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.

Gregory Green appointed third head of Probation

Gregory Green has been appointed as the third La Paz County Probation Department Chief Probation Officer since the County was established in 1983. Greg comes to Arizona with 36 years experience involving juvenile delinquents and adult criminal offenders. His latest criminal justice assignment for the last 15 years has been with the Allegany County Probation Department, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, …

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DPS air patrol conducts enforcement in La Paz County

Eight Arizona DPS Highway Patrol officers, working in conjunction with a DPS fixed-wing aircraft and crew, conducted 71 traffic stops in a 9.5 hour period on February 25th along Interstate 10 and February 26th along State Route 95 north of Parker.

 Among the 71 traffic stops, 65 were initiated and directed by the crew aboard the DPS fixed-wing aircraft.

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APS customers upriver to experience power outage Thursday

APS is notifying some customers north of Parker, AZ that they may experience a power outage on Thursday, March 6th. The scheduled routine maintenance is expected to result in lost power between 8:30 a.m. and 9 o’clock and will affect the areas of Rio Lindo Shores through Lakeside and Highland Estates. APS says it will also have a second outage …

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The Magic Circle

Winter was nearly over in Quartzsite when I received a request from my editor in Idaho where I worked summers as a reporter. ‘Hey – need a pic of a labyrinth for a photo illustration. Mine’s under 4 ft of snow. Heard there might be one in Quartzsite. Pic please?’ An odd request. I mentioned it to an RVer camped …

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Kayla Anderson undergoes more treatment for leukemia

UPDATE: We asked Kayla if she had anything to add to the below, and she had this to say: “My treatment’s going good. I just got the results from my latest bone marrow biopsy and as of now I’m cancer free so I will continue to transplant next month. I’m feeling alright but I have my ups and downs. I …

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BlueWater Lagoon residents to form Neighborhood Watch group

Some residents of the BlueWater Lagoon neighborhood in Parker, AZ have been voicing their support for forming a Neighborhood Watch program. According to Parker Live reader Brandy, the park management team has been in contact with CRIT PD for support after several residents voiced concern about security in the subdivision in Parker Live comments sections. “[We] need to get a …

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To The Editor: Was a race vehicle taken and stripped at the Parker 425?

Photo: Race-Dezert.com “Received some information that car 3007 broke down and apparently was stripped down to nothing. Did you hear about this? The initial report I heard from the Best In The Desert official was a black, late model Dodge Ram P/U with 2 Orange pit bikes in the back. As reported from the first BITD official on site, the …

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CRIT and ADOT invite public to talk about transportation

The Colorado River Indian Tribes and the Arizona Department of Transportation are inviting the community to attend the second and final public open house meeting Thursday to help develop a plan for the future of transportation on the reservation. The primary purpose of this study is to address the most critical current and future transportation issues for CRIT and to …

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Trophy Truck Dust Cloud

The crowd standing on the wrong side of the Parker 425 racecourse gets their first early morning dusting from a trophy truck. Watch @ 43 seconds. Via Michael Collins.

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