California Avenue is busy most days in the town of Parker, but today is especially difficult for motorists needing to come and go via the bridge to Highway 62. Repaving work on the westbound lanes of California Avenue north of Riverside Drive has pushed traffic onto the other two lanes. This is causing delays and a current tailback of westbound …

A truckload of free noodles was opened up to the general public this morning after a semi carrying a shipment of the product was stranded in Parker after an accident. Parker Towing was able to give hundreds of cases of the products away when the insurer wrote the shipment off, leaving the tow truck company’s owner Mark to dispose of …

We got a phone call yesterday and the message was ”your storage barn is on fire”. Three fire departments, police, Sheriff, friends and neighbors were on site. So sad to see the flames burning up our memories. Thankfully no one hurt and no neighbors were impacted. We have so much to be thankful for. Special thanks to our Buckskin Fire …

Nope… it’s 86. Calibration required on the new sign?

A documentary film about the access of women around the world to good education attracted so many Parker people Wednesday night that a second theater had to be opened to accommodate them all. Girl Rising, which features the stories of 9 girls and young women around the world, is currently one of the top films in the nation, and is …

The Arizona Department of Transportation is scheduled to pave State Route 95 Spur (California Ave.) in Parker from Monday, April 1 to Friday, April 5 between 4 a.m. and 6 p.m. daily. Motorists are advised to plan ahead and allow extra travel time through the work zone. What to expect during paving: SR 95 Spur (California Ave.) will be narrowed …

A blog post by Katie Turnbow, a Parker resident and public health official, has got people talking on social media sites. In the post, Turnbow looks at what she calls some “dismal” statistics on La Paz County health: “We are second worst in AZ for premature deaths (under the age of 75). We are the worst county when it comes …