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 ...

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 ...

Every day of the week, from dawn until dusk, throngs of tourists travel more than 30 miles from the Las Vegas Strip to marvel at what’s been called the country’s most impressive engineering feat — ...

HOOVER DAM, Nev.-Ariz. Border — Daimler Trucks North America LLC says that in addition to debuting the company’s self-driving semi-truck on the Hoover Dam on Tuesday night, the vehicle maker also ...

The marvel of the Hoover Dam is something that Daniel and I had not experienced until our most recent trip to Las Vegas. We decided to make a quick detour to the iconic Hoover Dam on our way home. I ...

Decades ago, Laureen and I visited the Hoover Dam with our very young children. We revisited that trip recently, and none of it looked familiar to me. Of course, in all transparency, I sometimes wear ...

Western lawmakers are hoping to boost operating funds for the Hoover Dam by cracking open a $45 million account “stranded” in bureaucratic limbo for more than two decades. Nevada Rep. Susie Lee (D) ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on July 7, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On July 7, 1930, construction began on Boulder Dam.

Authorities in Arizona have identified remains found by construction workers near the Hoover Dam more than a decade ago as those of a man who had not been seen by his family for nearly 30 years.

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 ...

Inside Sherman’s House of Antiques, past the book shelf and some jewelry display cases, sits Hunter Hodson eager to help any customer who might wander in. On a sunny and hot Wednesday afternoon in ...