John Wright

John is Editor of Parker Live. He is also the host of a daily afternoon radio show on KLPZ 1380am and a documentary filmmaker.

House fire leads to owner being airlifted to hospital

UPDATE: An account has been opened at National Bank of Arizona for donations to the Forbis Family. Donations can be called in at (928) 669-6173 or mailed in to National Bank of Arizona, 1001 Eagle Ave, Parker, AZ, 85344. —– A blaze consumed a house on Bighorn Drive on the Parker Strip Thursday night. The owner of the house was …

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Event planned in memory of Alyson Tozer

The community is invited to celebrate the life of Alyson Tozer with her family and friends at La Paz County Park. The event will be held Sunday, October 5th starting at 6 p.m. Aly passed away Tuesday, September 16th after a lifelong battle with cystic fibrosis. Her parents Rich and Teresa want to have a time during which people can …

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Viewfinder: Bridge repaving

Paving and other finishing work takes place at the new four-lane bridge between Parker, AZ and Earp, CA with CalTrans anticipating the opening ceremony on October 1st at 10 a.m. Construction will be wrapping up soon at the bridge, which has been in progress for well over 3 years and was projected to cost around $40 million.

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Alyson Tozer passes away after lifelong battle with cystic fibrosis

This is very hard to write. After a battle with cystic fibrosis, former Miss La Paz County, lifelong Parker resident and my good friend Alyson Tozer has passed away in hospital in Phoenix. She was surrounded by her immediate family and a team of doctors who had worked tirelessly on her behalf over many years. She was 21 years old. …

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Suspected Salome burglar arrested

A suspected burglar that allegedly targeted unoccupied homes in the Salome and Wenden areas of La Paz County, AZ has been apprehended by law enforcement. On Thursday September 11th 2014, the La Paz County Sheriff’s Investigative Unit/Task Force, worked in a cooperative effort with surrounding agencies to apprehend Jonathan Pollock, accused of entering unoccupied homes and removing large amounts of …

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Sundance for sale on Craigslist for $2.9m

Anybody want to buy a famous waterfront saloon? The Sundance Saloon property is for sale on Craigslist with an asking price of $2.9 million. Citing “260 feet of prime, crystal clear, privately owned waterfront property” and the “restaurant/bar/dance hall/building and property”, the listing also includes Sundance’s liquor license, bar decks, dance floors, boat and waverunner slips. Sundance had a heady …

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Parker Livecast #3: “My neighborhood was flooded”

[powerpress] On this week’s episode of the Parker Livecast, John Wright, Josh Savino, Jimmy Beaver and Melissa Wright engage in a wide-ranging discussion, starting with the extend of flooding in Arizona and taking a detour around Josh’s plan to camp out overnight outside a Parker donut shop. 0:12 – “It’s been a wild week” 0:50 – “My neighborhood was flooded” …

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Viewfinder: Weather Overground

Thunderstorms are in the forecast for the Parker area today with a 50% chance this morning and an 80% chance building after 4pm. Take care with running washes; don’t drive through them if you don’t know how deep they are. Via Michael Collins

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Parker Livecast #2: Trying to Scam a Scammer

[powerpress] In this week’s episode of the Parker Livecast, John Wright, Josh Savino, Jimmy Beaver and Melissa Wright try to call back a scammer who’s been targeting the Parker area. It doesn’t go well. Here’s what you’ll hear on Episode 2: 0:00 – “Rocks Fallin” by Josh Savino 3:30 – Listener feedback 6:27 – John gets propositioned in Las Vegas …

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