American Flag

Remember the residents in Rome who were asking for your help finding thieves who had stolen her American Flags?

Today we celebrate our Veteran's. Thanks to them, we get to enjoy our freedom each and every day. Also, today we thank those currently serving defending our freedom. Part of the celebration, you will see the American flag flown proudly. Does the flag need to be at half staff or half mast though?

A thousand 'Flags for Heroes' line the Memorial Parkway in Utica. Want to see what that looks like from a Drone?

These talented photographers captured last week's theme of 'flags and fireworks' in Central New York.

We could all learn a lesson from an Ohio teen who showed respect for the American flag and everything it stands for. Cole Dotson noticed the flag in front of Continental High School had fallen. He held it off the ground until help arrived and his act of patriotism is going viral.

This Independence Day if you are thinking about displaying an American flag at your home or wherever, it's important to know the proper precautions to take when displaying and caring for it. Improper use of the American flag is one of the most disrespectful things you can do as an American, and we don't want that right?

Over Memorial Day all over Central New York many local celebrations took place honoring men and women who served our country, and provided our freedom. While driving in New Hartford, I noticed a business had their flag displayed like this:

A Remsen teen wants to cover the front lawn of the Remsen Central School with American Flags this Memorial Day. It's all part of a community project called 'Remsen Remembers.'

Today, June 14th is Flag Day, a day that we mark the anniversary of the adoption of the "Stars and Stripes" as the official flag of the United States by the Second Continental Congress in 1777. Although it is not an official federal holiday (it is a state holiday in Pennsylvania) Flag Day has a rich and colorful history.

What happens if you're an honored, disabled American veteran and you're working hard, making an honest living as a school custodian and you see time after time, an American flag crumpled and discarded in the boiler room of the school you clean.  That's the scenario that faced South Dakota native, Cesar Zakahi.

September 11th is coming up. It’s a day of remembrance for all Americans. A lot of people will be hanging the American flag with pride and we thought we would help you display your pride and honor the live lost 10 years ago. We want to create the world’s largest American flag gallery and we need your help...

On this day, July 4th, 1960, Hawaii, our 50th state had its star added to the American Flag. Earlier, the flag consisted of 49 stars, with the addition of Alaska as our 49th state in 1959.