relief up to $10,000, $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients

Joe Biden

President Joe Biden speaks to a crowd in Marion, Iowa, on Jan. 27, 2020.

 Jordan Miller/Gaylord News

President Joe Biden will announce his administration’s plan for student loan debt relief at 1:15 p.m. Central time on Wednesday. 

The Biden administration released a three-part plan to provide student loan debt relief after campaigning on student loan forgiveness in the 2020 election. 

Part one will extend the student loan repayment pause started in March 2020. The pause was set to end on Aug. 31, 2022, but will be extended “a final time” to Dec. 31, 2022, according to the Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid website. 

Part two will provide “targeted debt relief to low- and middle-income families.” All eligible borrowers will be required to have an annual income under $125,000 for individuals or $250,000 for married couples or heads of household. 

Recipients of the Pell Grant will be eligible for up to $20,000 in forgiveness on loans held by the Department of Education. Borrowers without the Pell Grant will be eligible for up to $10,000.

Part three will adjust the income-driven loan repayment plans already in place for federal loans in an effort to “substantially reduce future monthly payments for lower- and middle-income borrowers.” 

It will decrease the monthly payment based on income, raise the amount of income that is considered nondiscretionary, forgive loan balances after 10 years of payments for borrowers owing $12,000 or less and cover unpaid monthly interests.

More details will be announced in the coming weeks, according to the Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid website.