Democrats in suburban New York are suing a Republican county executive over his creation of an armed unit of volunteer ...

The suit challenges the legality of the “special deputy sheriffs” program announced in March 2024 to public outcry by ...

The so-called “militia” refers to the “provisional emergency special deputy sheriffs” program Blakeman established on March 17, 2024. The program deputizes volunteer citizens who are licensed to carry ...

The idea of armed civilian special deputies is not sitting well with a number of Nassau County legislators.

CBS New New York's Jennifer McLogan says Democrats want to un-arm Republican County Executive Bruce Blakeman's so called ...

Milton Menjivar, Jr. was last seen at David Braun Park at Lake Nassau on Saturday, Feb. 1, the Nassau Bay Police Department said.

Democrats are looking to un-arm Republican County Executive Bruce Blakeman's so-called "citizen deputies." They are challenging the creation of what they call an unnecessary and illegal ...

Democrats in the Nassau County Legislature sued County Executive Bruce Blakeman over his "provisional special deputies ...

In this NY News Update, we look at looming changes to the Department of Education, the White House refusing to rule out sending troops to Gaza, and lawmakers on Long Island filing a lawsuit to block ...

The corps created by Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive, is “an authoritarian power grab in the heart of suburban ...