The Stars and Stripes will fly at half-staff in five U.S. states today to honor public servants and mark local losses. Half-staff flag orders are nationally recognized symbols of collective mourning, ...

In an executive order from the Office of the Governor of West Virginia, Governor Patrick Morrisey has ordered that all U.S. and West Virginia flags at state-controlled buildings be flown at half-staff ...

The lowering of state flags to half-staff serves as a public symbol of collective mourning, respect, and remembrance. While the national period of honor for former Vice President Cheney concludes on ...

Beyond that, the U.S. president and Ohio governor – and only them – has the power to order flags at federal and state buildings, respectively, in the state to be flown at half-staff at their ...

HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - Connecticut’s governor directed U.S. and state flags to half staff to mark 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Gov. Ned Lamont said the flags will be lowered ...

On Wednesday evening, hours after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated in Utah, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro ordered that all United States flags and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ...

When The Observer moved to Arkansas from another Southern city only a state away, one of the first things I noticed was the giant state flag flying from several posts around Little Rock. Why does that ...

Governor Dan McKee ordered all state flags at half-staff from December 14, 2025, until further notice to honor the victims of a shooting at Brown University. The order recognizes the impact on victims ...