Flags across New Jersey are flying half-staff and will remain through part of the weekend. Here's why and when they'll lower.

Governors have ordered flags at state buildings to be flown at half-staff to honor the memory of local losses.

Local governments and organizations are expected to observe these directives in public buildings during the stated periods.

Flags in New Jersey are to be at half-staff Jan. 16-17 to honor and remember a former congressman who died on New Year's Eve.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff on Sunday to honor former Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, who died last Tuesday.

Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff immediately to honor two Iowa National Guard soldiers who were killed in Syria.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Flags at the White House are lowered to half-staff today following the Nov. 3 death of former Vice President Dick Cheney.