ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan ordered the U.S. and Maryland flags lowered to half-staff on Thursday. The flags are being lowered to honor EMT Wayne Fisher of the Harford County Volunteer Fire & EMS Foundation, assigned to Darlington Volunteer Fire Company. Fisher died in the line of duty on February 6, 2022. The flags will be returned to full-staff at sunset […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan has ordered the U.S. and Maryland state flags to be lowered to half-staff in honor of Officer Keona Holley. The Baltimore police officer was taken off of life support on Thursday after being ambushed in her vehicle in Baltimore City on December 16th. “Our hearts are broken over the devastating loss of one of our true […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—U.S. Senator Bob Dole died on Sunday at 98 years of age. U.S. and state flags in Maryland will be flying at half-staff to honor his life and legacy. “We call it the Greatest Generation because of selfless patriots like Bob Dole,” Governor Larry Hogan said on Sunday. “I first met Senator Dole as a kid when he was […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Friday announced that he has directed that the U.S. and state flags in Maryland be flown at half-staff from midnight Friday night to midnight on Saturday. The flags are being lowered to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. “Twenty years have passed since one of the darkest days in our […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Tuesday announced that the Maryland flag would be lowered to half-staff to mark International Overdose Awareness Day. International Overdose Awareness Day is the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose, remember without stigma those who have died, and acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind. It was initiated in 2001 in Australia […]
UPDATE: Governor Hogan has issued the following statement: “We are devastated and outraged by the murder of American service members and all who lost their lives in today’s horrific violence. The First Lady and I are praying for their loved ones, and we ask all Marylanders to join us. “This administration’s decisions have put the lives of thousands of Americans […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Friday ordered the U.S. and Maryland flags to be flown at half-staff to honor a fallen firefighter. Capt. Joshua Laird lost his life on Wednesday battling a house fire in Ijamsville in Frederick County. It happened at just before 5 p.m. in the 9500-block of Ball Road. The home had reportedly been struck by lightning […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Thursday announced that the U.S. and state flags would be lowered to honor a fallen hero. Police confirmed on Wednesday that Delmar police officer Cpl. Keith Heacook, 54, had died following a brutal assault Sunday morning at the Yorkshire Estates community, according to DelMarVaNow.com. At 12:48 p.m. Wednesday, hospital officials in Baltimore pronounced Heacook clinically […]