So when we came across a tree streaked with bright purple paint, I didn’t assume it was modern art or my long-hoped-for ...

To be sure, the trio were stellar ambassadors for the color, but in terms of purple’s royal heritage ... and finally to dark purple. It was called Tyrian purple after the city of Tyre.

If you spot purple paint on your early morning hike, it might be best to turn around and find another route, because you might be trespassing. Many U.S. states abide by the "purple paint law," which ...

It’s not as noteworthy as, say, a tax decrease or more school funding, so when the Alabama legislature passed the state’s so-called “purple paint law” in 2016, it received little fanfare.

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — A recently-passed law now allows South Carolinians to mark parts of their property with purple paint in place of no trespassing signs. The markings must be painted to ...