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March 28, 2024

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In this Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, file photo, emergency personnel arrive at the scene of a deadly tour helicopter crash along the jagged rocks of the Grand Canyon, in Arizona. The parents of a British tourist who died after the crash have filed a lawsuit.
Deadly Grand Canyon copter crash likely caused by wind
Thursday, January 14, 2021
The pilot of a helicopter that crashed in the Grand Canyon in 2018, killing five British tourists, told investigators that he wasn't able to control the ...
Michael Anderson, a newly retired Metro Police officer, takes a moment while describing the horrific accident that took place on U.S. 95 near mile marker 35, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. Five bicyclists were confirmed dead as a result of the crash.
'Horrific tragedy': 5 bicyclists killed, others hurt in crash near Boulder City
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Taking in a “beautiful, sunny day” on a two-lane highway surrounded by Southern Nevada desert, the bicyclists pedaled a strenuous route they had frequented since the early 2000s. The cyclists, about 18 strong, kicked off the "Nipton Loop" at a Henderson resort ...
A view of Hoover Dam and Lake Mead shows canyon walls ringed with white mineral deposits indicating the drop in water levels Dec. 18, 2013.
Hoover Dam reopening to the public Tuesday without tours
Monday, October 19, 2020
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is reopening Hoover Dam to the public Tuesday, seven months after it closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Federal ...
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a rally during a campaign stop at the Boulder City Municipal Airport Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020.
Speaking in Boulder City, Pence declares debate victory
Thursday, October 8, 2020
Campaigning in Boulder City today, Vice President Mike Pence declared victory in Wednesday’s debate with Democrat Kamala Harris and said the upcoming election will decide “whether America remains America.” Pence held a rally at the Boulder City Airport the morning after ...
Dawn Kramer is shown with her father, Andrew Kramer, in 2003 at his home in Las Vegas.
One woman's mission: Flags dotting resting place of fallen troops on Veterans Day
Saturday, October 3, 2020
Andrew Kramer was buried in the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in 2005 with shrapnel from the Korean War still lodged in his back.
A view of the Boulder City Company Store in Boulder City Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019.
'It's authentic': Storied locale showcases Boulder City's unique history
Friday, October 2, 2020
Under the Boulder City Company Store name, which in its day had been attached to the largest department store in Nevada, Tara Leon-Bertoli now sells ...
Man wounded in shooting at Boulder City hotel
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
A man was shot and wounded in the leg early today after an argument at a Boulder City hotel, city officials said. Officers were called about 1 a.m. to the hotel in ...
Spate of hiker rescues prompts closure of trail
Friday, May 1, 2020
A spike in hiker rescues has prompted the National Park Service to temporarily close a trail off U.S. 93 outside of Boulder City. The Lone Palm Trail will be closed from ...
A look at the Boulder City Water Filtration Plant, which was constructed in 1931, Friday, Feb. 28, 2020.
Boulder City ponders the future of one of its oldest buildings
Monday, March 2, 2020
Nestled in a historic residential neighborhood near downtown Boulder City is a former water filtration plant, one of the oldest intact buildings in town that predates the Hoover Dam. Even though the windows are boarded up, the brick structure is remarkably unique ...
Desert big horn sheep rest on the grass at Hemenway Park in Boulder City, Nev. Saturday, July 13, 2019.
'Not in any kind of control:' Pneumonia killing Nevada bighorns
Tuesday, December 24, 2019
From climate change to habitat loss to invasive species, desert bighorn sheep face a host of threats. But the No. 1 concern right now for the official state animal, says ...
Tara Leon-Bertoli, left, chats with local residents at the Boulder City Company Store in Boulder City Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019. From second left: Erin Lommen, Dunal Riveland, and Jay Mead.
Boulder City businesses encourage shoppers to think small
Saturday, November 30, 2019
Tara Leon-Bertol has fond memories of growing up in Boulder City. “It was a place where you could get on your bike with your friends and ride uptown to get a milkshake or go to the ...
Boulder City wins a playoff game for second straight season
Friday, November 1, 2019
Devon Walker had touchdown runs of 4 and 6 yards today for the Boulder City football team in a 21-16 victory against ...
Horses in Boulder City euthanized after contracting contagious virus
Friday, October 25, 2019
Nevada wildlife officials have ordered a quarantine on a Boulder City horse facility after multiple horses contracted a contagious virus before being euthanized. The state Department of Agriculture says lab ...
Boulder City Councilman Warren Harhay dies
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Boulder City Councilman Warren Harhay died Tuesday night at age 76 after an unspecified illness, city officials said. “He was an honorable man who ...
Boulder City officials are working to reduce the incidents of supplemental feeding of wildlife at Veterans Memorial Park.
Don't feed the ducks: Boulder City warning aims to protect wildlife, park health
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Boulder City officials are asking residents to not feed ducks and other waterfowl at Veterans Memorial Park. Creating artificial feeding conditions in urban areas, although well-intentioned, does more harm than good, said ...

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