A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Feb. 20, 1890, Alma Richards was born in the small southern Utah town of Parowan. And Utah’s Olympic history began.

Jason Cagle will serve as Guardian of the Flame, carrying the Flame of Hope through cities in Italy on its way to the Opening ...

Michigan State Police trooper Jacob Lewis will head to Italy on Feb. 25 to help deliver the Flame of Hope to the 2025 Special Olympics Winter Games.

The whereabouts of the 1956 Melbourne Olympic torch meant to be on display at an Athenian Olympics museum remains a mystery. And our resident Greek reporter is on the case. Subtle enough to the ...

Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo are the hosts of the 2026 Winter Olympics. Milan is Italy’s second most populated city and is considered the economic capital of the country. Milan will host multiple ...

Inside a display room at the Panathenaic Stadium — the marble arena which hosted the inaugural modern Olympics in 1896 — hangs a torch from every Summer Olympics since 1936, the year they were ...

BLOOMINGTON — The Law Enforcement Torch Run Polar Plunge benefiting Special Olympics Illinois will be held Saturday, Feb. 22, in Bloomington. Starting at 10:30 a.m., the plunge will take place ...