Flags on all state government buildings will be flown at half-staff on Wednesday in memory of retired New York State Police Trooper Mark A. Ondus, as ordered by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. Ondus ...

Flags throughout New York State will be flying at half-staff this Halloween, but it has nothing to do with the holiday. While ...

You may be wondering what solemn occasion has caused flags to be lowered to half-staff this week throughout New York State.

In Binghamton, the lowered flag was a potent sign of a community in mourning. Elsewhere in the state, though—100 miles to the ...