River Valley raised more than $8,000 for the Special Olympics at its inaugural "Freezin' for a Reason" polar plunge Friday.

Special Olympics Rhode Island announces the 50th annual Penguin Plunge, taking place at Scarborough State Beach on Thursday, Jan. 1, at noon, immediately followed by a smaller “Family ...

Voters in several Northern Virginia districts nominated candidates Tuesday who could be elected to serve on the state’s House of Delegates next year.

Planning for Northern Virginia Senior Olympics 2025 has begun with some new events added. NVSO will be held Sept. 13 - 30. “Last year the Northern Virginia Senior Olympics (NVSO) had a record ...

Scott MacFarlane is CBS News' Justice correspondent. He has covered Washington for two decades, earning 20 Emmy and Edward R. Murrow awards. His reporting has resulted directly in the passage of five ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Special Olympics Oregon Fall State Games kicked off this weekend at Providence Park in Portland and Tualatin Hills Park & Rec, with every county in Oregon represented. The ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Special Olympics Florida is hosting its annual State Fall Classic this weekend at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort. The event features over 1,000 ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Ken Sutton remembers marching with Jesse Jackson as a teenager, speaking out against supermarket redlining in Chicago. “As a 15-year-old, I didn’t know stores like that ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia's General Assembly has taken the initial, decisive step toward potentially redrawing the state’s congressional maps mid-decade, passing a constitutional amendment that would ...

The Special Olympics issued an “urgent” open letter asking singer-songwriter Kid Rock after he used the “R-word” during an appearance on Fox News. The open letter was shared after Kid Rock used the ...

The Special Olympics called on singer-songwriter Kid Rock to reject the “R-word” after he said it during a nationally televised appearance on Fox News. Loretta Claiborne, chief inspiration officer for ...

The leader of Special Olympics Tennessee said the games will bring more than 4,000 athletes to Nashville across a weeklong period, with a potential economic impact of $100 million. To most, the year ...