A visit to Hoover Dam, that iconic concrete giant straddling the Colorado River at the border of Nevada and Arizona, offers history, power and jaw-dropping views. Visitors can walk around the site and ...

On this day in history, July 7, 1930, construction of the Hoover Dam began. Over the course of the next five years, more than 21,000 men would work tirelessly to produce what would become the largest ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — On Oct. 20, the Bureau of Reclamation will reopen Hoover Dam to the visiting public. “The Trump Administration is focused on reopening America and keeping its public icons – ...

Hoover Dam Rafting Adventures is offering a special Holiday Rafting trip through the Black Canyon, where guests can paddle alongside Santa Claus. The six-hour, 12-mile journey along the Colorado River ...

Around this time, 89 years ago, the Hoover Dam began supplying electricity to the city of Los Angeles.Finished in 1935 and located along the Nevada and Arizona state lines, the concrete arch structure ...

The Nevada State Railroad Museum in Boulder City has sold out its Christmas train rides for the second consecutive year.

The Hoover Dam is an American landmark, perhaps the quintessential public works project, built during the Great Depression to provide power and irrigation to the West. Now, the Hoover Dam has company: ...

Nearing the 90th anniversary of its dedication, Hoover Dam has seen better days. The massive dam made urban life possible in the desert Southwest, creating the nation’s biggest reservoir: a source to ...

A transformer exploded and caught fire at Hoover Dam in Nevada on July 19, according to local officials. Bureau of Reclamation official Jacklynn L. Gould said that at about 10 a.m. local (Pacific) ...

Hoover Dam has been showing its age lately, and the problem can’t be fixed with fresh concrete or new equipment. Roughly two-fifths of the workforce at the federal facility will be eligible to retire ...

An explosion at the Hoover Dam has prompted an emergency response from a Nevada fire crew, authorities said Tuesday morning. “We have a crew on the way where we have a report of a fire,” said Lisa ...