Lake Mead is named for the man who oversaw the construction of the Hoover Dam and was a trailblazing pioneer of water ...

Michael Hiltzik tells California's story with a journalist’s reluctance to take anything at face value and a distrust of ...

Amid the woozy desert haze springs an incongruous streak of blue. Lake Mead is the most mirage-like thing I’ve ever seen that ...

From not enough students to keep schools open, to recruiting police and firefighter applicants who don’t smoke weed – leaders ...

THE completion, just announced, of the great concrete structure originally known as the Boulder Dam, but afterwards officially designated the Hoover Dam, across the Colorado River in Black Canyon ...

Question: Why does concrete get hot when it is curing? Answer: Simply put, water plus aggregates (gravel, sand, stone), plus cement (such as Portland cement) start a chain of chemical reactions called ...

Construction and construction materials company Granite Construction (NYSE:GVA) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q4 ...

One of the state's oldest and largest film festivals is returning to Boulder City. The six-day Dam Short Film Festival kicks off Wednesday at the Elaine K. Smith Center.

From majestic peaks and dramatic canyons to amazing cityscapes, these helicopter tour operators represent the best of ...

Latest estimates place the Upper Colorado River Basin snowpack at just 83 percent of the historic median for this time of year.

As a repeat traveler to Las Vegas, I've seen first-time tourists make mistakes like missing hotel deals or restaurant ...

The 1.5 million acre Lake Mead National Recreation Area covers “mountains, canyons, valleys and two vast lakes,” the National ...