Governor Hochul orders flags at half-staff to honor retired State Trooper Mark Ondus, who died from a 9/11-related illness.
Flags on all state government buildings will be flown at half-staff on Wednesday in memory of retired New York State Police ...
You may be wondering what solemn occasion has caused flags to be lowered to half-staff this week throughout New York State.

Stop Lowering the Flag

In Binghamton, the lowered flag was a potent sign of a community in mourning. Elsewhere in the state, though—100 miles to the ...
New York Governor Kathy Hochul orders flags at half-staff to honor retired Trooper Mark A. Ondus, who died from a 9/11-related illness. BUFFALO, N.Y. — New York Governor Kathy Hohcul announced that ...
New York state Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday directed that flags on all state government buildings be flown at half-staff in honor of retired New York State Police Trooper Mark A. Ondus, a Gowanda ...
In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 10/16/25, we sit down with local journalist Justin Murphy to discuss ...