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Brett Clarkson

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Assistant City Editor at Las Vegas Review-Journal

Assistant city editor at Las Vegas @reviewjournal.

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Articles

  • Large fire burning near Las Vegas Strip

    4 weeks ago | reviewjournal.com | Brett Clarkson

    A large fire was burning near the Las Vegas Strip on Thursday night. The blaze had erupted near West Twain Avenue and South Highland Drive, near Interstate 15 and the Strip. A thick plume of smoke could be seen rising for the fire scene. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

  • Want to adopt a wild burro or horse? Burro Palooza is for you

    Mar 8, 2025 | reviewjournal.com | Brett Clarkson

    Looking to adopt a wild burro or wild horse? Burro Palooza might be the thing for you. The local installment of Burro Palooza, an effort by the federal Bureau of Land Management to pair these wild animals with worthy homes, took place this weekend in Blue Diamond just outside Las Vegas. “Most burros available at these events will be untrained,” according to the BLM’s website. “Untrained animals are $125 on a first come, first served basis.

  • Community gathers at memorial service for slain NLV police officer — LIVE COVERAGE

    Feb 13, 2025 | reviewjournal.com | Brett Clarkson

    A North Las Vegas police officer who was shot dead is being remembered in a public memorial service Thursday. Jason Roscow, a father of two and 17-year veteran of the North Las Vegas Police Department, was killed in a shootout Feb. 4 with a 25-year-old man identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as Alexander Mathis. Roscow, 46, was shot multiple times by Mathis, who had fired five rounds from a Makarov pistol, police said in a news conference Wednesday.

  • Slain North Las Vegas police officer to be remembered in memorial service

    Feb 13, 2025 | reviewjournal.com | Brett Clarkson

    A North Las Vegas police officer who was shot dead was set to be remembered in a public memorial service Thursday. The procession for slain officer Jason Roscow, a father of two and 17-year veteran of the North Las Vegas Police Department, was killed in a shootout Feb. 4 with a 25-year-old man identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as Alexander Mathis.

  • North Las Vegas police provide details about shooting that left officer dead

    Feb 12, 2025 | reviewjournal.com | Brett Clarkson

    The North Las Vegas Police Department on Wednesday is expected to release more information about a shootout last week that left officer Jason Roscow dead. Roscow, a 46-year-old father of two young boys whose career with the department spanned 17 years, died at University Medical Center after he was shot multiple times by Alexander Mathis, 25, police said. Despite having suffered several gunshot wounds, Roscow was able to return fire, hitting Mathis, who also died, police said.

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