For almost a century, Hoover Dam has stood tall, delivering water and reliable hydropower to cities throughout the American West. But even the most impressive feats of human engineering need ...

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 ...

Saturday commemorates the 89th anniversary of the Hoover Dam's completed construction, considered by most experts "a modern miracle" and one of the most visited sites in the world. The 726-foot-high ...

Nevada Democratic Rep. Susie Lee and Nevada Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto joined Puoy Premsrirut, Chairwoman of the Colorado River Commission, to highlight the bipartisan, bicameral Help ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The federal agency overseeing water and power is in the market for 52,000 rounds of ammunition for its officers at Hoover Dam and the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, raising ...

Walkers can step back into Hoover Dam history while getting some of their daily steps in Boulder City. The town, about a half-hour south of Las Vegas, helped build Hoover Dam. A self-guided walking ...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — September 11, 1936 was an electrifying date for Southern Nevada. On this day Hoover Dam began generating power to the area. Lake Mead began filling with water in February of 1935, ...

Lake Mead is warming fast enough to upend how the West stores, moves, and uses water. Federal projections now warn that by 2026, water flowing into the reservoir could arrive at least 10.8 degrees ...

Rising water temperatures across the Colorado River and its reservoirs are creating new challenges for water treatment ...

Hoover Dam, on the border of Nevada and Arizona, offers tours and scenic views. Visitors can choose between two guided tours: the Power Plant Tour and the Dam Tour. Tours often sell out, so arrive ...