Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Hoover Dam, once known as Boulder Dam, is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the US states of Arizona and Nevada.
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Just about everyone wants to be Maverick (aka Tom Cruise) from "Top Gun", right? Who can resist the cool flight suit, the aviator sunglasses --and let's not forget the flying.
Sky Combat Ace in Henderson, Nev. let's you pretend you're a fighter pilot high above desert --and you better buckle up because you're about to have the flight of your life!"Well, I call it the most extreme thrill ride you can do in Las Vegas," said Richard "Tex" Coe, president of Sky Combat Ace.His company lets thrill seekers jump into the cockpit of of a one-of-a-kind fighter plane and fly around the mountainous terrain of the Silver State. And if you're up for it, the pilot will let you take control of the plane to perform hammerheads, tailslides, and aerial loops."What you're flying is these world class Extra 330s," said Coe. "They are the world's most advanced FAA certified aircrafts."Packages range from $200 up to around $1,300, with flights going as long as 45 minutes.No experience is needed either since ...
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Hoover Dam Bridge will make traveling faster between Las Vegas and Phoenix
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee joined Tom Sullivan to discuss the GOP race and the economy! Huckabee says despite the the lack of enthusiasm for the current Republican contenders, he's happy he stayed out of the race
An Arizona jury on Wednesday found a man guilty of child abuse for forcing his grandsons on grueling hikes in the Grand Canyon in searing August heat even as the boy...
A second wrongful death lawsuit was filed Thursday in a Nevada court against the Las Vegas-based operator of a sightseeing tour helicopter that crashed and killed fi...
The following is a transcript of President Obama's State of the Union address.Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow ...
Federal investigators are focusing on unexplained turns and a sudden climb that a sightseeing helicopter made moments before it crashed in a remote canyon east of La...
Friends in India mourned the deaths of a honeymooning couple who were among five people killed in a sightseeing helicopter crash near Las Vegas, while U.S. crash inv...
Rescue crews completed the difficult process of recovering bodies Thursday from a remote canyon outside Las Vegas after the crash of a tour helicopter belonging to a...
Rescue crews completed the difficult process of recovering bodies Thursday from a remote canyon outside Las Vegas after the crash of a tour helicopter belonging to a...
A federal crash investigator said Friday that a Las Vegas tour helicopter that crashed, killing all five people aboard, made a sudden climb and sharp turns moments b...
A helicopter that crashed on a twilight tour flight made a sudden climb and sharp turns moments before plunging into a canyon, killing all five people aboard, a fede...
A tour bus with dozens of international tourists suddenly caught fire Monday as it was leaving the Hoover Dam Visitor Center near the Arizona and Nevada border, offi...
A tour bus with dozens of international tourists suddenly caught fire Monday as it was leaving the Hoover Dam Visitor Center near the Arizona and Nevada border, offi...
A soaring bypass bridge high above the Colorado River near Hoover Dam is set to open after nearly eight years and $240 million worth of work.The 1,900-foot engineeri...
Political consultant Michael Reagan reacts
A helicopter taking people on a luxury sunset tour of the Las Vegas Strip and Hoover Dam crashed into a mountainside Wednesday, killing the pilot and the four passen...
A helicopter taking people on a luxury sunset tour of the Las Vegas Strip and Hoover Dam crashed into a mountainside Wednesday, killing the pilot and the four passen...
The Hoover Dam, one of the world's great engineering feats, is marred by roads with traffic so jammed along the Nevada-Arizona border that it tells a different story...
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