The Arizona Department of Transportation will be closing one lane on SR 95 at milepost 160.9, north of Parker, to work on a project to construct lanes at the Central Arizona Project’s facility and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s office. The work will occur daily from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. today (Thursday, Jan. 10) and on Monday, Jan. …

The Bureau of Reclamation says it has lowered Lake Moovalya (the Colorado River at Parker and the Parker Strip) by one foot in its annual drawdown. The water should return to its normal levels by January 22nd. People using the river should be aware of more exposed sandbars, rocks etc. as they navigate the water.

Parker Police Press Release On January 5th, 2013 at approximately 9:30pm, Parker and CRIT Police officers responded to a fight in progress in the 700 block of Geronimo. Once at the scene officers discovered a pool of blood along a concrete walk way and found blood on one of the suspects clothing. Upon further investigation officers discovered one victim had …

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A former Parker councilman was handed a 20-year prison sentence for sex with a child on December 31st. Frank Hernandez was initially arrested April 10th, 2012 for a number of counts relating to child molestation and sexual conduct with a minor, identified in court as an underage female. He changed his plea to ‘Guilty’ earlier in December. Hernandez’s parents read …

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