How Every State Got Its Nickname

The Heart of Dixie Although Alabama doesn’t have an official nickname, the nickname that’s most commonly used is “Heart of Dixie,” according to the Alabama state archives. Others include the Cotton ...

Snapped power pole causes metro outage; neighbors say they warned this would happen

Power was restored to around 800 OG&E customers in one northwest Oklahoma City neighborhood on Monday. The area went dark Sunday afternoon after a power pole snapped in half. Several nearby ...