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 ...

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 ...

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 – ...

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 ...

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 ...

A tourist at the Hoover Dam shared video Tuesday showing a small explosion and black smoke. "My goodness, something's just blown up," a woman is heard saying in the video first shared by Kristy ...

BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) — 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 ...

Editor’s Note: Nevada 150 is a yearlong series highlighting the people, places and things that make up the history of the state. The most important structure ever built in Nevada is barely in Nevada ...

A large explosion rocked the Hoover Dam during a tour of the facility early Tuesday, dramatic video shows. A clip posted to Twitter minutes after 10 a.m. local time showed a huge plume of smoke ...