Shigeko Kagawa, a 114-year-old retired physician from Nara Prefecture, has become Japan’s oldest living person.

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Chief among them is orchestrating the first-ever 50-state Olympic torch relay — an event that will take place over more than three months and culminate in the games’ opening.

Merced resident and Special Olympics athlete Mark Heffner, 43, leads a pack of runners along West 18th Street while carrying the torch with the “Flame of Hope” during the annual Law ...

Runners were joined by Special Olympics athlete and Merced resident Mark Heffner, 43, who carried the torch along the more than three-mile route through the city.

North Valley residents joined law enforcement for a Special Olympics torch run as they host a five-day fundraiser to support local athletes.

This torch run is one of the top fundraising events for Special Olympics Northern California. The Summer Games are scheduled for this weekend at Santa Clara University.

Vacaville police officers Isaac Stevens (carrying torch) and Donald Bothwell lead the way as members of the Vacaville Police Department run pass the Nut Tree during the 2025 Special Olympics ...

Merced’s streets will host the Torch Run as law enforcement carries the Flame of Hope to support Special Olympics Northern California initiatives.

The torch run started at Basque Norte and the crew ran southbound toward downtown, making stops at checkpoints such as Enloe Health to refuel and rehydrate.

Police departments from Schenectady, Rensselaer, and Albany joined forces with the Special Olympics of New York for the 2025 Law Enforcement Torch Run.