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

A $4.5 billion data center is being planned in Bartow County, the latest example of a booming industry in metro Atlanta.

When Scott Candler built the DeKalb County Water facility in 1942, it was labeled “Candler’s Folly.” Candler was widely ridiculed, and after more than a decade as DeKalb’s sole commissioner, he lost ...

Right now, the average household in DeKalb County pays about $70 a month for water. Under the proposal, that bill would jump by $7 in the first year and could double by 2034. County officials say the ...

As ferocious wildfires swept through Los Angeles in January, the Trump Administration ignited its own deadly firestorm with ...

Winter Weather Advisories are in effect through 6 a.m. Wednesday morning as we could begin to see accumulating sleet and ...

Impacts from a winter storm are forecast to arrive in North Carolina early Wednesday morning. Snow and sleet may fall in the Piedmont Triad and Foothills with light freezing rain from areas of ...