The head of criminalistics for the Henderson Police Department has been put on paid administrative leave pending the investigation of a personnel issue, according to the city.
The action against Rick Workman began May 4.
Dawn Jett, manager of employee relations for the agency, would not provide more details.
Workman said, "I would love to say things, but I want to make sure I'm not violating any policies." He declined to comment further.
A 25-page complaint alleges the City of North Las Vegas, its police department and jail employees or contractors failed to protect the inmate from the known risk of exposure to fentanyl.
The Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve a contract extension for the municipality’s chief executive.
Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly sued the Pentagon on Monday over attempts to punish him for his warnings about illegal orders, claiming the Trump administration trampled on his constitutional rights to free speech.
The Trump administration’s criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appeared on Monday to be emboldening defenders of the U.S. central bank that President Donald Trump wants to bring under his sway.
Edgar Flores, D-Las Vegas, was arrested on suspicion of DUI after he was found asleep at a traffic light on North Lamb and East Lake Mead boulevards at 4 a.m. on Sept. 12, according to police.
As Boring Co. works toward building the Strip and downtown portions of its Vegas Loop project, company brass are eyeing even further expansion of the point-to-point system.
After a one-year pause, the Southern Nevada Homeless Continuum of Care’s Point in Time Count is resuming on Jan. 29.
Some celebrities donned anti-ICE pins at the Golden Globes in tribute to Renee Good, who was shot and killed in her car by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis.
The subpoena relates to his testimony before the Senate Banking Committee in June, Powell said, regarding the Fed’s $2.5 billion renovation of two office buildings.
Google is expanding the shopping features in its Gemini AI chatbot by teaming up with Walmart, Shopify, Wayfair and other big retailers
