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

Sanders, who paid his last visit four days before she died, says Doherty ... Taunton state rep and ex-school board member, has died Governor orders flags at half-staff in Doherty’s honor ...

Pa'lante Theater Company just opened a new location in Waterbury and shares its cultural programs around the Connecticut.

A partisan fight over whether Washington's flag truly represents the state in the best way it could is brewing in Olympia, ...

It started when the Trump flag was found hanging in the workout room at the West Boylston Police Department headquarters, ...

House Bill 1938 would launch a state flag redesign committee to oversee the process of devising a new look for the iconic ...

West Boylston residents will get to “be heard” Wednesday evening when the Select Board meets in public after a showdown over a Trump flag erupted between the town and police chief.

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

A showdown over a Trump flag has erupted in a small Worcester County town as a police chief says he won’t report back to work ...

There are 17 communities in the U.S. named Quincy. Apparently, the only with a unique pronunciation is in Massachusetts. Here ...

Democrats supporting a bill that would establish a committee to redesign the flag say it is outdated and that it’s time to consider if George Washington remains the best symbol for the state.