These orders serve to commemorate moments of local and national significance by honoring losses and tragedies.

Throughout late December 2025 and early January 2026, officials in four states have ordered flags to be flown at half-staff to honor notable public servants and mourn recent tragedies. Flying flags at ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered flags to fly at half-staff for the 8th anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.

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 ...

Flags are flown at half-staff on December 7 for National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. The term half-staff is used for flags on land, while half-mast refers to flags on ships. Flags in Arizona and ...

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 ...