LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KTNV) — Former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Police said Lynch was pulled over Tuesday morning

"Through the course of the investigation, officers determined that Lynch was impaired and conducted an arrest," the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department stated on Twitter.

Lynch was taken to the Las Vegas City Jail and booked for driving under the influence.

Lynch played in the NFL for 12 seasons from 2007-2019. He spent most of that time on the Seattle Seahawks. He also had stints with the Raiders and Bills.

This story was originally reported on ktnv.com

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (KTNV)— The Lucky Club Casino in North Las Vegas is being revamped and rebranded to become the nation's first Latino-themed casino.

The new casino will be called Ojos Locos Sports Cantina y Casino at Hotel Jefe.

The Las Vegas area is home to a large Latino community, and they are excited to be represented in a casino.

"Hopefully everyone will want to improve a little here and there and make things better and grow in a positive way. Give the community service we all deserve," said Ana Tare, manager of Hamburger Hut.

Tare explained that people in all walks of life, generation after generation have come through her doors. She hopes the casino will encourage other businesses to come into the area and serve its diverse community.

"I believe there is a positive impact for success for everyone in the community. For Blacks, whites and Hispanics. It does bring a lot of business as well when something improves the community like this. It should be something that profoundly benefits everyone. It has for us even though we’re a hole in the wall," says Tare.

The plan is to begin operations at the new casino by the end of 2022. This will be the second casino owned by Fifth Street Gaming. The company also owns the Silver Nugget Casino.

This story was originally reported by Bree Guy on ktnv.com.

It's getting more expensive to live in Las Vegas. Rent has jumped for tenants who live in Sin City's metro area.

Las Vegas area resident Lamesha Rowe said she doesn't know what she's going to do. The rent just increased for her North Las Vegas home near Gowan Road and Clayton Street.

"It went up $205, which is a big increase. I wasn't prepared for that," Rowe said.

Rowe said she has applied to be in a program to help people in her situation. Making matters worse, Rowe lost her childcare job during the pandemic. Even though she's working again, she's still playing catch up.

"Behind on rent. Still behind a little bit on utilities, water, gas, electric. But it's definitely, it's scary at this point. I'm just thinking like, 'what are we going to do next?'" Rowe said.

Rowe says she applied for assistance from a program offered in her area called the CARES Housing Assistance Program, or CHAP, to see if she can get some help.

But she isn't alone in this struggle. According to Rent.com, Las Vegas rental prices jumped nearly 30% last year. Keith Thomsen with Large Vision Property Management says some had it even worse.

"Some owners socked it to them. I mean, 33 percent, 40 percent raises in rents, which has created tremendous problems for these tenants," Thomsen said.

PRICED OUT

Thomsen says in some cases, tenants are being forced to find roommates.

"You're seeing more and more people move in with family and friends. You're seeing more and more families grouped together...our biggest thing that we're seeing now is people who do apply aren't making the three-times-the-rent standard," Thomsen said.

To make matters worse, Thomsen expects the rental market to heat up, as potential homebuyers face climbing home prices and interest rates.

"They will be coming back into the rental market, and I think those people will start driving up the rental prices again...I see that becoming a problem," Thomsen said. "We do not have enough houses or rentals in this city for the number of people who live here."

"I think by the end of this year, rents will start going back up again," he said.

ANY RELIEF?

So the real question is when can renters expect to finally see some relief? Some say that may not happen.

Rent.com says hot markets are remaining hot, so don't expect to see a decrease any time soon.

In fact, Rent.com data journalist Jon Leckie said he would be surprised if rents ever return to pre-pandemic levels, even if they level off some. Thomsen agrees.

"As more sports teams come here and as we grow into so many more avenues where we didn't have before, yeah, we're going to become the expensive city to live in," Thomsen said.

That's not very reassuring news for renters like Lamesha Rowe.

"I don't know what to do at this point. I don't know, because again, I'm behind, and I haven't really been able to set aside any savings," Rowe said.

WORK WITH LANDLORD

Rowe is working with her landlord and keeping him aware of her situation. She says other struggling renters should do the same.

"I've already let him know. Going into March, I'm trying to catch up," Rowe said.

But if she can't get help from CHAP, Rowe admits she might have to make a difficult decision.

"I'd have to leave the state. I have no family here. I'd have to go back to California, which is ridiculous," she said.

If you're struggling to pay your rent, the CARES Housing Assistance Program, or CHAP, may be able to help.

This story was originally published by Tricia Kean of KTNV in Las Vegas, Nevada.

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — President Joe Biden is expected in Las Vegas Saturday to attend a memorial service for former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who died last week from pancreatic cancer.

Organizers of the memorial service at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts confirmed the president is expected to attend.

Reid was Nevada's longest-serving senator. He and the president worked closely with each other for two decades in the Senate and for the eight years Biden was vice president in the Obama administration.

Biden previously issued a statement on Reid's passing in which he called the former senator one of "the all-time great Senate Majority Leaders in our history," "a dear friend," and "a giant of our history."

On January 12th, Senator Harry Reid will lie in state in the United States Capitol Rotunda.

It will be an honor to pay tribute to him in the Capitol next week.

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) January 3, 2022

Reid will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol next week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said.

This story was originally reported on ktnv.com.

LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas police have released a video of them rescuing three dogs from a hot car in a parking lot.

One of the three dogs had to be euthanized, police said,

Police are using the video to remind dog owners not to leave their dogs in a hot car.

WARNING: The video is graphic and disturbing. Watch at your own risk.

According to an arrest report received last week, 62-year-old Yean Sia was arrested at the same location on July 22 after three dogs were left in her vehicle while she shopped at Walmart.

Police booked her into the Clark County Detention Center on three counts of willful malicious torture of an animal.

The report says that a security officer named William Hanson called the police at about 9:30 a.m. July 22 after he was hailed down by a Redbull employee named Jason Brown who noticed the dogs inside the vehicle appeared to be in distress.

The security officer also observed that the dogs were panting excessively and their tongues were hanging out. This is what dogs do when they are attempting to cool themselves.

The police officers had to carry the pugs to their car because the dogs could not stand.

The pugs, named Zachary (age 13) and Howie (age 10), were taken to an animal hospital.

At the hospital, Zachary began having seizures as a result of heatstroke and was euthanized.

A German shepherd named Donna (age 4) did not need medical intervention.

The animal hospital credited the quick actions of all those involved with rescuing the dogs before they all became victims of the heat.

Police say it was 96 degrees at the time of the incident.

Joyce Lupiani at KTNV first reported this story.

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The woman accused of attacking an Uber driver in a video that went viral this week was arrested in Las Vegas for trying to steal money at a bank by using a fake ID, according to police.

It was after she was detained for the scheme, days later, that police re-booked her for an outstanding warrant from San Francisco where the Uber attack took place.

An arrest report for Malaysia King claims on Tuesday, King and a man named David Lewis allegedly tried to transfer funds from a bank account at a Bank of America in Las Vegas using a Virginia ID card belonging to someone named "John." They also had a SunTrust payment card with the same name.

A bank employee recognized Lewis from an internal "be on the lookout" memo generated earlier, the report says. He allegedly tried to pull a similar scam at a different location.

Police say both cards were fraudulent.

The Virginia ID was missing "key security features, holograms and the printing was clearly done on a small, non-industrial printer," the report says. It went on to say that the SunTrust card was "noticeably forged" and missing the signature security feature for MasterCard issued cards.

Lewis told investigators he was given the cards and told to transfer the account of "John" to King, and that if he succeeded he would be paid $1,000.

According to the report, Lewis also told police he was coached by King with what to say to the bank employee for the transaction.

When King was interviewed by police she at first told them she had no idea what was going on, the report says. She said she knew Lewis personally and that she was just trying to help him with a transaction that he asked for.

Later, according to the report, King said she was picked up by an unknown person and told to help Lewis with the transaction.

Neither of them knew the man whose name was on the card or had his permission to transfer money, police say.

Bank of America told police they contacted "John" and alerted him to the incident. He said he was missing several hundred thousand dollars, which matched the other victim Lewis is said to have tried to scam earlier in the day.

They both were charged with burglary and conspiracy to commit burglary. Lewis also faced an additional charge for having the cards.

On Thursday, King was re-booked for the warrant in San Francisco and she's currently being held at the Clark County Detention Center.

King is scheduled to appear in court on Monday morning.

This article was written by Amy Abdelsayed for KTNV.

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) -- A defensive end with the Las Vegas Raiders is the first active NFL player to announce that he is gay.

28-year-old Carl Nassib made the announcement on Instagram on Monday.

In his video, Nassib says, “I just want to take a quick moment to say that I’m gay. I’ve been meaning to do this for a while now, but finally feel comfortable getting it off my chest. I really have the best life, the best family, friends and job a guy can ask for.”

Nassib, who was the third-round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft and is headed into his sixth pro season, also said that he is a pretty private person and he is not doing it for attention. He said representation is important.

Additionally, Nassib said that he is going to do his best to cultivate a culture that’s accepting and compassionate and he is going to start by donating $100,000 to The Trevor Project.

The Trevor Project was founded in 1998 by the creators of the Academy Award-winning short film “Trevor.”

The Trevor Project is a national organization that provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning young people under the age of 25.