Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every state's nickname.

Colorado’s “purple mountain majesties” didn’t make the cut, apparently. But here’s why red, white, blue and gold did.

Canadians on Saturday marked the 60th anniversary of the inauguration of their flag with a defiant sense of patriotism that ...

A football fan who rushed onto the pitch carrying a Leicester City flag after a goal was scored had to be tackled to the ground by pitch staff. Asif Esa leapt over the barrier onto the pitch and ...

Motorists flagged down a Sumter County sheriff’s deputy after witnessing a disturbance on State Road 44. The deputy was on patrol at 12:42 p.m. Thursday at the corner of East State Road 44 and County ...

“I do not judge Li Duan Wang as guilty of any crime, but these red flags are enough to prevent ... a company in Pasay City owned by She Zhijiang, a Chinese national who claimed to be a Chinese ...

This while a video has been circulating on social media showing South African soldiers waving a white flag. SANDF head of communications, Siphiwe Dlamini, has clarified what is depicted in the video.

And we have these flags around the country ... And I think this is a perfect example… of local and city and state municipalities putting regulations on businesses that don't advance the business.

(CBS DETROIT) - Federal and state flags are returning to full staff now that 30 days have passed since the death of former President Jimmy Carter. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gave the state of Michigan ...

There are specific holidays and events when flags are flown at half-staff in the United States. The Arizona state website outlines those days as: Memorial Day, when the flag should be displayed ...

Greenville, PITT COUNTY — A massive American flag flying at Camping World in Greenville sparked a debate between city regulations and patriotic symbolism. The 3,200-square-foot flag soars 130 ...

Camping World was fined $250 a day by the City of Greenville, North Carolina, for flying a giant American flag atop of 120-foot-tall flag pole. According to a local radio station, the city first ...