BOULDER CITY, Nev. (KTNV) — On Tuesday morning, a bushing failure led to an isolated fire at the Hoover Dam. No injuries have been reported and the Bureau of Reclamation says there is no threat to the ...
OULDER CITY, Nev. — A transformer exploded Tuesday at Hoover Dam, one of the nation's largest hydroelectric facilities, producing a thick cloud of black smoke and flames that were quickly extinguished ...
Without the massive wall of concrete called Hoover Dam, Boulder City, Nev., wouldn’t exist. The town sprouted during the Great Depression to house thousands of workers, mainly men, who had headed west ...
A visit to Hoover Dam, that iconic concrete giant straddling the Colorado River at the border of Nevada and Arizona, offers ...
For decades, travelers have visited Hoover Dam, one of the nation’s premiere engineering feats and a Southern Nevada tourism staple, for free. Today, it’s unclear how long it will remain a free ...
On this day in 1983, Review-Journal readers were treated to front-page news (with a large photo!) about the lake nearing capacity. In fact, the lake was so full that the Hoover Dam’s spillways were ...
Wilbur’s unofficial dedication was greeted with much derision, as the country at the moment was suffering through a crippling depression for which many citizens placed blame squarely on Hoover’s ...