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City Hall in Boulder City Monday, Aug. 16, 2021.

Antisemitic literature found scattered around Boulder City: Wednesday, January 4, 2023; By Ray Brewer; Boulder City resident Fred DiManno was walking his dog early Tuesday on Colorado Avenue near Nevada Way when he encountered something so distributing on the sidewalk that he was outraged. He noticed zip-closed bags on the ground filled with rice and folded pieces of paper. He opened the bags to find ...

This image provided by Boulder City communications manager Lisa LaPlante shows a Grand Canyon tour helicopter after a Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022, crash described as a "hard landing" at Boulder City Municipal Airport.

Seven injured when helicopter makes hard landing in Boulder City: Wednesday, December 28, 2022; From staff and wire reports; Seven people were injured when a tour helicopter made a hard landing late Tuesday afternoon at the Boulder City Municipal Airport, city officials said. The pilot and six passengers were taken to two ...

The front entrance of the police station in Boulder City on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009.

Police: Fake 911 call prompts active-shooter response at Boulder City High: Wednesday, December 7, 2022; By Las Vegas Sun Staff; Police strike teams swarmed Boulder City High School today after a person claiming to be a teacher falsely reported they were hiding from a gunman in ...

Boulder City Mayor Joe Hardy Sr., left, is sworn into his of office by his son, Judge Joe Hardy Jr., on Tuesday before a meeting of the city council.

Boulder City mayor sworn in by son, a judge: ‘It was a sweet moment’: Friday, December 2, 2022; By Hillary Davis; New Boulder City Mayor Joe Hardy was eager to get to business at the Tuesday night City Council meeting, his first as the city’s top elected official. But before he could officially rap the gavel, he needed his son to perform a unique honor. Joe Hardy Jr., a judge in Clark County District Court, needed to ...

A view of low water levels in Lake Mead near Hoover Dam Tuesday, June 28, 2022. The white bathtub ring shows how far the water levels have dropped.

More human remains found in shrinking Lake Mead: Thursday, October 27, 2022; By Katie Ann McCarver; More human remains have been discovered at Lake Mead, officials said. The skeletal remains were discovered earlier this month in Callville Bay, said Stefani Dawn, a Lake Mead ...

Paddleboarders are shown in Lake Mead Saturday, August 6, 2022.

Lake Mead official sentenced for falsifying experience: Wednesday, October 19, 2022; By Katie Ann McCarver; A former special agent assigned to the U.S. National Park Service’s Lake Mead office in Boulder City was sentenced today for submitting false information about his experience and education during his application for the job, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada.

Boulder City was awarded a $1.9 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Authority to update the city’s lights fixtures to bulbs that will reduce light pollution.

By dimming street lights, Boulder City hopes to attract star-gazing tourists: Saturday, October 8, 2022; By Grace Da Rocha; Boulder City is spending $1.9 million in federal grant money to dim the city’s street lights, cut down on light pollution and lure star gazers.

Boulder City has ordered two Tesla Model Ys, two Tesla Model 3s and a Ford Mustang Mach-E SUV with funds the city received from the American Recovery Plan Act.

Boulder City police fleet going electric with new vehicle purchases: Thursday, September 1, 2022; By Casey Harrison; Citing supply chain issues to purchase new vehicles, Boulder City on Wednesday announced it is purchasing five electric vehicles to replace the police department’s aging fleet.

The Hoover Dam fire brigade puts out a blaze after a transformer caught fire about 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Transformer catches fire at Hoover Dam; nobody injured: Tuesday, July 19, 2022; By Casey Harrison; Smoke and flames erupted from Hoover Dam after a transformer fire Tuesday morning, but nobody was injured and the dam continued to generate power, officials said. The blaze occurred about 10 a.m., and it took a fire brigade about 30 minutes to put it out, according to ...

Six people were injured in an explosion Monday, July 11, 2022, at the Armorock Polymer Concrete plant outside Boulder City, authorities said.

Six workers injured in plant explosion near Boulder City: Monday, July 11, 2022; By Las Vegas Sun Staff; Six employees were injured, including one man with serious burns, after an explosion and fire Monday at a manufacturing facility outside of Boulder City, authorities said. City officials said the ...

Body found in Lake Mead where woman reported missing: Wednesday, July 6, 2022; By Casey Harrison; A body has been recovered at Lake Mead in the area where a woman went missing Thursday, the National Park Service said today. Park rangers and a Metro Police search and ...

Small plane crashes near Boulder City airport; pilot killed: Sunday, July 3, 2022; Associated Press; A pilot has died after a small plane crashed Sunday morning in Boulder City, according to authorities. A spokesman with the Federal Aviation Administration says the single-engine ...

More details released about woman since Thursday at Lake Mead: Friday, July 1, 2022; By Las Vegas Sun Staff; The National Park Service is seeking information about a Boulder City woman reported missing Thursday at Lake Mead. The woman, only known as Lily, was seen in the Boulder Harbor area before ...

Woman missing at Lake Mead after falling off personal watercraft: Thursday, June 30, 2022; By Las Vegas Sun Staff; Authorities were searching today for a woman who fell off a water scooter at Lake Mead, according to the National Park Service. Two people reportedly fell off the watercraft about ...

Boulder City Police Officer Brandon Blake waits by an access road on U.S. 95 after a fatal small plane crash in a desert area south of the Boulder City Municipal Airport and east of U.S. 95 Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. One person was reported dead in the crash.

Pilot killed in plane crash near Boulder City, officials say: Thursday, February 24, 2022; By Las Vegas Sun Staff; The pilot of a plane was killed in a crash today near Boulder City, officials said. Police and firefighters were on the scene near ...

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