After the death of a Las Vegas woman, a family who had made arrangements at a now-closed local funeral home learned an open casket would be impossible.
Emerson Drewes
Business Reporter
Email: edrewes@reviewjournal.com
Emerson Drewes joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal in September 2024. Drewes previously interned at the Review-Journal, as well as The Los Angeles Times and Seattle Times. Drewes is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno where she served as Executive Editor of her student newspaper, The Nevada Sagebrush. Born and raised in Las Vegas, she loves air conditioning and spending time inside.
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