Even after 81 years, myths still cling to Hoover Dam. No workers are entombed in the concrete and the hardhat was not invented there. But one story about the project is absolutely true. On Dec. 20, 1921, a surveying crew got caught in a flash flood and John Gregory Tierney was lost forever in the raging Colorado River, one of the first casualties of the project. Then on Dec. 20, 1935, 14 years later to the day, the job site suffered its last fatal accident A worker fell to his death from one of the two intake towers. That man was Patrick William Tierney, J.G. Tierney’s only son. Their names appear in raised metal on a plaque near the dam, never to be forgotten.
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Albert Ng won an online satellite to earn a seat into the WSOP Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship that begins Thursday.
Count Sen. Josh Hawley as the newest acolyte of the economic policy of Sen. Bernie Sanders. That’s not a good thing.
The union representing officers and other staff at the Metropolitan Police Department is asking members to consider striking should a new mandatory increase to retirement contributions take effect next month.
NBA Finals Game 7s have been close historically, with 15 of the previous 19 matchups decided by single digits and the average margin of victory 6.9 points.
The Aviators clinched the Pacific Coast League’s first-half championship and will host the league championship series in September.
Combined, the day’s trek will add up to about 5.6 miles. That total could be lengthened and made more challenging with optional trails.
As the newest category of “functional beverages,” so-called gut sodas seem to suggest that they will help your digestive system.
The Aces got A’ja Wilson back after she missed three games in the concussion protocol, but they still lost to the Seattle Storm on Friday.
Taylor Johns led Palo Verde’s softball team to an undefeated season and the Class 5A state title, earning the honor of Nevada Preps Girls Athlete of the Year.
Many people choose to ignore their hearing difficulties. But avoidance, experts say, may make the problem harder to solve with a hearing aid.
“It really streamlines processes in the Apex Industrial Area in terms of utilities, easements, to allow development to really accelerate out there,” North Las Vegas Councilman Scott Black said.
A video that went viral online this week shows the moment a Ford F-250 Super Duty nearly got stuck inside the parking garage at Caesars Palace — and the creative solution that helped squeeze it through.
The House vs. NCAA settlement means new NIL rules and how money can be distributed to athletes, a decision embraced by Bill Paulos, who runs the collective for UNLV.
A casino-hotel on the Las Vegas Strip is doubling down on being a bargain destination this summer, announcing the elimination of all resort fees just weeks after scrapping parking fees.
The plan to connect the Boring Co.’s underground Vegas Loop transit system with Harry Reid International Airport is becoming clearer.
The big win came at a high limit room in The Venetian on a Dragon Link slot machine.