Each order carries its own reason, tied to people or causes that have left a lasting imprint locally or nationally.

Flags across Florida should be flown at half-staff Saturday, Feb. 14 for Marjory Stoneman Douglas Remembrance Day.

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun said in a news release that all flags at Marion County state facilities will be at half-staff Monday.

Word of the federal government’s line in the sand over its new rules that only U.S. flags can fly over monuments cared for by the National Parks Service came as scores of queer couples ...