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More than 20,000 runners from 25 countries are planning to run in Sunday’s MetroPCS Dallas Marathon, but icy conditions are not helping ease their nerves. These runners have put in months of training and plan to show up at the starting line no matter what -- unless the race is canceled due to the winter storm.

Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president, died Thursday. He was 95.

Tonight at 7, KERA 90.1 FM will air a special documentary “Mandela: An Audio History” that weaves together an unprecedented collection of archival sound materials documenting Mandela’s life story and the struggle against apartheid.

Former Texas Republican Party Chair Tom Pauken is ending his campaign for governor saying he can no longer ask supporters and conservatives for help when there is "no realistic path to victory."

When a heroin epidemic swept through North Texas in the 1990s, it left at least two dozen young people dead. Then the drug seemed to go into hibernation.

Now the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration says it’s seeing an alarming number of women from affluent Dallas suburbs buying heroin. And, for many, the addiction begins with prescription pain pills.

Five stories that have North Texas talking: Get a Christmas tree without leaving your house, an auction of  Farrah Fawcett's items, it's cold outside, and more:

KERA's series One Crisis Away looks at four families on the financial edge. Isac Madrid suffers from a rare illness that makes it impossible for him to work and support his wife Elizabeth and 1-year-old son. He's already had a liver transplant and received his second bone marrow transplant on Nov. 11.

There are a lot of non-profit organizations in Texas devoted to financial assistance. As KERA continues to explore life on the financial edge through our new series One Crisis Away, we’ll compile a list of places where people can go to find help.

Along with the food and gift-giving, the holiday season is also a time for reflection and gratitude for all we have. The same holds true for commentator Diane Brown, but it took her a while to reach that point.