After a fire ravaged a thrift shop next door, the Early Bird Cafe is open for business Wednesday with only minor damage from the fire. The blaze, which was quickly put out by local fire departments, did not burn through the other storefronts in the strip mall, which are all connected wall-to-wall. In addition, nobody was reported to have been …

Early unofficial results of Tuesday’s Town of Parker ‘election’ indicate an easy victory for the La Paz County Economic Development Corporation and the town council. According to sources close to the situation, the tally is 260 votes in favor of selling the old Alewine property to an undisclosed developer, and 43 votes against. Over 85 percent of the vote was …

4:48pm– Reports are emerging that a local cafe known as the Early Bird is on fire. The cafe is located on California Avenue west of Riverside Drive intersection. 4:51pm– The fire may have spread to other storefronts in the mall. 4:56pm– First photographs. Via Cherre Hooper 5:02pm– Fire is almost out, according to observers on scene. 5:05pm– Via Cherre Hooper …

A vandal who threw a rock through the glass of the front door at Player’s 9th Street Youth Center early Monday morning is wanted by police after he was caught on camera in the act. Security camera footage showed a dark-colored vehicle pull up, a man get out and throw an object which turned out to be a cinderblock wrapped in a …

The story of an old furniture store, turned into a dirt lot, now with the potential to change the face of a community. An important piece of real estate on Riverside Drive, the ‘main drag’ in Parker, Arizona, is the focus of an unusual ‘election’ this coming week. The ‘Alewine property’ has undergone a dramatic change in recent times. It …

A woman accused of multiple counts of financial fraud will have a trial by jury in Parker after settlement offers by the state fell through. Jacqueline Nelson, a former secretary at Bouse Elementary School District, is accused of writing herself checks from District funds totalling more than $49,000. She was released on bond with some conditions attached, and a tentative …

Former Miss La Paz County Alyson Tozer gave a speech to teenage girls Wednesday morning after a stint in hospital in Phoenix. Alyson received a double lung transplant in 2013 after complications of cystic fibrosis, from which she has suffered from birth. She made an incredible recovery and has been celebrating a new lease on life. Then, at the beginning …

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The Arizona Western College District Governing Board has unanimously voted to refinance bonds to save taxpayers money. The board “elected to accept a refinance plan of $28.6 million in outstanding college bonds, which is expected to be a cost savings of nearly $1.37 million over the next 7.3 years for Yuma and La Paz County taxpayers.” The refinancing plan was …