That flag color is the purple flag, which is not typically put up very often. The purple flag is meant to warn beachgoers of dangerous marine life. Now, I know what you’re thinking ...

September is national suicide prevention month and Active Minds, the mental health club on campus came together to spread ...

OAK ISLAND, N.C. (WECT) - A purple flag has been issued Saturday, Aug. 31, in the town of Oak Island. This comes after town officials say they received reports of six stings on the beach Saturday. All ...

County of San Diego Communications Office"Together, we can," was the theme for the 23rd International Overdose Awareness Day ...

Outside of Howell Township’s town hall, a group of purple flags have decorated the lawn to remember those who lost their life ...

More than 22,000 purple flags have been planted on Boston Common signifying the toll of the opioid crisis over the past decade. 'It really does hit anyone': New recovery center in Milford named ...

A man surveys the 1,203 purple flags outside the County Administration Center. Photo by Chris Jennewein A field of 1,203 purple flags — each representing a life lost in the county due to a drug ...

ATLANTA — On Wednesday, many in Georgia wondered why they saw flags flown at half-staff. This is what we found. Kemp signed an executive order on Aug. 20 to lower flags to half-staff on ...

From Methuen’s police station, to Gloucester’s Boulevard, to Boston Common, the seas of small purple flags mark lives lost to opioid addiction. More than a decade into this epidemic ...

MORE THAN 22,000 PURPLE FLAGS ON BOSTON COMMON JUST DOWN THE HILL FROM THE STATEHOUSE, REPRESENT LIVES LOST TO ADDICTION OVER THE PAST DECADE. IN MASSACHUSETTS. SATURDAY IS INTERNATIONAL OVERDOSE ...

More than 22,000 purple flags have been planted on Boston Common signifying the toll of the opioid crisis over the past decade. There were 24 opioid-related deaths last year in the city ...