American and state flags will be at half-staff across six states over Friday or the weekend by order of their respective governors. The moves have been made to pay tribute to a variety of different ...

Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown announced Wednesday that employees will lower flags to half-staff at all city facilities to honor a Washington State Patrol trooper who was killed on Dec. 19 as she worked a ...

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 ...