LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- Supply shortages could be forcing your favorite restaurant to change its menu. Some eateries are scrambling for substitute items, while others are marking dishes as unavailable.

Las Vegas has such an enormous food scene that it's hard to imagine seeing many menu items unavailable, but restaurants like Lola's authentic cajun restaurant in Summerlin are still trying to do everything they can to keep their customers happy. Their kitchen staff is finding their way around not being able to use their key ingredients.

"I dream a lot of things but this is not one of them that I would have ever put together," said Lola's owner Lola Pokorny... Read More

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- From food to basic necessities, everything is beginning to cost more, and now these rising costs are starting to affect those trying to find an affordable place to live.

According to Rent.com, the average rent for a one-bedroom apartment is now around $1,500. This is up from an average of $1,167 reported in February 2021.

People living in Las Vegas may be used to paying lower rent prices compared to other areas, but throughout the pandemic, these prices have gone up, forcing individuals to make tough decisions.

According to local tenant Patrese Davis, her rent went up $200 at her apartment complex in the northeast valley.

"Now I am paying $1,266," said Davis. "The jobs and the rent are not adding up. I'm going to start looking next month to move somewhere else to find somewhere else cheaper I will be able to afford."... Read More

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- A Black man was not even alive when the white man police misidentified him as was first convicted of a crime.

Shane Lee Brown, 25, spent six days in two separate jails on a warrant involving a middle-aged man in a case of mistaken identity, a lawsuit filed in federal court claims.

Henderson police pulled over Shane Lee Brown, 25, on Jan. 8, 2020, the lawsuit said. Brown, who is Black, did not have his identification but provided police his name, Social Security number and Social Security card, the lawsuit said.

While performing a records check for “Shane Brown,” a felony warrant for a different Shane Brown appeared, the lawsuit said. The bench warrant for Shane Neal Brown, then-49 years old, was for a charge of ownership or possession of a firearm by a prohibited person... Read More