Flags will fly at half-staff across at least five states on Friday and the weekend.

The coordinated gestures reflect a broader American tradition of paying tribute during moments of significant loss.

Governor Hochul honors the Phoenicia Fire District commissioner who had dedicated over four decades to public service in military, law enforcement and fire service roles.

To remember the 20 children and six adults who died in the Sandy Hook school shooting, flags will fly at half-staff in ...

For several days, the US flag has been flying half-staff in New Jersey as the nation mourned the death of former vice president Dick Cheney, the "War on Terror" architect who turned President Donald ...

The American flag should be flown at half-staff Sunday, Dec. 7, for Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Flags across Michigan and the United States should be flown at half-staff to honor those killed during ...

Gov. Tony Evers has ordered flags across Wisconsin to fly at half-staff on Nov. 21 in recognition of the fourth anniversary of the 2021 Waukesha Christmas Parade tragedy. Six people were killed and ...

The White House ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on Thursday, Dec. 4, to honor Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, the National Guard soldier killed in an ambush shooting by an Afghan national near the ...

Private citizens are encouraged, but not required, to lower their personal flags in accordance with state proclamations.

Gov. Tony Evers has ordered flags across Wisconsin to fly at half-staff Nov. 26 in remembrance of registered nurse Tricia Ploessl, who died Nov. 21 at 45. "By all accounts, Tricia was a devoted and ...

The U.S. flag is flying at half-staff across America Dec. 4 in memory of Specialist Sarah Beckstrom of the West Virginia Army National Guard. Beckstrom was killed during an ambush in Washington, D.C.

President Donald Trump ordered flags in the U.S. to be flown at half-staff as a mark of respect for the memory of Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, West Virginia Army National Guard. Flags at public ...