Transformer catches fire at Hoover Dam; nobody injured

A transformer caught fire at Hoover Dam this morning, but there was no risk to the power grid and power was still being generated, according to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. No employees or visitors were injured [TRANSFORMER CATCHES FIRE AT HOOVER DAM; NOBODY INJURED]( [A transformer caught fire at Hoover Dam this morning, but there was no risk to the power grid and power was still being generated, according to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. No employees or visitors were injured, Jacklynn Gould, director of the bureau’s lower Colorado region, said in a statement.]( [UNLV PROFESSOR: WEBB'S IMAGES WILL HELP DEVELOP DOWN-TO-EARTH TECHNOLOGY]( [When someone asks UNLV astrophysicist Jason Steffen why regular people — or at least people who don’t study the sky in intricate detail — should be interested in the images coming back from the James Webb Space Telescope, he asks them what they value before he responds. The existential? The pragmatic? Awe at the cosmic aesthetic? All of those can be satisfied by the images that have started beaming back to Earth, explains Steffen, a physics professor who studies exoplanets, or planets that orbit other stars.]( [GORMAN, HAMILTON REMATCH ON TAP FOR POLYNESIAN FOOTBALL CLASSIC]( [The Bishop Gorman football team will have a chance to avenge its most notable loss in recent memory on Sept. 9 in the Polynesian Football Classic. The defending state champion Gaels, who are ranked No. 6 in the preseason by MaxPreps, will host Hamilton of Arizona at 7 p.m. in the classic, officials announced this morning.]( [FIVE THOUGHTS: USHER OPENS NEW LAS VEGAS RESIDENCY AT DOLBY LIVE]( [Usher isn't the kind of entertainer who can stay away from Vegas for long. In spring he headlined the Lovers & Friends festival. And last summer, he had a sold-out residency at the Colosseum in full swing. So naturally, opening night of his new My Way residency at Park MGM’s Dolby Live theater didn’t feel much like a debut at all. It felt like a homecoming.]( MOST READ: [Raiders president resigns from Caesars Entertainment board]( [Nevada Democrats, Republicans together spend over $8M on campaigns]( [Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck wed in Las Vegas drive-through]( [Life is Beautiful to host local Battle of The Bands event at The Space]( [Houses of worship of many faiths increase security after shootings]( [[Facebook] ]( [[Twitter] ]( Greenspun Media Group | 2275 Corporate Circle, Suite 300, Henderson, NV 89074 [Unsubscribe {EMAIL}]( [Update Profile]( | [Constant Contact Data Notice]( Sent by gmginfo@gmgvegas.com