It has now been one week since Kayla Anderson, 21 of Parker, was hospitalized for treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). A Facebook update from her boyfriend Charley Robertson says she is in good spirits: “She is doing well, laughing and smiling.” Robertson says Kayla is expected to be home after the first of four treatment sessions just after Christmas, …

La Paz County Health Department is celebrating National Influenza Vaccination Week (December 4-10) by reminding residents and visitors that it is not too late to vaccinate against the influenza virus. “Flu season typically peaks in February,” says Diana Grazier, Director of Nursing for La Paz County Health Department, “so those who have not received a flu shot are the ones …

An accident closed two lanes of California Avenue in Parker this morning at around 8 a.m.  The two vehicles involved were a red Ford F-150 pickup truck and a white Buick Rendezvous SUV. The collision happened at the 18th Street intersection with California Avenue. At least two people were taken to hospital. No official statement from law enforcement yet, or …

Quartzsite newspaper publisher and activist Jennifer Jones was arrested on Friday at the town’s Post Office. The arrest was for the charge of Tampering with a Witness, and apparently stems from another case involving a woman called Denise Florian, who reportedly moved to Quartzsite recently. Jones says that Florian is the victim in a case against Dana Stadler, whom Florian accuses …

George Nault is to retire after almost 20 years as the La Paz County Assessor. He issued this announcement to Parker Live this morning: I would like to take this opportunity to announce my retirement from the office of La Paz County Assessor, effective the first of the year. I would like to thank my staff for their outstanding professionalism …

2:32pm– KLPZ is off the air at this hour due to a power outage, along with other APS customers in the town of Parker. 3:16pm– No communication from APS, but some engineers are working on a power pole on 7th Street. 3:18pm– Power restored.

That’s what a weather service meteorologist says about the current Santa Ana winds. As quoted by ABC 7 San Francisco, Andrew Rorke says: What’s driving this is a large, cold low-pressure system that’s currently centered over Needles, Calif. The strong winds are wrapping around it. The system will sit and spin counter-clockwise over the area for the next day, although …

Parker resident Kayla Anderson, 21, recently found out that she has acute myeloid leukemia (AML). It is a cancer of the myeloid line of blood cells, characterized by the rapid growth of abnormal white blood cells that accumulate in the bone marrow and interfere with the production of normal blood cells. It is rare, and even more rare in someone Kayla’s age. Kayla will be getting treatment at Phoenix …